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Bill Vehicles: motorized bicycles. Existing law prohibits the operation of a motorized bicycle on a highway unless the owner applies for a license plate and attaches it to the bicycle, as specified. Existing law also requires a specified driver's license or endorsement to operate a motorized bicycle or a moped, except as specified. For purposes of these provisions, existing law defines a "motorized bicycle" or "moped" in one case as any 2-wheeled or 3-wheeled device having fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power, or having no pedals if powered solely by electrical energy, and an automatic transmission and a motor that produces less than 2 gross brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on level ground. us/states/ca California Legislature 20132014 AB 2173 California AB 2173 (20132014)
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California AB 2173 (20132014) — Vehicles: motorized bicycles.

Existing law prohibits the operation of a motorized bicycle on a highway unless the owner applies for a license plate and attaches it to the bicycle, as specified. Existing law also requires a specified driver's license or endorsement to operate a motorized bicycle or a moped, except as specified. For purposes of these provisions, existing law defines a "motorized bicycle" or "moped" in one case as any 2-wheeled or 3-wheeled device having fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power, or having no pedals if powered solely by electrical energy, and an automatic transmission and a motor that produces less than 2 gross brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on level ground.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 02/20/14 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 03/19/14 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  3. 04/22/14 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  4. 04/30/14 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  5. 06/25/14 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  6. AB2173 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 06/18/14 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd — 350 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — 100 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended. — 150 (pass) · lower
  • AB 2173 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading — 780 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bradford — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2014-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2014-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  • 2014-03-06 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
  • 2014-03-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
  • 2014-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
  • 2014-04-21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  • 2014-04-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
  • 2014-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
  • 2014-04-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
  • 2014-04-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
  • 2014-04-30 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
  • 2014-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
  • 2014-05-05 Withdrawn from committee.
  • 2014-05-05 Ordered to second reading.
  • 2014-05-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2014-05-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4943.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
  • 2014-05-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2014-05-22 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
  • 2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2014-06-12 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2014-06-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3930.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
  • 2014-06-16 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
  • 2014-06-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.
  • 2014-06-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2014-06-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 60, Statutes of 2014.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/91585244-48fb-471a-af0d-b717ce07f413. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).