(1) Existing law generally regulates the operation of a bicycle, including, among other things, providing that a person operating a bicycle on the highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a vehicle. These provisions also apply to a pedicab, defined, among other things, as a bicycle with 3 or more wheels that is capable of transporting passengers on seats attached to the bicycle, that is operated by a person, and that is being used for transporting passengers for hire. Existing law defines a bicycle, for purposes of these provisions, as a device having one or more wheels upon which a person may ride that is propelled exclusively by human power, as specified. A violation of the provisions regulating the operation of a bicycle or pedicab is an infraction.
California SB 814 (20212022) — Transportation: omnibus bill.
(1) Existing law generally regulates the operation of a bicycle, including, among other things, providing that a person operating a bicycle on the highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a vehicle. These provisions also apply to a pedicab, defined, among other things, as a bicycle with 3 or more wheels that is capable of transporting passengers on seats attached to the bicycle, that is operated by a person, and that is being used for transporting passengers for hire. Existing law defines a bicycle, for purposes of these provisions, as a device having one or more wheels upon which a person may ride that is propelled exclusively by human power, as specified. A violation of the provisions regulating the operation of a bicycle or pedicab is an infraction.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Transportation — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-03-02 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2021-03-02 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 22, 2021, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2021-03-03 From printer.
2021-03-11 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2021-04-16 Set for hearing April 27.
2021-04-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-04-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 943.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-04-30 Set for hearing May 10.
2021-05-10 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2021-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1094.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-13 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2021-05-20 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2021-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-06-25 June 30 hearing postponed by committee.
2021-07-14 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 14). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-07-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-19 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2439.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-19 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2021-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2021-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 311, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bc409ec0-c867-4ffc-9fb1-494bb7b44270. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).