republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-543.md

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Bill	Electric power-assisted bicycles; amends definition.	Electric power-assisted bicycles. Amends the definition of "electric power-assisted bicycle" to include three classes of such bicycles, based upon the type of motor and the maximum miles per hour that the motor is capable of propelling the bicycle. The bill also provides that electric power-assisted bicycles and operators are afforded the same rights and privileges as bicycles and operators and limits local and state regulation of the operation of such electric power-assisted bicycles to certain bicycle paths, shared-use paths, and trails. The bill requires manufacturers and distributors of electric power-assisted bicycles to include (i) on each electric power-assisted bicycle, a label indicating certain technical specifications and (ii) on each class three electric power-assisted bicycle, a miles-per-hour speedometer. The bill requires persons operating or riding on a class three electric power-assisted bicycle to wear a helmet. This bill is identical to SB 871.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	HB 543	Virginia HB 543 (2020)	bill		enacted	Betsy B. Carr	3	23	6	2020-01-05	2020-03-02	openstates	ocd-bill/86361d63-4c0f-4fdf-9bc1-a107fc08bd0b	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB543	367be4924f6de8cc5275af79746c8608dd172436f377df22f81dd63eee4fd761	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 543 (2020) — Electric power-assisted bicycles; amends definition.

Electric power-assisted bicycles. Amends the definition of "electric power-assisted bicycle" to include three classes of such bicycles, based upon the type of motor and the maximum miles per hour that the motor is capable of propelling the bicycle. The bill also provides that electric power-assisted bicycles and operators are afforded the same rights and privileges as bicycles and operators and limits local and state regulation of the operation of such electric power-assisted bicycles to certain bicycle paths, shared-use paths, and trails. The bill requires manufacturers and distributors of electric power-assisted bicycles to include (i) on each electric power-assisted bicycle, a label indicating certain technical specifications and (ii) on each class three electric power-assisted bicycle, a miles-per-hour speedometer. The bill requires persons operating or riding on a class three electric power-assisted bicycle to wear a helmet. This bill is identical to SB 871.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0059) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB543ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Impact statement from DPB (HB543) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (86-Y 10-N) — 85–10 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N) — 21–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Betsy B. Carr — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-05 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102771D introduction
• 2020-01-05 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2020-01-15 Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics referral-committee
• 2020-01-16 Impact statement from DPB (HB543)
• 2020-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 2020-01-23 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-27 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-01-28 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
• 2020-01-29 Read third time and passed House (86-Y 10-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-01-29 VOTE: Passage (86-Y 10-N)
• 2020-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2020-01-30 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2020-02-13 Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-18 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-18 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) passage
• 2020-02-20 Enrolled
• 2020-02-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB543ER)
• 2020-02-20 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-02-21 Signed by President
• 2020-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
• 2020-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
• 2020-03-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 59 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86361d63-4c0f-4fdf-9bc1-a107fc08bd0b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).