republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-871.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 HB 543.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 871	Virginia SB 871 (2020)	bill		enacted	David W. Marsden	3	22	5	2020-01-08	2020-03-10	openstates	ocd-bill/76fae899-a787-4489-b027-f04e29744886	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB871	46a2c3de5c77af1139c9a5393eebe0e571c4a1f345b778d0843967519b3d65a7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 871 (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 HB 543.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0260) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB871ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Impact statement from DPB (SB871) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Transportation (19-Y 1-N) — 19–1 (pass) · lower
• Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (86-Y 11-N) — 85–11 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• David W. Marsden — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102647D introduction
• 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2020-01-16 Impact statement from DPB (SB871)
• 2020-01-23 Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2020-01-28 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
• 2020-01-29 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-03 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-03 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-03 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2020-02-18 Reported from Transportation (19-Y 1-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-20 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-21 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-21 Passed House (86-Y 11-N) passage
• 2020-02-21 VOTE: Passage (86-Y 11-N)
• 2020-02-26 Enrolled
• 2020-02-26 Impact statement from DPB (SB871ER)
• 2020-02-27 Signed by President
• 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-04 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
• 2020-03-04 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
• 2020-03-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 260 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/76fae899-a787-4489-b027-f04e29744886. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).