bicycles; mobility devices; speed limits

SB1008 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� DEC 03 2025

REFERENCE TITLE:
bicycles; mobility devices; speed limits

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1008

Introduced by

Senator
Kavanagh

AN
ACT

Amending sections 28-812 and 28-819,
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to BICYCLES.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-812, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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28-812.

Applicability of traffic laws to bicycle riders

A. A person riding a bicycle on a roadway or on a
shoulder adjoining a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all
of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and
chapters 4 and 5 of this title, except special rules in this article and except
provisions of this chapter and chapters 4 and 5 of this title that by their
nature can have no application.

B. A person riding a bicycle on a
bicycle or multiuse path may not exceed fifteen miles per hour if the path is
clear of other persons. A person riding a bicycle may not exceed
five miles per hour when passing another person while riding a bicycle on a
bicycle or multiuse path. The local authority with jurisdiction over
the bicycle or multiuse path may limit the speed of a bicycle to a lesser speed
than the requirements of this subsection.

B.

C.
If
a person is found responsible for a civil traffic violation resulting from
operating a bicycle:

1. A department or agency of this state may not
consider the violation for the purpose of determining whether the person's
driver license should be suspended or revoked. A court may not
transmit an abstract of the record of the violation to the department of
transportation.

2. An insurer may not consider the violation as a
moving traffic violation against the person for the purpose of establishing
rates for motor vehicle liability insurance or determining the insurability of
the person.� An insurer may not cancel or refuse to renew an insurance policy
because of the violation.

3. A report may not be made under section 28-1559,
subsection B.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 28-819, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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28-819.

Electric bicycles; electric standup scooters; speed limit

A. An operator of an electric bicycle or an electric
standup scooter is granted all the rights and privileges and is subject to all
of the duties of a person riding a bicycle. Except as otherwise
provided in this section or as otherwise regulated by a local authority, an
electric bicycle or an electric standup scooter is subject to the same
provisions of this title as a bicycle.

B. An electric bicycle or an electric standup
scooter is not subject to the provisions of this title relating to certificates
of title, registration, vehicle license tax, driver licenses or vehicle
insurance.

C.
Beginning
January 1, 2019,
Manufacturers and distributors of electric bicycles
shall apply a label that is permanently affixed, in a prominent location, to
each electric bicycle. The label shall contain the classification
number, top assisted speed and motor wattage of the electric bicycle and shall
be printed in at least nine-point type.

D. A class 1 electric bicycle, a class 2 electric
bicycle or an electric standup scooter may be used on bicycle and multiuse
paths.� A local authority or agency of this state having jurisdiction over a
bicycle or multiuse path may prohibit the operation of a class 1 electric
bicycle, class 2 electric bicycle or electric standup scooter on the path.

E. A class 3 electric bicycle may not be operated on
a bicycle or multiuse path unless it is within or adjacent to a highway or
roadway or unless the local authority or agency of this state having
jurisdiction over the path allows the operation.

F. An electric standup scooter must have a unique
identification that consists of letters or numbers, or both, and that is
visible from a distance of at least five feet. The identification:

1. May not be obscured by branding or other
markings.

2. Shall be used in this state to identify the
electric standup scooter. This paragraph applies to all persons,
including local authorities.

G. An electric bicycle, electric
standup scooter, electric miniature scooter, electric personal assistive
mobility device or motorized skateboard may not exceed fifteen miles per hour
while in use on a bicycle or multiuse path if the path is clear of other
persons. An electric bicycle, electric standup scooter, electric
miniature scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device or motorized
skateboard may not exceed five miles per hour when passing another person while
riding an electric bicycle, electric standup scooter, electric miniature
scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device or motorized skateboard on
a bicycle or multiuse path. The local authority with jurisdiction
over the bicycle or multiuse path may limit the speed of an electric bicycle,
electric standup scooter, electric miniature scooter, electric personal
assistive mobility device or motorized skateboard to a lesser speed than the
requirements of this subsection.
END_STATUTE