Vehicles: bicycles.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Dixon
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide information about when the law will start to be used or enforcement details.

Bicycle Rules on Bike Paths

AB-1614 applies existing bicycle rules to Class I bikeways and clarifies that no state reimbursement is required for local agencies due to this change.

What This Bill Does

Makes sure people riding bicycles or electric bikes on roads must sit on a seat unless the bike was made without one.
Requires passengers on bicycles to ride sitting down, not standing up.
Applies these rules to Class I bikeways, which are paths meant for safe bicycle travel.

Who It Names or Affects

People who ride bicycles or electric bikes on roads and bike paths in California.
Local agencies responsible for enforcing these rules.

Terms To Know

Class I bikeway: A special path designed to be safe for bicycle travel, separate from car traffic.
Infraction: A minor violation of a law that is not as serious as a crime and usually results in a fine.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone breaks the rules on Class I bikeways.
It's unclear how local agencies will enforce these new rules on bike paths.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
2026-01-21 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1614, as introduced, Dixon.
Vehicles: bicycles.
Existing law, the California Bicycle Transportation Act, establishes 4 classifications of facilities, referred to as bikeways, that provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. Existing law requires a person operating a bicycle, which includes an electric bicycle, upon a highway to ride the bicycle upon or astride a permanent and regular seat unless the bicycle was designed by the manufacturer to be ridden without a seat. Existing law requires a person riding as a passenger on a bicycle upon a highway to be upon or astride a seat attached to the bicycle, as specified. A violation of these provisions in punishable as an infraction.
This bill would make those provisions applicable to the operation of a bicycle upon a Class I bikeway. By expanding an existing infraction, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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