AB-1614 • 2026

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: 2026-06-09
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest text do not provide specific details on when the new rules will start applying to Class I bikeways.

Bicycle Rules on Bike Paths

AB-1614 applies existing bicycle seat rules to Class I bikeways and clarifies that local agencies do not need additional funding for this change.

What This Bill Does

Requires people riding bicycles or electric bikes on a highway to sit on a permanent and regular seat unless the manufacturer specifies otherwise.
Requires passengers on bicycles to use seats attached to the bike when riding on highways.
Applies these rules to Class I bikeways, which are paths designed for bicycle travel separate from motor vehicle traffic.
Clarifies that local agencies do not need extra funding from the state because of this new rule.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Class I bikeway: A path designed specifically for bicycle travel, separate from motor vehicle traffic.
Infraction: A minor violation of the law that results in a fine but not jail time.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if someone violates these rules on Class I bikeways.
The bill does not change how local agencies are funded for other bicycle-related programs.

Bill History

2026-06-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-05-12 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4996.)
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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