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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3595

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-1517

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows a State entity to prohibit
the use of low-speed electric bicycles or a specific class of low-speed
electric bicycles on any bicycle path the State entity has jurisdiction
over.
LRB104 19376 LNS 32824 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Section 11-1517 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1517)
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Sec. 11-1517.
Low-speed electric bicycles.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
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provisions of this Chapter that apply to bicycles also apply
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to low-speed electric bicycles.
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(b) Each low-speed electric bicycle operating in this
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State shall comply with equipment and manufacturing
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requirements adopted by the United States Consumer Product
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Safety Commission under 16 CFR 1512. Each Class 3 low-speed
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electric bicycle shall be equipped with a speedometer that
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displays the speed the bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
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(c) Beginning on or after January 1, 2018, every
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manufacturer and distributor of low-speed electric bicycles
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shall apply a label that is permanently affixed to the bicycle
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in a prominent location. The label shall contain, in Arial
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font in at least 9-point type:
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(1) a classification number for the bicycle that
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corresponds with a class under Section 1-140.10 of this

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Code;
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(2) the bicycle's top assisted speed; and
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(3) the bicycle's motor wattage.
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No person shall knowingly tamper or modify the speed
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capability or engagement of a low-speed electric bicycle
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without replacing the label required under this subsection
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(c).
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(d) A Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle shall operate in
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a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to
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function when the brakes are applied. A Class 1 low-speed
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electric bicycle and a Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle
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shall operate in a manner so that the electric motor is
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disengaged or ceases to function when the rider stops
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pedaling.
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(e) A person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle upon
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any highway, street, or roadway authorized for use by
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bicycles, including, but not limited to, bicycle lanes.
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(f) A person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle upon
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any bicycle path unless the
State,
municipality, county, or
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local authority with jurisdiction prohibits the use of
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low-speed electric bicycles or a specific class of low-speed
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electric bicycles on that path.
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(g) A person may not operate a low-speed electric bicycle
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on a sidewalk.
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(h) A person may operate a Class 3 low-speed electric
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bicycle only if he or she is 16 years of age or older. A person

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who is less than 16 years of age may ride as a passenger on a
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Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle that is designed to
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accommodate passengers.
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(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18
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