SF 490 — A bill for an act relating to the maximum power output for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian conveyances powered by an electric motor.

SSenate TFile A490 T- EEnrolled OSenate FFile I490 OAN WACT ARELATING KTO ITHE MMAXIMUM RPOWER EOUTPUT YFOR NLOW-SPEED OELECTRIC LBICYCLES DAND SPEDESTRIAN GCONVEYANCES OPOWERED VBY EAN RELECTRIC NMOTOR. O R April30,2026 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

SenateFile490,anActrelatingtothemaximum poweroutputforlow-speedelectric bicyclesand pedestrianconveyancespowered byanelectricmotor.

TheaboveSenateFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

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A S S E M B I A S e n a t e F i l e 4 9 0 A NA C T RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT FOR LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC B I C Y C L E S A N D P E C O N V E Y A N C E S P OAN E L E C T R I C M O T O R .

Section 321.1, subsection 36A, unnumbered paragraph 11, , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

'^Low-speed“Low-speed electric bicycle**bicycle” means a device having equipped with a saddle or seat for the use of a rider, two or three wheels_j_wheels, equipped with fully operable pedals, and an electric motor of less than that produces not more than seven hundred fifty watts that meets, and is classified in accordance with the following requirements of one of the following claoscs:classes:

Section 321.1, subsection 51A, Code 2025, is amended tto orread eas afollows: a sf o l l o w s :

51A,51A. ^Pedestrian conveyance** means any human-powered device by which a pedestrian may move other than by walking or by which a pedestrian may move another person, including but not limited to a wheelchair, stroller, skateboard, scooter, or other similar device.

^Pedestrian“Pedestrian conveyance**conveyance” alsomeans includesany anhuman-powered electricdevice personalby assistivewhich mobilitya devicepedestrian andmay anymove other devicethan usedby towalking moveor aby personwhich sittinga orpedestrian standingmay onmove theanother deviceperson, regardlessincluding ofbut whethernot thelimited deviceto isa poweredwheelchair, bystroller, anskateboard, electricscooter, Senateor Fileother 490,similar p.device.

“Pedestrian conveyance” also includes an electric personal assistive mobility device and any other device used to move a person sitting or standing on the device regardless of whether the device is powered by an electric Senate File 490, p.

^Pedestrian“Pedestrian conveyance"conveyance” does not include a bicycle.

A______________________________ M______________________________ YAMY SSINCLAIR IPAT NGRASSLEY CPresident Lof Athe Senate Speaker of the House I Rhereby Pcertify Athat Tthis Gbill Roriginated Ain Sthe SSenate Land Eis Yknown .as Senate File 490, Ninety-first General Assembly.

P______________________________ rW. e s i d e n t o f t h e S e n a t e Speaker o^^he House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 490, Ninety-first General Assembly.

WCHARLES .SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor

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