This bill amends the definitions and power output limits for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian conveyances in Iowa. Specifically, it changes the language in Section 321.1, subsection 36A, to define a low-speed electric bicycle as a device equipped with a saddle or seat for the rider, two or three wheels, fully operable pedals, and an electric motor that produces not more than seven hundred fifty watts. The bill also clarifies that a pedestrian conveyance, as defined in Section 321.1, subsection 51A, includes any human-powered device that allows a pedestrian to move, as well as devices powered by an electric motor, provided that the motor also produces not more than seven hundred fifty watts.

The bill removes the previous language that limited the electric motor output to "less than" 750 watts and replaces it with "not more than" 750 watts, thereby maintaining the same power limit but altering the phrasing. Additionally, it specifies that if an electric motor exceeds this limit, the device will be subject to the

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 321.1