Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who is less than 16 years of age may ride as a passenger on a Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers if the operator is 18 years of age or older.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the operation of toy vehicles, motor driven cycles, and electric micromobility devices within the State, including provisions regarding certificate of title requirements, prohibition signage, licensing requirements, age requirements, equipment requirements, sale requirements, violations, and home rule limitations. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to adopt administrative rules for the regulation of low-speed electric bicycles on any and all properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of Natural Resources. Allows a person to operate a Class 1 or Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle only if he or she is 15 years of age or older. Provides that a low-speed electric bicycle that is manufactured to accommodate passengers may not be operated by a person under the age of 18 with a passenger unless the passenger is a sibling, stepsibling, child, or stepchild of the operator. Repeals a provision regarding low-speed electric scooters. Makes other changes. Makes a conforming change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective July 1, 2027.
House Floor Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes. In the Illinois Vehicle Code: establishes titling and registration requirements and exemptions for electric-powered motor driven cycles or gas-powered bicycles; with regard to toy vehicles, provides that the parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward that is operating a toy vehicle to violate any of the provisions of the Code; removes language providing that motor driven cycles shall not be operated upon public highways divided by a grass or concrete median; allows park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation districts, and transit districts to regulate the use of toy vehicles, electric micromobility devices, and low-speed electric bicycles by ordinance or resolution; provides that the Bicycle Article of the Rules of the Road Chapter applies to adaptive electric bicycles when operated by a person with a mobility disability; with regard to low-speed gas bicycles, prohibits a low-speed gas bicycle that is manufactured to accommodate passengers from being operated by a person under the age of 18 with a passenger unless the passenger is a sibling, stepsibling, child, or stepchild of the operator and allows a person to operate a low-speed gas bicycle upon any highway, street, or roadway authorized for use by bicycles, unless it is a bicycle path a State agency has prohibited the use of low-speed gas bicycles upon; and makes other changes. Amends the Micromobility Fire Safety Act. Provides that "personal e-mobility device" includes an electric micromobility device (rather than a low-speed electric scooter). Effective January 1, 2027 (previously July 1, 2027).
House Floor Amendment No. 3: Provides that the requirements of driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof do not apply to low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed gas bicycles. Provides that to the extent that a low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed gas bicycle is capable of and operating in excess of 28 miles per hour, that vehicle is considered a motor driven cycle under the Code, and is subject to the requirements of this provision.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 625 ILCS 5/11
Engrossed: 625 ILCS 5/1, 625 ILCS 5/3, 625 ILCS 5/6, 625 ILCS 5/7, 625 ILCS 5/11, 815 ILCS 505/2