Bill seeks to regulate high-speed electric bicycles

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A bill filed in the Florida Legislature for the 2026 session would change the way that high-speed electric bicycles are regulated, posing potentially significant implications for both users and sellers of the two wheelers. House Bill 243, which Republican Representative Yvette Benarroch filed on Oct. 22, is titled “Electric Bicycles, Scooters and Motorcycles.” The bill would, among other things, make a driver’s license or a learner’s permit mandatory