Washington and Minnesota Fill the Electric Motorcycle Regulatory Gap
Washington enacted and Minnesota is advancing the first comprehensive state-level regulatory frameworks for electric motorcycles. The gap they're filling is real: electric motorcycles and motorized bicycles have proliferated over the past three years without clear rules governing who can sell them, who can ride them, and what counts as a motorcycle versus a motorized bicycle when the power source is a battery instead of an engine. Washington: Enacted Washington State Legislature enacted Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 in 2026, addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles. The legislature's finding states they "recognized recent proliferation of electric motorcycle use statewide, especially among teenagers and young adults." (Source: Washington State Legislature, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110, session law; https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6110-S.SL.htm ; enacted 2026.) The bill expands...