California's legislature is moving fast on e-bikes—and not always in the right direction. A flood of bills this session could restrict legal e-bikes, create a confusing patchwork of local rules, and make clean transportation more expensive for the people who need it most.

The real problem the legislature should focus on is Illegal e-motos. These are high-powered devices marketed as e-bikes but that don't meet legal requirements. These devices are already driving up injury rates. But instead of targeting illegal devices and providing more funding for building safe micromobility infrastructure, many of the proposed bills focus on restricting the law-abiding riders and manufacturers who are doing everything right.

The legislature already commissioned a study on this. It has the answers. We need our representatives to use it.

Write to your state Assemblymember and Senator today. Tell them to focus on the real problem: crack down on illegal devices, use the commissioned study, and keep California's e-bike industry strong.