SF 490

signed by governor · signed 04/30/2026 · full text and history at the Legislature

A bill for an act relating to the maximum power output for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian conveyances powered by an electric motor. (Formerly SF 375 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Recorded floor votes

Date	Chamber	Result	Yea	Nay	Source
03/24/2025	Senate	not stated on the roll call	49	0		PDF
03/05/2026	House	PASSED	82	4		PDF

yea · nay · per-member votes appear on each legislator's page.

Who lobbied this bill

1 registered interest lobbied for, 0 against , and 10 registered on the bill without taking a side , from official declarations filed with the Legislature. Each organization is counted once, under its most recent filing on this bill .

1 for

10 no side

For (1)

Iowa Bicycle Coalition

Against (0)

No side declared (10)

ABATE of Iowa
Blank Childrens Hospital
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
City of Cedar Rapids
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
Iowa Dept. of Transportation
Iowa Motorcycle Dealers Association
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Urban County Coalition

Iowa lets a lobbyist register on a bill as for, against, or undecided — "no side declared" means the interest was working the bill without a public position on the record.