LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — As trauma centers continue to treat record numbers of adults and kids with injuries from e-bikes and e-scooters, Nevada lawmakers are set to finally review legislation to regulate device users and helmet use.
Earlier this year, FOX5 told you how Nevada lawmakers kicked off a study on future laws for e-bikes and e-scooters across the state, all in response to a surge of collisions, injuries and deaths on our roads. CCSD Police have been tracking the trends from law enforcement valley wide: hundreds of children struck by vehicles going to or from school in the 2025-2026 calendar year, with 2026-2027 numbers keeping pace.
The Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary called for a Bill Draft Request on e-device regulations, leadership tells FOX5. The next session is set to begin in February 2027.
As the law is being drafted, policy recommendations came from the Nevada Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety, which analyzed laws in states like Utah and beyond.
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In spring 2026, Utah lawmakers passed mandatory helmet requirements for anyone under 21 operating an e-device on a public road; users ages 8-16 are also required to pass a certification test.
“When you see a young child under 15-and-a-half darting in and out of traffic without any real education on how to navigate cars and signs and everything that we teach at the DMV, you get concerned about it–and we’re hoping the Legislature does something about it,” said Sean Sever, deputy administrator at the DMV who serves as the chair of the Nevada Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety. Sever tells FOX5.
The DMV could potentially serve as a resource for youth certification, Sever said.
“Ultimately, we would like to set up an online course that children could take. Other states have required children to carry along with them a permit, per se, in their pocket, so when they’re on their device, law enforcement pulls them over, they show that proof that they did take the course,” Sever said.
The 87th Legislative Session begins on February 1 and lasts for 120 days.
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