(a) The Department of Insurance shall conduct a study and report the findings to the Legislature and the insurance committees of both houses no later than December 31, 2026, that does all of the following:

(1) In collaboration with a city or county with jurisdiction over areas of shared mobility device use and shared mobility device insurers and operators, assesses whether coverage requirements for shared mobility devices are appropriate to the risk of shared mobility device services and provide recommendations to update coverage requirements, if found to be necessary. The Department of Insurance may specify by bulletin the time periods and elements of data to be provided by admitted and nonadmitted insurers writing coverage pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2505.

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(2) With input from shared mobility device providers, analyzes the process by which providers give users an option to purchase their own insurance coverage, and make recommendations, if necessary, on how to strengthen the market for individual mobility device liability coverage, including on ensuring agreements between a provider and user to remove the user from the provider’s policy do not result in circumstances where there is a gap in coverage providing recovery for injured pedestrians.

(3) (A) In collaboration with a city or county with jurisdiction over areas of shared mobility device use and shared mobility device insurers and operators, assesses whether there is a need for insurance coverage for injuries to, or death of, a pedestrian or property damage to assistive technology devices when the injury, death, or property damage involves, in whole or in part, the following devices:

(i) A bicycle propelled exclusively by human power, as described in § 231 of the Vehicle Code. For purposes of this paragraph, “bicycle” shall not include an electric bicycle.

(ii) A class 1 electric bicycle as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of § 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.

(iii) A class 2 electric bicycle as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of § 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.

(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the assessment in subparagraph (A) of this section will provide data on the prevalence of injuries, death, or property damage resulting from the devices described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A), including, but not limited to, resulting from such devices being negligently abandoned on pedestrian walkways, and determine whether additional insurance coverage is necessary to account for such pedestrian injuries or death and property damage.

(b) Data collected by the Department of Insurance pursuant to this section shall not include information that identifies or describes an individual, including, but not limited to, an individual’s name, social security number, home address, home telephone number, education, financial matters, medical or employment history, geolocation, or statements made by, or attributed to, the individual, or that may otherwise compromise the privacy of the individual under existing law.

(c) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with § 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to § 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 740, Sec. 2. (AB 371) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)