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Advocates argue the bill would make a cheap, green form of transportation more expensive for those who need it most.

The bill's sponsor says it is needed to address safety concerns and a rise in e-bike-related injuries and deaths.

Opponents of the bill note there is currently no statewide data system for tracking e-bike crashes to inform legislation.

Bicycle advocates appeared in Trenton in force to fight a bill — which is sailing through the New Jersey Legislature this month — that would require all e-bike users to be licensed, insured and registered.

Senate President Nicholas Scutari, a Democrat whose district includes Union and Somerset counties, is the sole sponsor of the Senate version of the bill, which was introduced in November.

Scutari, who spoke to Nor

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