Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 22, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 16, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 59Introduced by Senator Skinner(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)(Coauthors: Senators Blakespear, Menjivar, Rubio, and Wahab)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Calderon, Davies, Friedman, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Reyes, and Schiavo)December 19, 2022An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 24300) to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to menstrual products. Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to transportation electrification.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 59, as amended, Skinner. Menstrual Product Accessibility Act. Battery electric vehicles: bidirectional capability.Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt and implement motor vehicle emission standards, in-use performance standards, and motor vehicle fuel specifications for the control of air contaminants and sources of air pollution that the state board has found necessary, cost effective, and technologically feasible. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the state board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases and requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions from those sources.This bill would authorize the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Public Utilities Commission, to require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional capable, as defined, if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid. The bill would define various terms for this purpose and authorize the state board to periodically update the definitions to these terms to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.Existing law requires certain public schools, as specified, to stock the schools restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible, free of cost, in all womens restrooms and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one mens restroom, at all times. Existing law also requires the California State University and each community college district to stock an adequate supply of menstrual products, available and accessible, free of cost, at no fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each campus. This bill would enact the Menstrual Product Accessibility Act, which would require all womens restrooms, all all-gender restrooms, and at least one mens restroom in a building owned and used by the state to be stocked with menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible to employees and the public, free of cost, at all times. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission estimates that California will have 8,000,000 electric vehicles by 2030 and 15,000,000 by 2035.(b) To achieve the policy of the state to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, the commission estimates the state will require an eightfold increase in energy storage.(c) Electric vehicle batteries are an untapped and inexpensive source of energy storage that can provide flexible grid support.(d) Integrating battery electric vehicles into the grid may provide benefits to ratepayers, including by increasing electrical grid asset utilization, avoiding otherwise necessary distribution infrastructure upgrades, promoting renewable energy resources, and reducing the cost of supplying electricity.(e) Bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles can provide individual or fleet owners with benefits, including backup energy during emergencies and relief from peak-use charges.(f) The Electric Power Research Institute has estimated that vehicle grid integration could save California $1 billion annually.SEC. 2. Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 8.8. Electric Vehicles44269. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless updated pursuant to Section 44269.1:(a) Battery electric vehicle means a vehicle that operates solely by use of an electric battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation.(b) Beneficial bidirectional-capable use case means the usage of bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment in a manner that results in electrical reliability and resiliency benefits and cost savings to the battery electric vehicle operator and is compatible with battery electric vehicle operator needs.(c) Bidirectional-capable means the ability of a battery electric vehicle or electric vehicle service equipment to both charge and discharge electricity.(d) Bidirectional charging means a charging capability that enables a battery electric vehicle to be charged by either the electrical grid or an onsite clean energy resource, and to discharge stored energy capacity through electric vehicle service equipment to either serve load or export it to the electrical grid.(e) Bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment means electric vehicle service equipment capable of both charging and discharging electricity from a battery electric vehicle.(f) Board means the State Air Resources Board.(g) Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(h) Electric vehicle service equipment has the same meaning as defined in Section 44268.(i) Interoperability has the same meaning as described in Section 680.108 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.44269.1. The board may periodically update the definitions provided in Section 44269 to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.44269.2. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid.(b) This section does not prohibit the board from crediting a manufacturer of a battery electric vehicle that voluntarily includes bidirectional capability for that battery electric vehicle weight class.SECTION 1.(a)This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Menstrual Product Accessibility Act.(b)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1)California recognizes that access to menstrual products is a basic human right and is vital for ensuring the health, dignity, and full participation of all Californians in public life.(2)California has an interest in promoting gender equity, not only for women and girls, but also for transgender men, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people who may also menstruate and experience inequities resulting from lack of access to menstrual products. (3)Inadequate menstrual support is associated with both health and psychosocial issues, particularly among low-income people. A lack of access to menstrual products can cause emotional distress, physical infection, and disease.(4)California recognizes that period poverty is a public health issue, and addressing period poverty can lead to economic opportunity for the states people and communities and improved health for women, girls, and menstruators, thus ensuring all people have access to the basic necessities required to thrive and reach their full potential.(5)Approximately one-half of the population will have a period every month for decades of their lives whether they want to or not.(6)Access to menstrual products is critical to the dignity, empowerment, and upward mobility of employees, ensuring increased success at their place of employment.(7)National surveys report that one in five women, girls, and other people who menstruate miss work due to a lack of sufficient period supplies, and that 16.9 million Americans who menstruate live in poverty. (8)The Legislature passed several important measures to reduce period poverty, including legislation that required menstrual products to be available for free at one-half of all restrooms at all public schools serving grades 6 to 12, inclusive, and at least one bathroom on campus on all of Californias public colleges and universities. (9)Under the leadership of Senate President pro Tempore Atkins, California began providing free menstrual products in State Capitol Building bathrooms in 2019.(10)The Budget Act of 2021 funded the repeal of the period product tax, the pink tax, ensuring that people in California no longer have to pay sales tax on menstrual hygiene products.(11)The Budget Act of 2021 also funded a $2,000,000 appropriation to support free menstrual product distributions as a pilot in the County of Los Angeles and the County of San Diego, and a report of that pilot is forthcoming.(12)While California is proud to be home to some of the most impactful laws and policies to prevent period poverty, it is recognized that further action is needed to address this long-neglected problem.(13)California has an interest in creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive spaces for all menstruating individuals.(14)It is the intent of the Legislature that this act provide for the health, dignity, and safety of menstruating people at every socioeconomic level, normalize menstruation among all genders, and foster gender competency in California government buildings.SEC. 2.Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 24300) is added to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:3.Menstrual Product Accessibility24300.(a)For purposes of this section:(1)Menstrual products means menstrual pads and tampons for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.(2)State includes any state agency or instrumentality.(b)The state shall ensure access to menstrual products in a building owned and used by the state, to all menstruating people, regardless of sex, by requiring all womens restrooms and all all-gender restrooms, and at least one mens restroom, to be stocked with menstrual products, available and accessible, to employees and the public, free of cost, at all times.
Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 22, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 16, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 59Introduced by Senator Skinner(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)(Coauthors: Senators Blakespear, Menjivar, Rubio, and Wahab)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Calderon, Davies, Friedman, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Reyes, and Schiavo)December 19, 2022An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 24300) to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to menstrual products. Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to transportation electrification.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 59, as amended, Skinner. Menstrual Product Accessibility Act. Battery electric vehicles: bidirectional capability.Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt and implement motor vehicle emission standards, in-use performance standards, and motor vehicle fuel specifications for the control of air contaminants and sources of air pollution that the state board has found necessary, cost effective, and technologically feasible. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the state board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases and requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions from those sources.This bill would authorize the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Public Utilities Commission, to require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional capable, as defined, if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid. The bill would define various terms for this purpose and authorize the state board to periodically update the definitions to these terms to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.Existing law requires certain public schools, as specified, to stock the schools restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible, free of cost, in all womens restrooms and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one mens restroom, at all times. Existing law also requires the California State University and each community college district to stock an adequate supply of menstrual products, available and accessible, free of cost, at no fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each campus. This bill would enact the Menstrual Product Accessibility Act, which would require all womens restrooms, all all-gender restrooms, and at least one mens restroom in a building owned and used by the state to be stocked with menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible to employees and the public, free of cost, at all times. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 22, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 16, 2023
Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2024
Amended IN Senate January 22, 2024
Amended IN Senate March 16, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 59
Introduced by Senator Skinner(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)(Coauthors: Senators Blakespear, Menjivar, Rubio, and Wahab)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Calderon, Davies, Friedman, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Reyes, and Schiavo)December 19, 2022
Introduced by Senator Skinner(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)(Coauthors: Senators Blakespear, Menjivar, Rubio, and Wahab)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Calderon, Davies, Friedman, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Reyes, and Schiavo)
December 19, 2022
An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 24300) to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to menstrual products. Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to transportation electrification.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 59, as amended, Skinner. Menstrual Product Accessibility Act. Battery electric vehicles: bidirectional capability.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt and implement motor vehicle emission standards, in-use performance standards, and motor vehicle fuel specifications for the control of air contaminants and sources of air pollution that the state board has found necessary, cost effective, and technologically feasible. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the state board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases and requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions from those sources.This bill would authorize the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Public Utilities Commission, to require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional capable, as defined, if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid. The bill would define various terms for this purpose and authorize the state board to periodically update the definitions to these terms to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.Existing law requires certain public schools, as specified, to stock the schools restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible, free of cost, in all womens restrooms and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one mens restroom, at all times. Existing law also requires the California State University and each community college district to stock an adequate supply of menstrual products, available and accessible, free of cost, at no fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each campus. This bill would enact the Menstrual Product Accessibility Act, which would require all womens restrooms, all all-gender restrooms, and at least one mens restroom in a building owned and used by the state to be stocked with menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible to employees and the public, free of cost, at all times.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt and implement motor vehicle emission standards, in-use performance standards, and motor vehicle fuel specifications for the control of air contaminants and sources of air pollution that the state board has found necessary, cost effective, and technologically feasible. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the state board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases and requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions from those sources.
This bill would authorize the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Public Utilities Commission, to require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional capable, as defined, if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid. The bill would define various terms for this purpose and authorize the state board to periodically update the definitions to these terms to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.
Existing law requires certain public schools, as specified, to stock the schools restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible, free of cost, in all womens restrooms and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one mens restroom, at all times. Existing law also requires the California State University and each community college district to stock an adequate supply of menstrual products, available and accessible, free of cost, at no fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each campus.
This bill would enact the Menstrual Product Accessibility Act, which would require all womens restrooms, all all-gender restrooms, and at least one mens restroom in a building owned and used by the state to be stocked with menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible to employees and the public, free of cost, at all times.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission estimates that California will have 8,000,000 electric vehicles by 2030 and 15,000,000 by 2035.(b) To achieve the policy of the state to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, the commission estimates the state will require an eightfold increase in energy storage.(c) Electric vehicle batteries are an untapped and inexpensive source of energy storage that can provide flexible grid support.(d) Integrating battery electric vehicles into the grid may provide benefits to ratepayers, including by increasing electrical grid asset utilization, avoiding otherwise necessary distribution infrastructure upgrades, promoting renewable energy resources, and reducing the cost of supplying electricity.(e) Bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles can provide individual or fleet owners with benefits, including backup energy during emergencies and relief from peak-use charges.(f) The Electric Power Research Institute has estimated that vehicle grid integration could save California $1 billion annually.SEC. 2. Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 8.8. Electric Vehicles44269. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless updated pursuant to Section 44269.1:(a) Battery electric vehicle means a vehicle that operates solely by use of an electric battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation.(b) Beneficial bidirectional-capable use case means the usage of bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment in a manner that results in electrical reliability and resiliency benefits and cost savings to the battery electric vehicle operator and is compatible with battery electric vehicle operator needs.(c) Bidirectional-capable means the ability of a battery electric vehicle or electric vehicle service equipment to both charge and discharge electricity.(d) Bidirectional charging means a charging capability that enables a battery electric vehicle to be charged by either the electrical grid or an onsite clean energy resource, and to discharge stored energy capacity through electric vehicle service equipment to either serve load or export it to the electrical grid.(e) Bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment means electric vehicle service equipment capable of both charging and discharging electricity from a battery electric vehicle.(f) Board means the State Air Resources Board.(g) Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(h) Electric vehicle service equipment has the same meaning as defined in Section 44268.(i) Interoperability has the same meaning as described in Section 680.108 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.44269.1. The board may periodically update the definitions provided in Section 44269 to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.44269.2. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid.(b) This section does not prohibit the board from crediting a manufacturer of a battery electric vehicle that voluntarily includes bidirectional capability for that battery electric vehicle weight class.SECTION 1.(a)This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Menstrual Product Accessibility Act.(b)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1)California recognizes that access to menstrual products is a basic human right and is vital for ensuring the health, dignity, and full participation of all Californians in public life.(2)California has an interest in promoting gender equity, not only for women and girls, but also for transgender men, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people who may also menstruate and experience inequities resulting from lack of access to menstrual products. (3)Inadequate menstrual support is associated with both health and psychosocial issues, particularly among low-income people. A lack of access to menstrual products can cause emotional distress, physical infection, and disease.(4)California recognizes that period poverty is a public health issue, and addressing period poverty can lead to economic opportunity for the states people and communities and improved health for women, girls, and menstruators, thus ensuring all people have access to the basic necessities required to thrive and reach their full potential.(5)Approximately one-half of the population will have a period every month for decades of their lives whether they want to or not.(6)Access to menstrual products is critical to the dignity, empowerment, and upward mobility of employees, ensuring increased success at their place of employment.(7)National surveys report that one in five women, girls, and other people who menstruate miss work due to a lack of sufficient period supplies, and that 16.9 million Americans who menstruate live in poverty. (8)The Legislature passed several important measures to reduce period poverty, including legislation that required menstrual products to be available for free at one-half of all restrooms at all public schools serving grades 6 to 12, inclusive, and at least one bathroom on campus on all of Californias public colleges and universities. (9)Under the leadership of Senate President pro Tempore Atkins, California began providing free menstrual products in State Capitol Building bathrooms in 2019.(10)The Budget Act of 2021 funded the repeal of the period product tax, the pink tax, ensuring that people in California no longer have to pay sales tax on menstrual hygiene products.(11)The Budget Act of 2021 also funded a $2,000,000 appropriation to support free menstrual product distributions as a pilot in the County of Los Angeles and the County of San Diego, and a report of that pilot is forthcoming.(12)While California is proud to be home to some of the most impactful laws and policies to prevent period poverty, it is recognized that further action is needed to address this long-neglected problem.(13)California has an interest in creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive spaces for all menstruating individuals.(14)It is the intent of the Legislature that this act provide for the health, dignity, and safety of menstruating people at every socioeconomic level, normalize menstruation among all genders, and foster gender competency in California government buildings.SEC. 2.Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 24300) is added to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:3.Menstrual Product Accessibility24300.(a)For purposes of this section:(1)Menstrual products means menstrual pads and tampons for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.(2)State includes any state agency or instrumentality.(b)The state shall ensure access to menstrual products in a building owned and used by the state, to all menstruating people, regardless of sex, by requiring all womens restrooms and all all-gender restrooms, and at least one mens restroom, to be stocked with menstrual products, available and accessible, to employees and the public, free of cost, at all times.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission estimates that California will have 8,000,000 electric vehicles by 2030 and 15,000,000 by 2035.(b) To achieve the policy of the state to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, the commission estimates the state will require an eightfold increase in energy storage.(c) Electric vehicle batteries are an untapped and inexpensive source of energy storage that can provide flexible grid support.(d) Integrating battery electric vehicles into the grid may provide benefits to ratepayers, including by increasing electrical grid asset utilization, avoiding otherwise necessary distribution infrastructure upgrades, promoting renewable energy resources, and reducing the cost of supplying electricity.(e) Bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles can provide individual or fleet owners with benefits, including backup energy during emergencies and relief from peak-use charges.(f) The Electric Power Research Institute has estimated that vehicle grid integration could save California $1 billion annually.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission estimates that California will have 8,000,000 electric vehicles by 2030 and 15,000,000 by 2035.(b) To achieve the policy of the state to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, the commission estimates the state will require an eightfold increase in energy storage.(c) Electric vehicle batteries are an untapped and inexpensive source of energy storage that can provide flexible grid support.(d) Integrating battery electric vehicles into the grid may provide benefits to ratepayers, including by increasing electrical grid asset utilization, avoiding otherwise necessary distribution infrastructure upgrades, promoting renewable energy resources, and reducing the cost of supplying electricity.(e) Bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles can provide individual or fleet owners with benefits, including backup energy during emergencies and relief from peak-use charges.(f) The Electric Power Research Institute has estimated that vehicle grid integration could save California $1 billion annually.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission estimates that California will have 8,000,000 electric vehicles by 2030 and 15,000,000 by 2035.
(b) To achieve the policy of the state to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, the commission estimates the state will require an eightfold increase in energy storage.
(c) Electric vehicle batteries are an untapped and inexpensive source of energy storage that can provide flexible grid support.
(d) Integrating battery electric vehicles into the grid may provide benefits to ratepayers, including by increasing electrical grid asset utilization, avoiding otherwise necessary distribution infrastructure upgrades, promoting renewable energy resources, and reducing the cost of supplying electricity.
(e) Bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles can provide individual or fleet owners with benefits, including backup energy during emergencies and relief from peak-use charges.
(f) The Electric Power Research Institute has estimated that vehicle grid integration could save California $1 billion annually.
SEC. 2. Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 8.8. Electric Vehicles44269. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless updated pursuant to Section 44269.1:(a) Battery electric vehicle means a vehicle that operates solely by use of an electric battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation.(b) Beneficial bidirectional-capable use case means the usage of bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment in a manner that results in electrical reliability and resiliency benefits and cost savings to the battery electric vehicle operator and is compatible with battery electric vehicle operator needs.(c) Bidirectional-capable means the ability of a battery electric vehicle or electric vehicle service equipment to both charge and discharge electricity.(d) Bidirectional charging means a charging capability that enables a battery electric vehicle to be charged by either the electrical grid or an onsite clean energy resource, and to discharge stored energy capacity through electric vehicle service equipment to either serve load or export it to the electrical grid.(e) Bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment means electric vehicle service equipment capable of both charging and discharging electricity from a battery electric vehicle.(f) Board means the State Air Resources Board.(g) Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(h) Electric vehicle service equipment has the same meaning as defined in Section 44268.(i) Interoperability has the same meaning as described in Section 680.108 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.44269.1. The board may periodically update the definitions provided in Section 44269 to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.44269.2. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid.(b) This section does not prohibit the board from crediting a manufacturer of a battery electric vehicle that voluntarily includes bidirectional capability for that battery electric vehicle weight class.
SEC. 2. Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
CHAPTER 8.8. Electric Vehicles44269. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless updated pursuant to Section 44269.1:(a) Battery electric vehicle means a vehicle that operates solely by use of an electric battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation.(b) Beneficial bidirectional-capable use case means the usage of bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment in a manner that results in electrical reliability and resiliency benefits and cost savings to the battery electric vehicle operator and is compatible with battery electric vehicle operator needs.(c) Bidirectional-capable means the ability of a battery electric vehicle or electric vehicle service equipment to both charge and discharge electricity.(d) Bidirectional charging means a charging capability that enables a battery electric vehicle to be charged by either the electrical grid or an onsite clean energy resource, and to discharge stored energy capacity through electric vehicle service equipment to either serve load or export it to the electrical grid.(e) Bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment means electric vehicle service equipment capable of both charging and discharging electricity from a battery electric vehicle.(f) Board means the State Air Resources Board.(g) Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(h) Electric vehicle service equipment has the same meaning as defined in Section 44268.(i) Interoperability has the same meaning as described in Section 680.108 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.44269.1. The board may periodically update the definitions provided in Section 44269 to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.44269.2. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid.(b) This section does not prohibit the board from crediting a manufacturer of a battery electric vehicle that voluntarily includes bidirectional capability for that battery electric vehicle weight class.
CHAPTER 8.8. Electric Vehicles44269. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless updated pursuant to Section 44269.1:(a) Battery electric vehicle means a vehicle that operates solely by use of an electric battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation.(b) Beneficial bidirectional-capable use case means the usage of bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment in a manner that results in electrical reliability and resiliency benefits and cost savings to the battery electric vehicle operator and is compatible with battery electric vehicle operator needs.(c) Bidirectional-capable means the ability of a battery electric vehicle or electric vehicle service equipment to both charge and discharge electricity.(d) Bidirectional charging means a charging capability that enables a battery electric vehicle to be charged by either the electrical grid or an onsite clean energy resource, and to discharge stored energy capacity through electric vehicle service equipment to either serve load or export it to the electrical grid.(e) Bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment means electric vehicle service equipment capable of both charging and discharging electricity from a battery electric vehicle.(f) Board means the State Air Resources Board.(g) Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(h) Electric vehicle service equipment has the same meaning as defined in Section 44268.(i) Interoperability has the same meaning as described in Section 680.108 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.44269.1. The board may periodically update the definitions provided in Section 44269 to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.44269.2. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid.(b) This section does not prohibit the board from crediting a manufacturer of a battery electric vehicle that voluntarily includes bidirectional capability for that battery electric vehicle weight class.
CHAPTER 8.8. Electric Vehicles
CHAPTER 8.8. Electric Vehicles
44269. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless updated pursuant to Section 44269.1:(a) Battery electric vehicle means a vehicle that operates solely by use of an electric battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation.(b) Beneficial bidirectional-capable use case means the usage of bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment in a manner that results in electrical reliability and resiliency benefits and cost savings to the battery electric vehicle operator and is compatible with battery electric vehicle operator needs.(c) Bidirectional-capable means the ability of a battery electric vehicle or electric vehicle service equipment to both charge and discharge electricity.(d) Bidirectional charging means a charging capability that enables a battery electric vehicle to be charged by either the electrical grid or an onsite clean energy resource, and to discharge stored energy capacity through electric vehicle service equipment to either serve load or export it to the electrical grid.(e) Bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment means electric vehicle service equipment capable of both charging and discharging electricity from a battery electric vehicle.(f) Board means the State Air Resources Board.(g) Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(h) Electric vehicle service equipment has the same meaning as defined in Section 44268.(i) Interoperability has the same meaning as described in Section 680.108 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
44269. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless updated pursuant to Section 44269.1:
(a) Battery electric vehicle means a vehicle that operates solely by use of an electric battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation.
(b) Beneficial bidirectional-capable use case means the usage of bidirectional-capable battery electric vehicles and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment in a manner that results in electrical reliability and resiliency benefits and cost savings to the battery electric vehicle operator and is compatible with battery electric vehicle operator needs.
(c) Bidirectional-capable means the ability of a battery electric vehicle or electric vehicle service equipment to both charge and discharge electricity.
(d) Bidirectional charging means a charging capability that enables a battery electric vehicle to be charged by either the electrical grid or an onsite clean energy resource, and to discharge stored energy capacity through electric vehicle service equipment to either serve load or export it to the electrical grid.
(e) Bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment means electric vehicle service equipment capable of both charging and discharging electricity from a battery electric vehicle.
(f) Board means the State Air Resources Board.
(g) Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(h) Electric vehicle service equipment has the same meaning as defined in Section 44268.
(i) Interoperability has the same meaning as described in Section 680.108 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
44269.1. The board may periodically update the definitions provided in Section 44269 to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.
44269.1. The board may periodically update the definitions provided in Section 44269 to ensure that the definitions align with current technologies in bidirectional charging and account for ongoing innovation.
44269.2. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid.(b) This section does not prohibit the board from crediting a manufacturer of a battery electric vehicle that voluntarily includes bidirectional capability for that battery electric vehicle weight class.
44269.2. (a) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid.
(b) This section does not prohibit the board from crediting a manufacturer of a battery electric vehicle that voluntarily includes bidirectional capability for that battery electric vehicle weight class.
(a)This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Menstrual Product Accessibility Act.
(b)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)California recognizes that access to menstrual products is a basic human right and is vital for ensuring the health, dignity, and full participation of all Californians in public life.
(2)California has an interest in promoting gender equity, not only for women and girls, but also for transgender men, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people who may also menstruate and experience inequities resulting from lack of access to menstrual products.
(3)Inadequate menstrual support is associated with both health and psychosocial issues, particularly among low-income people. A lack of access to menstrual products can cause emotional distress, physical infection, and disease.
(4)California recognizes that period poverty is a public health issue, and addressing period poverty can lead to economic opportunity for the states people and communities and improved health for women, girls, and menstruators, thus ensuring all people have access to the basic necessities required to thrive and reach their full potential.
(5)Approximately one-half of the population will have a period every month for decades of their lives whether they want to or not.
(6)Access to menstrual products is critical to the dignity, empowerment, and upward mobility of employees, ensuring increased success at their place of employment.
(7)National surveys report that one in five women, girls, and other people who menstruate miss work due to a lack of sufficient period supplies, and that 16.9 million Americans who menstruate live in poverty.
(8)The Legislature passed several important measures to reduce period poverty, including legislation that required menstrual products to be available for free at one-half of all restrooms at all public schools serving grades 6 to 12, inclusive, and at least one bathroom on campus on all of Californias public colleges and universities.
(9)Under the leadership of Senate President pro Tempore Atkins, California began providing free menstrual products in State Capitol Building bathrooms in 2019.
(10)The Budget Act of 2021 funded the repeal of the period product tax, the pink tax, ensuring that people in California no longer have to pay sales tax on menstrual hygiene products.
(11)The Budget Act of 2021 also funded a $2,000,000 appropriation to support free menstrual product distributions as a pilot in the County of Los Angeles and the County of San Diego, and a report of that pilot is forthcoming.
(12)While California is proud to be home to some of the most impactful laws and policies to prevent period poverty, it is recognized that further action is needed to address this long-neglected problem.
(13)California has an interest in creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive spaces for all menstruating individuals.
(14)It is the intent of the Legislature that this act provide for the health, dignity, and safety of menstruating people at every socioeconomic level, normalize menstruation among all genders, and foster gender competency in California government buildings.
(a)For purposes of this section:
(1)Menstrual products means menstrual pads and tampons for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
(2)State includes any state agency or instrumentality.
(b)The state shall ensure access to menstrual products in a building owned and used by the state, to all menstruating people, regardless of sex, by requiring all womens restrooms and all all-gender restrooms, and at least one mens restroom, to be stocked with menstrual products, available and accessible, to employees and the public, free of cost, at all times.