Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3357 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1893 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3357
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Steven S. Howitt
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sector.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol1/15/2025Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/16/2025Kenneth P. Sweezey6th Plymouth1/23/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/30/2025John J. Marsi6th Worcester1/30/2025Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/30/2025Christopher M. Markey9th Bristol2/4/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester2/12/2025Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/13/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex3/3/2025Steven J. Ouellette8th Bristol3/3/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/4/2025John R. Gaskey2nd Plymouth3/6/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester3/4/2025Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden3/5/2025Brian W. Murray10th Worcester3/5/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable3/5/2025 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1893 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3357
18	18	By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3357) of
19	19	Steven S. Howitt and others relative to state purchased trucks and certain clean trucks
20	20	regulations. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
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26	26	An Act relative to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sector.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 9A of Chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
30	30	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraphs at the end thereof:
31	31	3 Beginning in July 1, 2025, all Commonwealth purchases or leases for new medium- and
32	32	4heavy-duty trucks shall be for models that are zero emissions vehicles. Further, the
33	33	5Commonwealth shall ensure that its fleet of medium- and heavy-duty, whether owned or leased,
34	34	6is comprised of zero emission vehicles by June 30, 2035. Zero emission vehicle shall mean a
35	35	7battery electric medium- or heavy-duty truck.
36	36	8 In the event that there are no battery electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks that meet
37	37	9the Commonwealth’s needs or cannot be supported by the Commonwealth’s existing charging
38	38	10infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, the secretary shall be permitted to purchase
39	39	11any other medium- or heavy-duty truck that is not a battery electric vehicle. 2 of 3
40	40	12 The secretary shall submit to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the
41	41	13chairs of the joint committee on transportation a statement annually, not later than July 1,
42	42	14detailing the progress made in meeting the requirements of this section. The report shall include:
43	43	15(i) a complete listing of medium- and heavy-duty trucks leased, owned or assigned to each
44	44	16agency; and (ii) a description of each medium- and heavy-duty truck, including the year, make
45	45	17and model, whether the truck is powered by an internal combustion engine, a mild hybrid engine,
46	46	18a plug-in hybrid motor, a fully battery electric motor, a hydrogen fuel cell electric motor, a
47	47	19compressed liquefied natural gas engine, a propane engine or other means of propulsion. If a
48	48	20zero emission medium- or heavy-duty truck is not purchased or leased, the secretary shall
49	49	21provide, in each instance, a specific explanation as to why a zero emission vehicle could not have
50	50	22sufficiently fulfilled the intended functions.
51	51	23 SECTION 2. Section 142K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
52	52	24Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end thereof:-
53	53	25 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of
54	54	26Environmental Protection shall not implement or enforce the Advanced Clean Trucks and
55	55	27Heavy-Duty Omnibus regulations, as modified to apply to Massachusetts, earlier than July 1,
56	56	282027. As used in this section, "Advanced Clean Trucks regulation” means the portion of the
57	57	29California Low Emission Vehicle program that was adopted by the California Air Resources
58	58	30Board, and which would require manufacturers of medium-duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles
59	59	31to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions vehicles, including the provisions codified in
60	60	32sections 1905, 1963, and sections 1963.1 through 1963.5 of Title 13 of the California Code of
61	61	33Regulations. “Heavy Duty Omnibus regulation” means the portion of the California Low
62	62	34Emission Vehicle program that was adopted by the California Air Resources Board regulation in 3 of 3
63	63	35title 13, California Code of Regulations sections 2139.5, and 2169.1 through 2169.8 and any
64	64	36other related amendments relative to the emissions standards for nitrogen oxide for medium-duty
65	65	37and heavy-duty motor vehicles.
66	66	38 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.