Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3572 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3637 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3572
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Michael J. Soter
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 the sale of zero-emission vehicles.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Soter8th Worcester1/17/2025Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.5th Worcester2/4/2025Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester2/6/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable3/10/2025 1 of 4
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3637 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3572
18	18	By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3572) of
19	19	Michael J. Soter and others relative to the sale of zero-emission vehicles. Telecommunications,
20	20	Utilities and Energy.
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 the sale of zero-emission vehicles.
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. Subsection (a) of section 142K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as
30	30	2appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the
31	31	3following:-
32	32	4 Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, beginning
33	33	5January 1, 2025, the department annually shall review and analyze each manufacturer’s
34	34	6compliance with 310 CMR 7.40, titled Advanced Clean Cars II Rule, promulgated effective on
35	35	7December 30, 2022, which shall include, but not be limited to, the total number of vehicles each
36	36	8manufacturer sells and delivers to its franchisee dealers for retail sale in the commonwealth as
37	37	9well as a breakdown of the mix of zero emission vehicles and internal combustion engine
38	38	10vehicles compared with vehicle inventory composition and totals over the previous five years.
39	39	11After such annual review, the department may postpone, for any model year, implementation of
40	40	12the zero emission vehicle requirements that manufacturers must produce and deliver for sale to 2 of 4
41	41	13its franchisee dealers in the commonwealth at the level of required percentages as established in
42	42	14Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations at section 1962.2 and calculated pursuant to said
43	43	15section 1962.2(g)(8) and as promulgated by the commonwealth at said 310 CMR 7.40, if the
44	44	16department determines that the number of zero emission vehicles sold and delivered to
45	45	17franchised dealers by all such manufacturers, whose market share together in the aggregate
46	46	18comprise at least seventy percent of all vehicles sold in the commonwealth as of December 31,
47	47	192024, fails to achieve, as an individual manufacturer, the required annual goal as set forth in said
48	48	20regulations; provided, however, that the department, in any year, may postpone adopting the zero
49	49	21emission vehicle percentage requirements for one model year or more if the department, in
50	50	22consultation with the department of transportation, determines that the number of publicly
51	51	23available charging stations for zero emission vehicles does not exist in sufficient numbers across
52	52	24the commonwealth to meet the charging needs of all zero emission vehicles that are required to
53	53	25be sold and delivered to dealers at the percentage requirements as set forth annually in said 13
54	54	26CCR 1962.2 and said 310 CMR 7.40. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "zero emission
55	55	27vehicle" shall mean a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or
56	56	28precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes or conditions.
57	57	29 SECTION 2. If the department of environmental protection delays, at any time for any
58	58	30length of time, implementation of the annual zero emission vehicle sales requirements pursuant
59	59	31to subsection (a) of section 142K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, Sections 46 and 96 of
60	60	32chapter 179 of the Acts of 2022 are hereby repealed.
61	61	33 SECTION 3. Section 9A of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
62	62	34Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following 3 paragraphs: 3 of 4
63	63	35 Beginning in July 1, 2025, all Commonwealth purchases or leases for new medium- and
64	64	36heavy-duty trucks shall be for models that are zero emissions vehicles. Further, the
65	65	37Commonwealth shall ensure that its fleet of medium- and heavy-duty, whether owned or leased,
66	66	38is comprised of zero emission vehicles by June 30, 2035. Zero emission vehicle shall mean a
67	67	39battery electric medium- or heavy-duty truck.
68	68	40 In the event that there are no battery electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks that meet
69	69	41the Commonwealth’s needs or cannot be supported by the Commonwealth’s existing charging
70	70	42infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, the secretary shall be permitted to purchase
71	71	43any other medium- or heavy-duty truck that is not a battery electric vehicle.
72	72	44 The secretary shall submit to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the
73	73	45chairs of the joint committee on transportation a statement annually, not later than July 1,
74	74	46detailing the progress made in meeting the requirements of this section. The report shall include:
75	75	47(i) a complete listing of medium- and heavy-duty trucks leased, owned or assigned to each
76	76	48agency; and (ii) a description of each medium- and heavy-duty truck, including the year, make
77	77	49and model, whether the truck is powered by an internal combustion engine, a mild hybrid engine,
78	78	50a plug-in hybrid motor, a fully battery electric motor, a hydrogen fuel cell electric motor, a
79	79	51compressed liquefied natural gas engine, a propane engine or other means of propulsion. If a
80	80	52zero emission medium- or heavy-duty truck is not purchased or leased, the secretary shall
81	81	53provide, in each instance, a specific explanation as to why a zero emission vehicle could not have
82	82	54sufficiently fulfilled the intended functions.
83	83	55 SECTION 4. Section 142K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
84	84	56Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end thereof:- 4 of 4
85	85	57 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of
86	86	58Environmental Protection shall not implement or enforce the Advanced Clean Trucks and
87	87	59Heavy-Duty Omnibus regulations, as modified to apply to Massachusetts, earlier than July 1,
88	88	602029. As used in this section, "Advanced Clean Trucks regulation” means the portion of the
89	89	61California Low Emission Vehicle program that was adopted by the California Air Resources
90	90	62Board, and which would require manufacturers of medium-duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles
91	91	63to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions vehicles, including the provisions codified in
92	92	64sections 1905, 1963, and sections 1963.1 through 1963.5 of Title 13 of the California Code of
93	93	65Regulations. “Heavy Duty Omnibus regulation” means the portion of the California Low
94	94	66Emission Vehicle program that was adopted by the California Air Resources Board regulation in
95	95	67title 13, California Code of Regulations sections 2139.5, and 2169.1 through 2169.8 and any
96	96	68other related amendments relative to the emissions standards for nitrogen oxide for medium-duty
97	97	69and heavy-duty motor vehicles.
98	98	70 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon passage.