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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 137 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2185
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sector.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond WorcesterMichael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/30/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/19/2025Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/19/2025Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/26/2025John J. Marsi6th Worcester3/3/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/4/2025Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden3/5/2025Brian W. Murray10th Worcester3/6/2025Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex3/6/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable3/6/2025 1 of 3
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 137 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2185
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2185) of Michael O. Moore, Michael
D. Brady, James K. Hawkins, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for
legislation to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sector. State Administration
and Regulatory Oversight.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sector.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 9A of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following 3 paragraphs:
3 Beginning in July 1, 2025, all Commonwealth purchases or leases for new medium and
4heavy-duty trucks shall be for models that are zero emissions vehicles. Further, the
5Commonwealth shall ensure that its fleet of medium- and heavy-duty, whether owned or leased,
6is comprised of zero emission vehicles by June 30, 2035. Zero emission vehicle shall mean a
7battery electric medium- or heavy-duty truck.
8 In the event that there are no battery electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks that meet
9the Commonwealth’s needs or cannot be supported by the Commonwealth’s existing charging
10infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, the secretary shall be permitted to purchase
11any other medium- or heavy-duty truck that is not a battery electric vehicle. 2 of 3
12 The secretary shall submit to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the
13chairs of the joint committee on transportation a statement annually, not later than July 1,
14detailing the progress made in meeting the requirements of this section. The report shall include:
15(i) a complete listing of medium- and heavy-duty trucks leased, owned or assigned to each
16agency; and (ii) a description of each medium- and heavy-duty truck, including the year, make
17and model, whether the truck is powered by an internal combustion engine, a mild hybrid engine,
18a plug-in hybrid motor, a fully battery electric motor, a hydrogen fuel cell electric motor, a
19compressed liquefied natural gas engine, a propane engine or other means of propulsion. If a
20zero emission medium- or heavy-duty truck is not purchased or leased, the secretary shall
21provide, in each instance, a specific explanation as to why a zero emission vehicle could not have
22sufficiently fulfilled the intended functions.
23 SECTION 2. Section 142K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
24Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end thereof:-
25 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of
26Environmental Protection shall not implement or enforce the Advanced Clean Trucks and
27Heavy-Duty Omnibus regulations, as modified to apply to Massachusetts, earlier than July 1,
282027. As used in this section, "Advanced Clean Trucks regulation” means the portion of the
29California Low Emission Vehicle program that was adopted by the California Air Resources
30Board, and which would require manufacturers of medium-duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles
31to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions vehicles, including the provisions codified in
32sections 1905, 1963, and sections 1963.1 through 1963.5 of Title 13 of the California Code of
33Regulations. “Heavy Duty Omnibus regulation” means the portion of the California Low
34Emission Vehicle program that was adopted by the California Air Resources Board regulation in 3 of 3
35title 13, California Code of Regulations sections 2139.5, and 2169.1 through 2169.8 and any
36other related amendments relative to the emissions standards for nitrogen oxide for medium-duty
37and heavy-duty motor vehicles.
38 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.