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*hb0094*
HOUSE BILL 94
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HB 592/21 – ENT (PRE–FILED)
By: Delegate Fraser–Hidalgo Delegates Fraser–Hidalgo, Barve, Boyce, Foley,
Healey, Holmes, Jalisi, Lehman, Love, Prettyman, Ruth, Stein, Stewart, and
Terrasa
Requested: September 21, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 15, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
State Vehicle Fleet – Conversion to Zero–Emission Passenger Cars and Other 2
Light–Duty Vehicles 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the State to ensure that a certain minimum percentage of 4
passenger cars and other light–duty vehicles purchased for the State vehicle fleet in 5
certain fiscal years are zero–emission vehicles, subject to the availability of funding; 6
requiring the Department of General Services to ensure the development of certain 7
charging infrastructure; and generally relating to the State vehicle fleet and 8
zero–emission passenger cars and other light–duty vehicles. 9
BY adding to 10
Article – State Finance and Procurement 11
Section 14–418 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2021 Replacement Volume) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – State Finance and Procurement 17
14–418. 18 2 HOUSE BILL 94
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
INDICATED. 2
(2) “LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLE ” MEANS A VEHICLE WITH A GROSS 3
WEIGHT OF 8,500 POUNDS OR LESS . 4
(3) “PASSENGER CAR ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–144.2 OF 5
THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 6
(4) “ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLE ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7
23–206.4 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 8
(B) IT IS THE INTENT OF T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT 100% OF: 9
(1) PASSENGER CARS IN TH E STATE VEHICLE FLEET B E 10
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2031; AND 11
(2) OTHER LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES IN THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET B E 12
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2036. 13
(C) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PURCHAS E OF VEHICLES: 14
(1) THAT HAVE SPECIAL PE RFORMANCE REQUIREMEN TS NECESSARY 15
FOR THE PROTECTION A ND WELFARE OF THE PU BLIC; OR 16
(2) BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR THE MARYLAND 17
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION THAT W ILL BE USED TO PROVI DE PARATRANSIT 18
SERVICE. 19
(D) SUBJECT TO THE AVAILA BILITY OF FUNDING , THE STATE SHALL 20
ENSURE THAT : 21
(1) (I) IN FISCAL YEARS 2023 THROUGH 2025, INCLUSIVE, AT 22
LEAST 25% OF PASSENGER CARS PU RCHASED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 23
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; 24
(II) IN FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027, AT LEAST 50% OF 25
PASSENGER CARS PURCH ASED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 26
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; AND 27
(III) BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2028, 100% OF PASSENGER 28
CARS PURCHASED FOR T HE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE ZERO–EMISSION VEH ICLES; 29
AND 30 HOUSE BILL 94 3
(2) (I) IN FISCAL YEARS 2028 THROUGH 2030, INCLUSIVE, AT 1
LEAST 25% OF ALL OTHER LIGHT –DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED FOR THE STATE 2
VEHICLE FLEET ARE ZE RO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; 3
(II) IN FISCAL YEARS 2031 AND 2032, AT LEAST 50% OF ALL 4
OTHER LIGHT –DUTY VEHICLES PURCHASED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 5
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; AND 6
(III) BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2033, 100% OF ALL OTHER 7
LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 8
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES . 9
(E) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ENSURE THE 10
DEVELOPMENT OF CHARG ING INFRASTRUCTURE T O SUPPORT THE OPERAT ION OF 11
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES IN THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET . 12
(F) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR , THE CHIEF 13
PROCUREMENT OFFICER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 14
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, AN ANNUAL 15
REPORT THAT INCLUDES , FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEA R: 16
(I) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PASSENGER CARS AND O THER 17
LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED BY EACH UNIT ; 18
(II) THE NUMBER OF ZERO–EMISSION PASSENGER C ARS AND 19
OTHER LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED BY EACH UNIT ; 20
(III) THE CURRENT PERCENTA GE OF PASSENGER CARS AND 21
OTHER LIGHT –DUTY VEHICLES IN THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET T HAT ARE 22
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; 23
(IV) ANY OPERATIONAL SA VINGS ASSOCIATED WIT H THE 24
PURCHASE AND OPERATI ON OF ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; AND 25
(V) AN EVALUATION OF THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCT URE 26
THAT EXISTS TO SUPPO RT THE OPERATION OF ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES IN THE 27
STATE VEHICLE FLEET . 28
(2) EACH UNIT SHALL COOPE RATE WITH THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT 29
OFFICER IN THE COLLECTION AN D REPORTING OF THE I NFORMATION REQUIRED 30
UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N. 31
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
October 1, 2022. 2
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.