STATE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
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SB 30 — STATE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Last action — DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
122 added · 106 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Senate Bill 30 clarifies that the Transportation Services Division must purchase electric vehicles to ensure they make up at least 75% of all state light-duty vehicles by January 1, 2030. This change emphasizes the bill's focus on transitioning to electric vehicles, which could help reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainability. Overall, it reflects a commitment to modernizing the state vehicle fleet and addressing environmental concerns.
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All state vehicle purchases shall be pursuant to the provisions of the Procurement Code.
All purchases of state vehicles, even those not assigned to the motor pool, shall be approved by the director.
B.
The division shall, pursuant to rules established by the general services department, create a plan for and purchase electric vehicles in a manner in which those vehicles would constitute at least seventy-five percent of all STBTCºlight duty vehicles that are rated less than eight h g thousand five hundred pounds unloaded base weight and are o t hr classified as»STBTC state vehicles by January 1, 2030.
The g e i k general services department shall establish those rules by h r i s h December 31, 2023.
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Action History
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DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
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Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Finance Committee
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Sent to Senate Pre-file
Sponsors
- William P. Soules · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- William P. Soules Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (111)
111 members have not signed on to this bill.
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