AB 1579: Vehicles: batteries.

Session Year: 2023-2024
House: Assembly

Current Status:

Failed

(2024-02-01: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

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Existing law establishes several programs pertaining to vehicles and reducing pollution, such as the Clean Transportation Program, and various zero-emission vehicle programs administered by the State Air Resources Board, including the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program.

Existing law sets forth requirements for the acquisition of goods and services by state agencies and sets forth the various responsibilities of the Department of General Services and other state agencies in overseeing and implementing state contracting procedures and policies. Existing law authorizes the state, in establishing bid specifications for the acquisition of motor vehicles and in determining the lowest responsible bidder, to consider the probable resale value of the vehicles, as specified.This bill would require the state, beginning on January 1, 2035, in establishing bid specifications for the acquisition of motor vehicles and determining the lowest responsible bidder, to consider whether the vehicles are equipped with lithium-ion batteries that contain lithium produced with the least environmental impact. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations.

With regard to zero-emission vehicles or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, existing law requires the Department of General Services to develop prescribed criteria to evaluate bidders when awarding contracts for commercial rental car services.

By January 1, 2025, this bill would require the Department of General Services to report to the Legislature on a specified study regarding the supply chain for lithium batteries in electric vehicles, and recommendations for any legislation or policy related to this supply chain to advance state environmental and economic development goals.

Discussed in Hearing

Assembly Standing Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review

5MIN

Apr 19, 2023

Assembly Standing Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review

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Bill Author

Eduardo Garcia

Bill Co-Author(s):

Steve Padilla

AB 1579: Vehicles: batteries.

Current Status:

Assembly Standing Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review

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