SB 615: Requires an automotive repair dealer that removes a battery from a vehicle still in service to participate in a core exchange program established by the battery supplier and be responsible for either returning a removed battery to the battery supplier or sending it to a qualified facility.
CAA position: Concerns.
Status: Two-year bill.
Zero Emissions Aftermarket
SB 301: Requires CARB to establish the Zero Emissions Aftermarket project to provide an applicant with a rebate for a vehicle converted to a zero-emission vehicle.
CAA position: Watch.
Status: Assembly.
Other Bills of Interest
AB 473: New Motor Vehicle Board. Modifies several laws governing relationships between new motor vehicle manufactures and franchisees that operate car dealerships.
CAA position: Watch.
Status: Senate.
AB 1609: Imposes an additional annual $4 charge on motor vehicles to provide funding for air quality management districts to reduce air pollution.
CAA position: Concerns.
Status: Two-year bill.
SB 12: Requires CARB to ensure statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by at least 55% below 1990 levels by Dec. 31, 2030.
CAA position: Watch.
Status: Two-year bill.
SB 429: Establishes vehicle inspection requirements for vehicles used on a transportation network company platform such as Uber and Lyft.
CAA position: Watch.
Status: Assembly.
SB 670: Requires CARB to develop a methodology for assessing and spatially representing vehicle miles traveled and to develop maps to display average vehicle miles traveled per capita in the state.
CAA position: Concerns.
Status: Two-year bill.
Abby Andrews