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Authors Lackey  
Subject Vehicles: commercial electric vehicle safety.
Relating To relating to vehicles.
Title An act to add Section 34521 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-04
State Amended Assembly
Status Died
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Bill Actions
2026-02-02     From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31     Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-05-23     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-05-14     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-29     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10     Re-referred to Com. on E.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-03-05     Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-03-04     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-03     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-03-04
Introduced     2025-02-19
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to regulate the safe operation of certain vehicles, including, but not limited to, motortrucks of 3 or more axles that are more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, truck tractors, and specified other motortrucks regulated by the department, the Department of Consumer Affairs, or the United States Secretary of Transportation. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor and requires the office to be responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies.

This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, on or before January 1, 2027, to develop and post on its internet website an action plan for responding to electric commercial motor vehicle battery fires that covers specified topics, including best practices for reducing wildfire risk and mitigating the risk of battery reignition. The bill would require the office, in developing the action plan, to consult with certain stakeholders, including the Department of the California Highway Patrol, electric truck manufacturers, and labor organizations.