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Panel advances bill expanding emergency vehicle exemptions, creates advisory process for fleet waivers
Summary
SB 496 would set an advisory appeals process and broaden which vehicles qualify as emergency‑use exempt under California Air Resources Board fleet electrification rules; local fleet managers said the changes are needed to maintain emergency response capability.
The Senate Transportation Committee advanced SB 496, which would establish an advisory appeals committee to review denied exemption or extension requests under the California Air Resources Board's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation and would broaden the emergency‑vehicle exemption to include vehicles “reasonably anticipated to be used in a disaster.”
Author Sen. Melissa Hurtado told the committee the bill aims to ensure frontline responders and essential utility and water districts retain access to vehicles capable of performing in emergencies…
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