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Committee advances SB 77 to require ethical sourcing disclosures for state vehicle purchases
Summary
Senators passed SB 77 as amended, directing state light‑duty vehicle suppliers to certify sourcing for materials such as lithium, cobalt and aluminum and to represent that those materials were not produced with child labor; the bill moves to Appropriations.
The Senate Committee on Governmental Organization passed SB 77 as amended, moving the measure to the Appropriations Committee. The bill, as amended in committee, would require suppliers of state‑purchased light‑duty vehicles that contain lithium, cobalt or aluminum to certify that those materials were not produced using child labor and to provide sourcing information for covered materials.
Senator Grove, the bill’s author, said California should use its purchasing power “to make sure that state procures its vehicles from an ethical source of supply.” He cited reporting…
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