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Senate advances state vehicle-efficiency standard, requires 50% of new passenger vehicles to meet efficiency criteria
Summary
Senate substituted and advanced SB 99 to require at least 50% of new or replacement state passenger vehicles meet specified cleaner-vehicle standards (including electric and hybrid). Sponsors said the change can be done within normal replacement cycles; final third-reading tally was 22 yeas, 2 nays, 5 absent.
The Utah Senate advanced a substitute version of Senate Bill 99 that directs state fleet managers to ensure half of new and replacement passenger vehicles meet specified efficiency and emissions standards, a change sponsors said could be achieved within normal replacement cycles.
Senator Jenkins, sponsor of the floor substitute, described the measure as a stewardship and air-quality…
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