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Committee defers bill that would favor construction bidders using electric vehicles amid infrastructure questions

Joint hearing of Government Operations and the Senate Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts · February 14, 2025
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Summary

Lawmakers deferred SB 1121, which would give procurement preference to construction companies using electric vehicles, after questions about charging infrastructure and battery disposal went unanswered.

The committee recommended deferring SB 11 21 after members raised practical questions about how a procurement preference for construction firms using electric vehicles would be implemented at construction sites.

Chair introduced the measure as establishing a procurement preference that…

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