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EV-related bills tracked by council include exemptions for utility vehicles, direct sales and EV property-crime work group
Summary
Council staff briefed members on several 2026 bills of interest: bills addressing utility-service vehicle exemptions, direct automaker sales, e-bike regulation, Advanced Clean Trucks reporting, EV property crime, autonomous vehicle framework, and charging at state facilities.
Council cochair Steven Hirschkowitz listed bills the EV Council is tracking for the 2026 legislative session and invited agency input on technical details but not agency positions.
Highlights included: - SB 6056: would exempt certain utility service vehicles responding to power outages or public-safety emergencies from motor vehicle emission standards under Ecology's authority; Ecology staff said…
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