Exempting utility service vehicles from certain motor vehicle emission standards.

 S-3660.1

SENATE BILL 6056

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Boehnke and Dozier

Prefiled 01/09/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.

AN ACT Relating to exempting utility service vehicles from certain motor vehicle emission standards; and reenacting and amending RCW 70A.30.010 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 70A.30.010 and 2020 c 143 s 1 and 2020 c 20 s 1366 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) Pursuant to the federal clean air act, the legislature adopts the California motor vehicle emission standards in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations. (( The )) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the department of ecology shall adopt rules to implement the motor vehicle emission standards of the state of California, including the zero emission vehicle program, and shall amend the rules from time to time, to maintain consistency with the California motor vehicle emission standards and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7507 (section 177 of the federal clean air act).