HD 453 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act setting deadlines to electrify school buses and public fleets and establishing programs to encourage private fleet electrification

This bill requires Massachusetts public vehicle fleets (including school buses, municipal vehicles, and state agency fleets) to transition to 100% electric vehicles by specific deadlines. Light-duty public fleets must be 100% electric by 2035, with 50% by 2027 and 75% by 2030. School buses must be 100% electric by 2040, with 50% new purchases by 2030 and 100% by 2035. The state also mandates that all new Commonwealth vehicle purchases be 100% electric by 2030, with annual public reporting on progress.
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