An act relating to revoking Vermont’s use of California’s Clean Air Act waiver
H 65 revokes Vermont's adoption of California's Clean Air Act waiver for vehicle emissions, prohibiting the state from using California's standards for new motor vehicles. The bill amends Vermont law to explicitly ban the adoption of California's emission rules (42 U.S.C. § 7507) and repeals existing Vermont Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) and Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) rules. This directly affects how Vermont regulates vehicle emissions, shifting away from California's standards to potentially adopt alternative state rules. The changes take effect on July 1, 2025, requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to develop new emission control requirements without California's framework.
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Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jan 23, 2025
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Anne Donahue
RRepublican
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Beth Quimby
RRepublican
P
Casey Toof
RRepublican
P
Chris Keyser
RRepublican
P
Chris Taylor
RRepublican
P
Christopher Howland
RRepublican
P
Debbie Powers
RRepublican
P
Gina Galfetti
RRepublican
P
Greg Burtt
RRepublican
P
Jim Casey
RRepublican
P
Joe Luneau
RRepublican
P
Joseph Parsons
RRepublican
P
Josh Dobrovich
RRepublican
P
Kenneth Goslant
RRepublican
P
Larry Labor
RRepublican
P
Leland Morgan
RRepublican
P
Lynn Dickinson
RRepublican
P
Mark Higley
RRepublican
P
Marty Feltus
RRepublican
P
Mary Morrissey
RRepublican
P
Mike Morgan
RRepublican
P
Mike Southworth
RRepublican
P
Mike Tagliavia
RRepublican
P
Penny Demar
RRepublican
P
Richard Nelson
RRepublican
P
Todd Nielsen
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliver
RRepublican
P
Topper McFaun
RRepublican
P
V.L. Coffin
RRepublican
P
Woody Page
RRepublican
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