Electric School Buses/Purchase Targets

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act establishes targets for annual purchase of electric school buses through fiscal year 2030, and requires the Department of Education to submit an annual implementation report through 2029 as well as a comprehensive report in 2030 detailing future recommendations for electric vehicle purchases and other measures to reduce the carbon and environmental impact of the State’s school transportation fleet.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. May 2, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House · House Natural Resources & Energy
2. May 10, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · House Natural Resources & Energy
3. May 11, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations Committee in House · House Appropriations
4. Jun 15, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Appropriations
5. Jun 21, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 25 YES 15 NO 1 ABSENT25–15 vote
6. Jun 21, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
7. Jun 27, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
8. Jun 27, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
9. Jun 27, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Finance
10. Jun 27, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT15–5 vote
11. Aug 3, 2023GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

• DH Debra HeffernanD Primary sponsor · District 6
• VL Valerie LonghurstD Joint sponsor · District 15
• SP Sophie PhillipsD Joint sponsor · District 18
• SL Stephanie L. HansenD Joint sponsor · District 10