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    AB-620
    Energy & Environment

    Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: rental vehicles.

    Enrolled
    CA
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    2025-2026 Regular Session
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    Key Takeaways

    • Requires CARB to consider rental and shared mobility when regulating MD/HD ZEV fleets.
    • Requires five rental-based factors in analyses: miles, compliance, exposure, health, and sourcing.
    • Covers regulations for the program and related procurement or use rules.
    • Does not authorize new funding and focuses on regulatory analysis.

    Summary

    Assembly Member Jackson’s AB 620 weaves rental and shared-mobility dynamics into California’s approach to medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle fleets by directing the state air-regulation authority to treat rental-specific considerations as it crafts regulations implementing the fleet program and related procurement or use rules for public and private fleets.

    The bill adds a new Health and Safety Code provision requiring, in the regulation-adoption process, five enumerated considerations tied to rental of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles. It directs regulators to assess (a) that rental customers drive the vehicles and bear the miles and emissions, rather than rental companies; (b) how rental or shared mobility can support compliance for obligated entities in a manner that can be more cost-effective and flexible; (c) how rental exposure to ZEV technology and charging infrastructure may educate customers about benefits, including maintenance and fuel costs; (d) the public health, air quality, and climate implications of shifting vehicle miles traveled away from fossil-fueled vehicles or toward increased ZEV miles driven through rental use; and (e) environmental and supply-chain considerations of renting versus procuring ZEVs.

    In relation to existing law, AB 620 situates these considerations within the broader Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program housed under the state’s Air Quality Improvement Program. It does not create new funding or a separate program; rather, it conditions regulatory analysis and potential design choices for regulations that implement the fleet program or govern procurement and use of MD/HD ZEVs by fleets, both public and private, on rental-focused factors.

    Implementation and drafting issues noted in the bill’s review include an inconsistency between the section number referenced in the title and the enacted text, a lack of an explicit effective date, and no stated new appropriation. The measure imposes a regulatory-analytical burden rather than new duties on fleets or rental providers, and its practical impact will hinge on how CARB incorporates the five considerations into rule development, timing, and the evaluation criteria used in public-comment processes.

    Key Dates

    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Special Consent AB620 Jackson
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Placed on suspense file
    Senate Transportation Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Transportation Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Senate Environmental Quality Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Environmental Quality Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AB 620 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass
    Assembly Transportation Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Transportation Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Introduced
    Assembly Floor
    Introduced
    Read first time. To print.

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    Assemblymember
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    Introduced By

    Corey Jackson
    Corey JacksonD
    California State Assembly Member
    70% progression
    Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (9/4/2025)

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    September 4, 2025
    PASS
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    390140PASS

    Key Takeaways

    • Requires CARB to consider rental and shared mobility when regulating MD/HD ZEV fleets.
    • Requires five rental-based factors in analyses: miles, compliance, exposure, health, and sourcing.
    • Covers regulations for the program and related procurement or use rules.
    • Does not authorize new funding and focuses on regulatory analysis.

    Get Involved

    Act Now!

    Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

    Introduced By

    Corey Jackson
    Corey JacksonD
    California State Assembly Member

    Summary

    Assembly Member Jackson’s AB 620 weaves rental and shared-mobility dynamics into California’s approach to medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle fleets by directing the state air-regulation authority to treat rental-specific considerations as it crafts regulations implementing the fleet program and related procurement or use rules for public and private fleets.

    The bill adds a new Health and Safety Code provision requiring, in the regulation-adoption process, five enumerated considerations tied to rental of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles. It directs regulators to assess (a) that rental customers drive the vehicles and bear the miles and emissions, rather than rental companies; (b) how rental or shared mobility can support compliance for obligated entities in a manner that can be more cost-effective and flexible; (c) how rental exposure to ZEV technology and charging infrastructure may educate customers about benefits, including maintenance and fuel costs; (d) the public health, air quality, and climate implications of shifting vehicle miles traveled away from fossil-fueled vehicles or toward increased ZEV miles driven through rental use; and (e) environmental and supply-chain considerations of renting versus procuring ZEVs.

    In relation to existing law, AB 620 situates these considerations within the broader Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program housed under the state’s Air Quality Improvement Program. It does not create new funding or a separate program; rather, it conditions regulatory analysis and potential design choices for regulations that implement the fleet program or govern procurement and use of MD/HD ZEVs by fleets, both public and private, on rental-focused factors.

    Implementation and drafting issues noted in the bill’s review include an inconsistency between the section number referenced in the title and the enacted text, a lack of an explicit effective date, and no stated new appropriation. The measure imposes a regulatory-analytical burden rather than new duties on fleets or rental providers, and its practical impact will hinge on how CARB incorporates the five considerations into rule development, timing, and the evaluation criteria used in public-comment processes.

    70% progression
    Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (9/4/2025)

    Key Dates

    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Special Consent AB620 Jackson
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Placed on suspense file
    Senate Transportation Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Transportation Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Senate Environmental Quality Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Environmental Quality Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AB 620 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass
    Assembly Transportation Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Transportation Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Introduced
    Assembly Floor
    Introduced
    Read first time. To print.

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    September 4, 2025
    PASS
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    390140PASS

    Contacts

    Profile
    Corey JacksonD
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    0 of 1 row(s) selected.
    Page 1 of 1
    Select All Legislators
    Profile
    Corey JacksonD
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author