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Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to establishing a tax on certain business 1
activities related to surpluses generated under the zero-emission 2
vehicle program; amending RCW 42.56.270; adding a new chapter to 3
Title 82 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the zero-6
emission vehicle program is a key policy supporting state efforts to 7
achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions required in RCW 8
70A.45.020. The advanced clean cars and advanced clean cars II 9
components of the zero-emission vehicle program require manufacturers 10
of passenger cars and light duty trucks to achieve an escalating 11
minimum percentage of zero-emission vehicles for sale or lease in 12
Washington, or to obtain surplus credits from an auto manufacturer 13
that has exceeded this minimum compliance obligation. By providing 14
for the creation of these tradeable and bankable credits, the program 15
creates an incentive for vehicle manufacturers to maximize their 16
investments in developing and selling cleaner cars. The legislature 17
also finds that the creation of these tradeable and bankable credits 18
creates the opportunity for a financial windfall accruing to firms 19
that are not burdened by the legacy production of internal combustion 20
engine vehicles that make a compliance obligation more difficult 21
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SENATE BILL 5811
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Lovelett, Dhingra, Alvarado, Frame, Nobles, and Pedersen
Read first time 04/16/25. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
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under the program. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to 1
address this unintended outcome by taxing the windfall profits from 2
the generation of surplus zero-emission vehicle credits and 3
reinvesting those funds in other programs and incentives that promote 4
cleaner vehicles that further state climate goals.5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply 6
throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires 7
otherwise.8
(1) "Banked" means a ZEV credit that a manufacturer has carried 9
over for use in future model years in which a manufacturer has a 10
shortfall or for use to offset a manufacturer's deficit carried over 11
from a previous model year.12
(2) "Manufacturer" has the same meaning as in WAC 173-423-040, as 13
it existed as of January 1, 2025.14
(3) "Model year" has the same meaning as in WAC 173-423-040, as 15
it existed as of January 1, 2025.16
(4) "Pooled" means a ZEV credit that has been earned in 17
Washington and transferred to another state that implements a program 18
for zero-emission vehicles that is consistent with California motor 19
vehicle emissions standards and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7507 (section 177 of 20
the federal clean air act).21
(5) "Surplus" means when a manufacturer's zero-emission vehicle 22
requirement performance is above the applicable annual zero-emission 23
vehicle requirement, as calculated under the zero-emission vehicle 24
program rules adopted by the department of ecology.25
(6)(a) "Zero-emission vehicle program" means a rule adopted by 26
the department of ecology under chapter 70A.30 RCW that requires 27
manufacturers to deliver a minimum percentage of zero-emission 28
vehicles in or into Washington that is applicable to passenger cars, 29
light duty trucks, medium duty passenger vehicles, and medium duty 30
vehicles. "Zero-emission vehicle program" includes the rule adopted 31
by the department of ecology codified in chapter 173-423 WAC, as it 32
existed as of the effective date of this section, and any successor 33
rules adopted by the department of ecology applicable to passenger 34
cars, light duty trucks, medium duty passenger vehicles, and medium 35
duty vehicles.36
(b) "Zero-emission vehicle program" does not include the advanced 37
clean trucks rule adopted by the department of ecology under chapter 38
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70A.30 RCW or other successor rules adopted by the department under 1
chapter 70A.30 RCW applicable to heavy duty vehicles.2
(7) "Zero-emission vehicle requirement" means a manufacturer's 3
zero-emission vehicle production required, expressed in whole 4
vehicles, for the applicable model year under the zero-emission 5
vehicle program.6
(8) "ZEV credit" means a unit of measure generated when a 7
manufacturer delivers a zero-emission vehicle or qualifying plug-in 8
hybrid vehicle for sale or lease in Washington or undertakes other 9
activities specified in rules adopted by the department of ecology to 10
implement chapter 70A.30 RCW.11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) By October 31st of each year, the 12
department of ecology must transmit to the department the following 13
information related to each manufacturer's zero-emission vehicle 14
program activities during the preceding model year, using information 15
reported to the department of ecology under chapter 70A.30 RCW:16
(a) Beginning with i