2077-S AMH COUT LIPS 473

SHB 2077 - H AMD 1368

By Representative Couture

NOT ADOPTED 04/22/2025

On page 6, after line 18, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) It is the legislature's specific public policy objective to:

(a) Increase the number of ZEV credits purchased under the zero-emission vehicle program by vehicle manufacturers that also manufacture vehicles that do not qualify for credits under the zero-emission vehicle program;

(b) Reduce the number of zero-emission vehicles purchased in Washington; and

(c) Increase the purchase price of zero-emission vehicles in Washington.

(2) By December 1, 2030, the joint legislative audit and review committee must complete a review of the effects of the tax established in the chapter and submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature. The review must address whether the taxes imposed under this chapter have achieved:

(a) A decrease in the number of zero-emission vehicles purchased or registered in Washington;

(b) An increase in the price of zero-emission vehicles purchased in Washington; and

(c) An increase in the number of ZEV credits purchased by vehicle manufacturers that also manufacture vehicles that do not qualify for credits under the zero-emission vehicle program.

(3) In order to obtain the data necessary to perform the review in subsection (2) of this section, the joint legislative audit and review committee must refer to data or reports of the department of ecology and the department of revenue in implementing chapter 70A.30 RCW and RCW 70A.---(the new chapter created in section 8 of this act), and vehicle licensing and purchase data submitted to the departments of revenue and licensing."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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