Committee advances Clean Truck Transportation Act to improve price transparency and financing for zero‑emission trucks

The Assembly Transportation Committee moved SB 12 13 forward to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is designed to improve market transparency for medium and heavy‑duty zero‑emission trucks by requiring manufacturers to disclose baseline pricing to qualify for state incentives and by directing state agencies to explore alternative financing tools.

Victoria Roem of the Natural Resources Defense Council told the committee that the medium‑ and heavy‑duty market lacks publicly available pricing information, which hinders competition and affordability for small fleets and owner‑operators. "This transparency gap has real world consequences for affordability," Roem said, citing international contrasts in price trends.

Mary Solecki of E2 said SB 12 13 would protect small businesses and help ensure state incentives deliver maximum public benefit, and described a coordinated reporting role for CARB, GoBiz and I‑Bank to evaluate financing options.

Manufacturers and the Volvo Group expressed 'opposed unless amended' positions, citing technical implementation concerns; the author said stakeholders are close to resolving points of disagreement. The committee recorded a vote to pass the bill to Natural Resources.