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SB-1121 • 2026

Vehicles: commercial electric vehicle safety.

Vehicles: commercial electric vehicle safety.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Seyarto
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Referred to Com. on E.M.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific information on penalties for non-compliance or funding allocation, leaving these points as unknowns.

Commercial Electric Vehicle Safety Plan

This law requires the Office of Emergency Services to create a plan for handling fires from commercial electric vehicle batteries by January 1, 2028.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Office of Emergency Services to develop and post an action plan on their website for responding to battery fires in commercial electric vehicles by January 1, 2028.
  • The plan must cover best practices for reducing wildfire risk and mitigating the risk of battery reignition.
  • Before making the plan, the Office of Emergency Services has to consult with stakeholders like the California Highway Patrol, electric truck manufacturers, and labor organizations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of Emergency Services
  • Commercial electric vehicle owners and operators
  • Emergency responders

Terms To Know

Office of Emergency Services
A part of the California government that helps with disaster response.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
The maximum weight a vehicle can carry, including its own weight.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the plan is not made by January 1, 2028.
  • Does not say how much money will be given to make and post the action plan.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on E.M.

  2. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

  3. 2026-02-17 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1121, as introduced, Seyarto.
Vehicles: commercial electric vehicle safety.
Existing law requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to regulate the safe operation of certain vehicles, including, but not limited to, motortrucks of 3 or more axles that are more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, truck tractors, and specified other motortrucks regulated by the department, the Department of Consumer Affairs, or the United States Secretary of Transportation. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor and requires the office to be responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies.
This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, on or before January 1, 2028, to develop and post on its internet website an action plan for responding to electric commercial motor
vehicle battery fires that covers specified topics, including best practices for reducing wildfire risk and mitigating the risk of battery reignition. The bill would require the office, in developing the action plan, to consult with certain stakeholders, including the Department of the California Highway Patrol, electric truck manufacturers, and labor organizations.

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