The California Trucking Association told the Assembly Natural Resources Committee it had opposed SB 1213 but was now neutral after amendments, according to the committee summary and entity extract from the June 29 hearing.
SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transparency Act, is aimed at increasing transparency in the medium- and heavy-duty clean truck market. The hearing summary says the bill advanced with support from clean-vehicle advocates and the trucking association’s neutralization after amendments.
The committee record identifies the California Trucking Association witness as Chris Schmoda, who said the group had been opposed but was now neutral after the changes. Support testimony came from the Natural Resources Defense Council and E2, while Volvo North America also appeared in the hearing record.
The summary does not specify which amendments persuaded the trucking association to soften its stance, and it does not include the committee’s final vote breakdown. The transcript was also cut off before the full battery of later bill discussions concluded.
A committee hearing summary and entity extract were the only sources available for this report, so the account is limited to the position change documented in the record.
