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Read. Follow. Verify.California requires vehicle traction battery labeling, registration, and supplier fees by 2028
Record date · September 9, 2026
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning July 1, 2028, California requires s to equip new vehicle traction batteries with permanent labels and mandates annual registration with the State Air Resources Board. Battery suppliers must also pay an annual fee starting July 1, 2029, to cover state implementation and enforcement costs, with regulations to be adopted by July 1, 2031.
s and s face new labeling, annual registration, and fee obligations to fund state oversight, which may affect compliance costs for automotive supply chains in California.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
battery suppliers
Battery suppliers must equip new vehicle traction batteries with permanent labels, register with the state board within 90 days, update registration annually, and pay a tiered annual fee starting July 1, 2029.
remanufacturers
Remanufacturers must rebrand and relabel remanufactured vehicle traction batteries and complete annual registrations with the state board.
State Air Resources Board
The state board is required to adopt implementing regulations by July 1, 2031, determine cost-effective electronic submission methods, establish a tiered fee schedule, and manage the Vehicle Traction Battery Recovery Fund.
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