Legislation Alert: TxETRA needs your input!

by Buzz | Posted on 16 March, 202119 March, 2021

A Message From
TxETRA Executive Director
Tom “Smitty” Smith

Dear TxETRA Members:

Our Electric Transportation Act (ETA), HB 2221 by Rep. Terry Canales, has just been referred to the House State Affairs Committee.

We initially thought the bill would be referred to the House Transportation Committee, which Rep. Canales chairs. However, we believe that since the bill deals with the Public Utility Commission, which is under significant scrutiny right now due to the deadly Texas winter storm, it was referred to House State Affairs.

It is critically important that you begin contacting the House State Affairs Committee Members to express your support for HB 2221. In addition to other measures, our bill includes an EV Fee of $100, which was what the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recommended after their interim study on what would be a fair fee for EV drivers to pay to support Texas road and bridge maintenance.

Click below to be taken to the page where you can see and contact each member of this committee:

CONTACT House State Affairs Committee Members

Below is an update of all the EV Fee Bills Filed and TxETRA’s Position on Each(by clicking the underlined link below, you can look up the bill)

Support:
HB 2221         Canales               $100 EV Fee (no hybrid fee)
SB 1720          Eckhardt            $100 EV & $80 Hybrid
HB 3797         Israel                   $100 EV & $80 Hybrid

Oppose:
SB 1711          Springer             $225 EVs / $125 Hybrids
HB 427            King                    $200 EVs/ $100 Hybrids
HB 2986          Martinez          $200 or $300 if EV is heavier 10K lbs
SB 1728           Schwertner       $200 EVs 0-600K lbs & $250 EVs 6-10K lbs

We Need Your Feedback
to support or oppose the bills listed above,
as well as proposals contained in our HB 2221.
If you have not yet taken our EV-Hybrid Driver Survey,
Please do so immediately.

We have 643 respondents so far and need at least 1,000
to reduce the margin of error.
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

Thank you in advance for responding quickly to this appeal. We have a lot to accomplish in a short time. But we need your help and participation to make the Electric Transportation Future a reality.

Happy Electrified Trails to you,

Smitty

To Review TxETRA’s Bill,
Summary and Slides, Click Below:

Review HB 2221 Bill Language, Summary, and Slides

Finally, to schedule a TxETRA briefing on the ETA bill with your group, workplace, or other organization, click below:

Schedule a TxETRA Briefing