Connecticut House votes 99 to 51 to delay state clean bus electrification mandate
By Eve
The Connecticut House of Representatives passed House Bill 5464 on 29 April 2026, rolling back portions of the state's 2022 Clean Air Act that barred the Department of Transportation from buying new diesel buses. Officials cited changes in federal environmental policy under the Trump administration as the reason for relaxing the school and transit bus electrification timeline.
Why it matters: The vote signals a potential slowdown in state level electric bus procurement in Connecticut, affecting fleet operators and charging infrastructure suppliers who had planned around the original 2022 mandate. Contractors and CPOs targeting transit and school bus depot charging projects in the state may need to revise deployment schedules and revenue forecasts.