HB1479 – Tax exemption for emissions reductions or energy efficiency in fire department vehicles.
Prime Sponsor – Representative Sullivan (D; 47th District; Auburn-Covington)
Current status – Referred to the House Committee on Finance
Next step would be – Scheduling a hearing.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Comments –
The number of covered vehicles is going to increase because of technological developments, and because of population growth, so the declaration of the Legislature’s intent to extend the exemption if that happens might as well just say that it does intend to extend it… Technically, the bill’s language seems to say that any efficient equipment “in” a vehicle, like, say, a more energy efficient pump, would qualify the whole vehicle for the exemption, even if it only made a very small improvement.

Summary –
The bill would create a new ten year sales and use tax exemption for fire department vehicles that contain or incorporate emissions or fuel reduction technology, if they’re designed, maintained, and used exclusively for fire suppression and rescue, or for fire prevention activities.

The bill declares that the legislature intends to extend the expiration date of the exemption if a review finds that the number of covered fire department vehicles in the state has increased.