Kennedy Defends Consumers and Businesses before EV Agenda – HB 5485

(HARTFORD) — On Wednesday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-119) joined the Transportation Committee for a scheduled meeting to discuss the future of Governor Lamont’s proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate. The current bill, HB 5485, An Act Concerning Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles, creates a multi-pronged approach to phasing-in the mandated use of electric vehicles for Connecticut consumers.

After being withdrawn from the Legislative Regulation Review Committee last fall, and more recently suspended from being the topic for a special legislative session this winter, the EV mandate has received major public backlash, with many associating this agenda with government overreach.

“Consumers, businesses, and low-income families must come before the EV agenda,” said Kennedy during the meeting. “As an environmentalist, I support exploring clean energy alternatives, but not if it negatively impacts our economy, environment, and quality of life. I want to recognize the 500+ residents who took the time to submit testimony in opposition of this bill, until we have an alternative that doesn’t limit consumer choice and decrease business development.”

For more information on this or other state issues, please contact Rep. Kennedy at Kathy.Kennedy@housegop.ct.gov or at 860-240-8700. Don’t forget to follow Kathy on Facebook and to subscribe to her email updates at RepKennedy.com.