AN ACT REQUIRING ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE GUIDES FOR FIGHTING BATTERY FIRES TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

HB 6627 requires electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers selling vehicles in the state to create and provide fire departments with specific guides for fighting battery fires and preventing thermal runaway or reignition. These guides must cover safe handling of damaged lithium-ion batteries and storage procedures for compromised vehicles. The bill directly affects EV manufacturers (who must develop the guides) and all fire departments (who will receive them). Its primary goal is to equip firefighters with essential, vehicle-specific safety information during EV fire responses.