SB 615: Vehicle traction batteries.

This bill aims to regulate the end-of-life management of vehicle traction batteries, requiring battery suppliers, secondary users, and handlers to ensure responsible disposal or recycling. The bill would also establish a vehicle traction battery recovery fund to cover regulatory costs and implement new reporting requirements for the sale, transfer, and receipt of vehicle traction batteries. The department of toxic substances control would be responsible for enforcing these provisions and would be authorized to impose civil or administrative penalties for non-compliance. The bill would exempt violations from criminal penalties, but would require reports and records to be provided under penalty of perjury. Additionally, the bill would restrict public access to certain information collected for the purpose of administering this program.