The Washington State Legislature is setting a target of 2030 for all passenger cars and light trucks sold in the state to be electric vehicles, Kallanish reports.

The legislation, the most ambitious state goal in the US and the first to be passed by a state legislature, was approved 25-23 in the Senate and 54-43 in the House of Representatives. Clean Cars 2020 was an amendment to a bill mandating utility preparation for an all-electric future. It now goes to Governor Jay Inslee for his signature.

The deadline is five years sooner than in California, where the deadline was imposed by the governor and creates a clear timeline for Washington state to back EVs. The 2030 deadline will be adopted by a broad group of stakeholders and it will take full effect when 75% of the vehicles on the road are subject to a road usage charge, a development expected in the next few years.

“Clean Cars 2030 sets Washington on a nation-leading path consistent with climate science and an auto industry trend toward a fully-electric automotive future,” says Matthew Metz, co-executive director of non-profit Colture that supported the passage of the legislation.

The move comes as the automotive industry moves away from gasoline-powered vehicles. GM says it will produce only zero-emissions vehicles by 2035, while Ford says it will sell only EVs in Europe by 2030 with BMW and Volvo backing EVs by 2030. The UK, Germany and The Netherlands have all adopted 2030 deadlines for switching to EVs.