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Arizona's state-level GLB regulation is frozen in amber from a 2007–08 "Brown Cloud" PM-10 era. ARS § 49-457.01 (enacted via HB 2798, effective March 31, 2008) prohibits blowing landscape debris into public roadways, restricts leaf-blower use to stabilized surfaces, and requires triennial ADEQ-approved training for paid operators — applicable in counties ≥2M population (Maricopa) or EPA-designated PM-10 nonattainment (Pinal, Pima partial). It is a fugitive-dust statute, not a fuel-source rule. Executive Order 2007-03 (Governor Napolitano, February 2007) bans gas-powered landscape equipment on state property in Maricopa/Pima/Pinal counties (effective June 30, 2007); not rescinded but not actively audited. Maricopa County Rule P-25 (February 2008) requires Area A municipalities to prohibit government-fleet leaf-blower operation on High Pollution Advisory days except in vacuum mode. HB 2686 (2020, Ducey) preempts municipalities from "codes or ordinances that could have the effect of restricting a person's or entity's ability to use the services of a utility provider" — drafted in response to Berkeley CA's natural-gas ban. While it does not explicitly name lawn equipment, the preemption shadow is real enough that any Arizona charter-city gas-specific GLB ordinance would face a plausible state-law challenge. AG Opinion I18-004 (Brnovich, 2018) further constrains charter-city noise authority against state-recognized equipment specifications. No AZ GLB/SORE bill has been filed in any of the 53rd–57th Legislatures (2017–2026).
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Arizona. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Maricopa County's Mowing Down Pollution program issues vouchers of $200 (residential mower) and $75 (handheld), or $300/device for commercial users.
Pima County's gas-to-electric replacement program gives residents a $150 voucher per gas mower and $50 per handheld device (up to $400), redeemable at Tucson-area Home Depot.
Arkansas's state-level posture on energy-choice municipal regulation operates through a single 2021 preemption statute plus Gov. Sanders's aggressive anti-ESG legislative leadership. Act 308 (2021), signed by then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), prohibits local governments from adopting any ordinance aimed at limiting the energy source utility customers might prefer. Parallel to Arizona HB 2686 (2020), Tennessee 2020, Oklahoma, and Louisiana La. R.S. 30:2379. Act 308 does not name lawn equipment but its energy-choice framing creates a legal shadow over any hypothetical Arkansas municipal Berkeley-style GLB ordinance. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R, January 2023–) has led the nation in anti-ESG legislation — Arkansas has enacted 7+ anti-ESG measures since 2021 per Arkansas Advocate (July 2025). Sanders sued EPA over ozone regulations (2023), signed the Arkansas Wind Energy Development Act with stringent siting, and issued an EO to Speed Permitting for Economic Development Projects. No GLB-specific EO. Sanders's environmental posture is structurally hostile to any future GLB pathway. No state GLB/SORE bill has been filed in the 94th GA (2025) or 95th GA (2026). The combined Act 308 + anti-ESG framework is the operative constraint on any Arkansas municipal fuel-source ordinance.
The only statewide gas-equipment sales ban in the U.S. AB 1346 (Berman, 2021) directed CARB to prohibit the sale of new small off-road engines (SORE) — leaf blowers, mowers, chainsaws, edgers, trimmers, pressure washers, and portable generators. Effective for engines manufactured on or after January 1, 2024. Enforced at the manufacturer, distributor, and retailer level; does not restrict operation of pre-ban equipment. Farmers and emergency responders exempt. $30M was appropriated for small-business transition. Federal preemption litigation (OPEI 9th Circuit petition) is paused pending Trump EPA review of California's Clean Air Act §209(e) authorization.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in California. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Atherton offers residents a $250 rebate (per household, per fiscal year) toward an electric leaf blower plus batteries and chargers, first-come until funds run out.
Burlingame, which banned gas blowers as of July 1, 2024, offers a first-come rebate of $100 for residents and $500 for commercial landscapers switching to electric.
CARB's statewide hub directs residents and businesses to currently-active local air-district zero-emission landscaping rebates, with amounts set per district.
Irvine (via SCAQMD) offers residents up to $250 per item, up to three lifetime rebates, ahead of its July 1, 2026 gas-equipment ban.
Palm Springs offers residents 40% of an electric blower's price up to $100 (with gas trade-in) plus up to $750 for licensed gardeners/landscapers.
South Coast AQMD's Residential Electric Lawn & Garden rebate pays $150-$250 (by price tier) for new cordless battery equipment when the old gas unit is scrapped, up to 3 per household.
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District awards vouchers (total $937,500, launched Oct 1, 2024) to county residents, businesses, nonprofits, schools and public agencies who surrender gas/diesel lawn equipment for new cordless electric models, first-come while funds last.
Voucher program supporting Woodside's July 1, 2026 gas-powered leaf blower ban, administered by the nonprofit Acterra. Covers electric leaf blowers and other electric gardening tools; applicants apply through Acterra and provide proof of eligibility (residency, business license, or parcel size). A free Electric Leaf Blower Kit option became available starting May 2026. Funds are allocated first-come, first-served.
Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Regulation 29 restricts all government entities (state agencies, local governments, municipalities, counties, public school districts, special districts) and their commercial contractors from using gas-powered handheld lawn and garden equipment during the summer ozone season (June 1 – August 31) in the Denver Metro / North Front Range ozone nonattainment area. Covered equipment includes aerators, brush cutters, chainsaws, push mowers, leaf blowers, power washers, rotary tillers, shredders, string trimmers, and similar push / hand-held gas equipment. The rule went into effect June 1, 2025 (Denver Gazette, Jun 5 2025). Residential and most private commercial use remain unrestricted. Colorado has not adopted a CARB-equivalent sales ban. Boulder, after a multi-year study, deferred regulatory action in favor of a voluntary voucher pilot.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Colorado. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Boulder County's PACE landscaping-equipment grant covers 50% of cost up to $5,000 via lottery; this cycle is closed pending the next round.
Colorado's statewide program (since Jan 1, 2024) gives an automatic 30% point-of-sale discount on electric mowers, blowers, trimmers and snow blowers at participating retailers.
Empire Electric Association runs the 2026 Electrify & Save outdoor power equipment rebate (Tri-State schedule: 25% up to $50 for blowers).
Gunnison County Electric Association accepts outdoor power equipment rebate applications at 25% of cost, filed within 90 days of purchase.
High West Energy offers 2026 outdoor power equipment rebates (25% up to $50 for trimmers/leaf blowers, up to $1,000 riding mower, $300 cap).
Highline Electric's Electrify and Save program currently offers an outdoor power equipment rebate (amounts in its 2026 program PDF).
Holy Cross Energy's E-Lawn Care rebate covers 25% of the cost of electric lawn equipment (incl. leaf blowers) up to a $300 lifetime maximum per member.
K.C. Electric Association offers Tri-State outdoor power equipment rebates (25% up to $50 for trimmers/leaf blowers, up to $1,000 riding mower, $300 cap), filed within 90 days.
La Plata Electric Association accepts outdoor electric equipment rebate applications at 25% of cost up to $100 per item ($250/member/year cap), filed within 90 days.
Morgan County REA runs the Electrify & Save outdoor power equipment rebate (mowers, blowers, trimmers, chainsaws, e-bikes) with a live application form.
Mountain Parks Electric rebates $100 per mower/snowblower and $50 per trimmer/leaf blower/chainsaw, capped at $300 total.
Mountain View Electric's rebate covers 25% of cost up to $50 for electric leaf blowers, up to $150 for walk-behind mowers and up to $1,000 for riding mowers.
Poudre Valley REA's outdoor power equipment rebate covers 25% of cost up to $50 for leaf blowers, up to $150 for walk-behind mowers and up to $1,000 for riding mowers (file within 90 days).
San Isabel Electric offers an Outdoor Power Equipment rebate (battery/corded), one per product type per year, with claims due within 90 days.
San Luis Valley REC's Outdoor Power Equipment Electrification rebate (Tri-State Electrify & Save) covers 25% of electric lawn/snow equipment and 50% of batteries, capped at $300/account; offered since 2023 and still active in the 2026 brochure. (Item-level amounts live in the rebate brochure PDF, not the web page body.)
San Miguel Power Association offers Beneficial Electrification rebates on new electric outdoor power equipment (50% of cost) while funds last, via SmartHub.
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association accepts online rebate applications for 25% of cost on new electric outdoor power equipment, capped at $300 aggregate (excl. riding mowers).
Southeast Colorado Power Association offers an Outdoor Power Equipment rebate (ENERGY STAR; DSIRE lists leaf blowers at 50% up to $25), filed within 90 days.
United Power's outdoor equipment rebate is no longer accepting submissions (application closed).
White River Electric Association lists a current Outdoor Power Equipment rebate (mowers, leaf blowers, etc. via Tri-State); amounts are in the member rebate form.
Y-W Electric's 2026 rebate covers electric outdoor power equipment (mowers, blowers, trimmers) up to 50% of cost; members contact Member Services for the amount.
Yampa Valley Electric Association's Energy Hero program offered a 25% rebate (up to $150/item, $300/member annual cap) on electric mowers, leaf blowers, trimmers, pruners and chainsaws from 2021 through the 2025 program year; it was dropped for the 2026 program year. Historical — no longer offered.
Original SB 319 (2026) would have banned sale of gas handheld/backpack blowers January 1, 2029 and use September 1, 2030, funded via the Public Benefits Charge on electric bills. On March 19, 2026, the Environment Committee advanced the bill 26–8 with the ban provisions stripped — leaving only a Connecticut Green Bank loan program for commercial landscapers. The Yankee Institute's "regressive utility-bill funding" framing is widely credited with the removal. Five Connecticut towns (Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford, Westport, Wallingford) have municipal restrictions in force.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Delaware. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
New Castle County's Powering Our Future offered up to $50 lawn-care-tool rebates at its 2023 launch; the official site was unreachable at audit time, so current status is unconfirmed.
Full districtwide ban on the sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers under the Leaf Blower Regulation Amendment Act of 2018. Passed unanimously by the DC Council; signed by Mayor Bowser; effective January 1, 2022. Exempts federal land only. Violations carry fines up to $500, enforceable by citizen report. Among the earliest U.S. jurisdictions with a binding, comprehensive use ban.
Leaf Blower Regulation Amendment Act of 2018 prohibits the use and sale of gasoline-powered leaf blowers throughout the District of Columbia, except on Federal land. Three-year phase-out culminated in full prohibition on 2022-01-01. Enforcement: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), with civil fines up to $500 per violation. Retailers must conspicuously notify customers that gas blowers may not be used in DC.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in District of Columbia. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
DCSEU offers residential electric lawn-mower rebates ($75 push, $500 riding) on equipment purchased 10/1/2025-9/30/2026 while funds last.
SB 290 (2026 "Florida Farm Bill"), signed by Gov. DeSantis March 23, 2026, creates Fla. Stat. §§ 125.489 and 166.0415, preempting county and municipal regulation of engines based on fuel source. No grandfather clause. Takes effect July 1, 2026, at which point eight pre-existing Florida municipal ordinances (Naples, Key Biscayne, Town of Palm Beach, Miami Beach, Pinecrest, South Miami, Surfside, Winter Park — already repealed by referendum) become unenforceable for their fuel-source provisions. Equal-application noise rules survive.
The nation's originating state-preemption jurisdiction on GLB regulation. The Landscape Equipment and Agricultural Fairness (LEAF) Act, HB 374 (Rep. Brad Thomas), was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp on May 2, 2023 — predating Texas SB 1017 by ~4 months and Florida SB 290 by almost 3 years. Codified at O.C.G.A. § 36-60-30. Bars any political subdivision from regulating landscape equipment based on fuel source or engine type. Uniquely, a Sen. Elena Parent (D-42) amendment added a sunset clause: the preemption expires June 30, 2031, at which point Georgia municipalities could act unless the General Assembly reauthorizes. Only equal-application noise / decibel ordinances survive (Decatur's 2024 ordinance is the model framework).
Hawaii's state-level GLB restriction framework — noise-based rather than emissions-based, designed specifically to avoid federal Clean Air Act §209(e) preemption per Hawaii Attorney General Office guidance. HI Rev Stat § 342F-30.8 (Leaf Blowers; restrictions) — in any urban land use district, it is unlawful for any person to operate a leaf blower within a residential zone or within 100 feet of a residential zone except between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and state/federal holidays. Violators face fines of $50 for the first violation, $100 for the second, $200 for the third, and $500 for each subsequent violation. Any county may adopt stricter rules or ordinances, and the more restrictive requirements apply in case of conflict. 2024 noise-based sale ban (SB 628 / HB 2804 session) prohibits the sale of any leaf blower or string trimmer rated by its manufacturer at greater than 70 decibels when measured at 50 feet, effective July 1, 2027. Removes the prior government-entity exemption. Federal preemption avoidance — per Honolulu Civil Beat December 2023 reporting, the Hawaii AG Office told legislators that an emissions-based GLB ban would run afoul of federal CAA §209(e) preemption because emissions are regulated solely by the federal government; the AG's Office recommended a noise-based alternative, which became the 2024 statute. Hawaii is the only state-level GLB framework in the U.S. deliberately designed around federal preemption avoidance. CT OLR 2024-R-0177 lists Hawaii as one of six state-level restriction jurisdictions (CA, DC, AZ, HI, CO, VT). Honolulu Bill 68 (2020) — predating state statute, City and County of Honolulu ordinance banning sale or use of gas-powered leaf blowers on Oahu.
HB 4805 (103rd General Assembly, 2023–2024), sponsored by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81), would have banned gas leaf blowers statewide effective January 1, 2025 with a $500 civil penalty. Died Session Sine Die on January 7, 2025 without a hearing. No 104th-session successor bill. Predecessor SB 3313 (101st GA) also died. Illinois's home-rule framework (Article VII §6) means no state enabling bill is structurally required — two full-ban cities (Evanston since 2023, Oak Park since June 2025) plus a 7-village North Shore seasonal cluster have acted without state permission.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Illinois. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Elgin offers residents a $50 or $100 rebate on new electric or manual yard equipment for 2026 (60 rebates, first-come).
Governor Mike Braun (R, inaugurated January 13, 2025) has issued three executive orders that systematically dismantle Indiana's climate-and-environment regulatory apparatus. EO 25-38 (March 12, 2025) directs Indiana agencies not to promulgate or retain environmental rules exceeding federal Clean Air, Clean Water, or Safe Drinking Water Act standards unless statutorily mandated; IDEM must identify "unduly burdensome" rules by July 1, 2025 and review all stricter-than-federal rules by December 31, 2025. EO 25-49 (April 2025) restricts state agencies from developing climate action plans or GHG pricing mechanisms, effectively suspending the March 2024 Indiana Priority Climate Action Plan. EO 25-66 creates a Strategic Energy Growth Task Force focused on maintaining coal generation and deploying nuclear, with no SORE or lawn-equipment line items. Braun has also prohibited IDEM from considering environmental justice in permit decisions. The net structural consequence: any future Indiana IDEM SORE rulemaking is blocked at the gubernatorial level through at least January 2029 (Braun's first-term end). These EOs are not on-point to GLB regulation but directly foreclose the regulatory pathway that would otherwise host any future state SORE rule. No GLB/SORE-specific statute or bill exists in Indiana.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Indiana. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Hoosier Energy's Hometown Energy Savers program offers $20-$100 residential rebates on cordless electric lawn equipment including leaf blowers.
South Central Indiana REMC accepts 2026 rebate applications (first-come, while funds last) for new electric outdoor equipment, up to two per year.
Louisiana has the strongest energy-choice preemption layer of any state surveyed — two stacked preemption statutes combined with Gov. Jeff Landry's climate-denial agenda. La. R.S. 30:2379 (2020) — natural-gas-hookup preemption, codified in Title 30 (Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality) §2379; joined the 2020 AZ/TN/OK quartet responding to Berkeley CA's July 2019 natural-gas-infrastructure ban. Act 512 of 2022 — preempts local laws prohibiting or restricting a person's ability to use liquefied petroleum gas services; extends 2020 preemption to LPG. Neither statute names lawn equipment directly, but the layered framework creates a legal shadow over any hypothetical Louisiana municipal Berkeley-style gas-specific GLB ordinance that could be characterized as restricting consumer access to fossil-fuel-based equipment. Gov. Jeff Landry (R, inaugurated January 2024, former U.S. Rep and LA AG) — characterized by Louisiana Illuminator as climate-change denier. October 15, 2025 EO (JML 25-119) halts new Class VI carbon sequestration permit applications pending policy revision. Earlier EO directed LDEQ environmental-permitting modernization for "timelier workflow." No GLB-specific EO. Landry's deregulatory posture is durable through January 2028. No state GLB/SORE bill has been filed in the 2024 or 2025 Regular Sessions. The combined preemption layer plus Landry agenda produces the most structurally hostile environment for any GLB pathway surveyed in the U.S.
Maine's distinctive state-level climate framework under Gov. Janet Mills. Executive Order 9 (2019) — Maine Climate Action Plan directive creating the Maine Climate Council. Maine Won't Wait: Maine Climate Action Plan (December 2020) — aggressive original four-year plan. Updated 2024 Maine Climate Action Plan (November 21, 2024) — four-year update released at Morse High School in Bath, building on Maine's nation-leading successes in reducing emissions, tackling climate-change resilience, and growing the economy with clean energy jobs. Community Resilience Partnership — 200+ Maine communities enrolled as of Mills's 2024 State of the State announcement (exceeded 100-community goal). Efficiency Maine Trust — independent nonprofit administrator of energy-efficiency programs (IRA Home Energy Rebates, heat pumps, weatherization, clean transportation). "Lead by example" sustainability plan for Maine state government operations. Maine is a U.S. Climate Alliance member. None of these framework documents specifically addresses small-off-road engines or landscape equipment — but the institutional capacity exists to direct future rebate dollars toward electric lawn equipment if politically desired. The gap between Maine's climate-leader framework and the absence of GLB-specific action distinguishes Maine from peer climate-leader states (CA AB 1346, CO AQCC Reg 29, VT Act 154). No Maine GLB/SORE bill has been filed in the 131st (2023–24) or 132nd (2025–26) Legislatures. Mills term-limited January 2027.
No statewide ban in force. Del. Linda Foley (D-Montgomery) has sponsored enabling bills across four sessions (HB 934 2022, HB 399 2023, HB 1240 2024, HB 701 "Clean Air Quiet Communities Act" 2025) — all died in committee. Reintroduced in 2026 and still pending. Regulation happens at the county / municipal level, anchored by Montgomery County's Bill 18-22 (countywide year-round use ban, full effective July 1, 2025) and Baltimore City's Bill 23-0367 (full year-round ban begins December 16, 2026).
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Maryland. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Bowie's electric lawn equipment rebate is fully subscribed for this fiscal year and resumes July 1, 2027.
College Park offers first-come rebates ($100 mower, $50 per tool incl. leaf blower, $20 rakes, $150 combo) up to a $250 lifetime household cap.
Montgomery County's commercial electric leaf-blower rebate (up to $1,000 plus a $250 voucher for landscapers) opens July 1, 2026; no residential rebate is offered yet.
University Park's battery/electric lawn-equipment reimbursement (up to $100 per household per year) runs through June 30, 2026.
Massachusetts has no state-level GLB ban. MassDEP's 310 CMR 7.10 noise regulation exempts "domestic equipment such as lawn mowers and power saws" between 7am and 9pm — functionally a backstop rather than a front-line rule. Three 193rd-session incentive bills (S.555, H.909, H.3055) to create grant/loan/tax-credit programs for gas-to-electric swaps all died in committee; no 194th-session successor has advanced. All substantive regulation is municipal — 20+ cities and towns across Middlesex, Norfolk, Essex, Nantucket, and Dukes counties. Attorney General Municipal Law Unit approves town bylaws under G.L. c. 40 §32.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Massachusetts. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Mass Save accepts 2026 applications for residential electric lawn equipment rebates ($75 mower; $30 each for leaf blower, string trimmer, chainsaw), one per type every three years.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Michigan. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Great Lakes Energy's Energy Wise program offered a $50 rebate on a battery-electric walk-behind lawn mower (one per member) from at least 2022 through the 2025 program year; it was dropped from the 2026 catalog. Historical — no longer offered.
Holland Board of Public Works offers electric lawn-tool rebates ($25-$50 trimmers/blowers, $50-$150 mowers/snowblowers), up to four per year.
Lansing Board of Water & Light's Hometown Energy Savers program (launched January 2024) rebates electric lawn equipment — $20-$100 residential and $20-$1,000 commercial per item. Amounts were reduced over 2025-2026; still active as of June 2026.
Presque Isle Electric & Gas offered electric lawn/outdoor equipment rebates through Michigan's Energy Optimization program — walk-behind mower $50, riding mower $300, two-stage snow blower $200, plus $40 each for string trimmers, leaf blowers and chainsaws — from at least 2022 through the 2025 program year. The entire lawn category was removed from the 2026 catalog (DSIRE now lists no PIE&G incentives). Historical — no longer offered.
Minnesota's only GLB bill was HF 1715 (93rd Legislature, 2023–24), chief-authored by Rep. Jerry Newton (DFL-Coon Rapids) and Rep. Heather Edelson (DFL-Edina). The bill would have banned sale of all gas-powered lawn and garden equipment ≤25 hp (lawnmowers, leaf blowers, hedge clippers, chainsaws, lawn edgers, string trimmers, brush cutters) on or after January 1, 2025; snow blowers excluded, ice-resurfacing machines included. Introduced February 13, 2023, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy Committee; the committee chair publicly confirmed it would not receive a hearing. Died end-of-biennium. No Senate companion was filed. The decisive political factor was intra-DFL Iron Range opposition — Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL-Aurora) publicly opposed, making the bill unviable even under a DFL trifecta. No successor bill has been filed in the 94th Legislature (2025–26); the DFL lost its House majority in November 2024. MPCA has not adopted CARB SORE standards; Minnesota is not a Clean Air Act §177 state. State-level activity has concentrated on funding the transition rather than banning the equipment — MPCA Alternative Landscaping Equipment grants distributed $452K across 2018–23 (168 grantees, estimated 361 tons/year VOC reduction), and a $1M pilot consumer rebate program (2024 appropriation, EJ-targeted) is in RFP phase with applications due May 8, 2026.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Minnesota. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Dakota Electric's Energy Wise rebates give $25 for electric leaf blowers, chainsaws and trimmers and $50 for mowers and snow blowers, while funds last.
Otter Tail Power's residential electric outdoor equipment rebate ($250 push mower, $750 riding, $150 snow blower, $25 each leaf blower/trimmer) has a current 2026 form, one per type per year.
Xcel Energy Minnesota's outdoor electric equipment rebate pays about 60% up to $200 for a riding mower, $75 for a push mower and up to $100 for a snow blower.
Missouri's state-level posture on energy-choice municipal regulation. HB 734 (2021) — signed by then-Gov. Mike Parson (R), prohibits local governments from enacting ordinances restricting utility service based on fuel source. Parallel to AZ HB 2686 (2020), TN 2020, OK HB 3619 (2020), LA R.S. 30:2379 (2020), AR Act 308 (2021). Missouri is in Pluribus News preemption-state list (GA/TX/FL/MS/MO/TN/LA/OK). Per KCUR September 2022 ("When Kansas City designed a climate plan, its hands were tied by a 2021 Missouri law") and Kansas City Beacon coverage, HB 734 structurally constrained Kansas City's 2022 Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan — the most-documented state-local preemption constraint on a climate plan surveyed in this research pass. KC's climate plan explicitly notes HB 734 constraints on aggressive energy-source municipal regulation. Does not name lawn equipment but energy-choice framing shadows any fuel-source municipal ordinance. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R, inaugurated January 2025) continues Parson energy-forward framework; signed major utility bill April 2025. No GLB-specific EO. No state GLB/SORE bill in 2024 or 2025 Missouri Legislative Sessions.
Montana is listed in industry trade-publication coverage (Insidenova / Billings Gazette syndication) among states that "have prohibited municipal bans on gas-powered equipment" alongside Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, and North Carolina. The North Carolina classification is disputed in this tracker's research (see 0085 migration — NC has Lanvale-plain-meaning judicial barrier but no express GLB preemption statute). The specific Montana preemption statute has not been verified in this research pass. Montana may have general energy-choice preemption similar to the AZ HB 2686 2020 / TN 2020 / OK HB 3619 2020 / LA R.S. 30:2379 2020 / AR Act 308 2021 / MO HB 734 2021 pattern, or may be miscategorized by the industry source. 2023 Montana legislation banned the state from analyzing climate impacts (per Montana Free Press April 2023) — the most concrete adjacent climate-policy rollback. Gov. Greg Gianforte's aggressive conservative agenda (May 2025 extreme risk protection orders ban, energy-forward focus) reinforces the broader preemption-shadow posture. No GLB/SORE-specific bill has been enacted in 2023-24 or 2025 Montana Legislature Regular Sessions. Pending verification of specific preemption citation, this statute row is coded as "guidance" capturing the trade-publication-level characterization.
Nevada's distinctive state-level posture on landscape equipment operates through water-supply restriction rather than emissions regulation. AB 356 (81st Legislative Session, June 2021) directed SNWA to develop a plan for removal of nonfunctional turf in the Las Vegas Valley and prohibits Colorado River water for approximately 4,000 acres of nonfunctional turf on non-single-family-residential properties beginning January 1, 2027. Defines "nonfunctional turf" as grass not used for sports, picnics, or recreation (streetscape, HOA-managed non-recreational turf, etc.). Single-family residential properties exempt. Creates the Nonfunctional Turf Removal Advisory Committee (NTRAC). Southern Nevada Water Authority's Water Smart Landscapes Rebate Program (operating continuously since 1999) provides $5/sq ft for turf-to-desert conversion (up to 10,000 sq ft residential; commercial/HOA/multi-family parallel). 250 million sq ft (~5,740 acres) removed since 1999; 203 billion gallons of water saved; 30 golf courses removed 900+ acres. Functions as de facto GLB transition subsidy — each square foot of turf removed eliminates maintenance demand. Governor Joe Lombardo's Executive Order 2023-007 (March 2023) outlined state energy policy on electrification plus continued natural gas use; Nevada exited the U.S. Climate Alliance in July 2023; Lombardo pulled offline predecessor Sisolak's EO 2019-22 climate framework. These combined policy layers shape Nevada's GLB regulatory pathway without naming lawn equipment — the state is becoming a less-grass state by water-policy force rather than regulating the equipment itself. No Nevada GLB/SORE bill has been filed in the 81st, 82nd, or 83rd Legislative Sessions (2021, 2023, 2025). AB 356's January 1, 2027 effective date is the key 2026–28 variable.
S623 (introduced January 13, 2026, reintroduced from the failed S217) would prohibit sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers statewide. Currently in Senate Environment and Energy Committee. New Jersey has no enacted state-level GLB law; regulation has been entirely municipal, led by Essex County towns (Maplewood, Montclair, West Orange, Millburn, Summit) and the Mercer County bellwether (Princeton).
New Mexico's distinctive state-level climate framework. Executive Order 2019-003 (January 29, 2019) committed NM to 45% GHG reduction below 2005 levels by 2030, directed state agencies to develop clean-energy policies, and joined the U.S. Climate Alliance. Energy Transition Act (2019) — among the most aggressive state RPS/CES standards, setting zero-carbon resources standards for investor-owned utilities by 2045 and rural electric cooperatives by 2050. New Mexico Climate Action Plan (December 19, 2025) — roadmap to 45% reduction by 2030 and net-zero by 2050 as directed by EO 2019-003. In May 2023, Gov. Lujan Grisham was elected to the U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Committee. None of these documents identifies landscape equipment or small-off-road engines as a reduction category — but the climate-leader posture creates a receptive environment for future municipal or state-level GLB action that is absent in null-states without comparable state framework.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in New Mexico. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative offers an Electric Outdoor Equipment rebate covering lawn/garden equipment; amounts are in its member form.
Columbus Electric Cooperative offers Tri-State outdoor power equipment rebates (25% of cost up to $50 for blowers/trimmers, up to $1,000 riding mower, $300 cap).
Continental Divide Electric Cooperative offers Tri-State outdoor power equipment rebates (25% of cost up to $50 for leaf blowers).
Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative lists Tri-State residential outdoor power equipment rebates (25% up to $50 for leaf blowers).
Otero County Electric Cooperative's Energy Efficiency Program rebates electric trimmers/blowers/power-washers at 25% up to $50 and riding mowers up to $1,000.
Three state-level bills, divergent status. S5853A (Senate) / A2657A (Assembly) — Electric Landscaping Equipment Rebate Program — passed the Assembly April 21, 2026 and the Senate April 22, 2026, and is now on Governor Hochul's desk for signature. A prior version was vetoed by Gov. Hochul in December 2022; the current bill was revised to narrow eligibility (professional landscapers + institutional users) and give NYSERDA more discretion over program shape. A2114 (Assembly, successor to A705) — would prohibit sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and mowers statewide by January 1, 2027 — remains in committee. S424 (Senate) — would prohibit use between May 1 and September 30 — remains in committee.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in New York. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Springville's IEEP Yard Care rebate was valid only for purchases through September 1, 2025, so it has ended.
Yonkers offers electric leaf-blower rebates ($50/blower for residents; up to five $75 rebates for Yonkers-based landscapers) while funds last.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Ohio. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
The Akron Regional Air Quality Management District (housed at Summit County Public Health) runs the MowGREENER exchange for residents of Summit, Portage and Medina counties — a Visa rebate card ($150 for a mower with gas-mower scrap, $50 without, $25 for accessories). 2026 registration closed May 29, 2026 due to a waitlist; expected to return in 2027.
Cleveland's Division of Air Quality gives Cuyahoga County residents a $100 Visa rebate card for a new battery-electric mower (register before purchase), while supplies last.
The Mow Greener Exchange Program (Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency / Hamilton County, funded by the Volkswagen emissions settlement) gave residents of Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren counties a $100 Visa gift card for scrapping a gas mower and buying electric. It ran annually 2022-2024 (about 140 households/year, first-come); no 2025 cycle was offered and the program pages now return 404. Historical — no longer offered.
The City of Toledo electric lawn mower rebate (Division of Environmental Services, for Lucas County residents) paid $100 per household to scrap a gas mower and buy an electric one. It ran from 2022 and was repeatedly extended through an Aug 31, 2025 deadline (347 rebates processed); by early 2026 funding was expended (waitlist) and the page now returns 404. This $100 scrap-for-cash design was widely copied by other cities. Historical — no longer offered.
Oklahoma's state-level posture on energy-choice municipal regulation. HB 3619 (signed May 19, 2020 by Gov. Kevin Stitt R) amended Oklahoma Statutes Title 11 §14-107 to prohibit cities, towns, or counties from adopting real estate development, building, or construction ordinances, rules, or codes restricting or prohibiting connections to the facilities of utility providers. Also prohibits discrimination in adoption of rules or codes against one or more utility providers based upon the nature or source of the utility service. Goal: prohibit local governments from banning natural-gas connections. Part of the 2020 AZ HB 2686 / TN / OK HB 3619 / LA La. R.S. 30:2379 preemption quartet responding to Berkeley CA's July 2019 natural-gas-infrastructure ban. Does not name lawn equipment but energy-choice framing creates legal shadow over any hypothetical Oklahoma municipal Berkeley-style GLB ordinance. Applies to charter cities (OKC, Tulsa, others) under Oklahoma Constitution Article XVIII §3. Oklahoma Energy First HB 2747 (February 2025) accelerates natural gas generation and reinstates state oversight of critical infrastructure — no SORE line items but continues Stitt administration's natural-gas-forward energy framework. No state GLB/SORE bill has been filed in the 2024 or 2025 Legislative Sessions.
Four separate GLB/SORE-specific bills have died in the Oregon Legislative Assembly across three sessions. HB 3350 (80th LA, 2019 — Rep. Keny-Guyer / Sens. Dembrow, Fagan): statewide GLB use + sale ban; informational hearing only, died in committee. HB 3023 (81st LA, 2021 — Rep. Smith Warner): GLB ban inside Urban Growth Boundaries with population ≥300,000 (effectively Portland-targeted); informational hearing only, died in committee. SB 525 + HB 2970 (82nd LA, 2023 — Sen. Dembrow / Rep. Neron): directed the Environmental Quality Commission to adopt CARB-equivalent SORE Title 13 standards effective January 1, 2026; public hearing March 23, 2023, died at adjournment sine die June 25, 2023. HB 2528 (82nd LA, 2023 — OLCA-backed alternative): 50% income/corporate tax credit for battery-powered equipment purchases, 2024–2029 sunset; House hearing, did not advance. No GLB-specific bill filed in the 83rd Legislative Assembly (2025 long session or 2026 short session) — shut out under Oregon's 2-bill-per-legislator cap in sessions dominated by immigration, transportation, and absenteeism. Oregon is not a Clean Air Act §177 state; Oregon DEQ has not adopted CARB SORE standards. Portland's municipal ordinance (Ord. 191653) proceeds without state enabling.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Pennsylvania. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
West Norriton Township rebates up to 10% (max $100) per item on electric mowers, leaf blowers, trimmers, chainsaws and edgers purchased on/after March 1, 2025.
Rhode Island appropriated $250,000 to an electric leaf blower rebate program in 2025 — the most concrete Northeast neighboring-state incentive action per CT OLR Report 2025-R-0139. Administered by the Office of Energy Resources (OER). No statewide use or sales restriction. Providence enacted a phased municipal ordinance (passed October 2, 2025) with city departments off gas by 2028 and a year-round ban taking effect January 1, 2033 — one of the longest phase-in windows in the country.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Rhode Island. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Rhode Island's Electric Leaf Blower Rebate (for landscaping businesses) relaunched April 27, 2026, paying $1,500 or 75% of an electric blower plus two batteries, first-come through June 16, 2027.
Two 88th-session (2023) bills legally stripped Texas cities of authority to adopt GLB ordinances. SB 1017 (Birdwell / Landgraf, signed May 27, 2023; effective September 1, 2023) added Ch. 247 to the Local Government Code prohibiting any political subdivision from regulating engines "based on its fuel source" — explicitly targeted at Dallas's pending phase-out plan. HB 2127, the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act ("Death Star"), creates field preemption across eight state codes with a private trade-association right of action; the Third Court of Appeals reversed a lower-court injunction July 18, 2025. Only decibel-cap workarounds (West University Place) and incentive programs (Austin Energy rebates) remain available.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Texas. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Austin Energy's Instant Savings gives $50 off electric lawn mowers seasonally (April-September) at participating retailers.
Dallas has run gas-to-electric lawn programs, including the City of Dallas 'Mow Down Air Pollution' mower exchange — a one-day City Hall event (400 mowers) giving residents 50% off a Neuton battery-electric mower in exchange for a working gas mower, funded by the Sue Pope Fund (Downwinders at Risk). A larger $750,000 resident rebate was later budgeted (FY2023-24), but no current live application page could be confirmed as of June 2026.
Denton's FY26 program pays 50% up to $250 for an electric mower (plus $50 gas-mower turn-in) and 50% up to $100 for blowers/trimmers/saws, capped at $550 per 12 months.
Sunset Valley offers a 50%-of-price rebate (up to $200 for a mower, $100 for other electric/propane lawn equipment), one per household per type per year.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Utah. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Salt Lake City's Clean Air SLC Landscape Equipment Exchange runs twice a year; the Spring 2026 round has closed (resident vouchers $75-$295), with a 'Charge Your Yard' business program up to $3,000.
Utah's state 'Charge Your Yard' program (Division of Air Quality) gives yard-care businesses in Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele and Weber counties up to $3,000 to recycle gas handheld tools and switch to electric.
Vermont's FY2021 Appropriations Act ("Big Bill"), 2020 Acts No. 154 Sec. E.112, directs the Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS) to "only purchase, lease, or acquire battery-electric lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and trimmers" starting October 1, 2020, provided a functional equivalent is available. This is a state-grounds procurement rule, not a public-facing ban. The dominant Vermont policy mechanism is the utility-rebate / voluntary-transition ecosystem under Tier III RES (30 V.S.A. § 8005), covering all 17 VT electric utilities. Burlington is the only Vermont municipality with a binding GLB ordinance.
Rebate, grant, trade-in, and discount programs that offset the cost of switching to electric lawn equipment in Vermont. Run by municipalities, counties, utilities, co-ops, and nonprofits — sourced from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's leaf-blower / lawn-mower policy map.
Burlington Electric's rebates (through Dec 31, 2026) cover mowers, blowers, trimmers, chainsaws and snow blowers at up to 50% of price.
Aggregator of currently-active electric lawn-care rebates across Vermont utilities (e.g. Green Mountain Power $25 leaf blower, $50-$100 mowers; Burlington up to $40 blower).
The Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (a joint agency of about 11 municipal utilities) rebates new electric lawn equipment: $50/$100 residential push/ride-on mowers, $100/$1,500 commercial push/ride-on, and $50 on electric trimmers, leaf blowers and chainsaws.
As a Dillon Rule state, Virginia localities cannot ban anything without express General Assembly grant — producing an unbroken six-session losing streak of GLB enabling bills (HB 1337 2022; HB 644/SB 305 2024; SB 1171 2025; HB 881/SB 687 2026), blocked primarily by the Stihl-anchored Virginia Manufacturers Association. The August 2024 Attorney General Miyares advisory opinion unlocked a noise-ordinance pathway, telling Alexandria it could regulate GLBs through its existing noise-ordinance power without waiting for enabling legislation. That opinion produced Alexandria's Ordinance 5588 (May 2025) and Arlington County's 2026 drafting process.
Two GLB-specific bills, both chief-sponsored by Rep. Amy Walen (D-48, Kirkland), died in the 68th Legislature (2023–24) without advancing past House Environment & Energy. HB 1868 (pre-filed December 2023) would have banned new sale of gasoline/diesel outdoor power equipment ≤25 hp effective January 2026, with a gross-misdemeanor penalty structure (up to $10,000 / 364 days) that drew conservative-media backlash. HB 2051 (2024 session, softer follow-up) directed the Department of Ecology to adopt California CARB Title 13 SORE standards for equipment manufactured on or after January 1, 2027, exempting chainsaws and generators. Public hearing January 11, 2024; died in committee. No 2025- or 2026-session successor has been filed. Washington is not a Clean Air Act §177 state and Ecology has not adopted CARB SORE standards. Gov. Ferguson's December 2025 supplemental budget redirected $569M in Climate Commitment Act auction proceeds to the Working Families Tax Credit — a signal that state-level climate spend on SORE is unlikely in the near term.