Legislation regarding gas-powered equipment bans was introduced back in 2021.

Gas-powered leaf blowers will be prohibited in 2026, except during the fall and winter and by 2028, they will be banned completely.

Mayor McCartney proposed revisiting the ordinance in 2026 to determine if electric tech and the disposal options for lithium batteries had advanced enough to allow them to implement the ordinance.

The ban on sales of gas-powered OPE would go into effect in 2025.

Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Md., have tabled a bill that would have banned gas-powered leaf blowers, according to a March 21 report from Fox 5.

According to a Feb. 21 note from the Pioneer Equipment Dealers Assn., a new bill — HF 1715 — was introduced last week in Minnesota and would prohibit the sale of gasoline powered lawn equipment like lawn mowers and leaf blowers after Jan. 1, 2025.

According to a Jan. 5 report from The Wilton Bulletin, the city of Westport. Conn., will beginning restricting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers on May 15.