First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-0727.04 Rebecca Bayetti x4348
HOUSE BILL 25-1267
House Committees Senate Committees
Energy & Environment
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING SUPPORT FOR STATEWIDE ENERGY STRATEGIES , AND, IN101
CONNECTION THEREWITH , MODIFYING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE102
GRANT FUND WITHIN THE COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE AND103
REGULATING RETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING .104
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill requires the director of the division of oil and public safety
in the department of labor and employment to adopt rules concerning
retail electric vehicle charging by July 1, 2026, and to enforce the rules
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Paschal and McCormick,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Winter F. and Amabile,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. beginning July 1, 2027. The bill also broadens the allowable uses of
money in the electric vehicle grant fund within the Colorado energy office
to include:
! Operational and policy work to support electric vehicle
adoption, electric vehicle charging, and affordable, clean
electricity for electric motor vehicles, including covering
the administrative costs of this work; and
! Support for the development and enforcement of retail
electric vehicle charging rules by the division of oil and
public safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-20-102, add (5) as2
follows:3
8-20-102. Duties of director of division of oil and public safety4
- rules. (5) T
HE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY5
SHALL ADOPT AND ENFORCE RULES CONCERNING RETAIL ELECTRIC6
VEHICLE CHARGING AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 8-20-107.7
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 8-20-107 as8
follows:9
8-20-107. Retail electric vehicle charging - rules - definitions.10
(1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE11
REQUIRES:12
(a) "D
EPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND13
EMPLOYMENT.14
(b) "D
IRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION.15
(c) "D
IVISION" MEANS THE DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN16
THE DEPARTMENT.17
(d) "R
ETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING " MEANS A PUBLICLY18
ACCESSIBLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WHERE A CHARGE FOR19
SERVICE IS BASED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY ON THE QUANTITY OF20
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(2) (a) (I) O
N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE DIRECTOR SHALL2
ADOPT RULES CONCERNING RETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING . THE3
RULES MUST SET FORTH MINIMUM STANDARDS RELATING TO4
SPECIFICATIONS AND TOLERANCES FOR RETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE5
CHARGING EQUIPMENT AND METHODS OF RETAIL SALE AT PUBLICLY6
ACCESSIBLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TO PROMOTE7
CONSISTENCY IN THE MARKETPLACE .8
(II) T
HE DIRECTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE9
C
OLORADO ENERGY OFFICE, CREATED IN SECTION 24-38.5-101, BEFORE10
INITIATING A RULE-MAKING PROCEEDING ON OR MODIFYING RULES11
CONCERNING RETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING .12
(b) T
HE DIVISION SHALL BEGIN ENFORCING THE RULES REQUIRED13
BY THIS SUBSECTION (2) ON JULY 1, 2027, FOR ALL RETAIL ELECTRIC14
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS INSTALLED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2026.15
R
ETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS INSTALLED BEFORE JULY16
1,
2026, MUST COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OUTLINED IN THE RULES . THE17
DIRECTOR MAY MODIFY THE RULES AT THE DIRECTOR 'S DISCRETION,18
UTILIZING A PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND PROVIDING ADVANCE19
NOTICE FOR ANY PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS .20
(c) E
ACH RULE REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION (2) MUST BE21
REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH , WELFARE,22
AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND PERSONS USING RETAIL ELECTRIC23
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS , AND THE RULES MUST SUBSTANTIALLY24
CONFORM WITH THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF SAFETY25
CONCERNING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING . THE DIRECTOR SHALL ADOPT26
THE RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 24.27
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-3- SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-38.5-103, amend1
(1)(a)(I)(B); and add (1)(a)(I)(D) and (1)(a)(I)(E) as follows:2
24-38.5-103. Electric vehicle grant fund - creation -3
administration - legislative declaration. (1) (a) (I) There is created in4
the state treasury the electric vehicle grant fund, referred to in this section5
as the "fund". The Colorado energy office shall use the fund to:6
(B) Cover the administrative costs of providing grants pursuant to7
subsection (1)(a)(I)(A) of this section; and8
(D) S
UPPORT OR DIRECTLY ENGAGE IN OPERATIONAL AND POLICY9
WORK TO SUPPORT ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION , ELECTRIC VEHICLE10
CHARGING, AND AFFORDABLE , CLEAN ELECTRICITY FOR ELECTRIC11
VEHICLES, INCLUDING COVERING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THIS12
WORK; AND13
(E) S
UPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RETAIL14
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING RULES BY THE DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC15
SAFETY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT .16
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act17
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the18
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except19
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V20
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this21
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take22
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in23
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the24
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.25
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