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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2530 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3673
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing safe, reliable, and equitable access to electric vehicle charging stations.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex1/18/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/19/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/25/2023Peter Capano11th Essex1/25/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol1/30/2023Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex3/14/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2530 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3673
By Representative Armini of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3673) of
Jennifer Balinsky Armini and others relative to access to electric vehicle charging stations.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act providing safe, reliable, and equitable access to electric vehicle charging stations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 16 of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as amended by sections 38 and 39 of
2chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-
3 (g) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall
4establish safety standards and regulations for electric vehicle charging stations and public electric
5vehicle charging stations that shall include, but not be limited to:
6 (i) accessibility and availability to the public in urban, suburban and rural areas;
7 (ii) security involving charging stations including: lighting, siting, visibility from
8onlookers, emergency call boxes, fire prevention and video surveillance;
9 (iii) locating charging stations within open areas and accessible to emergency assistance;
10 (iv) that electric vehicle charging stations are accurately marked; 2 of 2
11 (v) all electric vehicle charging stations are in a state of good repair;
12 (vi) requiring qualifications for technicians who install and maintain charging stations;
13 (vii) certification procedures for charging equipment;
14 (viii) the number of charging ports, types of charging connectors and the supporting
15power levels of charging stations;
16 (ix) payment methods at charging stations; and
17 (x) the privacy of customer data and preventing the tampering and illegal surveillance of
18payment devices.
19 The department shall take into consideration the initial assessment by the
20intergovernmental coordinating council established in subsection (d) of section 81 of chapter 179
21of the acts of 2022 when establishing safety standards and regulations for electric vehicle
22charging stations.