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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2655 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3700
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven S. Howitt
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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 promoting price transparency for electric vehicle charging stations.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2655 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3700
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3700) of
Steven S. Howitt relative to electric vehicle charging stations. Transportation.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act promoting price transparency for 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 Chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting, after section 295C, the following new section:-
3 Section 295CC: Display of Price of Electricity on Public Electric Vehicle Charging
4Stations
5 A retail provider of electricity for electric vehicle (EV) charging shall publicly display
6and maintain on each public electric vehicle charging station or other dispensing device from
7which electricity is sold, at least one sign, clearly visible, stating the price per kilowatt-hour
8(kWh) of electricity sold from that station or device. A sign shall be not less than 8 inches by 10
9inches in size.
10 The price shown on a sign shall include all taxes imposed with respect to the sale of
11electricity at that public electric vehicle charging station or device and shall contain either a
12statement of the taxes included in the price or, without specifying the amount of the taxes, shall 2 of 2
13state that such taxes are included in the price. All figures, including fractions, on a sign, other
14than figures and fractions used in a price computing mechanism and constituting a part of the
15charging station, shall be the same size.
16 No sign, advertising material, or other display or product that is placed upon, above, or
17around a public electric vehicle charging station shall directly or indirectly obscure the posted
18price sign as required by the preceding paragraph.