HCSHB184--ELECTRICVEHICLECHARGINGSTATIONS
SPONSOR: Murphy
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonGovernmentEfficiencyandDownsizingbyavoteof8to
2.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
184.
Thisbillprovidesthatanypoliticalsubdivisionthatadoptsan
ordinance,resolution,regulation,code,orpolicythatrequires
theinstallationofelectricvehiclechargingstationsmustpayall
costsassociatedwiththeinstallation,maintenance,andoperation
oftheelectricvehiclechargingstations.
Thebillprohibitsanypoliticalsubdivisionfromrequiringmore
thanfiveelectricvehiclechargingstationsperparkinglot,or
infrastructure forfutureinstallationofmorethanfivevehicle
chargingstations,andthebillfurtherstatesthatsuchpolicies
willonlyapplytoparkinglotswithmorethan30parkingspaces.
Thebillprohibitsanypoliticalsubdivisionfromrequiringany
schoolorreligiousorganizationtoinstallanelectricvehicle
chargingstation.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1584(2022).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythattheproliferationofnewsources
ofenergyoughttobedrivenbymarketforces,notbygovernment.
Supportingparticularindustriesisnottheroleofgovernment,nor
isenactingmeasuresthatwouldcutcarbonemissions. Mostsmall
businessesthatwouldbesubjecttotherulesthisbillseeksto
preemptcouldnotaffordtoinstallelectricvehiclecharging
stationsandwouldbeforcedtoclose.Governmentinterventionin
thefreemarketgenerallymakesthingsmorecomplicatedandpasses
additionalcostsontoconsumersneedlessly. Ifthereisconsumer
interestforaservicethenthemarketwillprovideforthatneed
withoutagovernmentmandate.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Murphy;
MissouriRetailersAssociation,MissouriTireIndustryAssociation
andtheMissouriGrocersAssociation;MissouriPetroleum& ConvenienceAssociation(MPCA);andtheAssociatedIndustriesof
Missouri.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatcuttingfossilfuel
emissionsisamatterofpublicsafetybecausetheyhavea
demonstrableimpactonpublichealth.Governmentgenerallyhasa
roletoplayinenhancingpublicwelfare. Thisbillwould
needlesslyhinderratherthanincentivizethegrowthofimportant
infrastructure. Mostmunicipalities don'thaveenoughmoneyto
makethesekindsofinfrastructure investmentsontheirown.
Electricvehiclesarethetechnologyofthefutureand
municipalities willbenefitinthelongruniftheymakethese
improvements.
TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereBillyDavies;Eileen
Jamieson;andJackMeinzenbach,SierraClubMissouriChapter.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillprovidedinformationabout
trendsinthecosts,powercapabilities,andproliferationof
electricvehiclecharginginfrastructure.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwereMunicipalLeagueofMetroSt.
Louis;andTonyGranzier-Nakajima,MostPolicyInitiative.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.