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2	2	(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 17, 2025)
3	3	FIRST REPRINT S.B. 152
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5	5	- SB152_R1
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7	7	SENATE BILL NO. 152–SENATOR OHRENSCHALL
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9	9	PREFILED JANUARY 31, 2025
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12	12	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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14	14	SUMMARY—Enacts provisions relating to electric vehicle
15	15	charging stations in a common-interest community.
16	16	(BDR 10-941)
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18	18	FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
19	19	Effect on the State: No.
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23	23	EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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26	26	AN ACT relating to common-interest communities; enacting
27	27	provisions relating to the installation and maintenance of
28	28	electric vehicle charging stations within a common-
29	29	interest community; and providing other matters properly
30	30	relating thereto.
31	31	Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
32	32	Existing law requires the unit-owners’ association of a common-interest 1
33	33	community to adopt bylaws and authorizes an association to amend bylaws and 2
34	34	adopt rules and regulations relating to the community. (NRS 116.3102) This bill: 3
35	35	(1) authorizes an association to install an electric vehicle charging station in a 4
36	36	common area under certain circumstances; (2) authorizes an association to enter 5
37	37	into a necessary contract for the installation or maintenance of an electric vehicle 6
38	38	charging station in a common area after complying with certain requirements; and 7
39	39	(3) provides that the installation and maintenance of an electric vehicle charging 8
40	40	station in a common area shall be deemed not to constitute a change in use of the 9
41	41	common area, a commercial use of the common area or a capital improvement. 10
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44	44	THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
45	45	SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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47	47	Section 1. Chapter 116 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
48	48	thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
49	49	1. Notwithstanding any provision in the governing documents 3
50	50	to the contrary: 4
51	51	(a) An association may install an electric vehicle charging 5
52	52	station in a common area if: 6
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56	56	- SB152_R1
57	57	(1) The location in the common area is not being used for 1
58	58	recreation, including, without limitation, being used as a park, 2
59	59	playground or open play space; 3
60	60	(2) A majority of the units’ owners, whether present in 4
61	61	person or by proxy, do not reject the proposed electric vehicle 5
62	62	charging station by vote at a regular meeting of the executive 6
63	63	board where the installation of the proposed electric vehicle 7
64	64	charging station is an agenda item listed for discussion; 8
65	65	(3) The association complies with the provisions of 9
66	66	subsection 3 of NRS 116.345; and 10
67	67	(4) Placement of the electric vehicle charging station in 11
68	68	that location does not increase any cost to any unit owner or 12
69	69	violate any applicable zoning ordinance, permit or approval. 13
70	70	(b) An association may, after complying with the provisions of 14
71	71	subparagraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of paragraph (a), enter into 15
72	72	any necessary contract with any person for the installation or 16
73	73	maintenance of an electric vehicle charging station in a common 17
74	74	area. 18
75	75	(c) The installation and maintenance of an electric vehicle 19
76	76	charging station in a common area shall be deemed not to 20
77	77	constitute: 21
78	78	(1) A change in use of the common area; 22
79	79	(2) A commercial use of the common area; or 23
80	80	(3) A capital improvement. 24
81	81	2. As used in this section, “electric vehicle charging station” 25
82	82	means a station that delivers electricity from a source outside an 26
83	83	electric vehicle into one or more electric vehicles. The term 27
84	84	includes, without limitation, an electric vehicle charging 28
85	85	station where several charge points simultaneously connect 29
86	86	several electric vehicles to the station and any related 30
87	87	equipment needed to facilitate charging electric vehicles. 31
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