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