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| 11 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 12 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 13 | 9 | | relating to the establishment of an Electric Vehicle Supply |
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| 14 | 10 | | Equipment Advisory Board. |
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| 15 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 16 | 12 | | SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 2311, |
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| 17 | 13 | | Occupations Code, as added by Chapter 1153 (S.B. 1001), Acts of the |
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| 18 | 14 | | 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as |
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| 19 | 15 | | follows: |
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| 20 | 16 | | SUBCHAPTER B. COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES |
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| 21 | 17 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 2311, Occupations Code, as added by |
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| 22 | 18 | | Chapter 1153 (S.B. 1001), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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| 23 | 19 | | Session, 2023, is amended by adding Subchapter B-1 to read as |
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| 24 | 20 | | follows: |
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| 25 | 21 | | SUBCHAPTER B-1. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT ADVISORY BOARD |
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| 26 | 22 | | Sec. 2311.0251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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| 27 | 23 | | (1) "Advisory board" means the Electric Vehicle Supply |
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| 28 | 24 | | Equipment Advisory Board. |
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| 29 | 25 | | (2) "Executive director" means the executive director |
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| 30 | 26 | | of the department. |
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| 31 | 27 | | Sec. 2311.0252. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The |
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| 32 | 28 | | advisory board consists of nine voting members appointed by the |
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| 33 | 29 | | presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's |
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| 34 | 30 | | approval, as follows: |
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| 35 | 31 | | (1) three members who represent electric vehicle |
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| 36 | 32 | | supply equipment companies; |
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| 37 | 33 | | (2) two members who install or service electric |
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| 38 | 34 | | vehicle supply equipment; |
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| 39 | 35 | | (3) two members who represent the motor fuel retail |
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| 40 | 36 | | industry; |
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| 41 | 37 | | (4) one member who represents a public utility |
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| 42 | 38 | | company; and |
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| 43 | 39 | | (5) one member of the public. |
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| 44 | 40 | | (b) The presiding officer of the commission, with the |
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| 45 | 41 | | approval of the commission, shall appoint two ex officio nonvoting |
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| 46 | 42 | | members of the board. An ex officio member is not counted as a |
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| 47 | 43 | | member for purposes of establishing a quorum. Members appointed |
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| 48 | 44 | | under this subsection must include: |
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| 49 | 45 | | (1) one member who represents the Texas Department of |
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| 50 | 46 | | Transportation; and |
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| 51 | 47 | | (2) one member who represents the Texas Commission on |
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| 52 | 48 | | Fire Protection. |
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| 53 | 49 | | (c) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without |
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| 54 | 50 | | regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or |
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| 55 | 51 | | national origin of the appointees. |
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| 56 | 52 | | Sec. 2311.0253. TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Advisory board |
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| 57 | 53 | | members serve six-year terms. |
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| 58 | 54 | | (b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the |
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| 59 | 55 | | presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's |
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| 60 | 56 | | approval, shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term. |
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| 61 | 57 | | Sec. 2311.0254. PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer |
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| 62 | 58 | | of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint |
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| 63 | 59 | | one advisory board member to serve as presiding officer of the board |
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| 64 | 60 | | for a term of two years. |
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| 65 | 61 | | Sec. 2311.0255. ADVISORY BOARD DUTIES. The advisory board |
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| 66 | 62 | | may advise the commission and department on: |
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| 67 | 63 | | (1) the adoption of appropriate standards for the |
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| 68 | 64 | | installation, maintenance, calibration, alteration, operation, |
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| 69 | 65 | | testing, or inspection, as applicable, of electric vehicle supply |
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| 70 | 66 | | equipment; and |
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| 71 | 67 | | (2) other issues affecting electric vehicle charging |
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| 72 | 68 | | stations. |
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| 73 | 69 | | Sec. 2311.0256. MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The advisory board |
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| 74 | 70 | | shall meet at the call of the executive director or the presiding |
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| 75 | 71 | | officer of the commission. |
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| 76 | 72 | | (b) A majority of the voting members of the advisory board |
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| 77 | 73 | | constitutes a quorum. |
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| 78 | 74 | | Sec. 2311.0257. EXPIRATION. The advisory board is |
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| 79 | 75 | | abolished and this subchapter expires December 1, 2030. |
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| 80 | 76 | | SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the presiding |
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| 81 | 77 | | officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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| 82 | 78 | | appoint members to the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Advisory |
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| 83 | 79 | | Board in accordance with Section 2311.0252, Occupations Code, as |
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| 84 | 80 | | added by this Act. |
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| 85 | 81 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 86 | 82 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 87 | 83 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 88 | 84 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 89 | 85 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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