| 1 | 1 | | 89R13158 JAM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hall, Middleton S.B. No. 1694 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the source of power for stations and other equipment |
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| 10 | 10 | | used to dispense energy to electric vehicles. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 2311, Occupations Code, as added by |
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| 13 | 13 | | Chapter 211 (S.B. 1732), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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| 14 | 14 | | Session, 2023, is redesignated as Chapter 2311A, Occupations Code, |
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| 15 | 15 | | and amended to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | CHAPTER 2311A [2311]. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 2311A.001 [2311.001]. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING |
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| 18 | 18 | | STATION STANDARDS. (a) This section applies only to an electric |
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| 19 | 19 | | vehicle charging station that is: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) installed after December 1, 2024; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) made available to the public; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) not intended primarily for private use; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) funded through public grants or state rebate |
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| 24 | 24 | | programs. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, in |
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| 26 | 26 | | consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation, shall |
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| 27 | 27 | | adopt standards for electric vehicle charging stations that require |
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| 28 | 28 | | the charging stations to be: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) equipped with a standard electric vehicle charging |
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| 30 | 30 | | connector or plug type that is widely compatible with as many |
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| 31 | 31 | | electric vehicles as practicable; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) powered only by renewable energy sources. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. Section 2311.0301, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 34 | 34 | | to read as follows: |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sec. 2311.0301. DUTIES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY PROVIDER. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Unless electric vehicle supply equipment is exempt from the |
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| 37 | 37 | | application of this chapter or has been removed from service, an |
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| 38 | 38 | | electric vehicle supply provider shall: |
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| 39 | 39 | | (1) have electric vehicle supply equipment inspected |
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| 40 | 40 | | as prescribed by commission rule; [and] |
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| 41 | 41 | | (2) maintain electric vehicle supply equipment in |
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| 42 | 42 | | compliance with maintenance specifications, this chapter, and |
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| 43 | 43 | | commission rule; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | (3) ensure that the electric vehicle supply equipment |
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| 45 | 45 | | is powered only by renewable energy sources. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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| 47 | 47 | | over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, |
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| 48 | 48 | | relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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| 49 | 49 | | codes. |
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| 50 | 50 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 51 | 51 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 52 | 52 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 53 | 53 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 54 | 54 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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