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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the installation by a residential tenant of an electric |
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vehicle charging station in a parking space assigned to the tenant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 92.027. INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING |
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STATION BY TENANT OF MULTIUNIT COMPLEX. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Electric vehicle charging station" means |
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equipment manufactured for transferring electric energy from |
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electrical supply to an electric vehicle and associated |
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infrastructure necessary for the operation of the electric vehicle |
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charging station. |
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(2) "Multiunit complex" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 92.151. |
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(b) A tenant of a multiunit complex may install at the |
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tenant's expense an electric vehicle charging station in accordance |
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with this section at a parking space on the premises that is |
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assigned to the tenant for the tenant's exclusive use in a written |
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lease. |
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(c) A landlord shall, in any written lease that includes a |
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provision for the assignment of a specific parking space to a tenant |
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of a multiunit complex for the tenant's exclusive use, include |
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reasonable terms for the installation of an electric vehicle |
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charging station at the tenant's parking space. |
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(d) Terms included in a lease under Subsection (c): |
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(1) shall include a requirement that an electric |
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vehicle charging station and the installation of an electric |
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vehicle charging station comply with applicable law and safety |
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requirements for the protection of persons and property, including |
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that installation shall be performed only by a person who holds any |
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license required by law for the performance of the installation; |
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and |
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(2) may include requirements that: |
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(A) an electric vehicle charging station comply |
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with reasonable architectural standards governing the dimensions, |
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placement, or external appearance of the electric vehicle charging |
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station, provided that the standards may not prohibit or have the |
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effect of prohibiting the installation of a charging station or |
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substantially increase the installation cost; |
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(B) the installation of the electric vehicle |
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charging station not cause irreparable damage to the premises; and |
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(C) the tenant: |
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(i) remove the electric vehicle charging |
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station at the termination of the tenancy; and |
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(ii) return the premises to the same |
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condition as before the installation of the electric vehicle |
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charging station. |
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(e) A tenant who installs an electric vehicle charging |
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station under this section shall be responsible for the costs of |
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installation, operation, maintenance, and repair, including hazard |
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and liability insurance. |
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(f) The electricity for the electric vehicle charging |
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station must be separately metered or metered by an embedded meter |
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and payable by the tenant installing the charging station. |
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(g) This section does not require a landlord to provide an |
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assigned parking space to a tenant in order to accommodate an |
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electric vehicle charging station. |
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SECTION 2. Section 92.027, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |