BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 1732
	By: Hancock
	Business & Commerce
	5/26/2023
	Enrolled

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

As of 2021, the total number of alternatively fueled vehicles registered in Texas is over 80,000. As more of these vehicles drive on Texas roads, there are concerns about access to charging stations that are compatible with every type of electric vehicle.

S.B. 1732 addresses new alternatively fueled vehicle charging station standards to ensure that Texas drivers can use the network of charging stations across the state no matter what car you drive.

(Original Author's/Sponsor's Statement of Intent)

S.B. 1732 amends current law relating to standards for certain electric vehicle charging stations.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Subtitle A, Title 14, Occupations Code, by adding Chapter 2311, as follows:

CHAPTER 2311.� ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

Sec. 2311.001. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION STANDARDS. (a) �Provides that this section applies only to an electric vehicle charging station that is:

(1) installed after December 1, 2024;

(2) made available to the public;

(3) not intended primarily for private use; and

(4) funded through public grants or state rebate programs.

(b) Requires the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), in consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation, to adopt standards for electric vehicle charging stations that require the charging stations to be equipped with a standard electric vehicle charging connector or plug type that is widely compatible with as many electric vehicles as practicable.

SECTION 2. (a) Requires TDLR, not later than December 1, 2024, to adopt the standards required by Section 2311.001, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.

(b) Requires that an electric vehicle charging station installed in this state be operated in compliance with the standards adopted under Chapter 2311, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2030.

SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2023.