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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards for certain electric vehicle charging |
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stations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 14, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2311 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2311. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS |
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Sec. 2311.001. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION |
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STANDARDS. (a) This section applies only to an electric vehicle |
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charging station in this state that is made available to the public |
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and not intended primarily for private use. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, in |
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consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation, shall |
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adopt standards for electric vehicle charging stations that require |
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the charging stations to be equipped with a standard electric |
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vehicle charging connector or plug type that is widely compatible |
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with as many electric vehicles as practicable. |
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SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation |
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shall adopt the standards required by Section 2311.001, Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) An electric vehicle charging station to which Section |
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2311.001, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, applies is not |
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required to comply with the standards adopted under that section |
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until September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |