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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the source of power for stations and other equipment |
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used to dispense energy to electric vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2311, Occupations Code, as added by |
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Chapter 211 (S.B. 1732), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023, is redesignated as Chapter 2311A, Occupations Code, |
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and amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2311A [2311]. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS |
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Sec. 2311A.001 [2311.001]. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING |
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STATION STANDARDS. (a) This section applies only to an electric |
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vehicle charging station that is: |
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(1) installed after December 1, 2024; |
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(2) made available to the public; |
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(3) not intended primarily for private use; and |
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(4) funded through public grants or state rebate |
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programs. |
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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: |
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(1) equipped with a standard electric vehicle charging |
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connector or plug type that is widely compatible with as many |
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electric vehicles as practicable; and |
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(2) powered only by renewable energy sources. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2311.0301, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2311.0301. DUTIES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY PROVIDER. |
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Unless electric vehicle supply equipment is exempt from the |
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application of this chapter or has been removed from service, an |
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electric vehicle supply provider shall: |
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(1) have electric vehicle supply equipment inspected |
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as prescribed by commission rule; [and] |
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(2) maintain electric vehicle supply equipment in |
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compliance with maintenance specifications, this chapter, and |
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commission rule; and |
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(3) ensure that the electric vehicle supply equipment |
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is powered only by renewable energy sources. |
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SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |