Signed by Governor Jared Polis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that limits the state electrical board from prohibiting the installation of electric charging stations.

Highlights:

• Requires that no later than September 1, 2023, the board announce rules requiring that to obtain an electrical permit after March 1, 2024, the applicant must comply with EV Power Transfer Infrastructure Requirements for multifamily buildings (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that this section applies to electrical permits for new construction or or for major renovations of multifamily buildings (Sec. 2).

• Requires that the board update its rules announced under this section within 90 days after any update is made by the Energy Code Board to the EV Power Transfer Infrastructure Requirements (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits the board from enforcing updated rules until 270 days after they have been adopted (Sec. 2).

• Defines an EV Power Transfer Infrastructure to mean any system that is used to charge electric vehicles and is addressed in or required by the Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that any rule announced by the board that prohibits the installation of electric vehicle charging systems is subject to judicial review (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes a tenant to install an electric vehicle charging station in (Sec. 3):

• An assigned parking space;

• A parking space accessible to all tenants.

• Specifies that this section only applies to residential rental properties and commercial rental properties (Sec. 3).

• Establishes a parking and electric vehicle charging stations legislative declaration (Sec. 6).

• Prohibits a county official from prohibiting the installation of an electric vehicle charging station or restricting parking based on a vehicle being electric (Sec. 8).

• Prohibits a municipal official from prohibiting the installation of an electric vehicle charging station or restricting parking based on a vehicle being electric (Sec. 9).

• Exempts an electric vehicle charging system from the levy and collection of property tax after January 1, 2023 and before January 1, 2030 (Sec. 12).

• Authorizes the Department of Transportation to collaborate with public and private entities to develop projects for the construction of electric vehicle charging systems along Interstate highways (Sec. 13).

• Authorizes a statewide agency to target and prioritize disproportionately impacted communities if the agency makes a determination by rule that the prioritization is warranted and reasonably tailored to the category of statewide agency action involved (Sec. 14).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that limits the state electrical board from prohibiting the installation of electric charging stations.

Highlights:

• Requires that no later than September 1, 2023, the board announce rules requiring that to obtain an electrical permit after March 1, 2024, the applicant must comply with EV Power Transfer Infrastructure Requirements for multifamily buildings (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that this section applies to electrical permits for new construction or or for major renovations of multifamily buildings (Sec. 2).

• Requires that the board update its rules announced under this section within 90 days after any update is made by the Energy Code Board to the EV Power Transfer Infrastructure Requirements (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits the board from enforcing updated rules until 270 days after they have been adopted (Sec. 2).

• Defines an EV Power Transfer Infrastructure to mean any system that is used to charge electric vehicles and is addressed in or required by the Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that any rule announced by the board that prohibits the installation of electric vehicle charging systems is subject to judicial review (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes a tenant to install an electric vehicle charging station in (Sec. 3):

• An assigned parking space;

• A parking space accessible to all tenants.

• Specifies that this section only applies to residential rental properties and commercial rental properties (Sec. 3).

• Establishes a parking and electric vehicle charging stations legislative declaration (Sec. 6).

• Prohibits a county official from prohibiting the installation of an electric vehicle charging station or restricting parking based on a vehicle being electric (Sec. 8).

• Prohibits a municipal official from prohibiting the installation of an electric vehicle charging station or restricting parking based on a vehicle being electric (Sec. 9).

• Exempts an electric vehicle charging system from the levy and collection of property tax after January 1, 2023 and before January 1, 2030 (Sec. 12).

• Authorizes the Department of Transportation to collaborate with public and private entities to develop projects for the construction of electric vehicle charging systems along Interstate highways (Sec. 13).

• Authorizes a statewide agency to target and prioritize disproportionately impacted communities if the agency makes a determination by rule that the prioritization is warranted and reasonably tailored to the category of statewide agency action involved (Sec. 14).

Full Bill Text