Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules and regulations to establish fee transparency standards for electric vehicle charging stations.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7633
SPONSOR: Barrett TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to electric vehicle
charging station fee transparency
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to establish minimum standards for fee tran-
sparency at electric vehicle charging stations.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
§ 1: Amends the Public Service Law by adding a new Section 66-x direct-
ing the Department of Public Service to establish electric vehicle (EV)
charging station fee transparency standards for EV charging stations
receiving state or ratepayer money.
§ 2: Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
To achieve the goals of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection
Act (CLCPA) and the goal for all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emis-
sion by 2035, we must continue to support the transition to electric
vehicles. In order to facilitate this necessary deployment of electric
vehicles, New York State must ensure that electric vehicle (EV) chargers
are transparent and accessible.
According to a 2022 study by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, pricing
information at charging stations are not always clearly disclosed. This
is further complicated by the variety of pricing techniques used by EV
chargers - while some chargers charge a flat fee, others are free for
the first hour and many charge different rates per kWh. Additionally,
many charges rely on smartphone apps alone as a payment method, posing
accessibility issues in areas of the state that may lack service.
This bill would address these transparency and accessibility issues by
having the Department of Public Service establish electric vehicle (EV)
charging station fee transparency standards for EV chargers that have
received funding from the State or ratepayers. These standards will
include clearly posting and updating the total price for the use of the
EV charger at the point of sale, prohibiting a subscription fee to use
the charging station, and allowing payment methods other than a mobile
device. The EV charging station fee transparency standards will only
apply to newly installed EV chargers and EV charges that are signif-
icantly upgraded.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and any regulations adopted
pursuant to this act shall apply to electric vehicle charging stations
constructed, or significant upgrades made thereto, after January 1,
2027.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7633
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 2, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to electric vehicle
charging station fee transparency
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
2 66-x to read as follows:
3 § 66-x. Electric vehicle charging station fee transparency. 1. "Elec-
4 tric vehicle charging station" shall have the same meaning as in subdi-
5 vision one of section three hundred thirty-nine-ll of the real property
6 law.
7 2. The department is hereby authorized and directed to, no later than
8 June first, two thousand twenty-six, promulgate rules and regulations:
9 (a) establishing fee transparency standards for electric vehicle charg-
10 ing stations, provided such standards shall:
11 (i) require electric vehicle charging stations to clearly post and
12 update the total price for the use of the electric vehicle charging
13 station at the point of sale;
14 (ii) prohibit electric vehicle charging stations from requiring users
15 to pay a subscription fee in order to use such station; and
16 (iii) prohibit requiring payment via mobile device as the only
17 accepted form of payment; and
18 (b) defining "significant upgrade", which shall be the basis for
19 determining what changes to electric vehicle charging stations
20 constructed prior to January first, two thousand twenty-seven, including
21 but not limited to, increasing the capacity of the electric vehicle
22 charging station or substantially updating the electric vehicle charging
23 station's user interface or payment system, would trigger compliance
24 with the provisions of this section.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. Standards established pursuant to subdivision two of this section
2 shall apply to electric vehicle charging stations that have received a
3 rebate, grant, tax benefit or other direct funding from the state, or
4 that have received funds through a commission approved charge on rate-
5 payers, including funds for the purpose of preparing necessary elec-
6 trical infrastructure for any such electric vehicle charging station.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and any regulations
8 adopted pursuant to this act shall apply to electric vehicle charging
9 stations constructed, or significant upgrades made thereto, after Janu-
10 ary 1, 2027.
