Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules and regulations to establish fee transparency standards for electric vehicle charging stations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7260
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 7, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
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.
