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--A
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 -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
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-seven, promulgate rules and regulations
9 for any electric vehicle charging station for which payment is required:
10 (a) establishing fee transparency standards for electric vehicle
11 charging stations, provided such standards shall:
12 (i) require electric vehicle charging stations to clearly post and
13 update the total price for the use of the electric vehicle charging
14 station at the point of sale;
15 (ii) prohibit electric vehicle charging stations from requiring users
16 to pay a subscription fee in order to use such station; provided, howev-
17 er, that owners and operators of public electric vehicle charging
18 stations may have separate price schedules conditional on a subscription
19 or membership; and
20 (iii) prohibit requiring payment via mobile device as the only
21 accepted form of payment; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (b) defining "significant upgrade", which shall be the basis for
2 determining what changes to electric vehicle charging stations
3 constructed prior to January first, two thousand twenty-eight, including
4 but not limited to, increasing the capacity of the electric vehicle
5 charging station or substantially updating the electric vehicle charging
6 station's user interface or payment system, would trigger compliance
7 with the provisions of this section; and
8 (c) defining "subscription fee" as a recurring payment made to a
9 service or product over a set period, such as a month or a year.
10 3. Standards established pursuant to subdivision two of this section
11 shall apply to publicly available electric vehicle charging stations
12 that have received a rebate, grant, tax benefit or other direct funding
13 from the state, or that have received funds through a commission
14 approved charge on ratepayers, including funds for the purpose of
15 preparing necessary electrical infrastructure for any such electric
16 vehicle charging station.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and any regulations
18 adopted pursuant to this act shall apply to electric vehicle charging
19 stations constructed, or significant upgrades made thereto, after Janu-
20 ary 1, 2028.
