New York A 232: Requires standards for the new construction of electric vehicle charging stations to require such stations to have an external cutoff switch

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 232

Sponsors: Christopher Eachus

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A00232 Summary:

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Requires standards for the new construction of electric vehicle charging stations to require such stations to have an external automatic cutoff switch.

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 232

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring standards
 for the new construction of electric vehicle charging stations to
 require such stations to have an external cutoff switch

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 378 of the executive law, as
 2 renumbered by section 3 of part RR of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is
 3 renumbered subdivision 21 and a new subdivision 20 is added to read as
 4 follows:
 5 20. Standards requiring new construction of permanently installed
 6 residential electric vehicle charging stations to include an external
 7 cutoff switch. Such requirements shall also apply to the sale or trans-
 8 fer of a residence containing a permanently installed electric vehicle
 9 charging station. A cutoff switch shall be a hand-operated switch which
 10 is capable of cutting off all power and electricity to the vehicle with-
 11 out the need of a key or to unlock the device. For permanently
 12 installed residential electric vehicle charging stations, such cutoff
 13 switch shall be placed outside of the house or garage.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01414-01-5

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