New York A 5038: Directs the New York State Department of Transportation to promulgate rules and regulations for the standardization of public charging stations for electric vehicles

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A05038 Summary:

BILL NOA05038 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJacobson

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COSPNSRColton, Brown K, Simon, Seawright, Otis, Eachus

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the New York State Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the New York Power Authority, to promulgate rules and regulations for the standardization of public charging stations for electric vehicles.

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BILL NOA05038 

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02/11/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5038

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, COLTON, K. BROWN, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT,
 OTIS, EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
 tion

 AN ACT directing the New York State Department of Transportation, in
 conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development
 Authority and the New York Power Authority, to promulgate rules and
 regulations for the standardization of public charging stations for
 electric vehicles

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

 1 Section 1. Purpose. The New York State Department of Transportation,
 2 in conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development
 3 Authority and the New York Power Authority, shall promulgate rules and
 4 regulations for the standardization of public charging stations for
 5 electric vehicles in accordance with the provisions of this act.
 6 § 2. Definitions. As used in this act, the following terms shall have
 7 the following meanings:
 8 (a) "Electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle subject to registration
 9 pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law
 10 which is: (i) powered by an electric motor drawing current from
 11 rechargeable storage batteries or other portable electrical energy stor-
 12 age devices; and (ii) capable of being recharged from an external source
 13 of electricity.
 14 (b) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means an electric vehicle that
 15 has an internal combustion engine or other propulsion system.
 16 (c) "Public electric vehicle charging station complex" means an area
 17 which contains electric vehicle chargers to supply electricity to elec-
 18 tric vehicles and is open to the general public.
 19 (d) "Non-public vehicle charging station complex" means an area which
 20 contains electric vehicle chargers to supply electricity to electric
 21 vehicles and which is not open to the general public, including but not

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04645-01-5

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 1 limited to, dealerships, sales offices and service departments or auto-
 2 mobile repair shops, automobile rental agencies and trucking or delivery
 3 businesses.
 4 (e) "Electric vehicle charger" means a device containing electric
 5 vehicle service equipment and software, which, when connected to an
 6 electric vehicle, delivers electricity to the electric vehicle.
 7 (f) "Level 3 electric vehicle charger" means an electric vehicle char-
 8 ger that when connected to an electric vehicle delivers electricity
 9 through a DC current. Level 3 chargers are commonly known as the fast
 10 chargers.
 11 (g) "Electric vehicle service equipment" means equipment, both above
 12 and below ground, installed for the purpose of transmitting electricity
 13 between the electric vehicle charging station's charging coupler and the
 14 electric vehicle's connector.
 15 (h) "Electric vehicle service equipment software" means the software
 16 programs and other information technologies used to operate the electric
 17 vehicle charging equipment.
 18 § 3. Charging spaces. (a) Each public charging station complex shall
 19 provide space for no less than eight vehicles to be charged. All public
 20 charging station complexes shall offer the two most used level 3 fast
 21 charger technologies on all of the electric vehicle cha