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Assembly Bill A5880

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires libraries have charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles

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2025-A5880 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §286, Ed L

2025-A5880 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public libraries have charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.

2025-A5880 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5880
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Libraries and Education Technology
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to requiring libraries
   have charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to
 read as follows:
   § 286. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION,  THE TERM "PARKING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A PARKING GARAGE, PARK-
 ING STRUCTURE, OR OPEN PARKING LOT THAT IS PAVED AND STRIPED  TO  DESIG-
 NATE INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES FOR VEHICLES.
   2.  ANY  PARKING FACILITY OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PUBLIC LIBRARY SHALL
 INCLUDE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN AT LEAST FIVE  PERCENT  OF
 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES OFFERED BY SUCH LIBRARY.
   3.  EACH  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE CHARGING STATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL SUPPORT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING WITH A MINIMUM OF  FORTY
 AMPERES  AND  TWO HUNDRED EIGHT VOLTS OF ELECTRICAL CAPACITY. SUCH ELEC-
 TRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS AND WORK  APPUR-
 TENANT THERETO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE, COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE ELECTRICAL CODES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect three years after it shall have become
 a  law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
 its  effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
 such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09088-01-5

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