Senate Bill S7260

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to electric charging station fee transparency

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7633
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-x, Pub Serv L

2025-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules and regulations to establish fee transparency standards for electric vehicle charging stations.

2025-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7260 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7260
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-x to read as follows:
   § 66-X. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION FEE TRANSPARENCY. 1.  "ELEC-
 TRIC  VEHICLE CHARGING STATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-LL OF THE REAL  PROPERTY
 LAW.
   2.  THE DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO, NO LATER THAN
 JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS:
 (A)  ESTABLISHING FEE TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARG-
 ING STATIONS, PROVIDED SUCH STANDARDS SHALL:
   (I) REQUIRE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS  TO  CLEARLY  POST  AND
 UPDATE  THE  TOTAL  PRICE  FOR  THE USE OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
 STATION AT THE POINT OF SALE;
   (II) PROHIBIT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS FROM REQUIRING  USERS
 TO PAY A SUBSCRIPTION FEE IN ORDER TO USE SUCH STATION; AND
   (III)  PROHIBIT  REQUIRING  PAYMENT  VIA  MOBILE  DEVICE  AS  THE ONLY
 ACCEPTED FORM OF PAYMENT; AND
   (B) DEFINING "SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE",  WHICH  SHALL  BE  THE  BASIS  FOR
 DETERMINING   WHAT   CHANGES   TO  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATIONS
 CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INCREASING THE  CAPACITY  OF  THE  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
 CHARGING STATION OR SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
 STATION'S  USER  INTERFACE  OR  PAYMENT SYSTEM, WOULD TRIGGER COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10552-02-5

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