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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jeffrey N. Roy

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to electric vehicle charging stations.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2801        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to electric vehicle charging stations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 93E of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section: 

Section 10. Gasoline station; dealer; electric vehicle charging station required. 

1. Definitions. As used in this section:

(a) "gasoline station" shall mean a premises or facility greater than fifteen hundred square feet with operational gas dispensing motor fuel pumps that dispense motor fuel available for general public retail sale.

(b) "dealer" shall mean any person owning or operating a premises or facility with one or more operational gas dispensing motor fuel pumps that dispense motor fuel available for general public retail sale.

(c) "electric vehicle charging station" shall mean a level three fast charging station that delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle. An electric vehicle charging station may include several charge points simultaneously connecting several electric vehicles to the station and any related equipment needed to facilitate charging plug-in electric vehicles. Each electric vehicle charging station shall have non-proprietary chargers capable of charging electric vehicles from at least three different incorporated auto manufacturers.

2. Any dealer installing new operational gas dispensing motor fuel pumps for the retail sale of motor fuels for use in motor vehicles shall also assess its proximity to optimal sites along or near commonwealth highways and major roadways for the hosting of electric vehicle fast charging hubs and fleet depots, as identified by the electric vehicle coordinating council in its most recent assessment, as required pursuant to subsection (d) of section 103 of chapter 239 of the acts of 2024. Any dealer installing new operational gas dispensing motor fuel pumps in said optimal sites shall also install at least one electric vehicle charging station at such gasoline station.  

3. No building permit shall be issued to a dealer if the documentation submitted for such building permit does not reflect the completion of a proximity assessment pursuant to subsection 2 and, if said proximity assessment identifies that such gasoline station is located in an optimal site for the hosting of electric vehicle fast charging hubs and fleet depots, the documentation submitted for such building permit does not reflect the installation of at least one electric vehicle charging station at such gasoline station.