Kansas2026Passed Legislature
HB2003
EV Energy Equity Road Repair Tax Act
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:52 AM
In one sentence
This bill creates a new tax on electricity used to charge electric vehicles at public charging stations to help pay for road repairs.
What it does
- Creates the EV energy equity road repair tax act (EVEERRT act).
- Imposes a $0.09 tax per kilowatt-hour of electricity provided at public charging stations, even if the station charges nothing else.
- Requires owners of public charging stations to collect and send this tax money to the director of taxation.
- Directs all collected taxes into the state highway fund for road construction and repair.
- Sets rules that will be created later by the secretary of revenue regarding licensing and reporting.
Who it affects
- Owners of public electric vehicle charging stations
- People who charge their electric vehicles at public locations
Limits and unknowns
- The bill text does not state when this law would officially start if it becomes active.
- This legislation died in committee and did not become final law based on the provided status information.
- Specific rules for licensing charging stations will be created later by the secretary of revenue.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Electric vehicle
- Any all-electric car or plug-in hybrid car.
- Kilowatt-hour
- A unit of energy equal to one kilowatt of power used for one hour.
- Public charging station
- Any device that supplies electricity to the public for charging electric vehicles, excluding devices at private homes.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Establishing the EV energy equity road repair tax act (EVEERRT act) and providing for a road repair tax on electricity distributed from a public charging station for electric vehicles.
Official activity
Bill history
- Died in CommitteeHouse
- Referred to House Committee on TransportationHouse
- IntroducedHouse
- Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 10, 2025House