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SB-770 • 2026

Common interest developments: EV charging stations.

Common interest developments: EV charging stations.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2025-10-10
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 525, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about when the bill will take effect or if it applies specifically to certain types of common interest developments beyond the general definition provided.

EV Charging Stations in Common Interest Developments

This law removes the requirement for electric vehicle charging station owners to name their homeowners' association as an additional insured on their insurance policy.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the need for an EV charger owner to name their homeowners' association as an additional insured on their insurance policy.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Owners who install electric vehicle charging stations in common areas or exclusive use common areas of a common interest development.
  • Homeowners' associations managing such properties.

Terms To Know

Common Interest Development
A type of property where multiple people own individual units but share ownership and responsibility for common areas, like community apartment projects, condominiums, planned developments, or stock cooperatives.
EV Charging Station
An electric vehicle charging station that provides electricity to recharge an electric car's battery.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when the changes will take effect.
  • It only addresses insurance requirements and does not cover other aspects of EV charger installation or use.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-10 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 525, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-10-10 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-09-22 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2025-09-11 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 3280.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. 2025-07-17 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. 2025-07-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (July 16).

  8. 2025-06-24 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  9. 2025-06-24 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  10. 2025-06-16 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and INS.

  11. 2025-05-28 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  12. 2025-05-28 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1308.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  13. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. 2025-05-07 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 1027.) (May 6).

  15. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 832.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. 2025-04-17 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 6 in JUD. pending receipt.

  17. 2025-04-04 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 22.

  18. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.

  19. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  20. 2025-03-12 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  21. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  22. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  23. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 770, Allen.
Common interest developments: EV charging stations.
Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, defines and regulates common interest developments, which include community apartment projects, condominium projects, planned developments, and stock cooperatives. Existing law imposes various requirements regarding the installation and use of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station placed in a common area or an exclusive use common area of a common interest development, including that the owner is required to provide a certificate of insurance that names the association as an additional insured party.
This bill would delete the requirement that the insurance policy name the association as an additional insured party, and would correct an erroneous cross-reference regarding the amount of that
insurance.

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