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SB 150-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0976
07/08
SENATE BILL
150-FN
AN ACT
defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Sykes, Graf. 14
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Defines electric vehicle charging station.
II. Charges a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.
III. Authorizes the department of agriculture, markets, and food to appropriate funds for electric vehicle charging station testing and certification.
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0976
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT
defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry; Standards for Weights and Measures; Definitions. Amend RSA 438:1 by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraph:
XVI. "Electric
vehicle charging station" or "charging station" means any level of
electric
vehicle supply equipment, which means a device or system designed and used specifically to transfer electrical energy to an electric vehicle, either as charge transferred via physical or wireless connection, by loading a fully charged battery, or by other means, that is designed and built in compliance with the requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, as amended, and is approved by the National Type Evaluation Program, and delivers
electricity from a source outside an
electric
vehicle into a plug-in
electric
vehicle.
2 New Paragraph; Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry; Standards for Weights and Measures; Fee for Licensing Commercial Devices. Amend RSA 438:10-a by inserting after paragraph XVI the following new paragraph:
XVII. Electric Vehicle Charging Meter, $175 per meter to include annual testing by means of a weights and measures official.
3 Registered Service Technician; Duties. Amend RSA 438:14-a to read as follows:
438:14-a Registered Service Technician. A registered service technician who
tests, adjusts, repairs, certifies, rejects, adds, removes, or replaces
[
installs, services, repairs, reconditions, tests, or calibrates
] a commercial weighing or measuring device shall
state certify
[
seal
] said device in a manner approved by the commissioner
, except that electric vehicle charging stations shall only be state certified by a weights and measures official
. This
certification
[
seal
] shall authorize the device owner to use a licensed device unless rejected pursuant to RSA 438:14.
4 Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food; Positions Created. There is created within the department of agriculture, markets, and food the classified full-time position of registered electric vehicle service technician, who shall be under the direction of the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food pursuant to RSA 426:6-b. The certifier shall be responsible for certifying electric vehicle charging stations in this state in accordance with RSA 4438:10-a and RSA 438:14-a.
5 Agricultural Products Regulatory Fund; Withdrawal. The commissioner shall withdraw $413,301 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 from the agricultural products regulatory fund established in RSA 435:20 to cover the costs associated with establishing the position of registered electric vehicle charging station service technician. Such funds shall be non-lapsing. For 2 years after such withdrawal completed, if needed, the commissioner may continue to withdraw additional funds from the agricultural products regulatory fund to cover such costs.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBA
25-0976
Revised 3/14/25
SB 150-FN-
FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT
defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Revenue
$0
$25,165
$84,061
$106,260
Revenue Fund(s)
Agricultural Products Regulatory Fund
Expenditures*
$0
$288,000
$125,000
$124,000
Funding Source(s)
Agricultural Products Regulatory Fund
Appropriations*
$0
$0
$0
$0
Funding Source(s)
None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
METHODOLOGY:
This bill defines electric vehicle charging station and charges a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures. The Department Agriculture, Markets, and Food is authorized to withdraw funds from the agriculture regulatory products fund to cover the costs associated with establishing the position of registered electric vehicle charging station service technician.
The Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food makes the following assumptions concerning the fiscal impact of the bill:
Only a portion of the registration fee revenue would be received in the initial years and revenue would increase with additional outreach and education. The Department assumed the following revenue estimates:
Revenue Estimates
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2029
# of Charging Meters
719
739
759
Annual fee
$175
$175
$175
% of Registration fees collected
20%
65%
80%
Annual Revenue
$25,165
$84,061
$106,260
The new position salary is based on a “compliance officer” (Classification SOC13-06), which is in line with other investigator roles within the Division of Weights and Measures because "registered electric vehicle service technician" is not currently a position within the State. The Department assumed the position would be filled by January 1, 2026.
The Agricultural Products Regulatory Fund will be used to cover the costs associated with the position to include salary, benefits, specialized test equipment, and a state vehicle. Other cost would include, office equipment, a cell phone, a computer, computer software, equipment maintenance costs and training in the first year only.
The Department estimated the cost of the registered electric vehicle service technician, including necessary equipment and other expenses would be $288,000 in FY 2026, $125,000 in FY 2027 and $124,000 in FY 2028.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2025.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food