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HB2961 • 2025

Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction, the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with 10 or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and 10 or more residential dwelling units.

Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction, the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with 10 or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and 10 or more residential dwelling units.

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Sponsor
Representative Gamba, Representative Andersen,, Helm,, Nguyen H,, Walters,, Senator Gorsek,, Pham,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-21 House

    Motion to refer to Rules carried. Referred.

  3. 2025-04-17 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.

  4. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  5. 2025-04-15 House

    Second reading.

  6. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  7. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  8. 2025-03-27 House

    Work Session held.

  9. 2025-02-04 House

    Public Hearing held.

  10. 2025-01-30 House

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  12. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Sets the percentage of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).</i>]
[<i>Increases</i>]<b> Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction,</b> the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of [<i>newly constructed</i>] commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with [<i>five</i>]<b> 10</b> or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and [<i>five</i>]<b> 10</b> or more residential dwelling units.
Relating to: Relating to the capacity for electric vehicle charging required in certain newly constructed buildings.
Current location: In House Committee