Electric vehicles & charging stations; electrification of Commonwealth's centralized fleet, report.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not mention electric vehicle charging station providers as affected parties.

Electric Vehicles for State Cars

This bill directs the Director of the Department of General Services to set goals and targets for switching state vehicles to electric cars by specific years and installing charging stations at state facilities.

What This Bill Does

• Sets a goal for changing Commonwealth's centralized fleet to electric vehicles with interim targets for 2028, 2030, and 2032.
• Requires setting achievable targets for the number and type of electric vehicle charging stations installed at state facilities by those same years based on current funding.
• Asks the Director to report findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of General Services
• State agencies with centralized fleets

Terms To Know

Centralized fleet

A group of vehicles owned and managed by a central authority, like the state government.

Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy

The policy guiding clean energy goals in Virginia.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how much funding will be available for electric vehicle charging stations.
• Requires reporting by October 1, 2026, but the bill's status is continued to 2027.

Official Summary Text

Director of the Department of General Services; electric vehicles and charging stations; state targets.
Directs the Director of the Department of General Services (the Director) to set a goal for the electrification of the Commonwealth's centralized fleet that is aligned with the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy, with interim targets set for 2028, 2030, and 2032. The bill also requires the Director to set targets for the number and type of electric vehicle charging stations installed at state facilities by those same years that are achievable under the current Department of General Services appropriations and for the same years if additional funds were made available. The Director is required to report his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2026.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to direct the Director of the Department of General Services to set an achievable goal for the electrification of the Commonwealth's centralized fleet; report.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.
§ 1.
The

D
irector of the Department

of General Services (
the
Directo
r
) shall
set a

goal

for
the
electrification
of the Commonwealth's
centralized fleet
, as
defined in §

2.2-1173
of the Code of Virginia,
that is aligned with the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy, as set out in §
45.2-1706.1
of the Code of Virginia
,
with
interim
targets set for
2028,

2030, and 2032. Based on
such

targets
and on facility and
centralized
fleet needs, the
D
irector shall
set targets
for
the
number
and type of
electric vehicle charg
ing stations
installed at state facilities by 2028,

2030, and 2032
that
could be installed
under the current
Department

of General Services
appropriation
s
and for
the

same years if additional funds were
made
available, with the goal of ensuring that the number of electric

vehicle charg
ing stations
do not limit the pace of the transition of
the centralized fleet
to

electric vehicles. The
D
irector shall report

his
findings and recommendation
s
to
the Governor

and the
General Assembly
by Oct
ob
er
1, 2026.