Bill Text: CA SB1482 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Building standards: electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2022-09-28 - In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [SB1482 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1482-Amended.html
Intervening Code Adoption Cycle, to take effect July 1, 2024, triennial code adoption cycle of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2014, Regulations), research and develop, and may adopt, approve, codify, and publish
publish, mandatory building standards for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and nonresidential development.
Bill Title: Building standards: electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2022-09-28 - In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [SB1482 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1482-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1482
| Introduced by Senator Allen (Coauthors: Senators Becker, Hertzberg, Laird, Limón, and Wieckowski) |
February 18, 2022 |
An act to amend Section 18941.10 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building standards.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1482, as amended, Allen.
Building standards: electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code. Existing law requires the commission to adopt, approve, codify, and publish mandatory building standards for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and nonresidential development. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to propose to the commission for consideration mandatory building standards for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and submit the proposed mandatory building standards. Existing law requires the department
and the commission, in proposing and adopting these standards, to actively consult with specified parties.
This bill would require instead require the commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development to research and develop, and would authorize the commission to adopt, approve, codify, and publish, mandatory building standards for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and nonresidential development. The bill would authorize those mandatory building standards for the installation of
electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings to require that each dwelling unit with access to a parking space have at least one parking space served by a dedicated 208/240-volt branch circuit of at least 20 amperes terminating in a receptacle or an electric vehicle charging station, station and include specified signage for those electric vehicle parking spaces, and connection of the electric vehicle charging circuit directly to the dwelling unit’s electric meter or electric panel, as specified.
spaces. The bill would provide for additional parties that additionally require the commission and the department would be required to consult with multifamily dwelling residents and electric vehicle equity advocate groups in proposing and adopting researching and developing these standards.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 18941.10 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:18941.10.
(a) (1) The commission shall, commencing with the next(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Department of Housing and Community Development shall propose research and develop, and may propose for adoption by the commission, mandatory building standards for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and submit the proposed mandatory building standards to the commission for consideration.
(b) The mandatory building standards adopted, approved, codified, and published researched and developed for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at minimum, require all may include both of the following:
(1) For each multifamily dwelling unit with access to parking, at least one parking space served by a dedicated 208/240-volt branch circuit of at least 20 amperes,
branch circuit terminating in a receptacle or an electric vehicle charging station.
(2) Prominent “EV Ready” or “EV Capable” signage, as appropriate, at each parking space equipped with a receptacle or other electric vehicle charging infrastructure and at the unit electrical panel.
(3)Connection of the electric vehicle charging circuit for a multifamily dwelling unit directly to the dwelling unit’s electric meter or electric panel, except in circumstances when complying with this paragraph would cause an unreasonable hardship.
(c) (1) In proposing and adopting researching and developing mandatory building standards under this section, the Department of Housing and Community Development and the commission shall use Sections A4.106.6, A4.106.6.1, A4.106.6.2, A5.106.5.1, and A5.106.5.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code (Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) as the
starting point for the mandatory building standards and amend those standards as necessary.
(2) In proposing and adopting researching and developing mandatory building standards under this section, the Department of Housing and Community Development and the commission shall actively consult with interested parties, including, but not limited to, investor-owned utilities, manufacturers, municipal utilities, local building officials, commercial building and apartment owners, the building industry, multifamily dwelling residents, and electric vehicle equity advocate groups.
