Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-105-2024

• Reference No.: CB-105-2024
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/19/2024
• Introduced Date: 10/15/2024
• Public Hearing Date: 11/19/2024 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 2/4/2025
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS for the purpose of providing for certain definitions; requiring newly constructed and substantially-renovated multifamily and commercial developments to install the necessary infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging; authorizing DPIE to set permitting guidelines for charging station infrastructure; establishing property owner responsibility for charging station maintenance; and applying electric vehicle charging safety standards to commercial buildings.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Jolene Ivey, Wala Blegay, Calvin S. Hawkins, Eric C. Olson, Sydney J. Harrison, Krystal Oriadha, Wanika Fisher, Ingrid S. Watson
• Code sections: 02-274 - , 04-270 - , 04-271 - , 04-272 - , 04-273 - , 05-2901 -
• Related files: CB-067-2024
• Contact: Eric Irving

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/20/2024	2	County Executive	Unsigned
11/19/2024	2	County Council	public hearing held
11/19/2024	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/15/2024	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	amended	Pass
10/15/2024	1	County Council	introduced
10/15/2024	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/24/2024	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS for the purpose of providing for certain definitions; requiring newly constructed and substantially-renovated multifamily and commercial developments to install the necessary infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging; authorizing DPIE to set permitting guidelines for charging station infrastructure; establishing property owner responsibility for charging station maintenance; and applying electric vehicle charging safety standards to commercial buildings.

Background

This bill requires new construction of multifamily and commercial properties to include the infrastructure necessary to support electric vehicle charging stations. The bill also establishes owner responsibility for the maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations. Finally, the bill authorizes the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement to set out permitting guidelines to implement this legislation.