Senate Bill S3247

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to electric vehicle charging

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S3247 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1005, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9135

2025-S3247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all newly-constructed electric vehicle charging stations available for public use which are capable of accepting payment to accept all major credit cards.

2025-S3247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3247
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COONEY, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
   nications
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities  law,  in  relation  to  electric
   vehicle charging stations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9-a of section 1005 of the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by chapter 618 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read
 as follows:
   9-a. As deemed feasible and advisable  by  the  trustees,  to  design,
 finance,  develop, construct, install, lease, operate and maintain elec-
 tric vehicle charging stations throughout  the  state  for  use  by  the
 public.  Such  electric  vehicle  charging stations shall include spaces
 that are large enough  to  accommodate  wheelchair  accessible  electric
 vehicles, including but not limited to, vans and minivans. The authority
 shall annually post on their website a report on those activities under-
 taken  pursuant  to this subdivision, including but not limited to:  the
 total number of electric vehicle charging stations in operation pursuant
 to such authorization, the locations of such charging stations, and  the
 total  costs  to  the  authority  associated  with  such activities. THE
 AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY  AND  RESEARCH
 DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY,  THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND ANY OTHER
 RELEVANT STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT,  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  ALL
 NEWLY  CONSTRUCTED  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATIONS  AVAILABLE FOR
 PUBLIC USE WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING PAYMENT SHALL ACCEPT ALL MAJOR
 CREDIT CARDS AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE GENER-
 AL BUSINESS LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner as chapter 618 of the laws of 2024 takes effect.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03283-01-5

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