Electric Vehicle Legislation, 2022

PlugInSites is tracking Electric Vehicle legislation in MD, VA and certain EV related bills in other states.

ST	Bill	Summary	Status	Title
MD	~	Maryland	~
MD	HB1391	EV Tax Credit	Enacted	Clean Cars Act of 2022
MD	SB528	Climate	Enacted	Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022
MD	SB61	ZEV Bus	Enacted	MTA - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions)
MD	SB146	Anti-ICEing	Enacted	Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle plugged into charging equipment in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles
MD	HB157	Anti-ICEing	Enacted	Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle plugged into charging equipment in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles
MD	HB696	School Bus	Passed	Public Utilities - Electric School Bus Pilot Program
MD	HB10	ZEV Bus	Vetoed	MTA - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions)
MD	HB94	ZEV Fleet	❌ Dead	State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles
MD	HB1314	EV Plates	❌ Dead	Pilot Program to evaluate the use of alternative vehicle registration plates and cards for certain electric vehicles
MD	SB948	School Bus	❌ Dead	Public Utilities - Electric School Bus Pilot Program
MD	HB1079	Emissions	❌ Dead	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Standards, Requirements, and Application
MD	HB1146	EV Ready	❌ Dead	Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging
MD	HB829	ZEV Trucks	❌ Dead	Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)
MD	HB894	EV Tax Credit	❌ Dead	Transportation Electrification and Modernization (TEAM) Act
MD	SB687	ZEV Trucks	❌ Dead	Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)
MD	HB507	EV Charging	❌ Dead	Environment - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Environmental Justice Considerations
MD	SB126	Pollution Fee	❌ Dead	Environment – New Motor Vehicles – Pollution Fee
MD	SB627	EV Ready	❌ Dead	State Building Code - Electric Vehicles, Requires the installation of certain percentages of EV-capable, EV-ready, and EVCS-installed parking spaces
MD	HB60	Pollution Fee	❌ Dead	Environment – New Motor Vehicles – Pollution Fee
MD	HB46	VEIP Fee	❌ Dead	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Not Subject to Inspection – Fee
MD	SB104	VEIP Fee	❌ Dead	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Not Subject to Inspection – Fee
MD	SB924	EV Charging	❌ Dead	Environment - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Environmental Justice Considerations
MD	SB922	Emissions	❌ Dead	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Standards, Requirements, and Application
MD	HB835	EV Charging	❌ Dead	Retail Service Stations – New Construction – Setbacks and Electric Charging Stations
MD	HB782	Anti-ICEing	❌ Dead	Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated in a certain manner for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles
VA	~	Virginia	~
VA	HB443	EV Charging	Enacted	Park authorities; electric vehicle charging stations.
VA	HB450	Anti-ICEing	Enacted	Parking of vehicles; electric vehicle charging spots; civil penalties.
VA	SB278	Anti-ICEing	Vetoed	Parking of vehicles; electric vehicle charging spots; civil penalties.
VA	SB708	EV Charging	❌ Dead	Driving Decarbonization Program and Fund
VA	HB1267	ZEV Stds	❌ Dead	Low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards
VA	HB708	EV Grant	❌ Dead	Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Program; use of state funds.
VA	HB1244	EV Charging	❌ Dead	State Corporation Commission; electric vehicle charging infrastructure and rooftop solar energy
VA	SB695	ZEV Stds	❌ Dead	State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards
VA	HJ71	EV Charging	❌ Dead	Study; Apprenticeship Council; electric vehicle charging infrastructure apprenticeship programs; report.
PA	~	Penn.	~
PA	HR125	EV Fee Study	❌ Dead	A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of electric vehicles and issue a report of its findings to the General Assembly.
PA	HB481	EV Ready	❌ Dead	Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in New Non-Residential Construction
PA	SB813	EV Fee	❌ Dead	Providing for electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle road use fee.
PA	HB1358	EV Fee	❌ Dead	Providing for electric vehicle road use fee.
NY	~	New York	~
NY	S7788	ZEV 2035	Enacted	Provides that one hundred percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-five
NY	S2838B	ZEV Fleet	Enacted	Relates to the purchase or lease of zero emission vehicles for state-owned vehicle fleets
NY	S23B	EV Ready	Enacted	Requires the construction of certain parking facilities to be capable of supporting electric vehicle charging stations
NY	S1763	Direct Sales	❌ Dead	Relates to certificates of registration for entities that manufacture or assemble zero emissions vehicles and have no franchised motor vehicle dealers in New York
NY	A4614	Direct Sales	❌ Dead	Relates to certificates of registration for entities that manufacture or assemble zero emissions vehicles and have no franchised motor vehicle dealers in New York
NY	A9361	EV Charging	❌ Dead	Requires every parking garage with an electric vehicle charging station installed with state funds to be open to the public.
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WV	HB4429	Anti-ICEing	❌ Dead	Establishing penalty for vehicles unlawfully parking in a space designated for fueling a vehicle
WV	HB2732	Anti-ICEing	❌ Dead	Establishing a penalty for any vehicle that is not a plug-in hybrid vehicle or plug-in electric vehicle for utilizing a parking space that is designated for charging an electric vehicle
WV	HB3195	EV Fee	❌ Dead	To repeal the extra $200 fee for electric vehicle registration and $100 for hybrid vehicle registration.
WV	SB19	EV Fee	❌ Dead	Repealing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles
IL	HB3125	Rgt to Charge	✅ HSE	Sets forth requirements for parking spaces that are electrical vehicle ready applicable to new or renovated residential or nonresidential buildings.
KS	HB2488	kWh Tax	❌ Dead	Establishing the EV energy equity road repair tax act and providing for a road repair tax on electricity distributed from a public charging station for electric vehicles.
GA	HB776	Charging Tax	In Cmte	Public utilities and public transportation; retail sale of electricity; provisions
RI	H7112	EV Ready	Study	"Parking Facilities and Privileges"
NJ	A3493	Anti-ICEing	In Cmte	Prohibits non electric vehicle from parking in electric vehicle charging location under certain circumstances.
NC	HB1049	Free Charging	In Cmte	Equitable Free Vehicle Fuel Stations
FC	22-01	EV Ready	Enacted	Frederick Co. MD. Require electric vehicle charging infrastructure for charging electric vehicles in certain new residential structures.
PG	CB-015	EV Ready	Enacted	Prince Georges County MD. Require electric vehicle charging infrastructure in certain new residential structures.
DC	B24-1110	EV Charging	Enacted	To install at least 7,500 public charging stations with at least two ports across the District by 2027

Virginia General Assembly Adjourned on March 12, 2022

The Virginia 2022 Legislative Session adjourned on Saturday March 12th.

Maryland General Assembly in Session Through April 11, 2022

The 2022 Legislative Session in Maryland began on Wednesday, January 12th and will adjourn on Monday April 11th.

Maryland General Assembly 2022 Operations

House committees will operate virtually in 2022. Witnesses must sign up on the MGA website beforehand in order to testify on a bill. All House committee and subcommittee meetings and all voting sessions will be livestreamed through the MGA website. Full details on the 2022 House of Delegates COVID-19 Protocols: PDF

Beginning February 14th, Senate committee hearings will be in-person and members of the public will have access to the seating in committee rooms. Senate Memo: PDF

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EV-related legislation include electric vehicle tax credits, incentives for charging equipment, Plug-in vehicle parking spaces and bills to permit the installation of charging equipment at multi-unit housing. Keeping track of these legislative efforts is difficult so PlugInSites has been identifying, sharing and updating the progress of Maryland EV legislation since 2015. For 2022, we are tracking all EV related bills in Maryland and Virginia. We may follow a few important bills from other states as well. Revisit this page for daily updates as new legislation is introduced and moves through the legislative process.

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