Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging
Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 629 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a builder of new housing units including single-family detached homes and townhomes or a builder's agent to provide each buyer or prospective buyer with the option to include on or in a garage, carport, or driveway an electric vehicle charging station or a dedicated electric line capable of providing at least level 2 charging; requiring a certain builder or builder's agent to give to certain buyers and prospective buyers notice of certain options and information about certain rebate programs; etc.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness listFAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
Organizations on record
AMENDMENTINFO 1
BGEFAV 2
IBEW 26FAV 1
Maryland Building Industry AssociationFAV 1FWA 1
MD Sierra ClubFAV 2
MD Volt Inc.FAV 1
TeslaFWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.
FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.
FAVGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
