Kevin McCarty
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 6
Author
Existing law creates the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, known as "GO-Biz," and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law continues into existence the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) division within GO-Biz as the Zero-Emission Vehicle Market Development Office. Existing law references GO-Biz's Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Guidebook, which recommends best practices for electric vehicle supply equipment permitting. This bill would require the office to develop a model permitting checklist, model zoning ordinances, and best practices for permit costs and permit review timelines to help local governments permit curbside charging stations as part of the office's development of the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Guidebook or any subsequent updates. The bill would also require the office to consult with local governments, electric vehicle service providers, and utilities while developing the above-described materials. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes the legislative body of any county or city to adopt prescribed zoning ordinances within its jurisdiction. Existing law declares that it is the policy of the state to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicle charging stations and to limit obstacles to their use. Existing law prescribes various requirements on the review and approval of applications to install electric vehicle charging stations. Existing law requires every city, county, and city and county to administratively approve an application to install electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit and requires the review of an application to install an electric vehicle charging station or a hydrogen-fueling station to be limited to the building official's review of whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. Existing law defines "electric vehicle charging station" or "charging station" for these purposes. This bill would require local agencies to, among other things, develop a checklist that includes all of the information required for a complete application for a permit or other authorization to install an electric vehicle charging station within the public right-of-way, as defined. As part of that process, this bill would require local agencies to consider the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Guidebook from the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. The bill would require local agencies with populations of 250,000 or more to comply with these provisions by January 1, 2027, and local agencies with populations of fewer than 250,000 residents to comply with these provisions by January 1, 2029. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 567, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 4.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 15).
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11).
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E., U. & C.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5629.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5215.)
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2427 | HTML |
| 02/13/24 - Introduced | |
| 04/02/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/12/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/17/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/09/24- Assembly Local Government | |
| 04/19/24- Assembly Transportation | |
| 05/14/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/07/24- Senate Local Government | |
| 06/28/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/16/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/19/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/27/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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