California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1283: Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71 of the Government Code, relating to electric vehicle charging stations. electric vehicle charging stations Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits. Existing law requires a city, county, or city and county (local government) to administratively approve an application to install an electric vehicle charging station (EV station) through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71 of the Government Code, relating to electric vehicle charging stations. electric vehicle charging stations Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits. Existing law requires a city, county, or city and county (local government) to administratively approve an application to install an electric vehicle charging station (EV station) through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. Existing law requires those EV stations to meet all applicable safety and performance standards established by specified entities. This bill would require this administrative approval to extend to EV stations with a canopy, as defined, or onsite energy storage systems sized to support charging. This bill would also require any electric vehicle supply equipment installed at the EV station to meet all applicable safety and performance standards. Existing law requires every local government to adopt, pursuant to specified deadlines, an ordinance that creates an expedited, streamlined permitting process for EV stations. Existing law requires the local government to adopt a checklist of all requirements with which the EV stations must comply with for expedited review. This bill would require the ordinance to also address expedited streamlining for any supporting infrastructure necessary for or accessory to the operation of EV stations, as described, and would clarify that the checklist may be amended. The bill would require …
Sponsors
- Angelique Ashby (D, SD08) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 347, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 5795.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 5.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6376.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended.
Votes
- Unfinished Business SB1283 Ashby Concurrence (August 25, 2026): 32 yea, 5 nay, passed
- SB 1283 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Carrillo (August 24, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (August 5, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (July 1, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate 3rd Reading SB1283 Ashby (May 26, 2026): 31 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (May 14, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1283?
- SB1283 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits.
- What does SB1283 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71 of the Government Code, relating to electric vehicle charging stations. electric vehicle charging stations Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits. Existing law requires a city, county, or city and county (local government) to administratively approve an application to install an electric vehicle charging station (EV station) through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit…
- What is the status of SB1283?
- Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 347, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1283?
- Angelique Ashby (D, SD08).
- Where is the official record for SB1283?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1283
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