New Hampshire SB628: enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging.

What the bill says

An act enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging. Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Edgar, Rock. 29 COMMITTEE: Transportation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill enables highway authorities to license curbside electric vehicle charging devices in public rights-of-way, establishes procedures for adjacent host property electrical supply and reimbursement, clarifies enforcement and siting standards, and affirms that owners and operators of such charging devices.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging. Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Edgar, Rock. 29 COMMITTEE: Transportation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill enables highway authorities to license curbside electric vehicle charging devices in public rights-of-way, establishes procedures for adjacent host property electrical supply and reimbursement, clarifies enforcement and siting standards, and affirms that owners and operators of such charging devices are not public utilities. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2128 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging. Curbside Electric Charging in the Public Right-of-Way 236:135 Definitions. …

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Sponsors

• David Watters (D, 4) · primary sponsor