Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB1875: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48 and Title 66, relative to electric vehicle charging stations.
Status: Chaptered, May 18, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary This bill prohibits a condominium unit owners' association from prohibiting, including through the association's declaration or rules and regulations, a unit owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station for the unit owner's personal use on property owned by the unit owner, including the owner's designated parking location. However, an association may establish reasonable restrictions concerning the number, size, placement, and manner of placement or installation of the electric vehicle charging station on the exterior of property owned by the unit owner. Additionally, an association is not responsible for the maintenance of an electric vehicle charging station installed by a unit owner or an electric vehicle for which the electric vehicle charging station is used. COMMON PROPERTY This bill generally authorizes an association to prohibit or restrict the installation of electric vehicle charging stations on a common element within the development served by the association and to establish reasonable restrictions as to the number, size, placement, and manner of placement or installation of electric vehicle charging stations on the common element. However, if a unit owner's designated parking location is within a common element of the development, then the association must not prohibit the installation of an electric vehicle charging station in the unit owner's designated parking location. IMMUNITY – INSURANCE This bill requires a unit owner installing an electric vehicle charging station to indemnify and hold the association harmless from all liability, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the association resulting from a claim, arising out of the installation, maintenance, operation, or use of such electric charging station. An association may require the unit
What the bill says
An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48 and Title 66, relative to electric vehicle charging stations.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48 and Title 66, relative to electric vehicle charging stations. SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 27, Part 4, is amended by adding the following as a new section: (a) An association shall not prohibit, including through the association's declaration or rules and regulations, a unit owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station for the unit owner's personal use on property owned by the unit owner, including the owner's designated parking location. An association may establish reasonable restrictions concerning the number, size, placement, and manner of placement or installation of the electric vehicle charging station on the exterior of property owned by the unit owner. (b) An association may prohibit or restrict the installation of electric vehicle charging stations on a common element within the development served by the association and may establish reasonable restrictions as to the number, size, placement, and manner of placement or installation of electric vehicle charging stations on the common element; provided, that if a unit owner's designated parking location is within a common element of the development, the association shall not prohibit the installation of an electric vehicle charging station in the unit owner's designated parking location. (c) A unit owner installing an electric vehicle charging station shall indemnify and hold the association …
Sponsors
- Martin, Greg (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Crawford, John (R, 1)
- Vital, Greg (R, 29)
Latest actions
- : Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- : Pub. Ch. 914
- : Signed by Governor.
- : Transmitted to Governor for his action.
- : Signed by Senate Speaker
- : Signed by H. Speaker
- : Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
- : Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (April 13, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (April 7, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB1875?
- HB1875 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48 and Title 66, relative to electric vehicle charging stations.
- What does HB1875 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48 and Title 66, relative to electric vehicle charging stations.
- What is the status of HB1875?
- Chaptered as of May 18, 2026. Latest action: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 (May 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1875?
- Martin, Greg (R, 26), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1875?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1875&GA=114
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