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Committee advances bill barring local governments from mandating EV chargers in building permits
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send House Bill 86 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation. Sponsor and supporters said the bill prevents local building-permit processes from forcing property owners to install electric-vehicle chargers; opponents warned it could undercut local planning and rural charging access.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send House Bill 86 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after extended testimony from both supporters and opponents over whether the state should preempt local codes requiring electric-vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
Representative Joe Palmer of Meridian, chairing the House committee that produced the measure, told the Senate committee the bill would "preempt local governments from being able to enforce or force a government or a person to put in EV chargers in their building through the building permit process." Palmer argued that building codes are intended for…
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