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Committee approves bill requiring state reporting of public EV charging stations
Summary
House Bill 2300 would require municipalities, counties and state agencies that approve public electric-vehicle charging stations to report locations and parking-spot counts to ADOT; the committee adopted a technical amendment and returned the bill with a due-pass recommendation.
House Bill 2300 directs entities that approve or permit public electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to report station locations and the total number of parking spots for charging to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). ADOT would compile a list and post it publicly; the adopted amendment limited reporting to public-use stations and set a reporting deadline and quarterly reporting cadence for ADOT's submissions to the legislature.
A committee explanation established the bill as a data-collection step. Witnesses and members said Arizona currently has no statewide registry of charging stations and that a first step toward policy (including potential future revenue or road-funding changes) is to know where stations are and how much charging activity they support. The sponsor described the proposal as a two-step approach: first collect location and capacity data; later consider revenue-capture or tax-policy changes for EV usage.
Committee members asked whether government fleet or private home chargers would be included; the sponsor said the measure covers public charging stations where the public is charged for electricity (for example, commercial chargers or station networks) and excludes home or internal fleet charging for government agencies. The committee adopted the Biasuchi amendment (Feb. 3) that clarified reporting applies to public-use stations, added a December 31, 2025 deadline for ADOT's initial report to legislative leaders and changed the ongoing cadence to quarterly.
Formal action: The committee adopted the amendment and recorded a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays to return HB 2300 as amended with a due-pass recommendation.
Why it matters: Committee members said the state lacks a centralized inventory of public EV charging sites, complicating planning for roads, grid impacts and long-distance travel. Members noted potential follow-up legislation to track tax revenue and to ensure drivers can find functioning fast chargers.
Next steps: HB 2300 as amended will move forward; sponsors and ADOT will implement the reporting requirements and the initial ADOT report is due Dec. 31, 2025.
