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House Business Committee introduces bill to bar mandates for electric vehicle chargers in parking spaces
Summary
Lawmakers introduced RS 31906, a preemption-style request that would prevent any public body or private entity from requiring electric vehicle chargers or charger‑specific parking spaces; the committee voted to introduce the request by voice vote.
The House Business Committee on Wednesday introduced RS 31906, a legislator-sponsored request that would prevent any government entity or private party from requiring electric‑vehicle (EV) charging stations or designated EV parking spaces.
Representative Joe Palmer, representative from District 20 in Meridian, sponsored the RS, telling the committee the measure is intended to prevent local building departments from requiring chargers. “If this bill is inactive, then…
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