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Curbside EV-charging bill sent to interim study after maintenance, safety and cybersecurity concerns

Senate Transportation Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 628, which would enable curbside electric-vehicle charging, was sent to interim study after senators and DOT staff flagged at least 11 unresolved technical and operational issues including maintenance funding, outage reporting, cybersecurity and traffic interference.

The Senate Transportation Committee voted to place Senate Bill 628, a measure to enable curbside electric-vehicle (EV) charging, into interim study after members and department staff identified multiple unresolved technical and administrative issues.

Senator Ward and other members raised practical concerns about curbside charging stations interfering…

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