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Lawmakers move to consolidate oversight of EV‑charger accuracy at CEC amid local sealer concerns

Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee (California State Senate) · April 13, 2026
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Summary

SB 13 27 would shift oversight of EV charging measurement from CDFA county sealers to the California Energy Commission to standardize enforcement; EV industry and environmental groups supported the change while county sealers warned it would disrupt a century‑old weights‑and‑measures system.

Senator Reyes told the committee SB 13 27 would transfer responsibility for regulating the accuracy of electric‑vehicle chargers that sell electricity as a transportation fuel from the Department of Food and Agriculture’s Division of Measurement Standards to the California Energy Commission (CEC), with CDFA’s rules remaining in place until the CEC adopts new regulations by July 1, 2027.

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