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Senate Institutions committee debates where to place $350,000 for EV charging in capital bill

Senate Institutions Committee · April 23, 2026
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Summary

Committee staff walked members through draft 2.1 of the capital bill and the netting math versus the House proposal, highlighting a new $350,000 FY27 appropriation for electric vehicle charging stations and debate over whether the line should be held at ACCD or at BGS, which says the original intent covered state-employee sites.

Diane Grama, counsel to the committee, opened the review of draft 2.1 of the capital bill, saying the document uses green highlighting for newly added items and yellow to show earlier committee changes. Grama told members the Senate draft currently frees roughly $475,000 against the House version, and that a $350,000 FY27 appropriation for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations is included as a green addition to ACCD’s section.

"This is draft 2.1," Grama said, noting the green highlighting indicates the newest changes. She said the $350,000 for EV charging would reduce the $475,000 pool of available reallocated funds to about $600,000 remaining in the tally after…

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