HB2961: Relating to the capacity for electric vehicle charging required in certain newly constructed buildings.

Legislative Summary

Sets the percentage of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3). [Digest: Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).] [Increases] Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction, the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of [newly constructed] commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with [five] 10 or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and [five] 10 or more residential dwelling units.