HB1791
Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Rip Sullivan (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund created.
Creates the Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund to assist private developers with non-utility costs associated with the installation of electric vehicle charging stations (i) in certain localities, (ii) on eligible public land, as defined in the bill, or (iii) within one mile of the boundary of eligible public ... (More) land. The bill provides that a private developer may apply for a grant in an amount equal to 70 percent of the private developer's non-utility costs for the installation of such public electric vehicle charging stations. The awarding of a grant under the program would be conditional upon an agreement with the applicant that any cost of a project not funded by a grant awarded by the program be funded by non-federal funds. The Department of Energy shall establish guidelines for the administration of the Program, including guidelines related to the application for and award of grants. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101441D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105585D-H1
- 01/24/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/30/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25105585D-EH1
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/06/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107172D-S1
- 02/13/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (56-Y 42-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1791ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1791)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto (51-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
