COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to electric vehicle charging technology and equipment networks
This bill aims to speed up the creation of electric vehicle charging stations across Louisiana by changing how the state defines "public utilities." It directs the Public Service Commission to consider removing companies that only sell electricity for charging electric cars, plug-in hybrids, or marine vessels from the public utility category. By excluding these specific businesses from that classification, the legislation intends to allow them to operate under different rules than traditional power providers. The law applies exclusively to entities that provide charging services to the public for a fee and does not affect general electricity providers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2024 · House Apr 29, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 22, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jack McFarland
RRepublican
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