A 4530 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes certain electric vehicle supply equipment development processes and standards concerning public health and safety; removes certain existing approval requirements while preserving applicable safety and inspection standards.

This New Jersey bill streamlines the approval process for installing electric vehicle charging equipment at existing buildings and service stations by replacing complex land use reviews with a faster administrative permit system. The legislation requires installations to meet existing safety and construction codes but removes the need for site plan board reviews or variance relief for most applications. Local governments retain limited authority to deny permits only when there is clear, evidence-based proof that the equipment would harm public health or safety, excluding general planning concerns. The bill also sets a 20-day timeline for jurisdictions to notify applicants if their applications are incomplete and clarifies that charging stations encroaching on setbacks do not automatically violate safety standards.

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

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Introduced Mar 10, 2026 Last action Jun 30, 2026

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MAJOR

The Assembly State and Local Government Committee significantly expanded and restructured this bill streamlining EV charging infrastructure permitting at existing service stations, retail establishments, and other buildings. The committee version adds detailed procedural timelines (20-day deemed-complete rule), specific physical requirements (50-foot site plan, 6-foot clearance), a signage exemption for EVSE branding, and new definitions, while maintaining the core ministerial approval framework.

REQUIREMENT

New subsection b establishes that an application is deemed complete if no notice of incompleteness or one-time written correction notice is issued within 20 days after filing, creating a hard deadline for municipalities to act on applications.

New subsection d requires submission of a site plan or scale drawing showing all existing and proposed features on the property and within 50 feet of the proposed EVSE installation.

New subsection f permits EVSE to encroach upon local setback requirements but mandates a minimum 6-foot grounds maintenance clearance between EVSE and any natural or man-made construction, while prohibiting obstruction of sight triangles, fire lanes, or emergency access.

Subsection a was restructured from a single paragraph into four numbered conditions: compliance with bulk requirements and prior approval conditions, continued satisfaction of all other prior approval conditions, compliance with the State Uniform Construction Code Act and EV-specific safety standards, and the signage exemption.

SCOPE

New subsection e limits municipal or county review to standards necessary to ensure no specific, identifiable, and adverse impact on public health or safety supported by substantial evidence in the record.

New requirement (subsection a(4)) provides that corporate logos, branding, or symbology integrated into EVSE shall not be considered signage for purposes of enforcing municipal sign ordinances.

The application language changed from 'for development for the installation' to simply 'for the installation,' removing the word 'development' to narrow the framing of what is being approved.

DEFINITION

New subsection g defines 'administrative officer' (cross-referencing P.L.1975, c.291) and 'non-discretionary permit' as a permit approved as a ministerial act upon verification of compliance that does not require discretionary judgment, variance relief, or land use board review.

ENFORCEMENT

New subsection c explicitly states that EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces installed under this section remain subject to applicable local and Department of Community Affairs inspection requirements.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2026

Committee

Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee

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Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Reported and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

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Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor