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SB 272 · 2025 · Senate · Transportation Committee

EV charging station funding

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relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding.

Authorizes towns to create revolving funds for installing and maintaining electric vehicle charging stations and prohibits non-emergency vehicles from parking in spaces designated for electric vehicles.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 22, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✕House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill authorizes towns to create revolving funds for installation and maintenence of electric vehicle charging stations. This bill prohibits any person not driving an emergency vehicle from stopping, standing, or parking in a parking place designated for electric vehicles.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII or any other provision of law, a person who violates the provisions of this subparagraph shall be fined a minimum of $250 of which 20 percent is payable to the town or city where the violation occurred;”
Section 2
“Notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII or any other provision of law, a person who violates the provisions of this subparagraph shall be fined a minimum of $62 of which 20 percent is payable to the town or city where the violation occurred;”
Section 2
“Notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII or any other provision of law, a person who violates the provisions of this subparagraph shall be fined a minimum of $50 for a first offense and a minimum of $100 for each subsequent offense.”
Section 2

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David WattersDPrime

Sen. Donovan FentonD, Rep. Tony CaplanD, Rep. Charlie St. ClairD

Public testimony

39 signed in online · 8 wrote testimony

82% support18% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This is a good bill that will encourage more people to reduce their fossil fuel consumption.”
— Megan Kilar, Candiasupports
“Such an easy YES to support EV use in NH, giving towns the means to encourage installation of charging stations. We need these in our state!”
— Margaret Fletcher, Concordsupports
“This bill would allow towns to create Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) as a source of capital to make direct loans to borrowers for installation and maintenance of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.…”
— Barbara Callaway, Hanoversupports
“This bill authorizes towns to create revolving funds for installation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations. This is not a proper role for government. Private enterprise and capital can and should pay for vehicle fueling infrastructure.”
— Ray Chadwick, Bedfordopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Ought to Pass5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • May 6, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate8–7
    Overall
    53% yea
  • May 22, 2025HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted195–163How they voted
    Overall
    54% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    193–299% yea
    Democrats
    2–1611% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingSenate Transportation40:13–45:375m 24slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation1:31:30–1:34:343m 4slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • May 6, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation3:50:27–3:52:342m 7slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • May 22, 2025Floor debateHouse floor3:28:35–3:35:246m 49slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 195-163

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 3
  2. Feb 11, 2025SenHearing: 02/11/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 9
  3. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 11 P. 113
  6. Apr 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/22/2025 10:50 am LOB 203
  7. May 6, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/06/2025 01:00 pm LOB 203
  8. May 6, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/06/2025 (Vote 8-7; RC)
  9. May 9, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  10. May 22, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 195-163 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 36

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.