Bill > SB5951

This bill amends existing law to expressly authorize the purchase of power at state expense to recharge publicly owned plug-in electric vehicles used for state business or as commute vehicles. The bill removes the previous restriction that the vehicles be "privately and publicly owned" and the requirement that the vehicles be at the state location for the purpose of conducting business with the state. The director of the Department of Enterprise Services may also report to the governor and legislature on the estimated amount of state-purchased electricity consumed by plug-in electric vehicles if the use has a significant cost to the state, and on the number of plug-in electric vehicles using state office locations.