Bill > HB1875

This bill, effective July 1, 2026, prohibits homeowners' associations (HOAs), which are organizations that manage or regulate residential subdivisions and are primarily composed of property owners, from preventing individual property owners from installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for their personal use on their own property, including their designated parking spots. While HOAs cannot outright ban these installations on private property, they can impose reasonable restrictions on the number, size, placement, and installation method of the charging stations. However, HOAs can restrict or prohibit EV charging stations in common areas, unless a property owner's designated parking spot is within such a common area, in which case the HOA cannot prohibit installation there. The property owner installing the charging station is responsible for any liability arising from its installation, maintenance, operation, or use, and may be required by the HOA to carry insurance covering these aspects, naming the HOA as an insured party. The HOA is not responsible for the maintenance of these privately installed EV charging stations.