Bill > SB1267

This bill clarifies and expands the financial and legal responsibilities associated with electric vehicle charging stations installed in common interest developments, which are types of housing like condominiums or planned developments managed by a homeowners association (HOA). Specifically, the legislation expands existing law by making the individual homeowner who owns the charging station—and any future owners of it—financially responsible for any damages caused not just by the installation, maintenance, repair, removal, or replacement of the station, but also by its actual use. Additionally, the bill requires the person or company that installs the charging station to reimburse or indemnify (protect against financial loss) the HOA and its members for any losses or damages caused specifically by the installation process. Finally, to encourage HOAs to permit these stations, the bill expresses legislative intent to shield compliant associations from civil liability for injuries or damages arising from charging stations that the HOA does not own, provided the association was not grossly negligent.