bill banning parking at EV charging spaces unless charging

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By: Plesa
H.B. No. 2822

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a

parking space designated as an electric vehicle charging station.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 545.302(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle:

(1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked

at the edge or curb of a street;

(2) on a sidewalk;

(3) in an intersection;

(4) on a crosswalk;

(5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or

within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite the ends

of a safety zone, unless the governing body of a municipality

designates a different length by signs or markings;

(6) alongside or opposite a street excavation or

obstruction if stopping, standing, or parking the vehicle would

obstruct traffic;

(7) on a bridge or other elevated structure on a

highway or in a highway tunnel;

(8) on a railroad track; [ or ]

(9) where an official sign prohibits stopping ; or

(10) in a parking space or area that is clearly

designated as an electric vehicle charging station, unless the

vehicle is an electric vehicle, as defined by Section 382.003,

Health and Safety Code, and the operator is charging the vehicle .

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.