SB 1694

bill requiring EV chargers to run on renewable power only

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the source of power for stations and other equipment used to dispense energy to electric vehicles.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Chargers draw only renewable power. State licensing regulators write the standards.

The bill requires electric vehicle charging equipment in Texas to run only on renewable energy. It touches publicly funded public charging stations installed after December 1, 2024, and every electric vehicle supply provider covered by the existing state charging chapter. On the ground, state licensing regulators must write standards requiring renewable-only power, and providers must make sure their chargers draw only renewable power, starting immediately or September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 27, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1694 · 2025-02-27

SOLD BY

Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2

Sen. Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11

ITEM

relating to the source of power for stations and other equipment used to dispense energy to electric vehicles.

WHAT IT DOES

Chargers draw only renewable power. State licensing regulators write the standards.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 27, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 27, 2025Filed
Mar 11, 2025Read first time
Mar 11, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce

FILED UNDER

DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID

THE TEXT

…“is powered only by renewable energy sources”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill limits which grid power sources electric vehicle chargers may use, which shapes who supplies the power and who pays for it.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bob Hall

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135K Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116K Bryan Hughes Campaign$100K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash: $129,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $135,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash: $110,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $116,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

Bryan Hughes Campaign$100,000.00

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101073278.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash: $129,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $135,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash: $110,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $116,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101073278.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Feb 27, 2025

03/11/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Energy--Conservation

Utilities--Electric

Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment

Vehicles & Traffic--General

ELECTRIC VEHICLES (SI3J9)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 379 words

89R13158 JAM-D

By: Hall, Middleton
S.B. No. 1694

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the source of power for stations and other equipment

used to dispense energy to electric vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 2311, Occupations Code, as added by

Chapter 211 (S.B. 1732), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is redesignated as Chapter 2311A, Occupations Code,

and amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 2311A [ 2311 ]. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

Sec. 2311A.001 [ 2311.001 ]. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

STATION STANDARDS. (a) This section applies only to an electric

vehicle charging station that is:

(1) installed after December 1, 2024;

(2) made available to the public;

(3) not intended primarily for private use; and

(4) funded through public grants or state rebate

programs.

(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, in

consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation, shall

adopt standards for electric vehicle charging stations that require

the charging stations to be :

(1) equipped with a standard electric vehicle charging

connector or plug type that is widely compatible with as many

electric vehicles as practicable ; and

(2) powered only by renewable energy sources .

SECTION 2. Section 2311.0301, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 2311.0301. DUTIES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY PROVIDER.

Unless electric vehicle supply equipment is exempt from the

application of this chapter or has been removed from service, an

electric vehicle supply provider shall:

(1) have electric vehicle supply equipment inspected

as prescribed by commission rule; [ and ]

(2) maintain electric vehicle supply equipment in

compliance with maintenance specifications, this chapter, and

commission rule ; and

(3) ensure that the electric vehicle supply equipment

is powered only by renewable energy sources .

SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails

over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted

codes.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.