Summary:

 House Bill 88 (HB 88) enacts the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Zoning Act and establishes standards for permitting electric vehicle charging stations. 

 

Legislation Overview:

 House Bill 88 (HB 88) enacts the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Zoning Act and mandates that an electric vehicle charging station will be considered a permitted use and a permitted accessory use in county and municipal zoning districts. HB 88 declares that these charging stations do not require a variance and that these the procedure for the application must follow an expedited administrative approval process without a public hearing. The Construction Industry Commission will adopt the relevant code provisions for these charging stations pursuant to Section 60-13-44 NMSA 1978. 
According to HB 88, an application for a charging station will be deemed complete thirty days after the application’s submission unless denied in writing by a county or municipal zoning authority. It directs the county or municipal zoning authority to inform the applicant within fifteen days of submission of the application if it is incomplete and provide written reasons. If the explanation required by this section is not received by the applicant in fifteen days, on the sixteenth day, it will be considered complete.
HB 88 contains parking space designations and requires the county or municipal zoning authority to provide a checklist of all requirements necessary to complete an application for one of these charging stations.
HB 88 would be effective 1 July 2025.