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A 5880: Requires public libraries have charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.
What A 5880 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law requires public libraries to install electric vehicle charging stations in at least five percent of their parking spaces. These charging stations must have a minimum capacity of forty amperes and two hundred eight volts of electrical power. The law also states that these stations and all related components must comply with applicable state and local electrical codes. The law will take effect three years after it is passed.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to libraries and education technology (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5880
- What is the current status of A 5880?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5880 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to libraries and education technology".
- Did A 5880 pass?
- Not yet. A 5880 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5880, and where is it now?
- A 5880 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Libraries & Education Technology.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to libraries and education technology |
| Feb. 24, 2025 | referred to libraries and education technology |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 24, 2025 · 323 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5880 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Libraries and Education Technology AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring libraries have charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 286. Electric vehicle charging stations. 1. For the purposes of this 4 section, the term "parking facility" shall mean a parking garage, park- 5 ing structure, or open parking lot that is paved and striped to desig- 6 nate individual parking spaces for vehicles. 7 2. Any parking facility owned and operated by a public library shall 8 include electric vehicle charging stations in at least five percent of 9 the total number of parking spaces offered by such library. 10 3. Each electric vehicle charging station required pursuant to this 11 section shall support electric vehicle charging with a minimum of forty 12 amperes and two hundred eight volts of electrical capacity. Such elec- 13 tric vehicle charging stations and all other components and work appur- 14 tenant thereto shall be in accordance with all applicable state, county, 15 city, town, or village electrical codes. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect three years after it shall have become 17 a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of 18 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on 19 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before 20 such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09088-01-5
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