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CA SB 533

enacted

Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 533 pass?

Yes. CA SB 533 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 770, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 533 about?

Existing law prohibits requiring a person desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee from paying a subscription fee in order to use the station, or requiring the person to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. Existing law authorizes an electric vehicle charging station to offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis, if the station provides nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the station through a contactless payment method that accepts major credit and debit cards, as specified, and either an automated toll-free telephone number or a short message system (SMS) that provides the electric vehicle charging customer with the option to initiate a charging session and submit payment. Existing law requires a direct current fast charging station that is first installed or made publicly available on or after July 10, 2023, to also include Plug and Charge payment capabilities, as specified. Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to add to or subtract from these payment methods by regulation that is effective no earlier than January 1, 2028, as provided. This bill would create an exception to the above-described provisions to authorize an electric vehicle charging station to require that payment for charging services be made through the use of an internet-based application if the charging station is on the premises of an arena that has a seating capacity of at least 15,000 seats and can only be accessed through the use of that internet-based application. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 1423 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1423 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Who sponsors CA SB 533?

Richardson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 533.

Description

Existing law prohibits requiring a person desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee from paying a subscription fee in order to use the station, or requiring the person to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. Existing law authorizes an electric vehicle charging station to offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis, if the station provides nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the station through a contactless payment method that accepts major credit and debit cards, as specified, and either an automated toll-free telephone number or a short message system (SMS) that provides the electric vehicle charging customer with the option to initiate a charging session and submit payment. Existing law requires a direct current fast charging station that is first installed or made publicly available on or after July 10, 2023, to also include Plug and Charge payment capabilities, as specified. Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to add to or subtract from these payment methods by regulation that is effective no earlier than January 1, 2028, as provided. This bill would create an exception to the above-described provisions to authorize an electric vehicle charging station to require that payment for charging services be made through the use of an internet-based application if the charging station is on the premises of an arena that has a seating capacity of at least 15,000 seats and can only be accessed through the use of that internet-based application. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 1423 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1423 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 770, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Richardsonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and TRANS.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-17

    Set for hearing March 24.

  5. 2025-03-28

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 511.) (March 24).

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  6. 2025-04-01

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  7. 2025-04-03

    Set for hearing April 8.

  8. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 710.) (April 8).

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  9. 2025-04-10

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  10. 2025-04-24

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 886.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. 2025-04-24

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  12. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and U. & E.

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-06-27

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  14. 2025-07-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  15. 2025-07-10

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 9).

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  16. 2025-07-14

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2025-08-18

    Ordered to second reading.

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  18. 2025-08-18

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  19. 2025-08-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2025-09-03

    Read third time and amended.

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  21. 2025-09-03

    Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3067.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  23. 2025-09-09

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  24. 2025-09-11

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2891.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  25. 2025-09-22

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  26. 2025-10-13

    Approved by the Governor.

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  27. 2025-10-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 770, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 04/01/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-01Compare
  • 07/14/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-14Compare
  • 09/03/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-03Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
  • SB533Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation]

    2025-03-24 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2025-04-08 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Valladares: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-04-24 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Reyes: other
    • Archuleta: other
    • Rubio: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]

    2025-07-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Ward: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Carrillo: other

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-09 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Kalra: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Wallis: yes

  • SB 533 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Wilson

    2025-09-09 · pass · 80-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • Unfinished Business SB533 Richardson Concurrence

    2025-09-11 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wahab: yes

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