Common interest developments: EV-dedicated TOU meters.
The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act defines and regulates common interest developments, which include community apartment projects, condominium projects, planned developments, and stock cooperatives. The act provides that any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a common interest development, or any provision of the governing documents of a common interest development, that effectively prohibits or restricts the installation or use of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station in an owner's designated parking space is void and unenforceable. The act authorizes an association, as defined, to impose reasonable restrictions on those stations, as specified, and imposes requirements with respect to an association's approval process for those stations. If the station is to be placed in a common area or an exclusive use common area, the act requires the homeowner to pay for the electricity usage associated with the charging station and to be responsible for various costs associated with maintaining and repairing the station, as well as costs for damage to common areas and adjacent units resulting from installation and maintenance of the station. Existing law requires the owner and each successive owner of the charging station to, at all times, maintain a homeowner liability coverage policy in the amount of $1,000,000 and name the association as a named additional insured. Existing law requires the award of reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing plaintiff in an action to enforce these provisions.
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California Legislature
20172018
SB 1016
California SB 1016 (20172018)
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Common interest developments: EV-dedicated TOU meters.
California SB 1016 (20172018) — Common interest developments: EV-dedicated TOU meters.
The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act defines and regulates common interest developments, which include community apartment projects, condominium projects, planned developments, and stock cooperatives. The act provides that any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a common interest development, or any provision of the governing documents of a common interest development, that effectively prohibits or restricts the installation or use of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station in an owner's designated parking space is void and unenforceable. The act authorizes an association, as defined, to impose reasonable restrictions on those stations, as specified, and imposes requirements with respect to an association's approval process for those stations. If the station is to be placed in a common area or an exclusive use common area, the act requires the homeowner to pay for the electricity usage associated with the charging station and to be responsible for various costs associated with maintaining and repairing the station, as well as costs for damage to common areas and adjacent units resulting from installation and maintenance of the station. Existing law requires the owner and each successive owner of the charging station to, at all times, maintain a homeowner liability coverage policy in the amount of $1,000,000 and name the association as a named additional insured. Existing law requires the award of reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing plaintiff in an action to enforce these provisions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1016 Allen et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1016 Allen Senate Third Reading By MURATSUCHI — 74–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar SB1016 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Allen — primary (person)
Chiu — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.
2018-02-14 Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and JUD. referral-committee
2018-03-13 Set for hearing March 20.
2018-03-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4418.) (March 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-03-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-03-29 Set for hearing April 10.
2018-04-16 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4625.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-04-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-04-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4763.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-04-30 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2018-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-20 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-20 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 4. Page 6954.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6126.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-09-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 376, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/063b09b3-bf0a-4386-8aeb-ff5183a81a25. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).