S 3738 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes alternative compliance standards for development of electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces based on charging capacity.

This bill allows developers in New Jersey to meet electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements by demonstrating total charging capacity rather than strictly counting the number of equipped parking spaces. It affects construction projects requiring EV supply equipment or Make-Ready parking spaces by offering an alternative compliance method based on kilowatt output. The legislation directs the Site Improvement Advisory Board to create statewide standards within 12 months that specify minimum capacity requirements for different building types and establish equivalency rules for various charging equipment. Developers can choose between the traditional parking space count method or the new capacity-based approach, with the latter requiring adherence to uniform regulations to be implemented.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Jun 18, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Reprint · 3 edits
MINOR
This is a first reprint of S3738 following Senate Transportation Committee action on May 11, 2026. The changes are primarily technical: the definition of 'Power allocation method' was moved to after the 'Make-Ready' definition, minor text edits were made within the Make-Ready definition, and the entire Statement section (a non-binding summary of the bill) was removed. No substantive policy changes to the alternative EVSE compliance method were made.
TECHNICAL

The definition of 'Power allocation method' was repositioned from before the 'Electric vehicle supply equipment' definition to after the 'Make-Ready' definition, changing the order of definitions in Section 2 without altering the content.

The entire Statement section (a multi-paragraph summary explaining the bill's purpose and provisions) was removed from the reprint version, which is standard practice when a bill advances through committee.

DEFINITION

Minor text edits were made within the Make-Ready definition, with small deletions indicated by amendment markup around the phrase 'EVSE including' and around 'Make-Ready includes.'

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5
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Committee
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Amendments
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May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Benjie Wimberly
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