Committee approves sales-tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging operators in SB 680

The Senate Regulated Industries Committee adopted a strike‑all amendment and reported favorably SB 680, a bill that creates a sales‑tax exemption for electricity sold to owners or operators of electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations when the electricity is separately metered at the point of delivery and instantaneously transferred to a consumer.

Senator Mayfield presented the strike‑all amendment, which requires separate metering at the utility point of delivery to the station owner/operator and an affidavit to the Department of Revenue stating the electricity is used for the exempt purpose. The Department of Revenue would adopt rules and may use emergency rules to implement the exemption. The sponsor said the amendment was drafted with regulated-industry staff to more effectively address double taxation concerns faced by EV‑charging operators.

The amendment was adopted and the committee reported SB 680 favorably by roll call; multiple supporters in the hearing waived testimony in favor of the amendment.