Electric Vehicle Charging Taxation

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Electric Vehicle Charging Taxation; Exempting certain electricity sold to owners or operators of an electric vehicle charging station from the sales and use tax; requiring owners or operators of electric vehicle charging stations to furnish a specified affidavit under certain circumstances; providing civil and criminal penalties; requiring the Department of Revenue to look solely to owners or operators for recovery of the tax under certain circumstances, etc.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Dec 1, 2025SenateFiled
2. Dec 16, 2025CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Tax; Appropriations · Senate Regulated Industries
3. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
4. Jan 22, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
5. Jan 27, 2026CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries8–0 vote
6. Jan 29, 2026SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
7. Jan 29, 2026CommitteeNow in Finance and Tax · Senate Finance and Tax
8. Jan 29, 2026CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
9. Feb 9, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Finance and Tax
10. Feb 12, 2026CommitteeFavorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Finance and Tax6–0 vote
11. Feb 13, 2026CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
12. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Debbie MayfieldR Primary sponsor · District 19
• RI Regulated Industries Sponsoring committee