Weights and measures: electric vehicle supply equipment.

Senator Padilla's electric vehicle charging equipment legislation revises California's weights and measures requirements to streamline testing and certification processes while maintaining regulatory oversight. The bill allows electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) that manufacturers or suppliers have tested to operate commercially after receiving a seal from county officials, eliminating redundant testing requirements during the inspection period.

County sealers must verify and test EVSE installed before January 2026 by January 2027, with costs limited to standard registration fees paid by equipment owners and operators. The Division of Measurement Standards must identify existing funding by June 2026 to help counties purchase testing equipment. Counties may grant conditional operating authorization when equipment has minor compliance issues unrelated to measurement accuracy, providing a 30-day window for corrections before potential enforcement actions.

The legislation directs the Division to develop standardized statewide resources by January 2027, including online registration forms, fee payment systems, and testing protocols that all counties must accept. The Division will also establish alternative certification pathways, such as factory testing and supplier verification programs. These provisions aim to create consistent requirements across jurisdictions while maintaining measurement accuracy standards. The bill's temporary exemption from retesting requirements after routine maintenance expires in January 2028.