Senate Bill No. 1495 proposes the establishment of the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Advisory Board within the Texas Occupations Code. The bill amends the heading of Subchapter B to include "Commission and Department Powers and Duties" and introduces a new Subchapter B-1 specifically for the advisory board. This new subchapter outlines the definitions, membership, terms, and duties of the advisory board, which will consist of nine voting members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval. The board will include representatives from electric vehicle supply equipment companies, installation services, the motor fuel retail industry, a public utility company, and the public, as well as two nonvoting ex officio members from the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

The advisory board is tasked with advising the commission and department on standards for the installation and maintenance of electric vehicle supply equipment and other related issues. Members will serve six-year terms, and the board will be abolished on December 1, 2030. The bill mandates that the presiding officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation appoint members to the advisory board by December 1, 2025. The act will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from both houses; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.