Codes of Record

What applies to my job?

Pick the state and the product you build, install, or inspect. The card below answers from each state’s own record.

EV charging in Texas

Which codes apply? In Texas, EV charging equipment falls under the 2026 NEC, the 2015 commercial IECC, the 2015 residential IECC, and the 2012 IBC (local option).

Chargers at homes, in parking structures, and at public sites. State record read Oct 18, 2026. Data as of Oct 26, 2026.

Codes that reach EV charging equipment

The edition Texas enforces for each code that governs the product, and the part of the code that does.

  1. NECNational Electrical Code
    2026 NECVerified

    in force since Sep 1, 2026

    Where it reaches the product. Article 625, electric vehicle power transfer systems.

    2026 National Electrical Code (Texas state electrical code) · 16 Tex. Admin. Code §73.100; Tex. Occ. Code §1305.101(a)(2)

    The Texas NEC record
  2. IECC commercialInternational Energy Conservation Code, commercial
    2015 IECCVerified

    in force since Nov 1, 2016

    Where it reaches the product. EV-capable and EV-ready parking spaces in the commercial energy code.

    2015 International Energy Conservation Code (Texas commercial energy code) · Tex. Health & Safety Code §388.003(b); State Energy Conservation Office rules, 34 TAC ch. 19

    The 2024 IECC is in development.

    The Texas IECC commercial record
  3. IECC residentialInternational Energy Conservation Code, residential
    2015 IECCVerified

    in force since Sep 1, 2016

    Where it reaches the product. Where a state adopts the EV-ready appendix for homes.

    Energy Efficiency Chapter 11 of the 2015 International Residential Code (Texas single-family residential energy code) · Tex. Health & Safety Code §388.003(a); State Energy Conservation Office rules, 34 TAC ch. 19

    The 2024 IECC is in development.

    The Texas IECC residential record
  4. IBCInternational Building Code
    2012 IBCVerified

    in force since Jan 1, 2022 · Local adoption

    Where it reaches the product. Parking structures, ventilation, and accessible routes to chargers.

    International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012 (municipal commercial building code) · Tex. Local Gov’t Code §214.216

    The Texas IBC record

Texas laws that name EV charging equipment

On the site: two laws, rules, orders, and bills, newest first.

Law or ruleKindStageDateWhat it does
Texas Occupations Code ch. 2311 and Utilities Code ch. 42 (SB 1001, 2023): EVSE registration and consumer rulestdlr.texas.govStatutePartialIn forceMar 1, 2025TDLR registers public commercial EV charging providers (per-port fee), requires price and surcharge disclosure, transaction summaries and records; operating rules apply to units installed on or after 2025-03-01 from 2026-03-01. Private home and reserved-use units exempt. Source (opens in a new tab)
Tex. Occ. Code 2311.001 (SB 1732, 2023): EV charging station connector standardstexas.public.lawStatutePartialIn forceMay 24, 2023TDLR with TxDOT must adopt standards requiring a widely compatible connector type for publicly funded public stations installed after 2024-12-01. Applies to public chargers. Source (opens in a new tab)

Every Texas law on EV charging equipment, with filters

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