AN ACT INCREASING THE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Public Hearing 03/27
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is explicitly stated as October 1, 2026 in Section 1 and the end of the text.

Act to Increase Registration Fees for Electric Vehicles

This law raises registration fees starting October 1, 2026, for battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, range-extended battery electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

What This Bill Does

Sets a fee of $345 every three years to register battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, or range-extended battery electric vehicles.
Sets a fee of $233 every three years to register plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Keeps the standard registration fee at $120 every three years for most other passenger motor vehicles.
Removes special low fees that previously applied under antique or special interest plate rules for battery electric, fuel cell, range-extended, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Who It Names or Affects

Owners who register battery electric, fuel cell, range-extended, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the state.
People aged sixty-five or older who choose to renew their vehicle registration for one year instead of three years.

Terms To Know

Battery Electric Vehicle: A type of vehicle defined by state law section 16-19eee that is subject to the new $345 fee.
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle: A type of vehicle defined by state law section 16-19eee that is subject to the new $233 fee.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not list specific dollar amounts for one-year renewals, only stating they will be prorated based on the three-year total.
The official text provided does not explain how these fees compare to past gas tax revenue or future road funding plans.

Bill History

2026-03-23 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/27
2026-03-18 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

Official Summary Text

To increase the motor vehicle registration fee for battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, range-extended battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5568
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 3002

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
(FIN)

AN ACT INCREASING THE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES
FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14 -49 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2026): 3
(a) [For] (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this 4
subsection, for the registration of each passenger motor vehicle, the fee 5
shall be one hundred twenty dollars every three years. [, provided any] 6
(2) For the registration of each battery electric vehicle, fuel cell electric 7
vehicle or range -extended battery electric vehicle, as those terms are 8
defined in section 16 -19eee, the fee shall be t hree hundred forty-five 9
dollars every three years. 10
(3) For the registration of each plug -in hybrid electric vehicle, as 11
defined in section 16 -19eee, the fee shall be two hundred thirty-three 12
dollars every three years. 13

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(4) Any individual who is sixty-five years of age or older may, at such 14
individual's discretion, renew the registration of such passenger motor 15
vehicle, battery electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, range-extended 16
battery electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, owned by such 17
individual for either a one -year period or the registration period as 18
determined by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of section 19
14-22. The registration fee shall be prorated accordingly for any such 20
registration that is renewed for a one-year period. 21
(5) The triennial fee for the registration of any motor vehicle for which 22
special license plates have been issued under the provisions of section 23
14-20 shall be one hundred twenty dollars. The provisions of this 24
[subsection relative to the triennial fee charged for the registration of 25
each antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle for which special 26
license plates have been issued under section 14 -20] subdivision shall 27
not apply to (A) an antique fire apparatus or transit bus owned by a 28
nonprofit organization and maintained primarily for use in parades, 29
exhibitions or other public events but not for purposes of general 30
transportation, (B) a battery electric vehicle, (C) a fuel cell electric 31
vehicle, (D) a range -extended battery electric vehicle, or (E) a plug-in 32
hybrid electric vehicle. 33
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 14-49(a)

Statement of Purpose:
To increase the motor vehicle registration fee for battery electric
vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, range -extended battery electric
vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]