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HB05568 • 2026

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

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 bill text does not provide information on whether it allows individuals aged 65 or older to renew their vehicle registration either annually or over the standard three-year period.

Increasing Registration Fees for Electric Vehicles

This act increases registration fees for electric vehicles in Connecticut.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the current fixed fee of $120 every three years for passenger motor vehicle registrations, except for special license plates under section 14-20.
  • Sets a new fee of $345 every three years for battery electric, fuel cell electric, and range-extended battery electric vehicles.
  • Sets a new fee of $233 every three years for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Owners of battery electric, fuel cell electric, range-extended battery electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in Connecticut.

Terms To Know

Battery Electric Vehicle
A vehicle that runs solely on electricity stored in a battery.
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
A vehicle powered by an electric motor, with energy supplied by a fuel cell that converts hydrogen into electricity.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify the effective date for these changes.
  • It is unclear how this change will impact the overall cost of owning and operating electric vehicles in Connecticut.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/27

  2. 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

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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

Raised Bill No. 5568

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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.]