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HB164 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 21 AND 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 21 AND 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-24
Official status
Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source material ends abruptly while listing new revenue sources, so full details are unavailable.

New Registration Fees for Various Motor Vehicles in Delaware

This law adds a registration fee to electric and other motor vehicles to help cover road repair costs as fuel tax revenue drops.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires owners of electric, plug-in, non-plug-in, and other fuel motor vehicles to pay an additional registration fee.
  • Uses the extra money from these fees for the Transportation Trust Fund.
  • Helps replace lost income from declining motor fuel tax revenue.
  • Addresses higher road wear costs because some new vehicle types are generally heavier than traditional passenger cars.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Owners of electric, plug-in, non-plug-in, and other fuel motor vehicles in Delaware
  • The Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Transportation Trust Fund
A fund used by the state to pay for all road and bridge improvements.
Registration fee
An extra charge added when vehicle owners register their cars with the government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text cuts off before listing all new revenue sources or specific dollar amounts.
  • The effective date for this law is not listed in the source material.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HA 1

1 • Morrison

Passed 6/12/25

Plain English: This amendment adds a new $15 yearly registration fee for certain types of motorcycles while making sure mopeds do not have to pay it.

  • Motorcycles that are electric, plug-in electric, non-plug-in electric, or other fuel vehicles must now pay an extra $15 per year on top of their regular registration fee.
  • Mopeds are officially exempt from this new additional $15 fee.
  • The exact legal definitions for terms like 'other fuel vehicle' or specific types of electric vehicles depend on other parts of the law not included in this text.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 ABSENT

  3. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  4. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 164 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  5. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 13 NO 1 ABSENT

  6. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

  7. 2025-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 164 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  8. 2025-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 6 Favorable

  9. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 21 AND 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
The Department of Transportation commissioned a study which was performed by the University of Delaware which calculated the impact on the Transportation Trust Fund by the increase in registration of electric motor vehicles, plug-in electric motor vehicles, non-plug-in electric motor vehicles, and other fuel motor vehicles. The Transportation Trust fund is the source of funding for the Department to perform all road and bridge improvements in the State. This Act assesses an additional registration fee on owners of electric motor vehicles, plug-in electric motor vehicles, non-plug-in electric motor vehicles, and other fuel motor vehicles to make up for the declining motor fuel tax revenue impacts on the Department, as well as the increased costs associated with these types of vehicles which are generally heavier than traditional passenger motor vehicles with increasing roadway impacts.
This Act further increases several revenue sources in the following ways:
1) Assesses a one-time se