Electric Vehicle Registration Fees

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the purpose of the fees beyond depositing them into the State Transportation Trust Fund.

Electric Vehicle Registration Fees

This bill requires owners of battery electric vehicles to pay an additional annual registration fee of $250 when registering or renewing their license in Florida.

What This Bill Does

• Defines a 'battery electric vehicle' as one powered solely by rechargeable batteries without an internal combustion engine.
• Requires the owner of a battery electric vehicle to pay an additional annual registration fee of $250 when registering or renewing their license.
• Deposits all fees collected from battery electric vehicles into the State Transportation Trust Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• Owners of battery electric vehicles in Florida.

Terms To Know

Battery Electric Vehicle

A motor vehicle powered solely by rechargeable batteries without an internal combustion engine.

State Transportation Trust Fund

A fund used for planning, construction, maintenance, and repair of public roads and transportation infrastructure in Florida.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass the Senate's Transportation committee and died there.
• It is unclear how many battery electric vehicle owners will be affected by this fee.

Official Summary Text

Electric Vehicle Registration Fees; Defining the term “battery electric vehicle”; requiring the owner of a battery electric vehicle to pay certain annual registration fees; requiring that such fees be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund and used for a certain purpose, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 804

By
Senator Truenow

13-01360-26 2026804__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to electric vehicle registration fees;
3 amending s. 320.08001, F.S.; defining the term
4 “battery electric vehicle”; requiring the owner of a
5 battery electric vehicle to pay certain annual
6 registration fees; requiring that such fees be
7 deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund and
8 used for a certain purpose; providing an effective
9 date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Section 320.08001, Florida Statutes, is amended
14 to read:
15 320.08001 Electric vehicles; license tax
; fee
.—
16
(1)
The license tax for an electric vehicle or low-speed
17 vehicle is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a
18 vehicle that is not electrically powered.
19
(2)(a)
For purposes of this
sub
section, the term “battery

20
electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle powered solely by an

21
electric motor drawing current from rechargeable batteries and

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which is not equipped with an internal combustion engine
.

23
(b)
In addition to
the license tax imposed under subsection

24
(1) and
a
ny
other fee imposed under this chapter, the owner of a

25
battery

electric vehicle registered in this state
must
pay an

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annual fee of $250 at the time of initial registration and each

27
renewal thereafter.

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(c)
Fees collected under this
sub
section
must
be deposited

29
into the
State Transportation Trust Fund
and used for the

30
planning, construction, maintenance, and repair of public roads

31
and transportation infrastructure.

32 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.