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SB2894
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
2894
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to motor vehicle registration
.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1
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Section 249-31,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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�249-31
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State
and county
registration [
fee.
]
fees.
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(a)
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All
vehicles and motor vehicles in the State [
as defined in section 249-1
],
including antique motor vehicles, except as otherwise provided in sections 249-4,
249-6, and 249
‑
31.5, shall be subject to a $46
annual vehicle registration
fee
; provided that
alternative fuel vehicles shall pay an annual vehicle registration surcharge of
$50, which shall be assessed and collected beginning with the first
registration renewal for every alternative fuel vehicle and shall be deposited
into the state highway fund established under section 248-8.
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The surcharge shall be paid each year
together with all other taxes and fees levied by this chapter on a staggered
basis as established by each county as authorized by section 286-51, and the
state registration for that county shall likewise be staggered so that the
state registration fee is due and payable at the same time and shall be
collected together with the county fee.
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The state registration fee shall be deemed delinquent if not paid with
the county registration fee.
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The
respective counties shall collect this fee together with the vehicle
registration tax collected for the county and shall transfer the moneys
collected under this [
section
]
subsection and subsection (b)
to
the State.
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For the purposes of this
subsection, "alternative fuel vehicle" means a vehicle powered by a
non-petroleum-based fuel, but excludes an electric vehicle as defined in
section 249-36(g).
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(b)
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In addition to the annual vehicle registration surcharge fee, for each
annual motor vehicle registration fee, the director shall deposit $40 into the
state highway fund, $5 into the emergency medical services special fund, and $1
into the accessible parking special account.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding any county ordinance to the
contrary, a county's annual vehicle registration fee shall be equal to the
annual vehicle registration fee imposed pursuant to subsection (a).
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SECTION
2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
County Annual
Vehicle Registration Fee
Description:
Specifies
that the county annual vehicle registration fee is equal to the state annual
motor vehicle registration fee.
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