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An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration

An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration

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Sponsor
Representative Allison Hepler
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration

An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration Sponsor: Representative Allison Hepler Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration Sponsor: Representative Allison Hepler Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-13 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration
Sponsor:
Representative Allison Hepler
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 622
H.P. 390 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HEPLER of Woolwich.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, CRAFTS of Newcastle, DILL of
Old Town, DRINKWATER of Milford, MASON of Lisbon, PARRY of Arundel.

Page 1 - 132LR1839(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§22-C is enacted to read:
322-C. Electric vehicle. "Electric vehicle" means a fully electric vehicle that has an
4 onboard electrical energy storage device that is designed to be recharged using an external
5 energy source or a vehicle that is designed to operate using electricity produced from
6 compressed hydrogen fuel.
7Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §501, sub-§14 is enacted to read:
814. Electric vehicle registration surcharge. In addition to the payment of other
9 applicable registration fees under this section, and except as otherwise provided in this
10 subsection, the Secretary of State shall require payment of an annual electric vehicle
11 registration surcharge by the owner of an electric vehicle.
12 A. The annual electric vehicle registration surcharge under this subsection is $250.
13 B. The annual electric vehicle registration surcharge under this subsection may be paid
14 in 2 biannual payments.
15 C. Notwithstanding section 409 or any other provision of law to the contrary, the
16 surcharges collected pursuant to this subsection must be transmitted to the Treasurer
17 of State and credited to the Highway Fund.
18 The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
19SUMMARY
20 This bill directs the Secretary of State to require the owner of an electric vehicle to pay
21 an electric vehicle registration surcharge of $250 per year. The money collected from the
22 surcharge must be transmitted to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the Highway Fund.
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