Electric vehicle fee updates.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the definition of 'multipurpose vehicle' beyond referencing W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(M).

Electric Vehicle Fee Updates

This law changes how electric vehicle fees are charged, making sure motorcycles and multipurpose vehicles don't have to pay an annual fee for being electric.

What This Bill Does

• Amends the definition of a 'plug-in electric vehicle' in tax laws to exempt motorcycles and multipurpose vehicles from paying an annual decal or fee.
• Makes these changes effective starting July 1, 2021.

Who It Names or Affects

• Motorcycle owners who use electric motorcycles.
• Owners of multipurpose vehicles that run on electricity.

Terms To Know

Plug-in electric vehicle

A motor vehicle that can be recharged from an external source and uses this stored energy to drive or contribute to driving the wheels, excluding hybrid electric vehicles, motorcycles, and multipurpose vehicles.

Multipurpose vehicle

Defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(M), a type of vehicle designed for various purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only affects vehicles that are considered 'plug-in electric' under the new definition.
• It does not change other taxes or fees these vehicles might have to pay.
• This act applies specifically in Wyoming starting July 1, 2021.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0475
Bill No.:

HB0144

Effective:

7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0475

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0049

Chapter No.:

96

Prime Sponsor:

Brown

Catch Title:

Electric vehicle fee updates.

Subject:

Exempting multipurpose vehicles and motorcycles from electric vehicle fees.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act amends a definition to exempt multipurpose vehicles and motorcycles from the plug-in electric vehicle annual decal and fee. It includes a motorcycle and a multipurpose vehicle in the definition of a "plug-in electric vehicle" in the tax statutes (title 39). This has the effect of exempting those vehicles from the fee required in W.S.

31
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3
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102(a)(xxiii).

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

21LSO-0475

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0144

ENROLLED ACT NO. 49,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to multipurpose vehicles; amending a definition to exempt multipurpose vehicles and motorcycles from the plug-in electric vehicle annual decal and fee; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 39
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17
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301(a)(xxxviii) is amended to read:

39
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17
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301.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article:

(xxxviii)

"Plug
‑
in electric vehicle" means any motor vehicle
which
that
can be recharged from any external source of electricity, including a wall socket, and the electricity stored in the rechargeable battery drives or contributes to drive the wheels of the vehicle. "Plug
‑
in electric vehicle" does not include a hybrid
electric
vehicle
, a motorcycle as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(E) or a multipurpose vehicle as defined in W.S. 31
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1
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101(a)(xv)(M)
;

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2021
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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