Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1380
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-18.1-5-12.
Synopsis: Supplemental fee for electric vehicles. Provides that the
supplemental fee to register an electric vehicle does not apply to an
electric vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of less than 60 pounds.
Effective: January 1, 2026.
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January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
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HOUSE BILL No. 1380
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 9-18.1-5-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
2 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JANUARY 1, 2026]: Sec. 12. (a) The supplemental fee in this section
4 applies after December 31, 2017, to each electric vehicle and hybrid
5 vehicle that is required to be registered under this article. The
6 supplemental fee in this section does not apply to vehicles subject to
7 the motor carrier fuel tax under IC 6-6-4.1.
8 (b) As used in this section, "electric vehicle" means a vehicle that:
9 (1) is propelled by an electric motor powered by a battery or other
10 electrical device incorporated into the vehicle; and
11 (2) is not propelled by an engine powered by the combustion of
12 a hydrocarbon fuel, including gasoline, diesel, propane, or liquid
13 natural gas.
14 (c) As used in this section, "hybrid vehicle" means a vehicle that:
15 (1) draws propulsion energy from both an internal combustion
16 engine and an energy storage device; and
17 (2) employs a regenerative braking system to recover waste
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1 energy to charge the energy storage device that is providing
2 propulsion energy.
3 (d) In addition to any other fee required to register an electric
4 vehicle under this chapter, the supplemental fee to register an electric
5 vehicle is one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The bureau shall determine
6 a new fee amount to take effect as of January 1 of the following year by
7 determining the product of the following:
8 (1) Before October 1, 2023:
9 (A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
10 (B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-2(b).
11 (2) Before October 1 of each year thereafter:
12 (A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
13 (B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-3.
14 The fee shall be rounded to the nearest dollar. This subsection does
15 not apply to an electric vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of less
16 than sixty (60) pounds.
17 (e) In addition to any other fee required to register a hybrid vehicle
18 under this chapter, the supplemental fee to register a hybrid vehicle is
19 fifty dollars ($50). The bureau shall determine a new fee amount to
20 take effect as of January 1 of the following year by determining the
21 product of the following:
22 (1) Before October 1, 2023:
23 (A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
24 (B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-2(b).
25 (2) Before October 1 of each year thereafter:
26 (A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
27 (B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-3.
28 The fee shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.
29 (f) The fee shall be deposited in the local road and bridge matching
30 grant fund established by IC 8-23-30-2.
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