First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1380
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 9-18.1-5-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2026]: Sec. 12. (a) The supplemental fee in this section
applies after December 31, 2017, to each electric vehicle and hybrid
vehicle that is required to be registered under this article. The
supplemental fee in this section does not apply to vehicles subject to
the motor carrier fuel tax under IC 6-6-4.1 or motor driven cycles.
(b) As used in this section, "electric vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(1) is propelled by an electric motor powered by a battery or other
electrical device incorporated into the vehicle; and
(2) is not propelled by an engine powered by the combustion of
a hydrocarbon fuel, including gasoline, diesel, propane, or liquid
natural gas.
(c) As used in this section, "hybrid vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(1) draws propulsion energy from both an internal combustion
engine and an energy storage device; and
(2) employs a regenerative braking system to recover waste
energy to charge the energy storage device that is providing
propulsion energy.
(d) In addition to any other fee required to register an electric
vehicle under this chapter, the supplemental fee to register an electric
vehicle is one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The bureau shall determine
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a new fee amount to take effect as of January 1 of the following year by
determining the product of the following:
(1) Before October 1, 2023:
(A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
(B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-2(b).
(2) Before October 1 of each year thereafter:
(A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
(B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-3.
The fee shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.
(e) In addition to any other fee required to register a hybrid vehicle
under this chapter, the supplemental fee to register a hybrid vehicle is
fifty dollars ($50). The bureau shall determine a new fee amount to
take effect as of January 1 of the following year by determining the
product of the following:
(1) Before October 1, 2023:
(A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
(B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-2(b).
(2) Before October 1 of each year thereafter:
(A) the fee in effect for the determination year; multiplied by
(B) the factor determined under IC 6-6-1.6-3.
The fee shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.
(f) The fee shall be deposited in the local road and bridge matching
grant fund established by IC 8-23-30-2.
HEA 1380 Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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