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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 645 2024 Regular Session Freiberg
TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Moves responsibility for the collection of the electric and
hybrid vehicle fee from the Department of Revenue to the office of motor vehicles
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Makes technical changes.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law provides for a road usage fee not to exceed $110 per year for electric vehicles
and not to exceed $60 for hybrid vehicles in accordance with provisions of present law.
Proposed law eliminates the not to exceed provision and identifies the fee as $110 and $60,
respectively.
Present law defines terms used in present law.
Proposed law retains present law except it removes the definitions for "owner" and
"secretary" and adds a definition for "registration license tax".
Present law provides for the secretary of the La. Dept. of Revenue to collect the road usage
fee in present law.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Proposed law designates the commissioner or an authorized agent to collect the road usage
fee at the same time and in the same manner as the registration license tax.
Proposed law allows the commissioner to promulgate rules in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act necessary to administer and collect fees authorized in this
Section, including procedures for the collection of the road usage fee applicable to vehicles
first registered in 2025.
Present law requires the secretary to promulgate rules in consultation with the Dept. of
Transportation and Development to develop a prorated fee schedule for electric and hybrid
vehicles and to prescribe methods to report and remit the fee levied by present law and to
provide collection and administrative procedures to administer present law.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law specifies that the proceeds of the fees collected to be allocated in specified ways.
Proposed law retains present law.
Applies the provisions of this Act to hybrid and electric vehicles subject to the registration
license tax on or after Jan. 1, 2026.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 32:461(A)(1) and (2), (B)(3), and (C); Repeals R.S. 32:461(B)(4))
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