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Committee hears cleanup bill to clarify 3¢ per-kilowatt charge at public EV chargers
Summary
The House Taxation Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 228, a cleanup measure to clarify application of a 3¢ per‑kilowatt-hour charge on electricity dispensed at public electric‑vehicle charging stations and related implementation language; witnesses debated whether a previously scheduled 30% step‑down in registration fees should remain.
Senate Bill 228, introduced by Sen. Denley Logie, would revise statutory language governing public electric‑vehicle (EV) charging stations and the 3¢ per‑kilowatt‑hour charge that is deposited into Montana’s gas tax fund.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Denley Logie, said the measure is a cleanup of language adopted in prior sessions to ensure metering and billing at public charging stations are separated from other uses (such as advertising meters) so only energy used for vehicle charging is taxed. “This bill is kind of a clean up on that,” Logie said during opening remarks, noting stakeholder meetings during the interim to resolve drafting issues.
The measure drew broad stakeholder support for the technical fixes but disagreement over a Senate amendment that removed a 30% reduction in a separate EV registration fee scheduled for 2028. Larry Flynn, deputy director of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), told the committee the bill is “not…
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