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Committee debates higher EV registration fee and a proposed climate offset amendment; amendment fails 8-7
Summary
House File 189, a bill to adjust electric vehicle registration fees toward parity with gas-tax contributions, was presented and debated. Representative Kraft offered an amendment to redirect some revenue for greenhouse-gas mitigation and reduce some fees; the amendment failed on a 7-8 roll call. The bill was laid over.
House File 189, introduced to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 17, 2025, would raise annual registration fees for electric vehicles to align with per-vehicle contributions from gasoline taxes. Representative Zalesnikar (author) said the change is intended to maintain road and bridge funding as vehicle fuel sources shift.
Representative Zalesnikar described the proposal as a parity measure, citing calculations based on average annual driving in Minnesota and the existing gas-tax framework. "It's a $62 increase for people that have EV vehicles. That's it, on an annual basis," Zalesnikar said, and estimated the…
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