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Senate hearing considers lowering motorcycle registration weight fee; fiscal note shows $2 million annual revenue loss

2154399 · January 27, 2025
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Summary

SB 5309 would reduce the vehicle weight fee for motorcycles from the current effective $35 (table plus an additional $10 surcharge) to $25; the Department of Licensing estimated a $2 million annual revenue reduction and a one-time $26,000 programming cost.

The Senate Transportation Committee held a public hearing Jan. 27, 2025 on Senate Bill 5309, which would lower the vehicle weight fee applied to motorcycles.

Committee staff described the current system: vehicle-weight fees are assessed across weight classes, with most passenger vehicle weight-fee proceeds deposited into the Multimodal Transportation Account. Under the bill, motorcycles would pay a lower flat weight…

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