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House approves higher fees for titles and plate replacement after floor amendments
Summary
House Bill 67, which adjusts title issuance, duplicate registration and plate replacement fees to more closely match Division of Motor Vehicles costs, passed the House after floor amendments were adopted and a recorded vote (40-27).
Representative Bodley presented House Bill 67 to adjust fees for motor-vehicle services — including title issuance, duplicate titles and plate replacements — to better reflect the actual cost of providing those services. He said updated figures supplied by the Motor Vehicle Division informed pink‑sheet amendments that raised some fees (for example, certain title and registration functions to $6).
Floor debate highlighted a policy divide: proponents framed the bill as aligning user fees with actual service costs so the transportation fund is not subsidizing administrative work, while opponents argued the approach "throws money" at the problem rather than streamlines the system. Several members raised concerns about rural access and the effect of fee increases on seniors and small businesses.
Amendments on the pink sheet were adopted by recorded vote (the chair reported the amendment "having received 39 yes votes and 22 no votes"), and the House later approved the amended bill. Speaker announcement recorded the final tally: House Bill 67 passed the House with 40 affirmative votes and 27 negative votes and was forwarded to the Senate for further consideration.
Because the changes are designed to better match fee revenue with the Division's costs, sponsors said the adjustment would provide roughly $2.5 million additional revenue over prior collections and would reduce the transportation fund subsidy for motor‑vehicle services.
Next steps: the bill was sent to the Senate for their consideration.
