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Committee backs bill to stop hybrid/electric registration fees for veterans, allow refunds

TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE · February 4, 2021
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Summary

Senators advanced SB246 to clarify that veterans who receive free specialty plates should not be charged newly enacted hybrid/electric registration fees and to allow retroactive refunds; DFA said it has stopped collecting the fees administratively and identified vehicle counts and potential fiscal impacts.

The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 246, which clarifies whether additional registration fees on hybrid and electric vehicles apply to veterans who receive free specialty license plates and would authorize retroactive refunds.

Senator Johnson presented the measure; Paul Gehring of the Department of Finance and Administration told the committee that after Act 416 took effect…

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