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Committee hears bill to create lower motorcycle registration fee, staff estimates multimodal revenue loss
Summary
House Bill 2,601 would create a motorcycle‑specific lower weight‑fee category ($15) effective July 2027. Staff estimate it would affect about 190,000 transactions and reduce multimodal transportation account revenue by roughly $3.8 million per year (about $7.6 million in the next biennium); sponsor and riders called it an equity fix.
House Bill 2,601 would add a new, lower registration weight‑fee category specifically for motorcycles so they would pay $15 instead of the current $35 weight fee tied to the lowest vehicle weight class. Committee staff said the new fee would take effect in July 2027.
Lily Smith, committee staff, summarized the current rule that motorcycles pay the $35 fee tied to the lowest…
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