Vehicle Tax and Fee Amendments
Introduction
Feb 5
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
This bill reclassifies certain taxes and fees and reorganizes vehicle tax and fee provisions.
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This bill reorganizes how Utah classifies and collects taxes and fees related to vehicle registration, sorting existing charges into three categories — service fees, regulatory fees, and vehicle taxes — and creating a new restricted account to hold revenue from regulatory fees for the Motor Vehicle Division. It also eliminates the option for six-month vehicle registrations, requiring all registrations to be annual, and removes the automatic annual inflation adjustments that had previously increased certain vehicle taxes and fees each year. Utahns who currently renew their vehicle registration every six months will need to shift to paying the full annual fee at once.
Introduction
Feb 5
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionFeb 5
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
This bill reclassifies certain taxes and fees and reorganizes vehicle tax and fee provisions.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
This bill reorganizes how Utah classifies and collects taxes and fees related to vehicle registration, sorting existing charges into three categories — service fees, regulatory fees, and vehicle taxes — and creating a new restricted account to hold revenue from regulatory fees for the Motor Vehicle Division. It also eliminates the option for six-month vehicle registrations, requiring all registrations to be annual, and removes the automatic annual inflation adjustments that had previously increased certain vehicle taxes and fees each year. Utahns who currently renew their vehicle registration every six months will need to shift to paying the full annual fee at once.
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