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H.B. 505: Vehicle Tax and Fee Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill reclassifies certain taxes and fees and reorganizes vehicle tax and fee provisions.

  • Reclassifies certain taxes and fees related to vehicles and vehicle registration, designating service fees, regulatory fees, and vehicle taxes
  • Reorganizes code related to the imposition of vehicle taxes and fees
  • Reorganizes the distribution of revenue related to vehicle taxes and fees
  • Creates a new restricted account for deposits from vehicle regulatory fees and funding for the Motor Vehicle Division
  • Removes the option for a six-month registration
  • Removes the annual adjustment of certain vehicle taxes and fees due to inflation
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Department of Government Operations · Government Operations (State Issues) · State Tax Commission · Revenue and Taxation · Motor Vehicles · Transportation · Vehicle Registration · Division of Motor Vehicles · License Plates

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. H.B. 505 (Buff), dated March 2, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, One-time Dept. of Public Safety Rest. Acct. Dept. of Public Safety Rest. Acct.
  • State expenditures: New Account Created By Bill (FN Only) New Account Created By Bill (FN Only), One-time Enactment of this legislation could increase General Fund expenditures by $900 one-time in FY 2026 and $1,900 ongoing beginning in FY 2027 for the Department of Government Operations to create and maintain the Motor Vehicle Division Restricted Account.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation could decrease fees paid at registration by vehicle owners by approximately $660,000 in FY 2027 and $2.09 million ongoing beginning in FY 2028.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Norman K Thurston

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.