HB 613 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

The Vehicle Registration Convenience Act.

HB 613, titled "The Vehicle Registration Convenience Act," allows vehicle owners in North Carolina to choose their preferred month for annual registration renewal. When initially registering a vehicle, owners can select any month within a 12-month period for their registration to expire. The initial registration fee will be prorated based on the chosen renewal month to cover the period until the elected expiration date. The bill also authorizes the Division of Motor Vehicles to send electronic renewal notices if the owner provides consent. These changes apply to vehicle registrations issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill revision updates the Vehicle Registration Convenience Act to clarify how vehicle registration fees and taxes are calculated when owners elect a renewal month different from the issuance month. The changes streamline the fee structure by removing detailed issuance fee rules and replacing them with a clearer proration formula, while also updating the effective date language to apply to applications rather than just registrations. These modifications aim to reduce confusion for vehicle owners and improve administrative clarity for the Division.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was slightly refined to apply to applications for vehicle registrations on or after January 1, 2026, rather than just registrations issued or renewed on or after that date.

REQUIREMENT

Revised the annual renewal provision to clarify that the election month applies only when a non-calendar-year plate is issued, and changed 'registration' to 'initial period of registration' for consistency.

Replaced detailed issuance fee rules with a simplified proration formula that calculates fees based on full months between issuance and expiration, rounded to the nearest dollar.

Added a new provision allowing the Division to accept and grant renewal applications at any time before the registration expires.

Updated the tax proration language to explicitly address scenarios where owners elect an initial registration period shorter than one year under G.S. 20-66(a).

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date language from applying to 'registrations issued or renewed' to applying to 'applications for vehicle registrations' on or after January 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Removed detailed issuance fee calculations and related subsections that were deemed redundant or overly complex.

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Committee

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 31, 2025

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2 primary · 14 co-sponsors