Highway maintenance equity-electric vehicle metering.
HB 275 creates a new tax on electricity used to power electric vehicles (EVs) in Wyoming, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), and increases annual registration fees for all-electric vehicles while adding a new fee for plug-in hybrid vehicles. The bill directly affects EV owners and commercial charging facilities, requiring the Department of Transportation to collect these taxes and fees to fund highway maintenance. Key provisions include defining terms like "all-electric vehicle" and "electric vehicle energy," establishing reporting requirements for electricity providers, and allowing cooperative agreements with other states for tax administration. The bill does not change road usage taxes for conventional vehicles but aims to adjust funding mechanisms to account for EVs' reduced fuel tax contributions.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Feb 8, 2023
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Total actions
5
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Committee
1
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Landon Brown
RRepublican
Co
Brian Boner
RRepublican
Co
Tim French
RRepublican
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