Florida senator introduces bill taxing EV drivers.

TAMPA, Fla. – Sen. Ed Hooper, R-Palm Harbor, filed a bill Tuesday to tax electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
If enacted, the bill would force electric vehicle, or EV, drivers to pay a $200 licensing tax in addition to the registration that is already required. A $250 licensing tax would be placed on EV drivers beginning Jan. 1, 2029.
Furthermore, drivers with plug-in vehicles will be charged a $50 licensing tax. An additional tax of $100 will be enforced on plug-in vehicles beginning Jan. 1, 2029.
Exempted in additional licensing taxes are electric vehicles or plug-in electric vehicles that use a battery storage system of up to five kilowatt hours. Applied initial registration or renewal registration are applicable in this provision.
SB 28, also known as License Taxes, is intended to make up for lost revenue in gas taxes. 64% of the revenue will be allocated into the State Transportation Trust Fund while 36% will go to the county where the vehicle is registered.
“The free ride needs to come to a stop,” Hooper said to the Florida Senate last year.
Hooper, who represents parts of Pasco and Pinellas counties, called the matter “a fairness issue” when introducing a similar legislation in 2022. He explained then “there were more [EVs] on the road than we have ever anticipated.”
The 2024 legislative session is set to begin Jan. 8, 2024. If passed, the bill would go into effect on July. 1, 2024.

 

 

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