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SB25-258

Temporarily Reduce Road Safety Surcharge

Type Bill
Session 2025 Regular Session
Subjects
Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Concerning a temporary reduction in the road safety surcharge, and, in connection therewith, modifying the allocation of revenues from the surcharge to increase allocations to counties and municipalities during the temporary reduction.

Bill Summary:

The act temporarily reduces by $3.70 the road safety surcharge for each vehicle class for any registration period that begins on or after September 1, 2025, but before September 1, 2027. Revenue from the road safety surcharge, along with other fee and surcharge revenue, is credited to the highway users tax fund and allocated to the state highway fund, counties, and municipalities. The act adjusts the allocation of revenue from the road safety surcharge, a daily vehicle rental fee, a supplemental oversize and overweight vehicle surcharge, a supplemental unregistered vehicle fine, and late registration fees, for any registration period that begins on or after July 1, 2025, but before July 1, 2027, by reducing the state share and increasing the county and municipal shares as follows:

  • 56% to the state highway fund (reduced from 60%);
  • 24% to counties (increased from 22%); and
  • 20% to municipalities (increased from 18%).
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/04/2025 Signed Act PDF
05/08/2025 Final Act PDF
04/10/2025 Rerevised PDF
04/09/2025 Revised PDF
04/03/2025 Reengrossed PDF
04/02/2025 Engrossed PDF
03/31/2025 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/08/2025 PA2 PDF
04/01/2025 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/23/2025 FN5 PDF
04/08/2025 FN4 PDF
04/07/2025 FN3 PDF
04/01/2025 FN2 PDF
03/31/2025 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/07/2025 SA2 PDF
03/31/2025 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 25-258, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 25-258, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/23/2025 Conference Committee Report REPASS
59
AYE
6
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/23/2025 Conference Committee Report ADOPT
56
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/15/2025 Conference Committee Report BYD SCP
62
AYE
2
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
04/10/2025 Third Reading BILL
65
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/23/2025 Conference Committee Report REPASS
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/23/2025 Conference Committee Report ADOPT CCR
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/11/2025 House Amendments NOT CONCUR APPT CC
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
04/03/2025 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/08/2025 L.002 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
04/01/2025 L.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
06/04/2025 Governor Governor Signed
05/08/2025 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/08/2025 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/08/2025 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/23/2025 Senate Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/23/2025 House House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/11/2025 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/10/2025 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/09/2025 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/08/2025 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/03/2025 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
04/03/2025 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/02/2025 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/01/2025 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/31/2025 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/06/2025 424 Temporarily Reduce Road Safety Surcharge PDF