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H.B. 514 Vehicle Registration Changes (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Ariel Defay · carried in the Senate by Sen. Wayne A. Harper

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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This bill would let owners of trailers, off-highway vehicles, street-legal all-terrain vehicles, and electric vehicles choose a two-year registration period instead of one year. It would also let people pick a mail option for vehicle registration notices and adjust how registration and related fees and taxes are calculated and collected for two-year periods.

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Official description
  • allows a person to select a mail option for notification of vehicle registration
  • provides an option for a two-year vehicle registration period for a trailer, off-highway vehicle, street-legal all-terrain vehicle, or electric motor vehicle
  • provides for the calculation and deposit of registration and various other fees and taxes due at the time of registration to account for a 24-month vehicle registration period
  • provides coordination clauses to coordinate this bill with H.B. 277, Vehicle Registration Amendments, and H.B. 272, Vehicle Assessment Amendments, to ensure the three bills work together technically
  • makes technical changes
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