2025 bills / S.B. 27

S.B. 27 Motor Vehicle Division Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Sen. Wayne A. Harper · carried in the House by Rep. Kay J. Christofferson

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

What this bill does

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The bill would define terms for trailers, motorboats, and motorcycles, let personal vehicle fleets register as one fleet, and treat modified off-highway motorcycles as street-legal. It would also clarify certain registration fees, require motorboat insurance lapses be reported to the Motor Vehicle Division only April through October, and simplify some sales tax earmarks.

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Official description
  • defines terms related to trailers, motorboats, and motorcycles
  • allows a fleet of personal vehicles to be registered as a fleet
  • clarifies that a street-legal off-highway vehicle includes an off-highway motorcycle that has been modified to have equipment necessary for on-highway use
  • clarifies which registration fees apply to certain vehicles
  • amends provisions related to insurance for a motorboat, to only require the designated agent to notify the Motor Vehicle Division of a lapse in coverage during the months of April through October
  • revises provisions related to sales and use taxes to simplify certain earmarks
  • makes technical changes
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