Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1276
By Senator Hooper
16-01550A-21 20211276__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 320.08001, F.S.;
3 requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
4 Vehicles to publish notice when electric vehicles and
5 hybrid vehicles make up 5 percent or more of the total
6 number of vehicles registered in this state; providing
7 fees for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles
8 beginning after the department publishes such notice;
9 requiring that the proceeds of certain fees be
10 deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund;
11 requiring an adjustment in certain rates based on the
12 Consumer Price Index, beginning on a specified date;
13 providing an effective date.
14
15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1.âSection 320.08001, Florida Statutes, is amended
18 to read:
19 320.08001âElectric vehicles; hybrid vehicles; license tax.â
20 (1)âThe license tax for an electric vehicle, a hybrid
21 vehicle, or a or low-speed vehicle is the same as that
22 prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not electrically
23 powered.
24 (2)âThe Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
25 shall publish notice when electric vehicles, as defined in s.
26 320.01(36), and hybrid vehicles, as defined in s. 316.0741, make
27 up 5 percent or more of the total number of vehicles registered
28 in this state.
29 (3)âBeginning January 1 of the subsequent year after the
30 department publishes notice:
31 (a)âFor electric vehicles, an additional motor vehicle fuel
32 tax equivalent of $200 flat shall be assessed. The proceeds of
33 such fee shall be deposited into the State Transportation Trust
34 Fund.
35 (b)âFor hybrid vehicles, an additional motor vehicle fuel
36 tax equivalent of $50 flat shall be assessed. The proceeds of
37 such fee shall be deposited into the State Transportation Trust
38 Fund.
39 (4)âBeginning January 1 of the subsequent year after the
40 initial year and annually thereafter, the rates provided in
41 subsection (3) shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the
42 average of the Consumer Price Index issued by the United States
43 Department of Labor for the most recent 12-month period ending
44 September 30, compared to the average for the 12-month period
45 ending September 30 of the initial year, and rounded to the
46 nearest tenth of a cent.
47 Section 2.âThis act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
Statutes affected: S 1276 Filed: 320.08001