VEH-ELEC MOTORCYCLE SURCHARGE

104th Regular Session Introduced by Sally Turner

Electric motorcycle annual surcharge drops from $100 to $50 starting in 2026, while other EV surcharges remain at $100.

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

SB 1248 — VEH‑ELEC MOTORCYCLE SURCHARGE (summary)

Note on source documents: the materials provided contain fragments from multiple states and bills (including Arizona and Hawaii provisions). This summary focuses on the portion titled “VEH‑ELEC MOTORCYCLE SURCHARGE,” which amends the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/3‑805) to change the annual surcharge for electric motorcycles.

Key provisions

Amends 625 ILCS 5/3‑805 (Illinois Vehicle Code, “Electric vehicles”).

Beginning with the 2026 registration year, the surcharge for an electric motorcycle is set at $50 annually (previously $100).

Other electric vehicles (non‑motorcycle) continue to be subject to the $100 additional annual surcharge (charged in lieu of motor fuel taxes).

Of the additional surcharge collected, $1 is to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund; the remainder is deposited into the Road Fund (or equivalent state transportation fund), consistent with existing allocation rules.

The statute clarifies that designating a vehicle as electric for this purpose does not otherwise change its registration classification.

The measure retains that the additional fee is an annual, flat fee and references Secretary of State rulemaking authority to implement related registration processes.

Who is affected

Owners of electric motorcycles in Illinois: they would pay $50/year instead of $100/year beginning with the 2026 registration year.

Owners of other types of electric vehicles are not affected by this change (they remain subject to the $100 surcharge).

State transportation finance: reduced revenue from electric motorcycle surcharges (amount depends on the number of registered electric motorcycles).

Secretary of State and county vehicle registration offices: administrative changes to collect and allocate the revised surcharge and adopt any implementing rules.

Timeline / procedural status (from provided materials)

The text indicates the change applies beginning with the 2026 registration year.

The bill text shown was introduced in the 2025 session (introduced 1/24/2025 in the Illinois docket excerpt). Final enactment/effective date was not explicitly stated in the excerpt beyond the “beginning with the 2026 registration year” implementation clause.

Potential impacts and considerations

Budgetary: a per‑vehicle revenue reduction of $50 annually for each electric motorcycle registered in Illinois; overall fiscal impact depends on EV motorcycle adoption rates.

Policy: reduces the annual cost burden for electric motorcycle owners and may modestly encourage electric motorcycle adoption; preserves higher surcharge for other EV categories.

Administrative: minor adjustments required in registration systems, fee schedules, and deposit routing.

If you want, I can:
- Estimate fiscal impacts given current counts of registered electric motorcycles in Illinois (if you provide or want me to source registration numbers),
- Produce a side‑by‑side comparison of the existing statute vs. the proposed language, or
- Extract and summarize the other unrelated bill fragments (Arizona groundwater fee, Hawaii self‑defense amendments) that appeared in the provided document.

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