AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FEE AND TAX RELATED TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

HB 5544 imposes a registration fee on electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and levies a per-kilowatt-hour tax on electricity sold at public EV charging stations. This bill directly affects EV owners through the new registration fee and charging station operators through the electricity tax. Revenue generated from both the fee and tax must be deposited into the Special Transportation Fund. The policy change shifts funding for transportation infrastructure to include EV-related fees, rather than relying solely on traditional fuel taxes.