LB 207 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Provide a registration fee under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for certain commercially registered alternative fuel vehicles

LB 207 creates a tiered registration fee for alternative fuel vehicles under Nebraska's Motor Vehicle Registration Act. It charges a base $150 fee for most alternative fuel vehicles (reduced to $75 for motorcycles and plug-in hybrids), but imposes a three-times higher fee ($450) for commercially registered vehicles over 7,500 lbs gross weight. The revenue from these fees is directed to the Highway Trust Fund. This bill directly affects commercial fleet operators using alternative fuel vehicles weighing more than 7,500 pounds, modifying their registration costs under existing law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2026
Legislature Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Feb 10, 2026
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Introduced Final Reading · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the Nebraska alternative fuel vehicle registration fee structure and session year from 2025 to 2026. It clarifies that commercially registered alternative fuel vehicles over 7,500 pounds are only subject to the fee if they are not already registered under a different section (60-3,198), preventing potential double-charging. The bill also repeals the original version of the statute to incorporate these changes.
Scope change
The fee applicability for heavy commercial alternative fuel vehicles was narrowed to exclude those already registered under section 60-3,198, limiting the fee to specific vehicle types.
ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption for commercially registered alternative fuel vehicles over 7,500 pounds that are already registered under section 60-3,198, preventing them from being charged the fee three times.

TIMELINE

Updated the legislative session from the First Session to the Second Session and changed the year from 2025 to 2026.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original section 60-3,191 and replaced it with an amended version containing the new fee structure and exemptions.

Floor votes · Legislature Jan 14, 2026

How they voted

420
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Jan 14, 2026
N Nonpartisan47
42 Yea 5
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Feb 10, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on February 9, 2026
executive
Feb 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Feb 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
Jan 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Transportation and Telecommunications AM73 adopted
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM73
legislature
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee
legislature
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Brad von Gillern
Brad von Gillern
NNonpartisan
NE
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