On June 6, 2023, Governor Sununu signed HB2 into law with an effective date of July 1, 2023. HB2 establishes a surcharge on annual registration for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to offset the loss of road toll revenues derived from transportation fuel taxation. The new regulation requires municipal agents to collect fees, as follows:
Battery electric vehicles, as defined in RSA 236:132, I, shall be assessed a surcharge of $100.
Plug-in hybrid vehicles, as defined in RSA 236:132, V, shall be assessed a surcharge of $50.
What does this mean to you?
Starting September 1, 2023, vehicle types listed above will be assessed the additional charge at time of registration (prorated by number of months):
- New vehicles
- Renewal of vehicles listed above
- Registration transfers
Are there vehicles exempt from this process:
- Only Local, County, and State registered vehicles
RSA 261:141-c
- Battery electric vehicles, as defined in RSA 236:132, I, shall be assessed a surcharge of $100 on annual registration, and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as defined in RSA 236:132, V shall be assessed a surcharged of $50, to be deposited in the highway fund. The department of safety, division of motor vehicles shall determine necessary procedures for determining vehicles subject to this surcharge.
- The division of motor vehicles and the department of transportation shall report annually on or before January 1 of each year to the New Hampshire transportation council, speaker, president, and chairs of house and senate transportation committees on the surcharge revenue.