New MN Bills Aimed at Registration Fees

The bill calls for an increase in vehicle tab fees and removal of tab fee caps instituted by former Gov. Jesse Ventura. However, the change only takes effect once a new vehicle is purchased. The minimum fee would remain at $35.

Sponsored by Rep. Bernie Lieder (DFL-Crookston), HF2800 is similar to the one vetoed last year by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, but also contains some bonding aspects that aim to quickly fix some of Minnesota’s estimated $2.4 billion backlog of deteriorating roads and bridges.

Introduced Feb. 12, the bill was approved one day later by the House Transportation Finance Division on a 12-5 party-line vote, and has stops scheduled in the House Capital Investment, Finance, Taxes and Ways and Means committees by Feb. 19. A companion bill, SF2521, sponsored by Sen. Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing), is also on the fast track.

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