Temporarily Reduce Road Safety Surcharge

Joint Budget Committee. The bill temporarily reduces by $3.70 the road safety surcharge for each vehicle class for any registration period that begins on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2028. Revenue from the road safety surcharge is credited to the highway users tax fund and allocated to the state highway fund, counties, and municipalities. The bill adjusts this allocation for the time period of the temporary reduction in the road safety surcharge by increasing the county and municipal shares as follows:

• 56% to the state highway fund (reduced from 60%);
• 24% to counties (increased from 22%); and
• 20% to municipalities (increased from 18%).
  (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)