Rate and Fee Updates
Vehicle taxes and DMV fees change often. This is our public log of confirmed changes, with the date each one took effect. The most recent changes are first, and known upcoming changes are listed at the top. Each state page also shows when its figures were last checked.
Maintained by William Smith. Last updated October 2, 2026.
Coming up
| Effective date | State | What changed |
| January 1, 2027 | Tennessee | The electric vehicle fee rises from $200 to $274, with inflation adjustments after that. |
| 2027 | New Mexico | Electric and plug-in hybrid registration fees begin. |
| July 1, 2027 | New Jersey | The zero-emission vehicle fee rises again. It has gone up $10 each July since 2024 and is set to keep rising through 2028. |
| 2028 | Tennessee | The hybrid and plug-in hybrid fee becomes inflation-adjusted. |
| 2029 | Michigan | The cap on the trade-in credit is scheduled to end. |
| December 31, 2029 | Louisiana | The 5% state sales tax rate is set to expire unless the legislature extends it. |
| Each January | Illinois | The private-party tax amounts on Form RUT-5 are reissued. Table A changes every year as model years shift. |
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2026 changes
| Effective date | State | What changed |
| October 1, 2026 | California | Los Angeles County’s vehicle tax rate rose to 10.25%; Lancaster and Palmdale rose to 11.75%, the highest in the state. |
| March 30, 2026 | District of Columbia | Updated vehicle registration fee amounts took effect. |
| January 1, 2026 | Missouri | The special fuel decal rose to $150 for electric vehicles and $75 for plug-in hybrids, the last step of annual increases that began in 2022. |
| January 1, 2026 | Washington | The motor vehicle sales and use tax rose from 0.3% to 0.5%, on top of the 6.5% state rate. |
| January 1, 2026 | New Hampshire | The certificate of title fee rose from $25 to $35. |
| January 1, 2026 | Indiana | A new fee chart took effect; standard passenger registration is $21.35. |
2025 changes
| Effective date | State | What changed |
| October 1, 2025 | Delaware | The document fee, charged instead of sales tax, rose from 4.25% to 5.25%. |
| July 1, 2025 | Maryland | The vehicle excise (titling) tax rose from 6% to 6.5%, and the title fee from $100 to $200. |
| July 1, 2025 | New Jersey | Electric vehicles lost their sales tax exemption and are now taxed at the full 6.625%. |
| July 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Private passenger registration rose to $46.25. |
| July 1, 2025 | Texas | Dealers began issuing metal licence plates at the time of sale instead of paper temporary tags. |
| July 1, 2025 | Connecticut | The Passport to the Parks fee rose from $15 to $24. |
| January 1, 2025 | Iowa | The title fee rose from $25 to $35, the lien fee from $10 to $20, and a $10 charge was added to the 5% fee for new registration. |
| January 1, 2025 | Texas | Safety inspections ended for non-commercial vehicles. A $7.50 inspection program replacement fee is now collected at registration instead. |
| January 1, 2025 | Louisiana | The state sales tax rate rose from 4.45% to 5%. |
| January 1, 2025 | Illinois | Vehicle leases of more than six months became taxed on each lease payment rather than all at once at signing. |
2024 changes
| Effective date | State | What changed |
| July 1, 2024 | New Jersey | A $250 annual zero-emission vehicle fee began, set to rise $10 each July through 2028. |
| 2024 | North Carolina | NCDMV’s quadrennial fee adjustment raised the certificate of title fee to $66.75, up from $56. |
| 2024 | Tennessee | The $200 annual electric vehicle fee took effect under the Transportation Modernization Act of 2023, along with a $100 fee for hybrids and plug-in hybrids. |
2023 changes
| Effective date | State | What changed |
| July 1, 2023 | Alabama | Annual fees of $203 for battery electric vehicles and $103 for plug-in hybrids took effect. |
2022 changes
| Effective date | State | What changed |
| July 1, 2022 | Tennessee | The county clerk title fee was set at $8.50, on top of the $11 state title fee. |
| January 1, 2022 | Arkansas | Act 1013 of 2021 created the used-vehicle tiers: 3.5% state tax from $4,000 to $9,999, and no state tax under $4,000. |
| January 1, 2022 | Illinois | The $10,000 cap on the trade-in credit ended. There is no limit now. |
How we use this log
When a confirmed change affects what people pay, we post it here and update the state page and the calculator. Each entry is traced to an official source before it goes up — our data sources page explains how we rank them, and our editorial policy covers corrections.
Changes we list before they take effect come from enacted law or a published agency schedule, not from proposals. We move them into the dated log once they’re in force.
If you spot a change we’ve missed, email admin@taxtitleandlicensecalculator.com with the official source. We’ll verify it and add it.
William researches vehicle taxes, title fees, registration charges and DMV requirements across the United States. His work focuses on turning state-specific fee schedules, tax guidance, registration requirements and statutory information into practical explanations for vehicle buyers and owners. He cross-checks calculator inputs against official state revenue departments, motor vehicle agencies and published fee schedules, paying particular attention to differences between sales tax, title fees, registration charges and local or county taxes. He also reviews state-level changes so that calculator results and supporting articles reflect the latest available requirements rather than relying on outdated third-party estimates.
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