WyomingWyoming sets electric-vehicle charging taxes and decal fees
Beginning July 1, 2026, covered charging stations would collect a per-kilowatt-hour tax, while electric-vehicle owners would pay new stated annual decal fees.
What it does
Electric-vehicle charging stations would collect a 3.5-cent-per-kilowatt-hour tax and display prices that include applicable taxes, starting July 1, 2026.
Annual decals would cost $100 for all-electric vehicles and $50 for plug-in hybrids, with the fees applying when the act takes effect.
Sales of alternative fuels covered by the fuel-tax rules would be exempt from the specified sales tax, while the separate fuel tax would still apply.
Argument forShowing the full price per kilowatt hour could help electric-vehicle drivers see the charging tax before they pay.
Argument againstDrivers who use covered fast chargers may pay more because the tax adds 3.5 cents for each kilowatt hour of electricity.
More detail
Charging stations would collect a license tax on electricity used to charge electric vehicles. The tax covers electricity sold or dispensed at a DC fast charging station for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. The tax rate would be 3.5 cents per kilowatt hour, except for electricity exempted under the referenced statute. Each charging station would need a meter, and sellers would need to show the price per kilowatt hour with applicable taxes. Dealers would collect and pay the tax, and fuel suppliers and other covered sellers would report and remit taxes under department rules. These provisions would apply beginning July 1, 2026.
The state would set annual decal fees at $100 for all-electric vehicles and $50 for plug-in hybrid vehicles. The fees apply to registered and licensed all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles that meet the act's definitions; motorcycles and multipurpose vehicles are excluded from the plug-in hybrid definition. Each vehicle must display the required annual decal. An all-electric vehicle uses only electric energy and can recharge from an external source. A plug-in hybrid uses at least two power sources, including one that can recharge from an external electricity source. The stated fees would apply beginning July 1, 2026.
Sales of alternative fuels taxed under the alternative-fuel tax article would be exempt from the specified sales tax. The exemption covers alternative fuels taxed under the listed fuel-tax statutes, including electricity sold or dispensed at DC fast charging stations. The fuel must be subject to the alternative-fuel tax article. The exemption applies to sales of the fuel and does not remove the separate license-tax collection rules. This provision would apply beginning July 1, 2026.
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History
- 2026
- Mar 8Assigned Chapter Number 92Latest
- Mar 8Governor Mark Gordon Signed HEA No. 0033Became Law
- Mar 6S President Signed HEA No. 0033
- Vote recorded H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0033
- Mar 6Assigned Number HEA No. 0033
- Mar 6H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
- Mar 6H Received for Concurrence
- Mar 5S 3rd Reading:Passed 18-13-0-0-0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 18-13-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Vote recorded S COW:Passed 18-12-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded S COW:S Bill Reconsideration Motion Passed by Roll Call 18-12-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4S COW:Passed 18-12-1-0-0Minor
- Mar 4S COW:S Bill Reconsideration Motion Passed by Roll Call 18-12-1-0-0
- Mar 3S COW:Failed 13-16-2-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded S COW:Failed 13-16-2-0-0. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 26S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 25:Refer to S08 - Transportation
- Feb 24S Introduced and Referred to S03 - RevenueMinor
- Feb 24S Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 23H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-12-4-0-0Passed House
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-12-4-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 22H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- Feb 20H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 20H COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 18H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-1-1-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-1-1-0Minor
- Feb 12H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 57-1-4-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 57-1-4-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 10Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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