Senate Bill 86 Summary

• Modifies Michigan vehicle registration tax rates and weight-based fee schedules for various vehicle categories including motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, and motorcycles.

• Reduces registration taxes for trailers (pole trailers, semitrailers, and trailer coaches) with new lower fee brackets ranging from $17.00-$39.00 based on empty weight instead of previous $75.00-$300.00 rates.

• Changes historic vehicle registration fee from $30.00 to $35.00 and allows owners to use authentic Michigan registration plates from the vehicle's model year instead of standard historic vehicle plates.

• Adds regulatory fees of $2.25 for traffic law enforcement and safety fund and $5.75 for transportation administration collection fund to most vehicle registrations, and deposits moped registration fees to support regional transit authorities.

• Updates language throughout the vehicle code sections to clarify definitions, modify rounding rules for tax calculations, and adjust various administrative fees for personalized plates and registration transfers.