I renewed the registration on my Hybrid car today.

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14. Sometime in the next year, yes, assuming that part of the House bill passes.

Unless the Senate has a problem with that section, it looks like states will have until the end of next fiscal year, Sep. 2026, to implement the fee before they're penalized

Here's the relevant section in the House bill that just passed:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text

SEC. 100003. REGISTRATION FEE ON MOTOR VEHICLES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 180. Registration fee on motor vehicles.
``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway
Administration shall impose for each year the following registration
fee amounts on the owner of a vehicle registered for operation by a
State motor vehicle department:
``(1) $250 for a covered electric vehicle.
``(2) $100 for a covered hybrid vehicle.
``(b) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--The Administrator
shall withhold, from amounts required to be apportioned to any State
under section 104(b), an amount equal to 125 percent to the amount
required to be remitted under subsection (c)(2). The Administrator
shall withhold the amount on the first day of each fiscal year
beginning after September 30, 2026, in which the State does not meet
the requirements of subsection (c).
``(c) Collection and Remittance of Fee.--
``(1) Collection of fee.--A State motor vehicle department
shall--
``(A) incorporate the collection of the fees
established under subsection (a) into the vehicle
registration and renewal processes administered by such
department, so long as such fees are imposed for each
year in which the fees are required; or
``(B) obtain approval from the Administrator to
establish an alternate means of compliance for the
collection of such fees that is acceptable to the
Administrator.
``(2) Remittance of fee.--Not later than 30 days after the
last day of each month, a State motor vehicle department shall
remit to the Administrator the balance of the total fee amounts
collected under this section in the preceding month less the
portion reserved for administrative expenses under subsection
(e).
``(d) Fee Assessment.--The amounts specified in subsection (a)
shall be increased on an annual basis to account for the rate of
inflation each fiscal year in accordance with the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
``(e) Administrative Expenses.--In any fiscal year in which a State
is in compliance with this section, such State may retain an amount not
to exceed 1 percent of the total fees collected under this section for
administrative expenses.
``(f) Applicability of Fees.--The fees imposed under paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subsection (a) shall terminate on October 1, 2035.
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered electric vehicle.--The term `covered electric
vehicle' means a covered motor vehicle with an electric motor
as the sole means of propulsion of such vehicle.
``(2) Covered motor vehicle.--The term `covered motor
vehicle' has the meaning given the term `motor vehicle' under
section 154(a) but excludes a motor vehicle that is a covered
farm vehicle or commercial motor vehicle (as such terms are
defined in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations).
``(3) Covered hybrid vehicle.--The term `covered hybrid
vehicle' means a covered motor vehicle propelled by a
combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion
engine or other power source and components thereof.''.
(b) Implementation of Certain Processes.--
(1) Implementation.--The Administrator of the Federal
Highway Administration shall provide grants to State motor
vehicle departments to implement a process to carry out section
180 of title 23, United States Code.
(2) Funding.--Out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $104,000,000 is to remain available
until September 30, 2029, beginning in the first fiscal year
following the date of enactment of this Act, for grants under
paragraph (1).
(3) Eligible amounts.--Each State motor vehicle department
may receive not more than $2,000,000 under this subsection.
(c) Regulations.--The Administrator shall issue such regulations
and guidance as are necessary to--
(1) carry out section 180 of title 23, United States Code
(as added by this Act); and
(2) establish a process for the timely and accurate
remittance of fees collected under such section through an
electronic method.
(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on
the status of the implementation of section 180 of title 23, United
States Code (as added by this Act).
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``180. Registration fee on motor vehicles.''.