The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - In 2014, this fee was increased by $1 (from $23 to $24) and was indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), allowing the fee to automatically increase with inflation. The MVA also receives a significant amount of revenue from driver license fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Other actions provided longer ‑term solutions, including (1)  ending a previous practice of transferring about $90  million annually from MVA to the General Fund, (2)  authorizing vehicle registration fees to be adjusted annually based on the percent change in the California Consumer Price Index to account for inflation, (3)  shifting certain programs from MVA to other fund
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Transportation Budget

Jan 18, 2017 - The budget estimates that the package will generate an average of $4.2  billion annually over the next ten years, primarily from a new $65 vehicle registration tax and increasing gasoline and diesel excise taxes and indexing the rates for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol

Feb 9, 2017 - In response, the 2016 ‑17 budget package includes trailer legislation (1) increasing the base vehicle registration fee by $10 (from $46 to $56) beginning April 1, 2017 and (2) indexing the fee to automatically increase with inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3551

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - In response, the 2016 ‑17 budget package included trailer legislation (1) increasing the base vehicle registration fee by $10 (from $46 to $56) beginning April 1, 2017 and (2) indexing the fee to automatically increase with inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575