The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, based on the number of cars currently registered in California, every $1 increase in registration fees would raise about $36  million. However, this would increase costs for businesses and households that own cars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - Most California Vehicles Are Cars and Use Gas or Diesel In 2016, the DMV registered 35. 3  m illion vehicles. This means there was 1. 3 r egistered vehicles for every licensed driver. Nearly three ‑quarters of registered vehicles were cars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

A Primer on the Vehicle License Fee [Publication Details]

Jun 17, 1998 - A Primer on the Vehicle License Fee [Publication Details] Description: The VLF is a fee on the ownership of a registered vehicle that provides nearly $4 billion in annual revenues. This report is intended to answer a number of questions related to the VLF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4

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

Feb 22, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) The 2017-18 Budget Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) DMV is responsible for registering vehicles, issuing driver licenses, and promoting safety on California ’s streets and highways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - As of January 2020, there were 27. 3  m illion licensed drivers and 35. 8  m illion registered vehicles in the state. The Governor ’s budget includes $1. 4  b illion for DMV in 2020 ‑21, which is $ 28  m illion (about 2  p ercent) lower than the estimated level of spending in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - City distributions are based on population, whereas county distributions are determined by the number of registered vehicles and miles of maintained county roads. Other SB  1 Changes Affecting Shared Revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - As of January 2019, there were 27. 1  m illion licensed drivers and 35. 6  m illion registered vehicles in the state. The Governor ’s budget includes $1. 2  b illion for DMV in 2019 ‑20, which is roughly the same as the estimated level of spending in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - Vehicle registration fees currently total $70 for each registered vehicle, which consists of two components: Base Registration Fee ($46). The state charges a base registration fee of $46, with $43 going to the MVA and $3 going to support certain environmental mitigation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - The funding package increases revenues for local road maintenance and rehabilitation by $1.5  billion annually, and it distributes this funding to local jurisdictions according to existing statutory formulas based on factors such as population and number of registered vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Though electric vehicles currently make up less than one percent of registered vehicles in California, both the state and automakers have undertaken efforts in recent years to increase electric vehicle adoption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745