The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - This authorizes the state to resume charging a $1 per-transaction fee on business partners who process vehicle registrations through DMV, with the revenue directed to help support the costs of the DXP project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - Nearly all of DMV ’s ongoing funding is from the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA), which derives the majority of its revenue from vehicle registration fees, driver license fees, and other fees. In addition to the appropriations mentioned below, the Supply Chain Resilience Package described earlier in this post includes funding for DMV.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - Californians Access DMV Services in Various Ways DMV Offers a Range of Services to the Public. In 2019 ‑20, DMV processed over 68  million transactions. Nearly half of the transactions were vehicle registration renewals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Of  this amount, over $4  billion is projected to come from vehicle registration fees. The remainder largely is generated by other DMV fees such as driver license fees. (We note that DMV also collects various other fees at the time of vehicle registration that are not deposited into MVA, such as vehicle license fees, truck weight
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - People can register to vote through the Secretary of State ’s website, in person at their county elections official ’s office, through the mail, or through the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Alternatively, it could raise one or more of the fees—such as vehicle registration and/or driver’s license fees—that support the fund. (For reference, we estimate that roughly $35 million in additional revenue could be generated annually from a $1 increase in the base vehicle registration, and roughly $6 million from a $1 increase in the driver’s license fee.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Parks and Recreation [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2021 - This publication provides an overview of the Governor's 2021-22 January budget proposals for the Department of Parks and Recreation, including addressing a funding shortfall in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4342

Information Technology Modernization (ITM) Project

Apr 2, 2013 - The termination of the ITM Project means that the state ’s need for updating DMV ’s core vehicle registration system remains unmet. There are numerous functionality and stability issues that justify the continued pursuit of an updated vehicle registration confi guration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/743

State income taxes and various charges collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles. [Ballot]

Nov 1, 2017 - Reduces various other DMV fees (such as vehicle registration and driver license fees) by 50  percent. Changes the vehicle registration renewal fee from an annual payment to a biennial payment. Eliminates the annual inflationary adjustment that currently exists for most DMV fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-031

The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV

The Governor's budget proposes to reduce vehicle registration fees by $5 for DMV customers who complete vehicle registration renewal transactions through the mail, Internet, phone, business partners, auto clubs, or an SST.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/transportation/dmv-efficiencies-022412.aspx