Legislation Affecting DMV

Act 15: 2025-2027 Biennial Budget

On July 3, 2025 WI passed Act 15 adopting its biennial budget for 2025-2027. There are several items in Act 15 which affect motor vehicles. The new fees will be effective October 1, 2025.

SECTION 344. 343.21 (1) (a) of Act 15 increases the original issuance and renewal of the Class D driver license from $24 to $32.50. This does not include the card issuance fee of $10.

Section 329 of Act 15 establishes "a fee of $6 per plate for the issuance of new registration plates that are not replacement plates."

Sections 338 and 339 of Act 15 increases a replacement plate fee from $4 to $6.

Section 341 of Act 15 increases the annual fees in 341.25 (c) to (q) by 10%. The annual fees in 341.25 (c) to (q) are used to calculate most registration fees from 8,000 lbs to 80,000 lbs.

Sections 342 and 343 of Act 15 increases the title fee for a vehicle from $157 to $207.

Vehicle registration fee chart for registrations effective on or after October 1, 2025
(Annual fees are shown)




Vehicle
gross wgt.
not
over
(lbs.)		 Truck,
bus,
road
tractor,
dual
purpose vehicle
dual
purpose
farm		 Trailer

Truck tractor

Dairy, raw forest products

Truck Truck tractor
 Farm truck Farm
trailer,
dairy
trailer,
raw
forest
prod. trailer,
spec.
"Z" 		Farm truck tractor Spec. "UX" Motor home
All numbers in these columns are dollar amounts
A 4,500 $100.00 $50.00 $26.00 $44.00 $25.00 $18.00
5,000 48.50
B 6,000 100.00 50.00 118.00 36.50 54.50 25.00 43.00 18.00
C 8,000 116.60 58.30 134.60 43.00 61.00 29.15 47.15 18.00 55.00
X 10,000 170.50 85.25 188.50 60.00 78.00 42.63 60.63 18.00
D 12,000 229.90 114.95 247.90 77.50 95.50 *45.00 57.48 75.48 22.99 67.50
Y 14,000
(Trailers)
270.60 67.65 27.06
E 16,000 311.30 311.30 329.30 109.50 127.50 77.83 77.83 95.83 31.13 80.50
F 20,000 391.60 391.60 409.60 142.00 160.00 97.90 97.90 115.90 39.16 93.50
G 26,000 522.50 522.50 540.50 190.50 208.50 130.63 130.63 148.63 52.25 106.50
H 32,000 669.90 669.90 687.90 245.00 263.00 167.48 167.48 185.48 66.99 119.50
J 38,000 849.20 849.20 867.20 309.50 327.50 212.30 212.30 230.30 84.92 119.50
K 44,000 1,013.10 1,013.10 1,031.10 371.00 389.00 253.28 253.28 271.28 101.31 119.50
L 50,000 1,169.30 1,169.30 1,187.30 425.50 443.50 292.33 292.33 310.33 116.93
M 54,000 1,248.50 1,248.50 1,266.50 456.00 474.00 312.13 312.13 330.13 124.85 119.50
N 56,000 1,329.90 1,329.90 1,347.90 487.00 505.00 322.48 332.48 350.48 132.99 119.50
P 62,000 1,503.70 1,503.70 1,521.70 551.50 569.50 375.93 375.93 393.93 150.37 119.50
Q 68,000 1,697.30 1,543.00 1,715.30 622.50 640.50 424.33 424.33 442.33 169.73 119.50
R 73,000 1,930.50 1,755.00 1,948.50 709.50 727.50 482.63 482.63 500.63 193.05 119.50
S 76,000 2,289.10 2,081.00 2,307.10 838.50 856.50 572.28 572.28 590.28 228.91 119.50
T 80,000 2,816.00 2,560.00 2,834.00 1,032.00 1,050.00 704.00 704.00 722.00 281.60 119.50
*12,000 lbs. gross weight farm trucks are registered biennially

Section 332 of Act 15 establishes a new license plate that will: "have a black background and white lettering displaying the word 'Wisconsin' and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 7 positions and not less than one position."

Section 333 of Act 15 establishes a new license plate that will: "have a yellow background and black lettering displaying the words 'America’s Dairyland' and 'Wisconsin' and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 7 positions and not less than one position."