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Committee advances bill increasing trauma funding by redirecting traffic‑fine revenue

2695779 · March 19, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted to report Senate Bill 1018, which would shift a larger share of traffic-fine fee revenue from the general revenue fund to the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account (raising the trauma account share from 30% to 50%).

The Committee on Finance voted to report Senate Bill 1018 to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation after Chair Huffman outlined the bill’s change to the allocation of traffic‑fine fee revenue.

Under current law described by the chair, the comptroller…

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