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Committee declines to use T‑fund dollars for SSI license‑fee relief; asks DMV to include proposal in next budget
Summary
Members of the conference committee declined to include a fee‑relief provision for Social Security Income (SSI) recipients in S.123, citing competing demands on Transportation Fund (T‑fund) resources, and asked the Department of Motor Vehicles to include any targeted relief in its next budget submission.
A proposal to use Transportation Fund dollars to reduce or waive license‑renewal fees for people on Supplemental Security Income received extended discussion on May 29 but was not adopted by the conference committee on S.123.
Committee leaders said T‑fund dollars are tightly constrained and must be prioritized for core transportation needs. One member summarized the committee’s stance: “T‑fund dollars are incredibly…
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