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Appropriations committee reports S.123 after fiscal note shows $44,000 FY26 hit to transportation revenue
Summary
On May 22, 2025, the House Appropriations Committee voted to report S.123 favorably after staff said fee changes in the bill would reduce transportation fund revenues by about $44,000 in fiscal 2026; the bill replaces a prior study committee requirement with a shorter report.
The House Appropriations Committee voted May 22, 2025, to report S.123, “Miscellaneous Changes to Laws Related to Motor Vehicles,” favorably after committee staff summarized the bill's fiscal effects and a procedural change replacing a study committee with a report.
The measure’s fiscal note, presented by Logan of the Joint Fiscal Office, shows “this bill will reduce transportation fund revenues by approximately $44,000 in fiscal year 26,” with a smaller but indeterminate effect in fiscal 2027 and later years. Damien of the Legislative Council said the Senate had originally established a study committee; the House version replaces that requirement with a shorter report.
The fiscal impact stems from fee changes contained throughout the bill, Logan told the committee. He said most items in the fiscal note are related to “fee changes that were made in the bill.” Damien summarized the procedural change: “The senate had a study committee. The house has replaced it with a report that doesn't have a committee attached to it. Essentially the same subject matter, just shorter.”
After a brief discussion and no further questions from members, the committee chair moved to report the bill favorably, noting it was amended by House Transportation. Representative Kosenska was identified in the hearing as the bill reporter to the committee. The committee’s roll call recorded affirmative votes from members present, including Brooks Mills, Representative Biacomoni and Representative Kosenska; members recorded on the roll as giving consent or voting “yes” were noted in the transcript. The transcript did not record a separate second to the motion.
Committee members also referenced prior committee action: a Transportation Committee vote with 11 in favor was mentioned, and members asked about other committee votes; details beyond the referenced Transportation Committee tally were not specified in the transcript.
The committee made no other substantive changes during the brief session and moved on to other pending business. The hearing lasted only a few minutes and included staff presentations and the single committee action to report S.123 favorably.
