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Senate bill would double driver's‑license fees to cover DMV costs
Summary
Sen. Dwyer told the committee that the driver's license division costs about $17 million per biennium while fee revenue runs about $9 million; Senate Bill 23‑81 would roughly double many driver's‑license and ID fees (last changed in 1987) so the division can be self‑sustaining and reduce transfers from the highway fund.
The House Transportation Committee heard Senate Bill 23‑81, a proposal to raise many driver‑license and ID fees to make the Department of Transportation’s driver license division self‑supporting.
Sen. Dwyer, sponsor of the measure, told the committee the driver‑license division costs about $17 million per biennium to operate while current fee revenue is around $9 million — leaving an approximate $8 million shortfall that the highway fund has covered. "The highway fund……
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