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Committee advances bill to dedicate vehicle and tire sales taxes for recurring road funding
Summary
Senate Bill 144, sponsored by Senator Waller, would reallocate sales tax on motor vehicle and tire sales toward recurring transportation funding; the Transportation and Safety Committee advanced the bill to finance after members asked for clarification about local revenue impacts.
The Transportation and Safety Committee on Oct. 12 approved Senate Bill 144, which would redirect sales taxes collected from new and used motor‑vehicle sales and from tire sales toward recurring state transportation funding, and sent the measure to the finance committee for fiscal review.
Why it matters: Sponsor Senator Waller described the bill as a recurring revenue mechanism to address an estimated multibillion‑dollar backlog in road maintenance and repair; committee members repeatedly…
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