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Committee adopts amendment to route voluntary $2 driver's‑license donation to existing fund for vision services
Summary
An amendment to Senate Bill 10 71 was adopted to direct a voluntary $2 donation at driver's‑license issuance into an existing fund, modeled on an organ‑donation fund, to pay for vision‑screening assistance for people who cannot afford an eye exam.
Senator Hart explained and won committee adoption of an amendment to Senate Bill 10 71 to channel a voluntary $2 donation at the time of a driver's‑license application into an existing fund that handles organ‑donation monies, thereby providing a mechanism for distributing funds to people who fail a vision screening and cannot afford an eye exam.
"Senate Bill 10 71 deals with a voluntary $2 donation one can make when they get their driver's license," Senator Hart said. "If they failed to pass the eye test, these monies would be available for someone who couldn't afford to go to an eye doctor and have their problem dealt with."
The amendment clarified how the donated funds would be handled by adding the donation to an existing statutory fund rather than creating a new account. Committee members adopted the amendment and approved a correction to the bill title; the committee reported Senate Bill 10 71 as amended and returned it without recommendation. The transcript shows adoption by voice vote; no roll‑call tally appears in the record.
Next steps: Senate Bill 10 71, as amended, was placed on the second reading calendar.
