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Committee weighs moving blackout-plate revenue to highway fund; DVS warns transfer would create operating shortfall
Summary
House File 305 would transfer revenue from voluntary blackout special plates into the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund; Driver and Vehicle Services warned the transfer would reduce funds in the DVS operating account and could create a deficit, while an amendment to earmark funds for exam staffing failed 8-7.
House File 305, introduced Feb. 17, 2025, seeks to redirect revenue from voluntary blackout specialty license plates from the Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) operating account into the Highway User Tax Distribution (HUTD) fund.
Peng Zhang, director of the Driver and Vehicle Services Division, testified that blackout-plate contribution fees are voluntary special-plate fees that currently support DVS operations. Zhang said the blackout plate revenue is an approximately…
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