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Committee advances SB 210 to add per-registration fee to fund county-run DMV services and establish state office in Cache County
Summary
Senate Bill 210 would add a statewide per-registration fee (proposal discussed as $1.25 in committee) to create a redistribution to 20 counties that operate motor-vehicle services for the state and to fund a new state-run DMV office in Cache County; committee passed the bill 6–1 after detailed testimony from county associations and the sponsor.
The Senate Transportation Committee voted 6–1 to send Senate Bill 210, Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments, to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation. The bill establishes a per-registration funding mechanism to sustain county‑run motor‑vehicle services and funds a state office in Cache County.
Sponsor Senator Wilson said many county contracts that let counties provide DMV services for the state have not been updated for decades and that county reimbursement has not kept pace with rising personnel and operating costs. Testimony from Lincoln Shirts (Association of Counties) and county officials described an average county subsidy of…
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