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Committee approves bill to curb some license suspensions for unpaid infractions while preserving penalties for repeat offenders
Summary
House Bill 7161 passed out of committee after members debated whether the measure appropriately balances enforcement and relief for low-income residents by creating payment plans and limiting automatic suspensions; sponsors said it targets the most vulnerable.
The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee advanced House Bill 7161, which creates payment-plan options intended to reduce driver-license suspensions for unpaid fines while preserving suspensions in specified cases and for repeat offenders.
Representative Bertrallo, chair of the Transportation Committee, said the bill is aimed at the state’s lowest-income residents who disproportionately face license suspension because they…
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