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Senate hears sponsor testimony on bill to license traffic‑camera companies, impose fees and calibration requirements (Senate Bill 213)
Summary
Senator Patton presented sponsor testimony for Senate Bill 213, a proposal to license traffic‑camera companies, impose a $100,000 per‑camera licensing fee, require monthly calibration at about $5,000 per camera and assess an 8% fee on revenues directed to a first‑responder PTSD fund. Committee members questioned feasibility, unknown camera counts,
Senator Patton introduced Senate Bill 213 in a first hearing, proposing state licensure for traffic‑camera companies that operate automated speed enforcement systems and new fees and technical requirements aimed at increasing oversight and funding a first‑responder post‑traumatic‑stress disorder (PTSD) fund.
Patton said the bill would require a per‑camera license fee of $100,000 paid to the Department of Commerce, monthly calibration of cameras by the Department of Public…
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