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Secretary of State outlines 454 current fees, system upgrade planned for next summer
Summary
Secretary Michael Howe told the Government Finance Committee the office catalogued roughly 456 fees in the 21‑23 biennium (now 454 after legislative changes) and that most fee revenue flows to the general fund; the office retains a limited set of fees for operations. Howe said a modernization of the "First Stop" business portal to version 5 is on
Secretary of State Michael Howe told the Government Finance Committee that his office’s inventory identified roughly 456 statutory fees during the 2021–23 biennium (two were removed by recent legislation, reducing the count to 454 in current law), and that most fee revenue is deposited to the state general fund while the office retains a small share for operations.
"We have 456 fees," Howe said, and he walked members through fee…
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