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Senate panel advances bill to cut motor-vehicle registration fees after fiscal changes to protect counties
Summary
Senate Finance and Claims heard testimony on Senate Bill 327, which would lower motor-vehicle registration fees; sponsor said amendments and a floor on entitlement-share growth were added to prevent negative impacts on counties and special revenue accounts.
The Senate Finance and Claims Committee moved forward with Senate Bill 327, a proposal from Senator Greg Hertz that would lower motor-vehicle registration fees statewide. Hertz told the committee the bill "is all about lowering rates on motor vehicle registration fees" and estimated the change would reduce registrations-derived general fund receipts from about $100 million to roughly half that amount.
Hertz said he worked with fiscal staff to add an amendment aimed at protecting special revenue accounts and…
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