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House bill to raise DUI testing fee referred for amended fiscal note after debate
Summary
First substitute House Bill 55, sponsored by Rep. Don E. Bush, would raise the alcohol/drug testing fee from $35 to $100 to fund breathalyzer and other testing equipment; Representative Kathleen Valentine successfully moved to refer the bill back to Rules for an amended fiscal note after questions about fiscal impact and distribution.
First substitute House Bill 55, sponsored on the floor by Representative Don E. Bush, proposes raising the alcohol/drug testing fee paid by those charged with DUI from $35 to $100 so the excess would be dedicated to a state fund for breathalyzers and related equipment.
"Most of this is already in statute, and the only thing ... is on page 3, line 14. You will see that change in there. We've made that fee ... from $35 up to $100," Bush said while explaining the bill’s purpose to help law enforcement afford…
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