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House amends HB55 to raise certain DUI fines and direct proceeds to public safety testing account
Summary
On the floor the House adopted a pink-sheet amendment to Substitute H.B. 55 that raises a fine for DUI-related offenses and directs the revenue into a Department of Public Safety restricted account to buy and maintain alcohol and drug testing equipment for law enforcement; the amendment was accepted and the substitute bill was placed for further consideration.
Representative R.F. Bush moved a pink-sheet amendment to Substitute H.B. 55 (Alcohol and Drug Testing Fee) at the request of Representative Plaine Fox; House debate focused on how the amendment would change control of the resulting funds and how the money would be used.
Explaining the amendment, Bush said the change increases the fine on certain DUI offenses to $100 and…
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