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Senate advances bill to raise driver training charge after hours of debate
Summary
After several hours of floor debate over funding, allocations, and whether to label it a 'fee' or 'tax,' the Senate advanced a substitute to increase the driver's training charge, moving the measure to third reading with a 17–6 recorded vote.
Senators spent much of the day's floor period debating Senate Substitute Bill 1, a measure to increase the charge tied to driver training. Sponsor Senator Steele introduced a second substitute and said the amendment would reduce the originally proposed rise to a $2.50 charge, asking colleagues to "vote appropriately to your conscience" as the chamber considered adjustments to the proposal.
The debate centered on how much revenue different increases would generate and how those funds should be allocated. Senator Petersen argued a smaller…
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