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Senate trims proposed DPS fee increase, debates shifting fee authority to agency
Summary
Senate debated House Bill 237 to consolidate Department of Public Safety fees, adopted an amendment reducing a proposed $15 processing fee to $10, and heard concerns that the bill delegates fee-setting authority from legislative appropriation committees to agency/division leaders.
Senators debated House Bill 237 on March 3, which consolidates several Department of Public Safety fees (fingerprint-card processing, name checks, concealed-weapons permit renewals and replacements). Senator Wadhams explained the bill's text and then offered a floor amendment to bracket a $15 fee and insert $10 in its place for a specified line item.
Several senators said they supported the principle of…
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