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Senate panel advances bill clarifying vehicle-registration rule after DFA warns of fund risk
Summary
The Senate committee approved House Bill 18‑49 to clarify that residents who do not drive a vehicle on public roads and sign an affidavit need not pay registration fees. The Department of Finance and Administration opposed the bill, saying it could reduce highway funds and urging a different fix requiring surrender of license plates.
The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs Committee voted to pass House Bill 18‑49, which sponsors said preserves a long-standing practice that people who do not use a vehicle on public roads should not owe annual registration fees.
Representative Dela Rosa, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the bill simply restates a 50‑year practice: "If you don't drive your car on public roads, you don't owe a registration fee for it." She said the measure clarifies current practice so citizens are…
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