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Committee approves $1.50 increase to driver's record fee to aid State Police budget
Summary
A Senate committee approved a bill to raise the driver's record fee from $7 to $8.50; sponsors and the Arkansas State Police said the additional $1.50 would generate roughly $1.8 million to offset lost concealed‑carry revenue and support staffing for crimes‑against‑children work.
A Senate committee approved a bill to increase the state's driver's record fee from $7 to $8.50, a change sponsors said is intended to offset recent revenue reductions and support Arkansas State Police operations.
Senator Blake Johnson presented the measure, saying the fee — unchanged since 1989 — would rise by $1.50. Johnson told the…
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