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Bell County tax assessor reports $462,124.50 in FY24 child safety fees; Killeen receives largest share

Bell County Commissioners Court · December 9, 2024
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Summary

Bell County Tax Assessor-Collector Shay Luedecke reported $462,124.50 in child safety fee collections for FY24 (10/1/2023–9/30/2024), listed municipal allocations and described permissible uses under state law; the county retained $112,592 for administration and unincorporated-area allocations.

Bell County Tax Assessor-Collector Shay Luedecke presented the court with FY24 figures for child safety fee collections on Dec. 9, reporting total allocations of $462,124.50 for fees collected from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024.

Shay said the $1.50 fee was applied to 308,083 vehicle registrations in FY24, about 1,963 fewer registrations than FY23. He explained some registrations — including disabled veterans and farm tags — are exempt from the fee. Shay cited Transportation Code section…

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