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Senate committee backs fee increase to fund state takeover of some county DMVs
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously recommended SB91 to raise the vehicle registration fee from $56.75 to $58.00 to fund a state-run DMV office in Cache County and reimburse counties that currently operate DMVs, an increase projected to generate about $4.1 million.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Standing Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend Senate Bill 91 to the full Senate, a bill that would raise Utah's vehicle registration fee and shift some county-run DMV offices to state control.
Sen. Wilson, sponsor of the measure, said the bill raises the registration fee from $56.75 to $58.00. "I don't take lightly that I'm raising the fee a dollar 25," he said, adding that applying the increase to roughly 3.5 million registered vehicles would "generate around 4,100,000" to…
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