Senate committee adopts two‑year sunset amendment and advances bill changing vehicle registration fees
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Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee adopted a two‑year sunset amendment and voted to pass SB 404 as amended, allowing county treasurers to increase certain fees (up to $15), removing a $2.50 site‑location fee for single‑location treasurers, and deleting the personalized plate component from the bill.
Senate Bill 404, which concerns registration of personalized plates and county treasurer fee authority, was amended and advanced by the Senate Transportation Committee.
Committee staff reported that an amendment adopted earlier removed the personalized plate component from the bill and restored current law for that section.The amendment adopted at the hearing revised renewal timing (allowing yearly renewal or five‑year renewal tied to plate issuance), permitted the Division of Vehicles or a contractor who performs registration services to be eligible for the increased fee, and allowed county treasurers to increase an existing $5 fee up to $15 while removing a $2.50 site‑location fee for treasurers with a single location.
A senator offered a two‑year sunset amendment intended to provide temporary funding while broader treasurer funding discussions continue; the sponsor said the idea was to provide near‑term revenue and revisit the policy in two years. The amendment was seconded and adopted by voice vote.
Senator Korsen moved that the committee pass SB 404 as amended; the motion was seconded by Senator Myers and carried by voice vote. The committee recorded the motion and carried it out without a roll‑call tally in the transcript. The committee then turned its attention to other agenda items.
