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Ways & Means endorses S.326 amendments covering DMV, inspections, fines and registration changes
Summary
The committee reviewed a set of technical and enforcement amendments to S.326 — including Real ID alignment for non-driver IDs, higher fines for Smuggler's Notch violations, inspection manual updates, a $26 limited-use vehicle registration, and repeal of temporary electronic registrations (estimated $200,000 revenue effect) — and voted the amendments and the bill as amended favorable (10–0–1).
The Ways & Means committee reviewed and found favorable a package of amendments to S.326 that touch multiple DMV, transportation, and inspection provisions. After a section-by-section presentation, the committee voted to report the amendment package and then the bill as amended favorable.
A staff presenter walked the committee through tax- and fee-related sections. Section 1 aligns state non-driver identification rules with the federal Real ID framework so an individual cannot legally hold both an operator’s license and a non-driver ID at the same time. Section 2 clarifies that DMV may suspend registration when electronic payments fail and funds are not available, matching the department’s authority…
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