Vehicle registration; increases fees, allocates funds for Department of State Police. (SB754)

Introduced By

Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Vehicle registration fees; funds for Department of State Police. Raises the vehicle registration fee an additional $1.25 per year on each July 1 from 2015 through 2024 and allocates the funds to the Department of State Police. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/19/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101146D
12/19/2014Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/21/2015Rereferred from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2015Rereferred to Finance
01/22/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB754)
02/05/2015Reported from Finance with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2015Committee substitute printed 15104771D-S1
02/09/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB754S1)
02/10/2015Read second time
02/10/2015Reading of substitute waived
02/10/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15104771D-S1
02/10/2015Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB754S1
02/10/2015Passed Senate (30-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2015Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2015Passed Senate (31-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2015Placed on Calendar
02/12/2015Read first time
02/12/2015Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/17/2015Referred from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2015Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/24/2015Left in Appropriations

Comments

Safer Virginia writes:

This substantial tax increase will not only be a significant burden to our already marginalized constituents, but also to all citizens of the Commonwealth. If an agency believes it requires more funding, it should make its appeal through the administrative branch.

M. Stewart writes:

No, absolutely not, in fact more cashier cops are the last thing we need.