Vehicle registration fees; funds for Department of State Police. (SB805)
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Vehicle registration fees; funds for Department of State Police. Raises the vehicle registration fee by $1.25 on each July 1 from 2017 through 2026 and allocates the funds to the Department of State Police. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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10/14/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100646D |
10/14/2016 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
01/18/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB805) |
01/18/2017 | Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/23/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB805) |
01/25/2017 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
HE AWARE THE LAST FACILITY THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN BATH COUNTY WAS 1.6 BILLION DOLLARS AND THAT WAS IN THE '80s. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD TELL THE GENTLEMAN I AM AWARE OF THE COST OF THAT FACILITY, BUILT IN 1985. I TOURED THAT FACILITY, AND THE FACILITY THAT WE ENVISION IN THE COALFIELD REGION WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THAT THANK YOU, SENATOR. FACILITY. THE SENATOR FROM FAIRFAX CITY. FURTHER QUESTION. SENATOR YIELD FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTION. I YIELD. HE YIELDS. I WOULD ASK THE GENTLEMAN WOULD HE ALSO BE AWARE THAT THE GENERATOR THAT BUILT THE FACILITY WOULD ALSO BE ENTITLED TO A RETURN ON EQUITY, WHICH IS TYPICALLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
Comments
This substantial tax increase - a fee increase of 1,000% between 2017 and 2026 - will be a significant burden to our already marginalized constituents who own a vehicle. Since Department of State Police serves all citizens, this burden should not be placed solely on vehicle owners. If an agency believes it requires more funding, it should make its appeal through the administrative branch, not through another fee targeted at a specific category of user.