2009 Senate Bill 894: Revise “bad driver tax”

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Introduced by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on October 13, 2009, to allow an individual subject to the “driver responsibility fee” (“bad driver fee”) that are assessed for various violations and must be paid for two consecutive years to opt to pay the fee in a single payment. These very expensive fees were originally adopted in 2003 to raise revenue so as avoid spending cuts in that year’s and subsequent state government budgets.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 13, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 894 (Revise “bad driver tax” ) by bapossum on October 22, 2009

The word that should be used is "repeal" instead of revise. This horrible money-grab should never have passed in the first place. It just illustrates how out of touch legislators are with their constituents. REPEAL this mess of a law NOW!

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2) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 894 (Revise “bad driver tax” ) by netty68 on October 19, 2009

Senator Switalski,

Respectfully, this law is a joke. I have been fighting to amend or repeal this so called "law" since 2006. Our constitution protects us from double jeopardy. With the poor financial situation this state is in already, this is laughable, at best, to allow people to pay the initial payment in full. Don't you get it??? They can't afford it, then they get there drivers license' suspended, etc, etc, etc. I spoke to Senator Ron Jelenik and Representatives Tyler and Neil Nitz and it just falls on "DEAF" ears I believe only 3 or 4 other states have this and I believe it was repealed in one state already. Why don't you do the tax payers a favor and ask to repeal this law?? Political suicide...I know you folks need the money in the general fund to spend the way you like. By the way, how's your salary and benefits these days? By the way, please don't talk to me about the "fire fund" that some of this money goes to. Remember our constituion of the US!!!

Hey, just another lowly taxpayer,

Jeanette KIehl

By the way, thinking of moving to Indiana. I bet they'll appreciate what my husband and I pay in tax.

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3) 2009 Senate Bill 894 (Revise “bad driver tax” ) by admin on January 1, 2001
Introduced in the Senate on October 13, 2009

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