Introduced by Sen. Bruce Caswell R-Hillsdale on February 17, 2011
To repeal the “driver responsibility fees” (“bad driver tax”) that are assessed for various violations and must be paid for two consecutive years. 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. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 17, 2011
Substitute offered in the Senate on June 30, 2011
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that repeals some but not all of these taxes/fees.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 30, 2011
To repeal some but not all of the “driver responsibility fees” (“bad driver tax”) imposed for various violations. Repealed are penalties for accumulating 7 or more points on a driving record, driving without a license, and failing to have insurance or proof of insurance. A $1,000 surtax for driving with a suspended or revoked
license was NOT repealed. These very expensive fees were originally adopted in 2003 to avoid spending cuts in that year’s and subsequent state government budgets.
Motion by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer D- on June 30, 2011
To repeal some but not all of the “driver responsibility fees” (“bad driver tax”) imposed for various violations. Repealed are penalties for driving with an expired license, and failing to have insurance or proof of insurance. These very expensive fees were originally adopted in 2003 to avoid spending cuts in that year’s and subsequent state government budgets
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