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Governor, Senate and House not on same page with Driver Responsibility Fees

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The state House, Senate and the governor might be headed for a showdown. Each entity has a different idea for how to handle outstanding Driver Responsibility Fees.

The state House and Senate originally both had plans to get rid of the fee, and forgive all drivers of that debt.

But the governor’s administration isn’t on board. The fee generates tens of millions of dollars for the budget.

Now the Senate has a new plan – it would forgive outstanding fees that are six years old or older. The rest would then eventually be phased out.

Speaker of the House Tom Leonard isn’t convinced. He says he wants full forgiveness.