SCS/SB 3 - This act increases service fees charged by Department of Revenue fee offices for certain transactions.

The act also specifies that the Director of the Department of Revenue shall not award fee office contracts to entities affiliated in any manner, as defined in the act, with a current employee of the Department or with a former employee of the Department for the one-year period following the employee's termination of employment, and no person affiliated in any manner with an entity awarded a fee office contract shall be affiliated in any manner with a motor vehicle title service agent as prescribed by law.

Under the act, the Director may extend certain fee office contracts by up to 5 years.

This act is similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024), SB 738 (2024), provisions in CCS/HCS/SB 47 (2023), provisions in HCS/HB 424 (2023), and SCS/SB 366 (2023).

ERIC VANDER WEERD

Statutes affected:
Introduced (0348S.02): 136.055
Committee (0348S.03): 136.055
Perfected (0348S.03): 136.055


Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 3
Sponsor: Crawford
Hearing Date: 1/28/2025


COMMITTEE: Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

CHAIRMAN: Brown (16)

DATE REFERRED: 1/16/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/23/2025



STAFF:
Ashley Bax
Katie O'Brien


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:
Terry Cole
Andi Zevthi - MALO York Management Group


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Arnie C. AC "Honest-Abe" DIENOFF-State Public Advocate - State Public Advocate/Tax Rause