Brief Description: Providing for additional patrols along high-accident corridors.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Murray and Kauffman).

Senate Committee on Transportation
House Committee on Transportation

Background: The current fee for an abstract of driving record is five dollars. Revenue from the fee is deposited in the Highway Safety Account. Appropriations from the account fund the Department of Licensing's (DOL) Driver's Services Division.

Summary: The fee for an abstract of driving record is increased from five dollars to ten dollars. All revenue derived from the incremental increase in the cost of abstracts of driving records is deposited to the State Patrol Highway Account.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      46   2
House      76   18   (House amended)
Senate      47   1   (Senate concurred)

Effective:   August 1, 2007