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LD 290

An Act To Remit 15 Percent Of The Fine For A Violation Of The Motor Vehicle Laws To The Municipality In Which The Violation Occurred

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Mark Blier and 2 co-sponsors

Shifts 15% of motor-vehicle fines to the municipality where the violation occurred (85% to the General Fund), creating local revenue but reducing state funds; currently dead.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Bill Summary · LD 290

Summary of LD 290 (2025) – An Act To Remit 15 Percent Of The Fine For a Violation Of The Motor Vehicle Laws To The Municipality In Which The Violation Occurred

Overview

LD 290 proposes diverting a portion of fines collected from motor vehicle violations from the state General Fund to the municipality where the violation occurred. Specifically, it would require that 15% of such fines be remitted to the local municipality, with the remaining 85% continuing to go to the General Fund. The bill is currently dead in the Legislature.

Purpose and Intent

  • To provide municipalities with a local revenue source tied to motor vehicle enforcement by sharing a portion of fines collected from violations.
  • To create a direct fiscal link between local enforcement of traffic laws and local municipal revenue.

Key Provisions

  • Allocation change: For violations of motor vehicle laws, 15% of the collected fines would be remitted to the municipality in which the violation occurred.
  • General Fund impact: The General Fund would experience a minor revenue decrease corresponding to the 15% transfer.
  • Retained share: The remaining 85% of fines would continue to be deposited into the General Fund.

Notes from the fiscal analysis indicate this would be a “minor revenue decrease” to the General Fund; the bill does not specify any additional administrative procedures or cap beyond the 15% remittance.

Fiscal Impact

  • General Fund: Minor decrease in revenue due to the 15% remittance to municipalities.
  • Municipalities: Potential new revenue stream from fines collected for motor vehicle violations occurring within their borders.
  • Fiscal note status: Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement indicates the effect is a small shift in revenue; no separate fiscal note was required.

Affected Parties

  • Municipalities: Would receive 15% of fines from motor vehicle violations occurring within their jurisdiction.
  • State Government/General Fund: Would receive 85% of those fines, representing a reduction in revenue relative to current law.

Procedural History and Status

  • Introduced: January 30, 2025
  • Referred to: Committee on Transportation
  • 2025-01-30: Referred and ordered printed
  • 2025-03-21: Carried over to the next session under Joint Order SP 519
  • 2025-04-10: Work Session Held; Voted ONTP (Ought Not To Pass)
  • 2025-04-16: Reported OUT - ONTP
  • 2025-04-17: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3, placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  • Current status: Dead (no further action expected in the current session)

Practical Considerations

  • If enacted in a future session, municipalities would need mechanisms to receive and administer the 15% share.
  • Potential policy effects include incentives for local enforcement and revenue stability for municipalities, balanced against a state General Fund revenue reduction.
  • No earmarking beyond the 15% share is specified; its use would likely be determined through future local budgeting processes.

This summary captures the bill’s proposed shift of 15% of motor-vehicle-fine revenues to municipalities, its fiscal implications, who would be affected, and its current legislative status.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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