State Rep. Michael Granger sponsored House Bill 649 to do away with state vehicle inspections altogether and has said that he would stand against it becoming a study committee or being changed to a biannual mandate. His bill is now in the hands of the state Senate, which can make whatever changes it wishes. The House passed his bill 212-143.
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Granger received support from House Deputy Speaker Steven Smith who pointed out to the Senate committee that not everyone is in a position to simply go out and purchase another car when theirs fails an inspection. He went on to say:
“As chair of the Transportation Committee for four years previously I tried to get reforms to this system and failed. It’s a locked box. And there seems there is nothing we can do about it. Well, there is one thing we can do about it. You can get rid of it.”
During public hearings the Senate committee heard from consumers and owners of car repair shops. Tales of thousands of dollars spent and lost work hours trying to obtain a vehicle inspection sticker were told, while other witnesses objected to the removal of state vehicle inspections on the grounds of vehicle safety and air quality.
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