This policy was one of Salomon’s early pursuits when he assumed office with Senate Bill 6153 in 2020. The reason it failed? According to Salomon, money.
The 2020 bill would have cost the state an estimated $2.3 million over the following five years. To avoid that budgetary impact, the 2021 version adds $1 to the cost of driver’s licenses and $4 to moving violation fines.
What appeared to be a solution to Democrats proved to be an issue for some Republicans — namely lone Republican co-sponsor Sen. Ronald Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor.
As a believer in what he describes as “redemption, rather than retribution,” in the criminal justice system, Muzzall also worked
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