by Hilary Niles vtdigger.org If Vermonters continue bouncing checks at the rate they’re expected to in fiscal year 2015, the state government will have about $32,000 more in its coffers.
The revenue boost will come from a hike in the fee agencies can charge for overdrafts, from $13 to $20. The penalty would be applied to online ACH payments, not just paper checks.
The increase is just one of many that passed the Vermont House today as part of a an annual Miscellaneous Fee Bill.
The maximum entrance fee at state historic sites also might go up, from $8 to $12, though it’s only expected to increase at the Plymouth Notch State Historic
Site (Calvin Coolidge) for now.
It will cost Vermonters more to register with the Secretary of State in order to help fund ongoing improvements to that office’s information technology systems. Initial registration fees for lobbyists and employers will double, from $25 to $50, along with other increases. A new lobbying firm fee will cost $100.
Meanwhile, annual professional registration fees will come down for chiropractors and optometrists. But engineers, funeral and crematory establishments and personnel, nurses and real estate brokers will have to pay more to stay current with the state.
The grand total in new revenue registers a little under $900,000.
House gives preliminary approval for fee hikes on undertakers, engineers, nurses and lobbyists
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