The legislature’s Democratic majority today revealed some details of a revised budget plan that will be released Thursday, including reorganizing the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Under the plan DMV services would be divvied up amongst the departments of public safety (motor vehicle safety and security), environmental protection (emissions testing) and consumer protection (licensing).
The General Assembly’s GOP minority took a crack at the DMV a few months ago, suggesting it be merged with the Department of Transportation.
The current DOT Commissioner was not a fan.
Whether this latest idea gains traction remains to be seen. The Democrats listed as a goal “increasing customer access to routine services” and note some sort of regional office structure will have to be maintained. Locally the DMV operates a full service location in Norwalk and recently closed the satellite office in Stamford, pending ongoing state budget talks.
