The bill's House sponsor Rep. Larry Thomason, D-Kennett, also was included in the compromise negotiations. He said he will make a motion in the House tommorow to send the bill back to conference committee. He said, however, that he is unsure whether he has the votes to support such a motion.
"The real adjustment is to make the penalties for driving without insurance so hard that it is easier to get insurance," said Larry Thomason, D-Kennett, sponsor of one of the bills.
Members did however decide to keep two lane highways at 55 miles an hour, after concerns were raised about road conditions. Bill sponsor, Larry Thomason says the ammendment wasn't any big compromise.
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