Republican Nominee John Doak Calls on Holland to Stop MVR Fee

 Political posturing and inconsistency by Holland on MVR fee

TULSA, Okla., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Doak, the Republican nominee for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, continues to call on Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland to petition the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block the bill that increased the cost to obtain driving records to the highest in the nation. 

Doak won the Republican nomination Tuesday in a landslide victory with 71 percent of the vote.

"Holland petitioned the court to block the bill that would install a 1 percent tax on health care claims paid in Oklahoma because it violated the state constitution's prohibition against passing a revenue bill within the last five days of session," Doak said. "The 1 percent tax and the fee increase for motor vehicle records passed within five days of the end of the legislative session, making them both unconstitutional.

"You can't ask to block one on the grounds that its passage violated the state constitution without asking to block the other on the same grounds."

Senate Bill 1556, signed into law by Gov. Brad Henry as part of the state budget agreement, increased the fee for obtaining driving records from $10 to $25 – the highest in the nation.

Doak cites Article 5, Section 33 of the Oklahoma State Constitution, which prohibits the passage of revenue bills during the final five days of the legislative session, in his request.

"You can't pick and choose your principles," Doak said. "Holland's move to stop the 1 percent fee increase, a bill she worked to get passed, and her continued silence on the MVR fee are ultimately political grandstanding."

Doak led the charge to protect Oklahomans from the irresponsible 1 percent tax on health care claims, which the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday. In May, he challenged Holland to stand up for the people of Oklahoma and ask the Governor not to sign the bill into law. Doak received hundreds of signatures on the petition he started to repeal the bill.

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SOURCE John Doak for Insurance Commissioner