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Pa. Senate passes bill allowing tax returns, lottery winnings over $2,500 to pay off overdue toll bills

Under the bill, those who collect lottery winnings or a tax return over $2,500 and have unpaid tolls will have the bill automatically deducted from the amount.

Credit: AP

In this photo made through a windshield, the sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Cranberry Township, Pa., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the agency fully converted to all-electronic tolling. Turnpike records show the millions of motorists who don’t use E-ZPass have a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license plate reader system.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A newly passed Senate bill could put your lottery winnings or large tax refunds into an unpaid toll bill.

Under the bill, those who collect lottery winnings or a tax return over $2,500 and have unpaid tolls will have the bill automatically deducted from the amount.

The money will be intercepted by the Department of Revenue and deducted based on the amount of the outstanding toll, followed by a notification to the recipient and the final balance distributed, according to the bill.

The bill will now head to the House Finance Committee.

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