SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois House committee unanimously passed a proposal to suspend late fees for license plate renewal stickers because the state is not mailing reminders to residents in order to save money during the budget deadlock.

The House’s Transportation Committee passed the bill Wednesday on a 9-0 vote. The full House will now consider the bill.

There’s been a significant increase in the amount the state has collected in late fess since it stopped mailing reminders. Drivers paid more than $2.7 million in fines from Jan. 1 through Feb. 22. Last year, the state collected about $1.5 million in fines for those two months.

The bill would suspend the fines until there’s a budget and the state can resume mailing reminders.