COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 4278-01
Bill No.: HB 1303
Subject: Motor Vehicles; Roads and Highways; Transportation Dept.
Type: Original
Date: March 6, 2006
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 |
| General Revenue | ($192,721) | ($169,091) | ($172,918) |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
($192,721) | ($169,091) | ($172,918) |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 |
| Highway | $141,703 | $188,940 | $188,940 |
| Motorcycle Safety Trust Fund* | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds* |
$141,703 to Unknown | $188,940 to Unknown | $188,940 to Unknown |
* Expected to exceed $100,000 per fiscal year
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
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| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 |
| Local Government | $47,235 | $62,980 |
$62,980 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Office of State Public Defender assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator (CTS) assume, because of the increased penalties, some cases may become protracted. CTS would not expect the total number of cases to be great enough to impact the budget of the judiciary.
Officials from the Department of Transportation (MoDOT) assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agency.
Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume the proposal creates a thirty-day court ordered driver license suspension for a person who has caused physical injury by failing to yield right-of-way or careless and imprudent driving in a posted area of construction or major
ASSUMPTION (continued)
maintenance. The proposal also creates a ninety-day court ordered driver license suspension for a person who has caused serious physical injury by failing to yield right-of-way or careless and imprudent driving in a posted area of construction or major maintenance. In addition, the proposal creates a six-month court ordered driver license suspension for a person who has caused a fatality by failing to yield right-of-way or careless and imprudent driving in a posted area of construction or major maintenance. Each of these actions would require systems programming to the Missouri Driver License System (MODL) and additional resources for processing the documents.
The DOR's Division of Motor Vehicle and Drivers Licensing assumes the proposal will require program modifications to be made to the MODL driver licensing system in order to create three new suspension types, modify the suspension update program, create three new notices of loss, and create new action entry and inquiry screens These program modifications will also require testing before implementation. The estimated cost is $24,403 in overtime and $5,849 testing cost.
The DOR's Driver and Vehicle Services Bureau (DVSB) assumes the legislation will produce an estimated 15,455 court ordered suspensions per year (based on figures obtained from the Missouri State Highway Patrol). These suspensions will create the need for 3.5 FTE Revenue Licensing Technicians I (each at $22,992 per year).
The DVSB will incur forms cost of $688.10 due to producing notice of suspensions, reinstatement letters, and responding to correspondence, envelope costs of $1,418, and a postage cost of $13,116.20 for FY 07.
Finally, the DOR assumes a $20 reinstatement fee will be assessed on these suspensions, resulting in an estimated increase in revenues of $188,937 for FY 07.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 9,645 failure-to-yield accidents with injuries and 131 failure-to-yield accidents with fatalities. Oversight assumes the number of failure-to-yield accidents will vary from year to year. Therefore, Oversight assumes the fiscal impact to be unknown. Oversight expects the revenue generated from surcharges to exceed $100,000 per fiscal year.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2007
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2008 | FY 2009 |
| GENERAL REVENUE | |||
| Costs - Department of Revenue | |||
| Personal Service (3 FTE) | ($78,556) | ($96,624) | ($99,039) |
| Fringe Benefits | ($34,612) | ($42,573) | ($43,637) |
| Equipment and Expense | ($79,553) | ($29,894) | ($30,242) |
| Total Costs - Department of Revenue | ($192,721) | ($169,091) | ($172,918) |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE |
($192,721) |
($169,091) |
($172,918) |
| HIGHWAY FUNDS | |||
| Revenues - Department of Revenue | |||
| Reinstatement fee | $141,703 | $188,940 | $188,940 |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON HIGHWAY FUNDS |
$141,703 |
$188,940 |
$188,940 |
| MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRUST FUND | |||
| Transfers In - Counties
From Surcharges |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRUST FUND | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2007
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2008 | FY 2009 |
| POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS | |||
| Revenues - Counties | |||
| Reinstatement fees | $18,894 | $25,192 | $25,192 |
| Revenues - Cities | |||
| Reinstatement fees | $28,341 | $37,788 | $37,788 |
| Revenues - Counties | |||
| Surcharges | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Transfers Out - Counties | |||
| To State Motorcycle Safety Trust Fund | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS |
$47,235 |
$62,980 |
$62,980 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This bill imposes an additional fine and a driver's license suspension for failing to yield the right-of-way when the violation results in physical injury, serious physical injury, or death to a person. The additional fines will be deposited into the Motorcycle Safety Trust Fund.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol
Office of the State Courts Adminstrator
Department of Transportation
Department of Revenue
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
March 6, 2006