CHILD SUPPORT/LICENSE ACTIONS H.B. 5389 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5389 (Substitute S-1 as reported) Sponsor: Representative Eric Bush
House Committee: Human Services
Senate Committee: Families, Mental Health and Human Services
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to require the Secretary of State to suspend the driver’s license of a licensee within seven business days after receiving a suspension order issued under the Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act . Upon being informed of a suspension, the Secretary of State could not issue a license to a person whose license was already suspended, revoked, or denied, or who did not have a license to suspend, until the person complied with other provisions of the Code.
An order rescinding a suspension order issued under the Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act would be effective upon its entry by the court and payment by the licensee of the reinstatement fee. Unless the license were otherwise suspended, revoked, or invalid, the license immediately would have to be reinstated and valid. The Secretary of State would have to reissue the driver’s license of a licensee whose suspension order was rescinded within seven business days after receiving an order rescinding the suspension order and payment of the reinstatement fee.
A person whose driver’s license was suspended would have to pay a license reinstatement fee of $85 to the Secretary of State before a license was issued or returned to the person. The fee would have to be deposited in the State General Fund and used to defray the expenses of the Secretary of State in processing the suspension and reinstatement of drivers’ licenses.
The bill would take effect January 1, 1997.
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 881 and to House Bills 5384, 5386, 5387, and 5388 which would amend various acts to provide for the suspension of an occupational license or a driver’s license for failure to pay a support arrearage or to comply with court-ordered parenting time. The bill also is tie-barred to House Bill 5385, which would create the “Regulated Occupation Support Enforcement Act” to require an occupational regulatory agency to comply with a license suspension order.
MCL 257.320e Legislative Analyst: L. Burghardt
Please see FISCAL IMPACT on House Bill 5384.
Date Completed: 5-8-96 Fiscal Analyst: M. Bain
M. Barsch
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.