EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO ON DRIVER LICENSES

AND STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS

House Bills 4459 & 4460 (reported from committee as H-2)

Sponsor:  Rep. Peter J. Lucido

Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

Complete to 6-15-15

SUMMARY:

House Bill 4459 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.310) to say that the digitized license could contain emergency contact information appearing in electronic or machine-readable codes, at the request of the applicant.  The secretary of state would not be required to produce a license containing emergency contact information appearing in electronic or machine-readable codes until the date that digitized licenses are manufactured under a new multiyear contract with a third-party vendor for manufacturing digitized licenses.

House Bill 4460 is identical in content to House Bill 4459 and would amend Public Act 22 of 1972 (MCL 28.292), which provides for the issuance of an official state personal identification card.

The bills define the term "emergency contact information" to mean the name, telephone number, and address of an individual the licensee wishes to be contacted in the event of an emergency.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The bills would have a minimal increased fiscal impact to the state. The Department of State would face some increased cost to update departmental software for the addition of emergency contact information. However, this cost could be spread out over several fiscal years in preparation for the change in 2018. There would be no fiscal impact to local governments.

                                                                                        Legislative Analyst:   E. Best

                                                                                                Fiscal Analyst:   Perry Zielak

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.