DRIVER LICENSE: EMERGENCY CONTACT                              H.B. 4459 (S-2) & 4460 (S-2):

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                                                                                                  ON THIRD READING

House Bill 4459 (Substitute S-2 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

House Bill 4460 (Substitute S-2 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

Sponsor:  Representative Peter J. Lucido

House Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

Senate Committee:  Transportation

CONTENT

House Bills 4459 (S-2) and 4460 (S-2) would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code and Public Act 22 of 1972 (which provides for the issuance of an official State personal identification card), respectively, to require the Secretary of State, by January 1, 2017, to develop and, in conjunction with the Department of State Police, implement a process using the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN), or any other appropriate system that limited access to law enforcement, that would allow law enforcement agencies in Michigan to obtain emergency contact information that the holder of an operator's license or State personal identification card had voluntarily provided to the Secretary of State.

The bills would define "emergency contact information" as the name, telephone number, or address of an individual that is used for the sole purpose of contacting that individual when the holder of an operator's license or official State personal identification card, as applicable, has been involved in an emergency.

MCL 257.310 (H.B. 4459)                                          Legislative Analyst:  Drew Krogulecki

       28.292 (H.B. 4460)

FISCAL IMPACT

The bills would have a minimal fiscal impact on the Department of State; however, the cost is indeterminate.  According to the Department, the bills could require it to reprogram driver license and personal identification card software to include emergency contact information, depending on the decisions made between the Secretary of State and the State Police.  The anticipated cost of reprogramming would be spread over the next several fiscal years as the Department's current contract for the manufacture of driver licenses and personal identification cards is set to expire in 2018.  At that time, the Department will convert to a digitized driver license and personal identification card system.

The actual cost for programming is indeterminate and dependent on the contract costs that are ultimately agreed upon after the current contract expires in 2018.  The Department anticipates that the costs could be absorbed within annual appropriations; however, if contract costs are higher than anticipated, additional appropriations could become necessary in future years to pay for the additional programming costs associated with the bills' requirements.

The bills would have no fiscal impact on local government.

Date Completed:  1-14-16                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

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.