COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. No.:         3296-01

Bill No.:          SB 750

Subject:           Licenses - Driver's; Revenue Department; Immigration

Type:              Original

Date:               March 3, 2008

Bill Summary:           Denies issuance of driver's licenses to illegal aliens.

FISCAL SUMMARY

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 4 pages.

☐ Estimated Total Net Effect on All funds expected to exceed $100,000 savings or (cost).

☐ Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund expected to exceed $100,000 (cost).

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Office of the Director and the Missouri State Highway Patrol state this proposal will have no fiscal impact on their agency.

Officials from the Office of Secretary of State (SOS) assume many bills considered by the General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and regulations to implement the act. The SOS is provided with core funding to handle a certain amount of normal activity resulting from each year’s legislative session. The fiscal impact to the SOS office for Administrative Rules for this proposal is less than $2,500. The SOS recognizes this is a small amount and does not expect additional funding would be required to meet these costs. However, SOS also recognizes that many such bills may be passed in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what the SOS can sustain with their core budget. Any additional required funding would be handled through the budget process.

Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) state the department currently requires applicants to present proof of lawful presence status upon application for any new or renewal permit, driver, and nondriver license applicants at the time of issuance. The applicant is issued a 60-day temporary license or permit pending verification. The status is then verified through the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlements (SAVE) program through the Department of Homeland Security prior to mailing of the actual document. Based on the proposal, as written, DOR assumes that the current lawful presence verification procedures and required documentation will remain unchanged. 

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.

FISCAL DESCRIPTION

The proposed legislation appears to have no fiscal impact.

This legislation is not federally mandated and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Department of Revenue

Department of Public Safety

            Office of the Director

            Missouri State Highway Patrol

Office of the Secretary of State

            Administrative Rules Division

                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                March 3, 2008