OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5366
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE
STATUTES.
Primary Analyst: PM 4/8/22
Contributing Analyst(s): DD, LD, PR
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Motor Vehicles TF - Revenue
Loss
See Below See Below
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Resources of the Special
Transportation Fund
TF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Note: TF=Transportation Fund; GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Explanation
Section 1 creates a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) process for
titling and removing total loss vehicles abandoned at a used car facility
and does not have a fiscal impact, as DMV has existing resources and
expertise to implement this provision.
Sections 2 & 3 extend the period by which a vehicle must be retested
for emissions after an initial failed test from 60 to 90 days. After this
timeframe DMV assesses a $20 late fee. To the extent fewer late fees are
assessed as a result of this extension, this section results in minimal
revenue loss to the Special Transportation Fund (STF). 2022HB-05366-R000392-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 3
Section 4 expands mandatory DMV fee waivers for one licensing
period to veterans who apply within two years of their date of
separation and who were not Connecticut residents at the time of their
induction. The number of veterans to which this section applies is
unknown, but it is expected to be small, resulting in minimal revenue
loss to the STF.
Section 5 increases, from 60 to 90 days after release from active
service, the period by which an armed forces member is exempt from
certain DMV late fees, resulting in potential minimal revenue loss to the
STF.
Section 6 prohibits DMV from suspending licenses for failing to pay
fines resulting from a motor vehicle infraction and results in a potential
revenue loss to the extent that a subset of violators no longer pays the
relevant fines.
Section 14 creates a new infraction related to unsafe motor vehicle
repairs and aftermarket parts and, to the extent offenders are fined,
results in potential minimal revenue gain to the General Fund (GF).
Section 15 establishes a Removable Windshield Placard Advisory
Council to review policies and recommend best practices for granting
and using placards, among other purposes, and to report to the
Governor and the Transportation Committee annually beginning on
January 1, 2023. This section has no fiscal impact because the bill
requires members to serve without compensation and PA 17-236
prohibits transportation allowances for task force members.
Section 16 establishes a $90 civil penalty for any person who is
detected passing a stopped school bus by the digital video monitoring
system defined in CGS Sec. 14-279s. To the extent that offenders are
fined this section results in new revenue, remitted as follows: 80% to the
municipality in which the violation occurs, 12% to the STF, and 8% to
the GF.
The other sections of the bill are technical, make conforming changes, 2022HB-05366-R000392-FN.DOCX Page 3 of 3
or otherwise do not have a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of violations or as
otherwise described.