COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:5182H.01I Bill No.:HB 2487 Subject:Licenses - Motor Vehicle; Disabilities; Motor Vehicles; Licenses - Driver's Type:Original Date:March 3, 2022Bill Summary:This proposal establishes an optional license plate sticker for persons who
have a driver's license with a deaf or hard of hearing notation.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025General Revenue($80,746)$0$0Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue
($80,746)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 5182H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☐ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Local Government$0$0$0 L.R. No. 5182H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume the following regarding this
proposal:
Administrative Impact
The Department will issue a sticker free of charge to any individual with a deaf or hard of
hearing notation on their driver license upon request.
To implement the proposed changes, the Department will be required to:
FY 2023 – Motor Vehicle Bureau
Associate Research/Data Analyst 80 hrs. @ $18.87 per hr. = $1,510
Research/Data Analyst 20 hrs. @ $23.55 per hr. = $471
Administrative Manager 10 hrs. @ $25.56 per hr. = $256
Total $2,237
FY 2023 – Strategy and Communications Office
Associate Research/Data Analyst 40 hrs. @ $18.87 per hr. = $ 755
Research/Data Analyst 40 hrs. @ $23.55 per hr. = $ 942
Total $1,697
Total Costs = $3,934
The Department anticipates that they will be able to absorb these cost.
Oversight assumes DOR will use existing staff and will not hire additional FTE to conduct these
activities; therefore, Oversight will not reflect the administrative costs DOR has indicated on the
fiscal note.
DOR notes OA-ITSD services will be required at a cost of $80,746 in FY 2023 (849.95 hours x
$95 per hour).
Oversight does not have any information to the contrary in regards to DOR’s assumptions;
therefore, Oversight will reflect DOR’s OA-ITSD costs on the fiscal note. L.R. No. 5182H.01I
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Revenue Impact
DOR states based on current inventory the Department anticipates the cost per sticker to be
$0.09. Currently the Department has approximately 23,062 individuals that have been issued a
driver licenses with a DHH notation. Assuming every individual with a DHH notation owns two
vehicles and request the new DHH sticker the Department anticipates the approximate cost of
$4,151 per year.
Oversight assumes DOR is provided with core funding to handle a certain amount of activity
each year. Oversight assumes DOR could absorb the cost of stickers related to this proposal. If
multiple bills pass which require additional staffing and duties at substantial costs, DOR could
request funding through the appropriation process.
Officials from the Missouri Highway Patrol and Missouri Department of Transportation
each assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their respective organizations. Oversight
does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in
the fiscal note for these agencies.
Rule Promulgation
Officials from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules assume this proposal is not
anticipated to cause a fiscal impact beyond its current appropriation.
Officials from the Office of the Secretary of State notes many bills considered by the General
Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and regulations to
implement the act. The Secretary of State's office is provided with core funding to handle a
certain amount of normal activity resulting from each year's legislative session. The fiscal impact
for this fiscal note to Secretary of State's office for Administrative Rules is less than $5,000. The
Secretary of State's office recognizes that this is a small amount and does not expect that
additional funding would be required to meet these costs. However, they also recognize that
many such bills may be passed by the General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the
costs may be in excess of what their office can sustain with their core budget. Therefore, they
reserve the right to request funding for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements
should the need arise based on a review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor. L.R. No. 5182H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT –
State Government
FY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025GENERAL
REVENUE FUND
Cost – DOR – OA-
ITSD services
($80,746)$0$0ESTIMATED NET
EFFECT ON THE
GENERAL
REVENUE FUND
($80,746)$0$0FISCAL IMPACT –
Local Government
FY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
Currently, persons who are deaf or hard of hearing can apply for a deaf or hard of hearing
notation on their drivers' licenses.
This bill would allow those persons to get an optional deaf or hard of hearing license plate
sticker for the rear license plate of their motor vehicles.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 5182H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Revenue
Missouri Highway Patrol
Missouri Department of Transportation
Office of the Secretary of State
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022