COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0942H.02C Bill No.:HCS for HB 443 Subject:Highway Patrol; Fees Type:Original Date:March 9, 2023Bill Summary:This proposal establishes minimum fees for certain Missouri State Highway
Patrol records requests.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
General
Revenue $0$0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
Highway Patrol
Traffic Records
Fund (0758)*$0 to $250$0 to $25,250$0 to $30,250$0 to $120,250
Highway Fund
(0644)
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Highway Patrol
Inspection Fund
(0297)
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
Other State
Funds
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
*The MHP is allowed to increase certain fees by $1 every other year up to a maximum fee of ten
dollars. The proposal is permissive (may); therefore, Oversight reflects the impact as “$0 to”.
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
All Federal
Funds $0$0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND
AFFECTED
FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
FTE 000$0
☐ 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
AFFECTED
FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
Local
Government$0$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§43.253 – Fees paid to the Missouri State Highway Patrol
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol (MHP)
this legislation would add language to §43.253, RSMo, to allow the MHP to charge a minimum
fee of $6 to disseminate records requests. The proposal does not mandate a minimum $6 fee be
imposed; it simply allows for such. Allowing a minimum $6 fee for duplication of records
disseminated upon request would authorize the Patrol to raise the crash report fee from the
current price of $5.99 to $6.00. The Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol would
be allowed to increase the minimum fee described in this section by not more than one dollar
every other year following this section’s effective date, up to a maximum of ten dollars. The
Patrol Records Division disseminates approximately 30,000 crash reports per year. Fees for this
service are collected and deposited into the Traffic Records Fund (0758).
Any funding increase realized by the Traffic Records Fund will be reinvested in an electronic
report dissemination software. This enhancement will allow individuals to request, purchase, and
receive records requests through an electronic portal.
Oversight notes the increased revenue could be realized if fees are increased to their maximum
allowable amount (every other year):
FY24 Based on 10/12 rule
Traffic Crash Reports
(30,000 x .08333 =) 25,000 traffic crash reports x $.01 fee increase (fee at $6) = $250
FY25 Based on 10/12 rule
Traffic Crash Reports
(30,000 x .08333 =) 25,000 traffic crash reports x $1 increase (fee at $7) = $25,000
FY26 Traffic Crash Reports
30,000 x $1 increase (fee at $7) = $5,000 [Full year ($30,000 - $25,000)]
FY27 Traffic Crash Reports
30,000 x $1 increase (fee at $8) = $30,000
FY29 Traffic Crash Reports
30,000 x $1 increase (fee at $9) = $30,000
FY31 Traffic Crash Reports
30,000 x $1 increase (fee at $10) = $30,000 L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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Oversight notes the increase in fees will result in the revenue from these fees compounding over
the years from FY24 through FY31 as shown below:
$250 (FY24) + $25,000 (FY25) + $5,000 (FY26) + 30,000 (FY27) + $30,000 (FY29)
+ $30,000 (FY31) = $120,250 (Traffic Fund)
Oversight also notes the revenue presented for FY31 was determined under the assumption that
the MHP will increase the minimum fee as outlined in this proposal (additional $1 every other
year).
However, because this proposal is permissive, Oversight will range the revenue from $0 (no
increase in fees) to the estimate of $120,250 (fee not to exceed $10) to the Highway Patrol
Traffic Records Fund for fiscal note purposes.
§307.179 – Child safety seat requirements
Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume the following regarding this
proposal:
Administrative Impact
To implement the proposed legislation, the Department would be required to:
• Update forms and website information; and
• Inform staff
FY24 – Driver License Bureau
Research/Data Analyst 40 Hrs x $25.63 = $ 1,025
Administrative Manager 40 Hrs x $27.82 = $ 1,113
FY24 – Public Service Bureau
Associate Research/Data Analyst 40 Hrs x $20.54 = $ 822
Total = $3,985
The Department anticipates they will be able to absorb these costs. If multiple bills pass that
require Department resources, FTE will be requested through the appropriations process.
Oversight assumes DOR is provided with core funding to handle a certain amount of activity
each year. Oversight assumes DOR could absorb the costs 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.
In response to similar legislation from 2023 (HB 751), officials from the Department of Social
ServicesKansas City Police Department, the St. Joseph Police Department assumed the L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organization. Oversight does not have any
information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for
these agencies.
In response to similar legislation from 2023 (HB 751), officials from the Office of the State
Courts AdministratorOversight’s request for fiscal impact for this
proposal.
§307.380 – Motor vehicle inspection requirements
DOR assumes the following regarding this proposal:
Administrative Impact
To implement the proposed legislation the Department will be required to:
• Update procedures, correspondence letters and the Department website;
• Update the Missouri Titling Manual;
• Send Communications to License offices and other Contracted stakeholders; and
• Train Staff
FY 2024 - Motor Vehicle Bureau
Associate Research/Data Analyst 40 Hrs @ $19.90 = $796
Lead Admin Assistant 20 Hrs @ $17.05 = $341
Administrative manager 5 Hrs @ $26.96 = $135
FY 2024 - Strategy and Communications Office
Associate Research/Data Analyst 10 Hrs @ $19.90 = $199
Total Cost =$1,471
The Department anticipates that they will be able to absorb these costs. If multiple bills are
passed that require department resources, FTE may be requested through the appropriations
process.
Oversight assumes DOR is provided with core funding to handle a certain amount of activity
each year. Oversight assumes DOR could absorb the costs 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.
MHP
The fiscal impact to the state of Missouri on vehicle inspections equates to $1.50 per each
additional used vehicle safety inspected prior to sale, with $1.00 deposited into the Highway L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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Fund (0644) and $0.50 deposited into Highway Patrol’s Inspection Fund (0297). It is unknown
how many additional inspections, per year, would be conducted with this proposed legislation.
Oversight notes, in current statute, all vehicles in Missouri must have an inspection prior to
being sold, unless the vehicle is sold for junk, salvage, or rebuilding, or for vehicles sold at
public auction or from dealer to dealer. This proposal requires a motor vehicle safety inspection
be provided to the purchaser, unless the vehicle has less than 40,000 miles within three years of
its model year. Oversight is unable to determine how many more vehicles will require a safety
inspection as a result of this proposal; therefore, Oversight will reflect an “Unknown, but less
than $250,000” fiscal impact to the Highway Fund and the Highway Patrol Inspection Fund.
Bill as a Whole
Officials from the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Missouri Department of
Transportation, the St. Louis County Police Department, and the Phelps County Sheriff’s
Department 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.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, other local law enforcement were requested to respond to this proposed legislation but
did not. A listing of political subdivisions included in the MOLIS database is available upon
request. L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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FISCAL IMPACT
– State
Government
FY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
HIGHWAY
PATROL
TRAFFIC
RECORDS
FUND (0758)
Revenue – MHP
(§43.253) Fees
from records
request p. 3-4$0 to $250$0 to $25,250$0 to $30,250$0 to $120,250
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT
ON THE
HIGHWAY
PATROL
TRAFFIC
RECORDS
FUND$0 to $250$0 to $25,250$0 to $30,250$0 to $120,250
HIGHWAY
FUND (0644)
Revenue – MHP
(§370.380)
Increase in the
number of
inspections ($1
per) p. 5-6
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT
ON THE
HIGHWAY
FUND
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000 L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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FISCAL IMPACT
– State
Government
(continued)
FY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
HIGHWAY
PATROL
INSPECTION
FUND (0297)
Revenue – MHP
(§370.380)
Increase in the
number of
inspections ($0.50
per) p. 5-6
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT
ON THE
HIGHWAY
PATROL
INSPECTION
FUND
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
Unknown, Less
than $250,000
FISCAL IMPACT
– Local
Government
FY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026Fully
Implemented
(FY 2031)
$0$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
Small businesses that provide inspections could be impacted as a result of this proposal.
(Section 370.380)
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
HIGHWAY PATROL RECORDS FEES (Section 43.253)
This bill provides that a minimum fee of $6 may be charged by the State Highway Patrol for any
records request for a Missouri Uniform Crash Report or Marine Accident Investigation Report
where there is an allowable fee of less than $6. Such $6 fee will be in place of the allowable fee L.R. No. 0942H.02C
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of less than $6. The fee may be increased by no more than $1 every other year starting August
28, 2024 but must not exceed $10.
MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS (Section 307.380)
This bill requires that used motor vehicles get an inspection at the seller's expense no more than
60 days prior to a sale. The inspection is not required for vehicles having less than 40,000 miles
for the three-year period following the model year of manufacture. The seller must present the
buyer with the certificate of inspection and approval, who must then submit the certificate of
inspection when applying for a registration.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Health and Senior Services
Department of Revenue
Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol
Department of Social Services
Missouri Department of Transportation
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Kansas City Police Department
St. Joseph Police Department
St. Louis County Police Department
Phelps County Sheriff’s Department
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 9, 2023March 9, 2023