COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0902S.01I Bill No.:SB 47 Subject:Children And Minors; Fees; Licenses - Driver's; Licenses - Motor Vehicle; Motor
Vehicles; Department of Revenue; Transportation
Type:Original Date:January 9, 2023Bill Summary:This proposal modifies provisions relating to licenses issued by the
Department of Revenue.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026General Revenue($55,610)$0$0Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue
($55,610)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 0902S.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total 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 2024FY 2025FY 2026Local Government$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0902S.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume the following regarding this
proposal:
Administrative Impact
To implement the proposed change, the Department would be required to:
• Complete business requirements and design documents to modify the Missouri Electronic
Driver License (MEDL) issuance system, MEDL central applications and supporting systems to
remove the fee for a nondriver for homeless child, youth, or an intermediate for emancipated
youths.
• Complete programming and user acceptance testing of the Missouri Electronic Driver License
(MEDL) issuance system;
• OA-ITSD Test the file generation and secure transfer process to ensure all required data
elements and signature are sent as required;
• Obtain format and procedure approvals from Secretary of State and others as applicable;
• Update policies, procedures, and the Uniform License Issuance Manual (ULIM);
• Update forms, manuals, and the Department website;
• Complete training as required.
FY 2024 – Driver License Bureau
Research/Data Assistant 360hrs. @ $17.20 per hr. =$6,192
Research/Data Analyst 400hrs. @ $25.63 per hr. =$10,252
Administrative Manager 80 hrs. @ $27.82 per hr. =$2,226
FY 2024 – Personnel Services Bureau
Associate Research/Data Analyst 20 hrs. @ $20.54 per hr. =$411
Associate Research/Data Analyst 10 hrs. @ $20.54 per hr. =$205
Total Costs $19,286
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. L.R. No. 0902S.01I
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DOR notes OA-ITSD services will be required at a cost of $55,610 in FY 2024 (585.37 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.
Revenue Impact
DOR notes during FY 2022 there were a total of 113,014 new non-driver licenses issued. DOR
does not have statistics to determine of this count how many potential annual applicants may be
eligible for a fee waiver under the proposed provisions, therefore the total impact to State and
Local Revenue is unknown.
For each fee waiver eligible non-driver license issued pursuant to this proposed language in
§302.181 there would be a loss to General Revenue of $6.00.
During FY 2022 there were a total of 52,348 intermediate driver licenses issued. DOR does not
have statistics to determine of this count how many may potential applicants may be eligible for
a fee waiver under the proposed provisions, therefore the total impact to State and Local
Revenue is unknown.
For each fee waiver eligible intermediate driver license issued pursuant to this proposed
language in §302.178 there would be a loss of fees distributed to the Highway Fund and Local
Funds for cities and counties as follows
Hwy Fund Loss (75%) = $3.75
Cities Fund Loss (15%) = $0.75
Counties Fund Loss (10%) = $0.50
For each issued document, DOR would be required to pay fees to the card vendor for printing
and postage costs of $2.4724 per card.
There would also be a loss to General Revenue for office processing fees which would have been
collected for non-driver or intermediate license transactions issued in State license offices
eligible for waiver of fees pursuant to the proposed language in §136.055. An estimated volume
of eligible applicants applying in State branch offices is unknown.
Office Processing Fee each New Non-driver License: $12.00
Office Processing Fee for each Intermediate License $ 6.00 L.R. No. 0902S.01I
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The fiscal impact estimate above is based on changes in the current MO Driver License System
environment. The Department is pursuing an upgraded Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing
system. The total potential fiscal impact to develop changes in the proposed system in addition to
the current environment is unknown.
Oversight notes, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), as of
January 2019, 6,179 individuals of all ages were homeless in Missouri. Of these, 1,359 were
under the age of 18. Among the homeless youth and young adults, 477 were unaccompanied by
an adult.
If all 1,359 of these homeless youth applied for a non-driver license or intermediate driver
license, the loss would amount to approximately $8,154 (1,359 x $6). Oversight assumes there
will be a minimal loss of revenue from this proposal; therefore, Oversight will not reflect a
material loss to the Highway Fund or local political subdivisions. In addition, Oversight will not
reflect a loss to General Revenue for processing fees as Oversight assumes this loss will be
minimal.
Officials from the Missouri Highway PatrolDepartment of Social Services and Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education 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.
Officials from the Missouri Department of Transportation defer to the DOR for the potential
fiscal impact of this proposal.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026GENERAL REVENUE FUNDCost – DOR – OA-ITSD services p. 4($55,610)$0$0ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND($55,610)$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0902S.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
Small contract license offices could be impacted as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This proposal waives certain driver's license fees for homeless children or youth or
unaccompanied youth.
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 Revenue
Missouri Highway Patrol
Department of Social Services
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Department of Transportation
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023