LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 23, 1999 TO: Honorable Bob Turner, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3641 by Turner, Bob (Relating to the suspension, revocation, cancellation, and certain other actions in connection with a license to operate a motor vehicle on a highway in this state.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB3641, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: positive impact * * of $2,134,400 through the biennium ending August 31, 2001. * * * * The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal * * basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of * * the bill. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $1,014,400 * * 2001 1,120,000 * * 2002 1,120,000 * * 2003 1,120,000 * * 2004 1,120,000 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) * * Year General Revenue Fund from General Revenue Fund * * 0001 0001 * * 2000 $(105,600) $1,120,000 * * 2001 0 1,120,000 * * 2002 0 1,120,000 * * 2003 0 1,120,000 * * 2004 0 1,120,000 * *************************************************************************** Technology Impact It is estimated that the Technology Impact for the bill would be $105,000 for fiscal year 2000. Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Transportation Code by making procedural changes to Driver's License Laws the Department of Public Safety (DPS) must follow prior to the suspension, revocation, or denial of an individual's driver s license. The bill would require an individual to request a hearing within 15 days of receiving notice of the Department's intention to suspend or revoke the person's driver s license. The bill would provide for a 90-day suspension if the licensee did not request a hearing. A licensee would be required to pay a $100 fee to get a suspended/revoked driver's license reinstated. Methodology The Department's Information Management Service would be incur contract programming costs at an estimated $105,000 in fiscal year 2000 to modify existing Department programs regarding notification of persons subject to suspension or revocation action by the Department. DPS staff would absorb on-going maintenance of the program. The bill would generate revenue to the General Revenue Fund. In fiscal year 1998, the Department scheduled 28,000 administrative hearings of the type addressed by the bill. Approximately 25% (7,000) of those hearings resulted in the suspension/revocation of a license. Under the bill, the Department estimates that 20% of individuals (5,600) would request a hearing, leaving 80% (22,400) of the licensees to administrative suspension/revocation provisions. It is estimated that 50% of the individuals getting a license suspended/revoked would pay the $100 reinstatement fee to get their driving privileges restored, generating $1,120,000, annually. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: JK, MD