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
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* 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. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* 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 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*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 *
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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