TO: | Honorable Frank Madla, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB191 by Carona (Relating to the fee for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license following a license suspension or denial for failure to pass a test for intoxication.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | $214,900 |
2005 | $214,900 |
2006 | $214,900 |
2007 | $214,900 |
2008 | $214,900 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2004 | $214,900 |
2005 | $214,900 |
2006 | $214,900 |
2007 | $214,900 |
2008 | $214,900 |
The bill would increase the fee a suspended driver licensee pays for failure to pass a test for intoxication. The fee of $140 would be an increase of $15 from the current fee of $125. The bill would add a new subsection to direct the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to remit $15 to the county treasurer in those counties with a certified breath alcohol testing program without the services of a certified technical supervisor employed by DPS.
The potential revenue gain to the state was determined by using the following formula: 52,172 failure suspensions without hearings + 6,569 failure suspensions with hearings = 58,741 total of failure suspensions – 37,033 potential compliances in the 21 affected counties = 21,708 potential compliances in non-affected counties. It is estimated that 66 percent, or 14,327 individuals (21,708 x 0.66 = 14,327), would submit the $140 reinstatement fee. The total revenue gain to the state would be 14,327 x $15.00 = $214,905 annually.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller Of Public Accounts, 405 Department Of Public Safety
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LBB Staff: | JK, JO, DLBa, VDS, AR, KG
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