DRIVER'S LICENSE - S.B. 989: FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 989 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Senator William Van Regenmorter

Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Act to delete current driver's license sanctions for certain offenses, and instead require the Secretary of State to suspend the driver's license of a convicted individual as provided in Section 319 of the Michigan Vehicle Code (which Senate Bill 627 would amend). The offenses in question prohibit a person under 21 from purchasing, consuming, or possessing, or attempting to purchase, consume, or possess alcoholic liquor, or using fraudulent identification to purchase liquor, and prohibit a person from furnishing fraudulent identification to an individual under 21.

The bill would take effect May 1, 1998, and is tie-barred to Senate Bill 268, 269, 271, 625, 626, 627, 870, 953, 990, and 991.

MCL 436.33b - Legislative Analyst: S. Lowe

FISCAL IMPACT

Currently, there are no data available that indicate how many more people would fall under the purview of the new provisions in the tie-barred bills. The Department of State would incur additional administrative costs and technical programming expenses due to increased costs for administering these provisions. However, the fiscal impact on State and local government is indeterminate.

Date Completed: 3-11-98 - Fiscal Analyst: E. Limbs

floor\sb989 - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.