DRIVER'S LICENSE SANCTIONS - S.B. 991: FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 991 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Senator Robert Geake

Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend Public Act 214 of 1931, which defines the offense of felonious driving, to delete the current driver's license suspension requirement, and instead require the Secretary of State to suspend the license of a person convicted under the Act as provided in Section 319 of the Michigan Vehicle Code (which Senate Bill 627 would amend). Currently, the Secretary of State must suspend the license of a convicted person upon the recommendation of the court imposing sentence.

The bill would take effect May 1, 1998, and is tie-barred to Senate Bills 268, 269, 271, 625, 626, 627, 870, 953, 989, and 990.

MCL 752.192 - 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\sb991 - 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.