REGISTRATION PLATE; BE THE MATCH S.B. 903 (S-1):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 903 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Dave Hildenbrand
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to require the Secretary of State to develop under Section 811e and issue under Section 811f a fund-raising plate recognizing Be the Match.
(Section 811e requires the payment of a $15,000 start-up fee for a new fund-raising plate and allocates the fee to the Transportation Administration Collection Fund for the cost of creating, producing, and issuing fund-raising plates. Section 811f requires a person to pay a $25 donation, as well as the regular registration tax, plus a $10 service fee, when applying for an original fund-raising plate. A $10 donation, plus the regular registration tax, is required for renewal of a fund-raising plate.)
The bill would create the "Be the Match Fund" in the State Treasury. The State Treasurer could receive money or other assets from any source to be deposited into the Fund. The Treasurer would have to direct the investment of the Fund, and credit to it interest and earnings from investments. On a quarterly basis, the Treasurer would have to pay money in the Fund to Be the Match. Money in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year would remain in the Fund, and would not lapse to the General Fund.
The bill would require money from the Be the Match Fund to be spent on research and education regarding bone marrow donation, transplantation, and the testing of new Be the Match registrants.
(Be the Match is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, which, among other things, manages a registry of bone marrow donors and a repository of cell lines and other tissues for use in curing various cancers and other diseases.)
Proposed MCL 257.811z Legislative Analyst: Jeff Mann
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost to the Department of State would depend on the number of fund-raising plates sold. A start-up fee of $15,000 is required for any new fund-raising plate. The fee is used to partially offset the cost of creating, producing, and issuing fund-raising plates. The Department of State also receives a $10 service fee for each plate sold. The $10 service fee does not apply to renewals. The Secretary of State may cease to issue a fund-raising plate if fewer than 2,000 plates are sold in the first year, and fewer than 500 plates are sold in each subsequent year for five years.
Date Completed: 6-11-14 Fiscal Analyst: Bill Bowerman
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.