DRIVER LICENSE; ID CARD; EXTEND EXP. H.B. 5756 (H-6) & 5757 (H-6):
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
House Bill 5756 (Substitute H-6 as passed by the House)
House Bill 5757 (Substitute H-6 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Mike Mueller
House Committee: Transportation
Ways and Means
Senate Committee: Committee of the Whole
CONTENT
House Bill 5756 (H-6) would amend Public Act 222 of 1972, which governs the form, issuance, and use of an official State personal identification (ID) card, to do the following:
-- Specify that a State personal ID card expiring on or after March 1, 2020 would be considered valid until December 11, 2020.
-- If the Secretary of State (SOS) received an application to renew an ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020 before December 11, 2020, require the SOS to process the application as a renewal.
-- Prohibit the SOS from assessing a late renewal fee for an ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, and was renewed before December 11, 2020.
House Bill 5757 (H-6) would amend the Enhanced Driver License and Enhanced Official State Personal Identification Card Act to do the following:
-- Specify that an enhanced driver license and enhanced ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, would be considered valid until December 11, 2020.
-- If the SOS received an application to renew an enhanced driver license or ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, before December 11, 2020, require the SOS to process the application as a renewal.
-- Prohibit the SOS from assessing a late renewal fee for an enhanced driver license or enhanced ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, and was renewed before December 11, 2020.
The bills are tie-barred to each other and to House Bill 6192, which would extend the expiration of certain vehicle registrations, driver licenses, and instruction permits and certificates until December 11, 2020.
House Bill 5756 (H-6)
Under Public Act 222 of 1972, an original or renewal ID card expires on the birthday of the individual to whom it is issued in the fourth year following the date of issuance or on the date the individual is no longer considered to be legally present in the United States, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding this expiration date, an ID card expiring on or after March 1, 2020, is considered valid until September 30, 2020. If the SOS receives an application to renew an
ID card that expires on or after March 1, 2020, before September 30, 2020, the SOS must process the application as a renewal of an existing ID card. Under the bill, an ID card expiring on or after March 1, 2020, would be considered valid until December 11, 2020, and if the SOS received an application to renew an ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, before December 11, 2020, the SOS would have to process the application as a renewal.
The Act specifies that an applicant must pay a $10 fee to the SOS for each original or renewal ID card issued. The bill would prohibit the SOS from assessing a late renewal fee for an ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, and was renewed before December 11, 2020.
House Bill 5757 (H-6)
Under the Enhanced Driver License and Enhanced Official State Personal Identification Card Act, an enhanced driver license or enhanced ID card that expires on or after March 1, 2020, is considered valid until September 30, 2020. Under the bill, the enhanced driver license or enhanced ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, would be considered valid until December 11, 2020.
The Act specifies that if the SOS receives an application to renew an enhanced driver license or enhanced ID card that expires on or after March 1, 2020, before September 30, 2020, the SOS must process the application as a renewal of an existing enhanced driver license or enhanced ID card. The bill would require the SOS to process the application to renew as a renewal if the SOS received it before December 11, 2020.
The Act also prohibits the SOS from assessing a late renewal fee for an enhanced driver license or enhanced ID card that expires on or after March 1, 2020, and is renewed before September 30, 2020. The bill would prohibit the SOS from assessing a late renewal fee for an enhanced driver license or enhanced ID card that expired on or after March 1, 2020, and was renewed before December 11, 2020.
MCL 28.292 (H.B. 5756) Legislative Analyst: Tyler VanHuyse
28.304 & 28.306 (H.B. 5757)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have a negligible fiscal impact on the Department of State as the bills only would delay the collection of those license renewal fees. The proposal to waive the late fees for a renewals under certain circumstances could slightly decrease late fee revenue. The loss in revenue to the Department of State is indeterminate and would depend on the actual number of late fees that were waived.
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.