REMOTE RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S AND MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES (Section 32.300)

This act specifies that the Department of Revenue's online renewal system for motor vehicle licenses shall be accessible by remote kiosk.

The act also authorizes the Department to design and implement a remote driver's license renewal system which may be used through the Department's website or through self-service terminals available at one or more locations throughout the state. Any remote driver's license renewal system shall comply with federal law. A remote renewal system shall be available no later than January 1, 2021. Applicants who have previously applied in person may apply for one renewal remotely under this act. Remote application for renewal may be made up to 6 months prior to the expiration of the license, or following expiration. Remote renewal applicants shall not be required to complete the vision or highway sign recognition tests unless the Department has technology that can be used remotely for either or both purposes.

These provisions are subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.

These provisions are identical to provisions in the House perfected HCS/HB 679 (2019), and provisions in HCS/SB 21 (2019), and similar to provisions in SCS/SB 200 (2019).

DIGITAL DRIVER'S LICENSES (Section 32.303)

This act authorizes the Department of Revenue to design and implement a secure digital driver's license program that allows applicants to receive a secure digital driver's license in addition to a conventional card-based license. The digital driver's licenses shall be valid for the same purposes as a conventional license. The Department may contract with a third party to develop the secure digital driver's license system.

The Department shall suspend, disable, or terminate the person's participation in the digital driver's license program if the person's license is suspended, revoked, denied, withdrawn, or cancelled, or if the person reports his or her digital device has been lost, stolen, or compromised.

These provisions are subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.

These provisions are identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS#2/HCS/SCS/SB 147 (2019), provisions in the House perfected HCS/HB 679 (2019), and provisions in HCS/SB 21 (2019), and similar to provisions in SCS/SB 200 (2019).

MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE OFFICES (Sections 136.055 and 301.210)

This act increases processing fees collected by motor vehicle license offices. Under the act, the license office fees are increased from $3.50 to $6.00 for annual motor vehicle and trailer registrations, from $7.00 to $12.00 for biennial registrations, from $2.50 to $6.00 for applications or transfers of title, from $2.50 to $6.00 for operator licenses and permits issued for periods of 3 years or less, from $5.00 to $12.00 for operator licenses and permits issued for more than 3 years, and from $2.50 to $6.00 for each notice of lien. The act creates a fee of $2.00 per processing for notary services or electronic transmission.

The act also specifies that the process for awarding motor vehicle license office contracts shall consider the distance between the individual's home and the license office, as specified in the act.

The act requires the Department of Revenue to issue notices as specified in the act to persons who do not title their motor vehicles within 30 days of purchase as required by law, and directs the Department to withhold the amount of the tax, fees, and penalties from the person's income tax return until the motor vehicle is titled.

Before a sale or transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle or trailer is complete, the buyer shall sign a waiver as specified in the act noting that sales tax is due and that it is illegal to drive without insurance.

These provisions are similar to SB 114 (2019), provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS#2/HCS/SCS/SB 147 (2019), provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HCS#2/HB 499 (2019), and provisions in HCS/SB 21 (2019).

SENATOR PHIL B. CURLS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (Section 227.800)

This act designates the portion of Interstate 70 in Jackson County from the Blue Ridge Cutoff overpass continuing west to the Troost Avenue overpass the "Senator Phil B. Curls Memorial Highway".

This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HCS#2/HB 499 (2019), a provision in SCS/HBs 191 and 873 (2019), and a provision in SB 342 (2019).

SENATOR PAULA J. CARTER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (Section 227.801)

This act designates the portion of Interstate 70 in the city of St. Louis from the Salisbury Street overpass continuing west to the Goodfellow Boulevard overpass the "Senator Paula J. Carter Memorial Highway".

This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HCS#2/HB 499 (2019), a provision in SCS/HBs 191 and 873 (2019), and a provision in SB 342 (2019).

GERALD T. LIZOTTE, JR. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (Section 227.802)

This act designates the portion of Highway 32 in Dent County from Highway 72 continuing east to Craig Industrial Drive in the city of Salem the "Gerald T. Lizotte, Jr. Memorial Highway".

This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HCS#2/HB 499 (2019), a provision in SCS/HBs 191 & 873 (2019), and similar to SB 331 (2019).

TRUCK AND BUS FOLLOWING DISTANCE (Section 304.044)

This act specifies that trucks and buses shall not follow another vehicle "closer than a distance that is reasonable and prudent given the conditions and the capabilities of the truck or bus", rather than "within 300 feet of another such vehicle".

This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 21 (2019), and similar to SB 186 (2019), HB 748 (2019), SCS/SB 861 (2018), HCS/HB 1295 (2018), SB 243 (2017), provisions in HCS/HB 108 (2017), SCS/SB 923 (2016), SS/HB 1733 (2016), and HCS/HB 2345 (2016).

MOTOR VEHICLE TOWS (Section 304.153)

This act establishes the "Towing Task Force", to make recommendations with respect to the towing of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 26,000 pounds. The task force shall make recommendations on matters relating to the investigation of overcharges made by towing companies, as specified in the act, and shall make recommendations regarding what information should be included on every invoice with respect to a "nonconsensual tow" as defined in the act. The task force shall issue its first recommendations no later than December 31, 2019, and shall expire on May 31, 2020.

These provisions are similar to HCS/HB 749 (2019), SB 323 (2019), and HB 1101 (2019), and similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS#2/HCS/SCS/SB 147 (2019), provisions in HCS/SB 371 (2019), and provisions in HCS/SB 21 (2019).

ERIC VANDER WEERD