CCS/SB 368 - This act enacts provisions relating to transportation.PORT AUTHORITIES (Section 68.040)
Current law exempts from taxation notes and bonds issued by port authorities. This act provides that leases of both real and personal property by or to any port authority involving the issuance of tax exempt bonds shall also be exempt from taxation. A port authority issuing bonds under chapter 68 for incentivized development shall require the developer of any project which is to be leased to such developer, or any other party, to confer with the affected taxing authorities, and subsequently contractually require the payment of such sums as they may agree upon, or the port authority may elect to require, such sums to be allocated among such taxing authorities on the same pro rata basis as are ad valorem property tax revenues.
These provisions are similar to SB 437 (2019), provisions in the perfected HB 1061 (2019), provisions in HCS/SB 371 (2019), and provisions in HCS/SB 468 (2019).
MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL AND LEASING (Sections 144.070 and 301.032)
This act requires entities engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles, trailers, boats, or outboard motors to pay an annual fee of $250 to the Director of the Department of Revenue. (Section 144.070.5)
Applicants to be a leasing or rental company shall post a bond or irrevocable letter of credit with the state in the sum of $100,000, which shall be conditioned upon the entity complying with the laws applicable to leasing or rental companies, and shall be an indemnity for any loss caused by actions that are grounds for actions against the entity's license. Proceeds shall be paid from the bond or irrevocable letter of credit upon receipt by the Department of a final judgment of a Missouri court of competent jurisdiction against the bonded entity. (Section 144.070.6)
The act provides that entities engaged in the business of renting or leasing 3500 or more motor vehicles that are to be used exclusively for rental and leasing, and not for resale, and which have applied to the Department for a license as specified in the act may also operate as a registered fleet owner as specified by law. (Section 144.070.9)
Entities engaged in the business of renting or leasing 3500 or more motor vehicles that are to be used exclusively for rental and leasing and not for resale, and which have applied to the Department for a license as specified in the act may operate as a registered fleet owner as provided by law. The Director of Revenue may issue fleet vehicle license plates in lieu of standard vehicle registrations after application and payment of annual fees of $360 for the first 10 plates and $36 for each additional plate. Fleet vehicles registered under the act shall not be exempted from safety or emissions inspections, but the inspections shall not be required to be presented to the Director. (Section 301.032.6)
Vehicle rental or leasing companies licensed by the Department under the act operating as registered fleet owners shall annually or biennially register their fleets with the Director of Revenue as specified in the act in lieu of registering the vehicles individually. (Section 301.032.7)
Applicants shall provide proof of insurance coverage, as required by law, prior to issuance of fleet vehicle license plates by the Director. (Section 301.032.8)
Authority to operate as a fleet owner shall expire on January 1 of each licensure period for entities licensed under the act to operate as vehicle rental or leasing companies. (Section 301.032.9)
Vehicle rental or leasing companies licensed by the Department under the act shall make available upon request by the Director or any law enforcement agency any corresponding vehicle or registration information that is requested as prescribed by rule. (Section 301.032.10)
These provisions are identical to the House perfected HCS#2/HB 626 (2019), provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SCS/SB 89 (2019), provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS#2/HCS/SCS/SB 147 (2019), provisions in HCS/SB 371, and is similar to SB 505 (2019).
ORGAN DONOR DESIGNATIONS ON DRIVER'S LICENSES (Sections 194.225 and 301.171)
This act specifies that a donor may make an anatomical gift by placing a donor symbol sticker authorized and issued by the Department of Health and Senior Services on his or her driver's license or identification card.
The Department shall include on its website information about organ donation and a link where persons making an anatomical gift can register. If a person registers as a donor on the website, the Department of Health and Senior Services shall contact the Department of Revenue to determine whether the organ donor symbol is printed on the registrant's driver's license or identification card. If the organ donor symbol does not appear on the registrant's license or card, the Department of Health and Senior Services shall mail a donor symbol sticker to the registrant to be placed on his or her license or card.
All state agencies and departments may provide a link on the homepage of their website directing the public to the organ donation information and registration link on the Department of Health and Senior Services' website.
These provisions are identical to provisions in the House perfected HB 450 (2019), provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SB 282 (2019), and provisions in HCS/SB 11 (2019).
VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.560)
This act specifies that dealer license plates may be displayed on motor vehicles owned by a dealership for use by a customer while the customer's vehicle is being serviced or repaired.
This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed SCS/HB 926 (2019) and a provision in HCS/SB 371 (2019).
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES (Sections 302.170, 302.720, and 302.768)
This act adds test score documents from Missouri commercial third-party tester examiners to an exemption from the prohibition against retaining certain driver's license application materials. (Section 302.170.3(2)). The act specifies that skills and written test waiver documents may be retained for commercial driver's instruction permits in addition to commercial driver's license applicants. (Section 302.170.3(5))
The act provides that commercial driver's instruction permits shall be nonrenewable, and lengthens, from 6 months to 1 year, the period for which the permits are valid. This act increases, from 5 dollars to 10 dollars, the fee for a commercial driver's instruction permit, and specifies that the fee for a duplicate shall be 5 dollars. This act also repeals a provision allowing for the issuance of a 30-day commercial driver's instruction permit. (Section 302.720.1)
The act specifies that, beginning January 1, 2020, applicants for a commercial driver's license shall complete an entry-level driver training program as required under federal law. (Section 302.720.2)
The Director of Revenue currently has the authority to waive the driving skills test for a commercial driver's license for qualified military applicants. This act allows the Director of Revenue to also waive the written test, and to waive the skills and written tests for commercial driver's instruction permits. The act repeals the list of specific requirements an applicant must certify he or she meets, and specifies that the applicant shall meet all federal and state qualifications and shall be required to complete applicable tests that are not waived. (Section 302.720.2(5))
Beginning December 1, 2019, the Department of Revenue shall certify as a third-party tester any private education institution or other private entity, provided the necessary qualifications are met. (Section 302.720.6)
This act provides for the use of an electronic verification system, approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, to receive medical examiner's certificates for commercial driver's license issuance. (Section 302.768.3)
These provisions are identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS#2/HCS/SCS/SB 147 (2019), and similar to the truly agreed to and finally passed SCS/SB 89 (2019), provisions in HB 792 (2019), SB 290 (2019), and SB 378 (2019).
ERIC VANDER WEERD