TYPE: Original
DATE: December 29, 2000
Net Effect on All State Funds
FUND AFFECTED
FY 2002
FY 2003
FY 2004 Road Fund
($75,600)
Total Estimated
($75,600)
$0
$0
FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
None | |||
Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
Local Government | (Unknown) | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Revenue assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agency.
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol assume the proposed legislation would permit any person to operate a motor vehicle with window tinting applied to the front sidewing or window. The tinting must have a light transmission of thirty-five percent or more, plus or minus three percent. Each trooper assigned to the road would require a light meter. There are 756 troopers and the light meter is approximately $100 each. The total fiscal impact would be $75,600 (756 x $100 = $75,600).
Oversight assumes local law enforcement agencies would also require light meters to check vehicles for the light transmission test. Whether local law enforcement agencies will require all officers within their agencies to possess the light meters is unknown. Even if each local law enforcement agency acquires only one light meter, Oversight assumes the costs will be significant.
In response to similar legislation from last year, officials from the Office of Secretary of State (SOS) assumed there would be costs due to additional publishing duties related to the Department of Public Safety's authority to promulgate rules, regulations, and forms. SOS estimated the department could require approximately 4 new pages of regulations in the Code of State Regulations at a cost of $26.50 per page, and 6 new pages in the Missouri Register at a cost of $22.50 per page. The actual fiscal impact would be dependent upon the actual rulemaking authority and may be more or less. Financial impact in subsequent fiscal years would depend entirely on the number, length, and frequency of the rules filed, amended, rescinded, or withdrawn. SOS did not anticipate the need for additional staff as a result of this proposal; however, the enactment of more than one similar proposal may, in the aggregate, necessitate additional staff.
Oversight assumes the SOS could absorb the costs of printing and distributing regulations related to this proposal. If multiple bills pass which require the printing and distribution of regulations at substantial costs, the SOS could request funding through the appropriation process. Any decisions to raise fees to defray costs would likely be made in subsequent fiscal years.
FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
(10 Mo.)
ROAD FUND
Costs - Department of Public Safety
Light meters ($75,600) $0 $0
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
(10 Mo.)
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES (Unknown) $0 $0
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
Could affect businesses which provide window tinting services or manufacture light meters.
DESCRIPTION
Currently, it is a Class C misdemeanor to operate a motor vehicle with certain vision reducing material on the windows to the left or right of the driver, unless a person obtains the necessary permit from the Department of Public Safety. The act deletes the permit requirement and allows any person to drive a motor vehicle with the vision reducing material that meets the
specifications outlined in the statute.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program, and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol
Department of Revenue
Office of Secretary of State
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
December 29, 2000