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Relating to the replacement of a person’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card on the person’s twenty-first birthday anniversary. Effective 7-1-19
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation Committee
Topics:Transportation
Same legislation: SF 62
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 11, 201946–0
- Done: House committeeApril 1, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 16, 2019
- Done: To the GovernorApril 30, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawMay 3, 2019
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, a driver’s license applicant is not eligible for electronic renewal of the license if the most recent previous renewal of the applicant’s license occurred electronically. This bill provides that upon attaining the age of 21, a person who is otherwise eligible to be issued a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card is eligible to apply electronically for issuance of a replacement license or card for the unexpired months of the license or card, regardless of whether the most recent previous issuance of the license or card occurred electronically.
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The bill requires the department of transportation (DOT) to, within a reasonable time period prior to a person’s 21st birthday anniversary, notify the person of the person’s eligibility to apply for a replacement driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card electronically upon attaining the age of 21. The bill also requires the DOT to develop educational media to raise awareness of a person’s eligibility to apply for a replacement driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card electronically upon attaining the age of 21.
House subcommittee
Named March 19, 2019. On March 20, 2019 it recommended passage.
- Rep. A. Meyer
- Rep. Brian Best R
- Rep. B. Meyer
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Fiscal note
Cost: up to $140,000 Compare with other bills
AI summary This bill allows people turning 21 to renew their driver’s license or identification card electronically. It is estimated to bring $140,000 in additional renewal fees into the Statutory Allocations Fund and increase the Road Use Tax Fund's production expenses by $61,000 annually. Additionally, the Department of Transportation's operations budget would increase by $48,000 annually, with a one-time cost of $5,700 for computer programming in fiscal year 2020.2
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Description
Senate File 303 creates the option, under Iowa Code section 321.189, of electronically renewing a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card upon reaching the age of 21 regardless of the immediate previous renewal being done electronically. The Bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to notify eligible persons as well as to develop educational media to raise awareness of the option of electronic renewal.
Background
A person may receive a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card for up to eight years. While a person may renew the person’s license or card upon turning 18 or 21 for a $10 fee, consecutive electronic renewals are not currently permitted. Driver’s license fees are deposited into the Statutory Allocations Fund (SAF). Driver’s license production is funded from the Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF).
Assumptions
- All eligible persons (14,000) will annually choose to renew their licenses upon reaching their twenty-first birthday. This includes persons who would otherwise have unexpired months on their current license.
- For estimating purposes, no nonoperator’s identification cards are assumed to be issued.
- The vendor cost is $4.32 to produce and mail each license.
Fiscal Impact
Senate File 303 is estimated to increase expenditures of the RUTF by $61,000 annually for driver’s license production costs. Approximately $140,000 in additional renewal fees would be deposited in the SAF.
In addition, annual costs to the DOT Operations budget would increase by $48,000. In the first year, there would also be an additional $5,700 for computer programming costs. Any need for additional DOT staff to process renewals is not expected. Labor costs to counties, which constitute 40% of total production, cannot be estimated. The fiscal impact of SF 303 is summarized in Table 1.
Table 1
Sources
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- LSA calculations
- Final Fiscal Note - Driver's License Expiration · June 4, 2019 · $140,000
- Driver's License Expiration · February 27, 2019 · $140,000
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