BREAST/CERVICAL CANCER LICENSE PLATE                                             H.B. 5138 (H-2):

                                                                                                      FLOOR SUMMARY

House Bill 5138 (Substitute H-2 as passed by the House)

Sponsor:  Representative Amanda Price

House Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to require the Secretary of State to transfer to the State Treasurer donation money from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the Michigan Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program.  The State Treasurer would have to deposit the proceeds on a quarterly basis to the Amanda's Fund for Breast Cancer Prevention.  By February 1, 2014, the Program would have to give the State Treasurer a summary of expenditures during the last year of any money received under these provisions.

"Michigan breast and cervical cancer control program" would mean that term as defined in Section 2 of the Amanda's Fund for Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act.  (The Act defines the term as the comprehensive program implemented in 1991 by the Department of Community Health pursuant to a grant from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide certain women with access to life-saving cancer screening services and follow-up care, including cancer treatment if necessary.)

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 101, which is tie-barred to House Bill 5138.

(Under Senate Bill 101 (S-2), the Secretary of State (SOS), by June 1, 2014, would have to develop and issue a fund-raising plate recognizing the Michigan Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program, and design the plate in conjunction with the Program.  The SOS would have to transfer the fund-raising donations received from the sale of the plates to the State Treasurer.  The State Treasurer would have to credit the donations as provided in Section 811y, which House Bill 5138 (H-2) would add).

Proposed MCL 257.811y                                              Legislative Analyst:  Glenn Steffens

FISCAL IMPACT

The Michigan Vehicle Code would require the plate sponsor (in this case the Department of Community Health) to pay a nonrefundable fee of $15,000 to the Department of State, which would use the fee for start-up costs associated with the development and production of the fund-raising plate (as required by Senate Bill 101).  Individuals purchasing this special plate would pay a $10 service fee; however, depending on the number of plates purchased, the additional revenue from the $10 fee might not be sufficient to cover the full costs to the Department for development and production of the plate.  The revenue would be used to support the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program in the Department of Community Health.

Date Completed:  12-9-13                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

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.