"DNR" and "NHM" DESIGNATION

ON DRIVER LICENSE

House Bill 4600

Sponsor:  Rep. Hank Vaupel

Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

Complete to 5-18-15

SUMMARY:

House Bill 4600 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to specify that, beginning on the date in 2018 when the secretary of state enters into a new contract with a third party vendor for production of driver licenses, a digitized license could contain a DNR ("do not resuscitate") or an NHM ("no heroic measures") designation appearing in electronic or machine readable codes, if the applicant answers "yes" in response to an inquiry.  The bill would require that applicants be asked if they want a DNR or NHM designation.

MCL 257.310

FISCAL IMPACT:

The bill would have a minimal increased fiscal impact to the state. The Department of State would face some increased cost to update departmental software for the addition of the DNR/NHM information. However, this cost could be spread out over several fiscal years in preparation for the change in 2018. There would be no fiscal impact to local governments

                                                                                        Legislative Analyst:   E. Best

                                                                                                Fiscal Analyst:   Perry Zielak

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.