STATE ID CARD EXPIRATION; MODIFY S.B. 877:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 877 (as introduced 4-24-20)
Sponsor: Senator Wayne A. Schmidt
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
CONTENT
The bill would amend Public Act 222 of 1972, which governs the form, issuance, and use of an official State identification (ID) card, to specify that, notwithstanding any provisions of the Act to the contrary, during the state of emergency declared under Executive Order No. 2020-33 or any extension of that Order, an individual's official State identification card that expired or was set to expire between February 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020, would be valid until June 30, 2020.
Generally, the Act prescribes the information that an official State ID card must contain, the requirements that the Secretary of State must fulfill during the issuance of a card, and the expiration of a card. An original or renewal card expires on the birthday of the individual to whom it is issued in the fourth year following the date of issuance or on the date the individual is no longer considered to be legally present in the United States, whichever is earlier. Under the bill, notwithstanding any provisions of the Act to the contrary, during the state of emergency declared under Executive Order No. 2020-33 or any extension of that order, an individual's official State ID card that expired or was set to expire between February 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020, would be valid until June 30, 2020.
(Executive Order 2020-33 extended the Governor's declared state of emergency previously established under Executive Order 2020-4. According to Executive Order 2020-33, the state of emergency will terminate when emergency and disaster conditions no longer exist and appropriate programs have been implemented for statewide recovery.)
MCL 28.292 et al. Legislative Analyst: Tyler VanHuyse
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the Department of State, as the fees from renewals of State ID cards eventually will be collected by the Department, albeit at a later date than normal. The bill would allow State identification cards that expire between February 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020, to remain valid until June 30, 2020.
Regarding late fees, the Department could see a decrease in revenue as the Department of State would not access a late fee at renewal for a license or registration that expired between February 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020, so long as renewal occurs by June 30, 2020 (as stated in Executive Order 2020-47). On average, the Department of State collects an estimated $965,000 per month in late fees, a portion of which come from late fees for renewals of State ID cards.
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.