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Griego |
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HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Special Plates for Retired Firefighters |
SB |
496 |
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ANALYST: |
Hayes |
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REVENUE
Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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$0.1 |
$0.1 |
Recurring |
Motor
Vehicle Division, GF: $10 per plate |
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$0.1 |
$0.1 |
Recurring |
State
Road Fund: $9.98 per plate |
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$0.1 |
$0.1 |
Recurring |
*Local
Govts: $5.02 per plate |
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
*Local
Government funds include distributions to various county general funds and
roads funds, municipal road uses, and county and municipal general funds.
Duplicates HB 201
Relates to various specialty plates proposed by
the House and the Senate
Responses
Received From
Taxation
and Revenue Department
State Highway and Transportation Department (SHTD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 496 amends
Section 66-3-422 NMSA 1978 and creates a special design license plate for
retired professional firefighters. The
special license plate would be issued for a one-time fee of $25 in addition to
the regular motor vehicle registration fees.
In addition, if an
active firefighter has a special firefighter license plate when he retires from
his position, then he must return the “active firefighter” plate and be issued
a retired firefighter license plate on request and payment of the fee required.
Significant
Issues
3.
The bill seems clear that the retired firefighter license
plate is for retired
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The portion of the fee
that MVD receives ($10) would cover the cost of the license plate in the out
years, but the initial costs for production would need to be absorbed by the
division.
TRD and the Department
of Labor’s Bureau of Economic Research and Analysis say that approximately 1,000
professional firefighters live in
It is unclear whether
demand would outweigh the costs of manufacturing the retired firefighter
license plates given the number of firefighters retiring each year.
RELATIONSHIP
Other special
“prestige” license plates have been proposed during the 2003 session:
HB 75, Armed Forces Retirees Special License
HB 201, Special Plates for Retired
Firefighters (duplicate of SB 496)
HB 378, Special Plates for Retired
NM Letter Carriers
HB 379, Special Plates for Letter
Carriers
HB 464, Special Plates for
HB 520, Special Plates for National
Guard Members
HB 566, Special Plates for Supporting
Spayed Pets
HB 602, Special Plates for Retired NM National Guard
SB 197, License Plate for Active Duty Servicemen
SB 210, License Plates for
SB 211,
License Plates for NM Mail Carriers
SB 493, Special Plates for NM HS Rodeo Association
TECHNICAL ISSUES
Under current law, retired firefighters may keep
their professional firefighter license plate.
Senate Bill 496 would require them to surrender their professional
firefighter plate upon retirement, but no effective date or transition provisions
are provided for retired firefighters currently carrying their professional
firefighter plates. Technically, those
retired firefighters might be in violation of the law if and when this bill is
effectuated.
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