USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS DEALER                                                              S.B. 158:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 158 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Rick Jones

Committee:  Regulatory Reform

CONTENT

The bill would amend Public Act 119 of 1986, which governs the purchase or receipt of used motor vehicle parts, to do the following:

-- Include a motor vehicle tire wheel or rim in the definition of "used motor vehicle part" if it were received by a used parts dealer in conjunction with the purchase of a replacement tire, wheel, or rim.

-- Include a motor vehicle tire, tire wheel or rim, or continuous tire tread in the definition of "used motor vehicle part" if it were received by a dealer but not in conjunction with the purchase of a replacement tire, tire wheel, rim.

-- Exclude from the definition of "dealer" an end-user, scrap tire hauler, or scrap tire processor, and a disposal area or solid waste hauler licensed under or subject to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA).

-- Make an exception to the Act's record-keeping requirements for a used parts dealer's purchase or receipt of used parts from an end-user or processor of scrap tires.

MCL 257.1351 & 257.1352                                         Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have an indeterminate, though likely minimal, fiscal impact on State and local government. The bill would effectively eliminate a record-keeping requirement for certain entities that are regulated under NREPA. It also would exempt dealers from the requirement when receiving used vehicle parts from certain entities. Many of the transactions covered by Public Act 119 are subject to record-keeping requirements under NREPA, so it is unknown whether or by how much these exceptions would reduce future prosecutions for violations of Public Act 119. A reduction in misdemeanor and felony prosecutions and convictions could decrease resource demands on local court systems, community supervision, and jails and correctional facilities. For any decrease in prison intakes, in the short term, the marginal savings to State government would be approximately $3,764 per prisoner per year. Any associated decrease in fine revenue would reduce revenue to public libraries.

Date Completed:  3-9-17                                                      Fiscal Analyst:  Ryan Bergan

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.