BACKGROUND CHECK FEES; SUNSET EXTENSION                                           H.B. 4892:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Bill 4892 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Joe Tate

House Committee:  Appropriations

Senate Committee:  Appropriations

 


CONTENT

 

The bill would amend Public Act 120 of 1935, which governs the fingerprinting of State residents, by extending the sunset on fees collected by the Department of State Police (MSP) for collecting fingerprints and processing fingerprint- and name-based criminal record checks from October 1, 2019, to October 1, 2023. The bill would maintain current fees, which are set at $30 for taking and processing fingerprints and completing a criminal record check, and $10 for processing a name-based criminal record check. The sunsets for both of these fees also were extended in 2015.

 

MCL 28.273

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

The bill would maintain the current level of revenue collected by MSP, which is deposited into the Criminal Justice Information Center (CJIC) Service Fees Fund and is used to support the taking and processing of fingerprints, to maintain the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT), through which name-based criminal records checks are processed, and to support the administration of the CJIC. The Department estimates that the revenue loss if the sunset is not extended would total $15.0 million annually.

                                                                                                                            

Date Completed:  9-18-19                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Bruce Baker

 

 

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.