FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 16, 2026
Time Requested: 04:07 PM |
| Agency: |
Motor Vehicles, WV Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 4153 |
Introduced |
HB5551 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Motor Vehicles |
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FUND(S):
Road Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of this bill is to safeguard state sovereignty and the citizens of the state by protecting non-REAL ID compliant licenses and identification cards.
The Division uses stored residency documents to allow fraud investigations, uses stored photos to allow online renewal of driver’s licenses, and uses other stored driver information to communicate critical driver information with other states so that drivers do not have licenses in multiple states which is against the law. The current system cannot turn off the requirement or be reprogrammed to remove this information.
The Division already offers a non-REAL ID as a valid licensing option. Beyond that, complying with this bill would require the Division to create a second system for non-REAL IDs only so that the requested information would not be captured. A driver system will cost an estimated $28.6 million dollars to implement and $1.8 million annually to maintain.
In the year of implementation the expenses will also include the design, and setup, of the ‘NOT FOR REAL ID ACT PURPOSES' Driver’s License and ID card. This programming is an estimated $50,000, programming the cash register to accept the payments $17,500 (140 hours X $125), card cost $2,609(850 cards X $3.07), employee training $5,000, and training materials $1,000.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2027
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
28,676,109 |
1,800,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
28,676,109 |
1,800,000 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
FY 2027
Current Expense
$28,600,000 Implement Parallel Driver System
$50,000 Design and Setup of New Card
$17,500 Programming Cash Register
$2,609 Card Cost
$5,000 Employee Training
$1,000 Training Materials
$28,676,109 Total Initial Cost
UPON FULL IMPLEMENTATION
Current Expense
$1,800,000 Maintenance on Parallel Driver System
$1,800,000 Total Ongoing Cost
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Raeann Kriner
Email Address: raeann.k.kriner@wv.gov