HB 583-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
5Jan2022... 0192h
2021 SESSION
21-0692
11/06
HOUSE BILL 583-FN
AN ACT relative to organ donation designation on drivers' licenses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 9; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 9; Rep. Pearl, Merr. 26; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Nunez, Hills. 37; Rep. Lang, Belk. 4; Rep. Cross, Merr. 3; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows for applicants of drivers' licenses and nondrivers' picture identification cards who are organ donors to indicate on such licenses or cards their intent to have their organs donated to New Hampshire residents on the organ waiting list prior to out-of-state residents.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Jan2022... 0192h 21-0692
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to organ donation designation on drivers' licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Donor Registry for Anatomical Gifts. Amend RSA 263:41 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. The director shall cause a suitable decal or symbol to be affixed to the license or nondriver's picture identification card of a person who has registered with the division of motor vehicles as an organ and tissue donor under the provisions of this section and who intends that his or her organs be donated to New Hampshire residents on the organ waiting list over out-of-state residents.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
21-0692
Amended 2/17/22
HB 583-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2021-0192h)
AN ACT relative to organ donation designation on drivers' licenses.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Expenditures | $0 | $64,000 | $0 | $0 | |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ X ] Highway [ X ] Other - Cost of Collections* | ||||
*Pursuant to Part II, article 6-a of the New Hampshire constitution, any costs associated with the collection and administration of Highway Funds by the Department of Safety shall be deducted by the Department before such funds are credited to the Highway Fund as unrestricted revenue.
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill allows for applicants of drivers’ and non-drivers’ identification cards, who are organ donors, to designate their intent to have their organs donated to a New Hampshire resident, prior to out-of-state residents. The Department of Safety estimates one-time state expenditures of approximately $64,000, likely to be incurred in FY 2023, relative to updating the VISION software system ($20,000) and making necessary changes to the identification card system ($44,000).
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety