s_tra_2017a_2017-03-07t14:05:20z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/07/2017

Location: SCR 352

02:59 PM -- HB17-1107



The committee returned to order. Senator Martinez Humenik, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1107. The reengrossed bill primarily modifies state law to replace the term "Colorado State Titling and Registration System (CSTARS)" with the term "Driver License, Record, Identification, and Vehicle Enterprise Solution (DRIVES)" and creates two revenue transfers from the CSTARS account to the newly created Colorado DRIVES Vehicle Services account as follows:

• 33 percent of the CSTARS account fund balance to the DRIVES account on September 1, 2018; and

• the remainder of the CSTARS account fund balance to the DRIVES account on June 30, 2019.

In addition, the bill:

• replaces the CSTARS Advisory Committee, which is currently composed of seven county clerks, with the DRIVES County Governance Committee, composed of nine total members including six county clerks, two Department of Revenue (DOR) employees, and one Office of Information Technology (OIT) employee, who approve DRIVES' annual operating budget and may establish subcommittees and working groups to report to the committee;

• authorizes the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to share images with driver license agencies in other states;clarifies responsibility for title and registration documents between county clerks and DOR;

• codifies in law the practice whereby county clerks transfer motor vehicle transaction revenue electronically to the DMV;

• aligns the terms "authorized agent" and "county clerk" to be synonymous, and redefines last know address for notifications regarding driving privileges; and

• redirects CSTARS account revenue to the DRIVES account as of September 1, 2018.

03:03 PM -- Maren Rubino, representing the DMV, testified in support of the bill. A fact sheet (Attachment D) and a position paper (Attachment E) were distributed to the committee.



17SenateTran0307AttachD.pdf 17SenateTran0307AttachE.pdf



03:05 PM -- Pam Anderson, representing the Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill.





03:06 PM



Senator Martinez Humenik responded to questions from the committee about the fiscal note.

03:09 PM



The committee adjourned.