LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE

SENATE, No. 2354

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

DATED: FEBRUARY 13, 2025

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Synopsis:

Requires MVC to accommodate walk-in services on certain days. 

Type of Impact:

Annual increase in State costs. 

Agencies Affected:

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. 

 

 

Office of Legislative Services Estimate

Annual Fiscal Impact

 

 

State Cost Increase

Indeterminate

 

 

 

 

·         The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds that this bill will result in indeterminate annual cost increases for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to accommodate walk-in customers two days a week at all commission agency locations. 

·         The OLS determines that the commission may potentially experience increased costs to provide additional staffing to accommodate walk-in customers.  The commission may achieve this by hiring additional staff or adjusting current staff scheduling on the designated days to support walk-in customers.  The OLS is unable to quantify the expenditure increase, as it will depend on operational decisions to be made by the commission. 

 

 

BILL DESCRIPTION

 

      This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to provide service to walk-in customers at least two full days per week at all commission agency locations. The bill also requires the commission to accommodate all walk-in customers on a first-come, first-served basis for all commission services.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

 

      None received. 

 

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

 

      The OLS finds that this bill will result in indeterminate annual cost increases for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to accommodate walk-in customers two days a week at all commission agency locations.    

      The OLS determines that the commission may potentially experience increased costs to provide additional staffing to accommodate walk-in customers.  The commission may achieve this by hiring additional staff or adjusting current staff scheduling on the designated days to support walk-in customers.  The OLS is unable to quantify the expenditure increase, as it will depend on operational decisions to be made by the commission.   

      The commission currently operates 28 licensing centers, 19 vehicle centers, four mobile units, 15 road test locations, and 25 central inspection facilities.  Currently, certain services provided at licensing centers and vehicle centers require appointments while other services can be provided at these centers on a walk-in basis.  The commission’s current practice is to accommodate walk-in customers on a first-come, first-served basis, when available, while prioritizing the customers that have scheduled appointments for services at commission agency locations.  Under the bill, the commission would be required to designate two full days per week to accommodate all walk-in customers at commission agency locations. 

 

Section:

Authorities, Utilities, Transportation and Communications

Analyst:

Michael D. Walker

Associate Fiscal Analyst

Approved:

Thomas Koenig

Legislative Budget and Finance Officer

 

This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.

 

This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).