Bill Summaries: H476 DRIVERS LICENSE DONATION/DONATE LIFE NC.

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  • Summary date: Apr 28 2015 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Deletes the repeal of SL 2004-189, Section 5(c).

    Amends GS 20-7 to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to accept a voluntary contribution of two or more dollars from every person (was, credit 2.5% from the total amount of each fee) submitting payment of the fee for the remote renewal of driver's licenses and credit those donations to the License to Give Trust Fund (Fund).

    Amends GS 20-7.4 to require the funds credited to the Fund under the above provision to be used for a quarterly grant (was, 50% of the funds credited to the Fund under the above provision must be transferred quarterly) to Donate Life North Carolina. Adds that the quarterly grants are made as long as the Give Trust Fund Commission determines that Donate Life North Carolina effectively conducts the specified purposes for which the funds must be used.

    Amends the act's short and long titles.


  • Summary date: Apr 1 2015 - View Summary

    Identical to S 443 filed on 3/25/15.

    Repeals Section 5(c) of SL 2004-189, which required the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to retain a portion of the proceeds of the increase in driver's license and duplicate license fees to offset the cost of developing and maintaining the online Organ Donor Internet, with remaining proceeds credited to the License to Give Trust Fund.

    Amends GS 20-7 to require the DMV to credit 2.5% from each fee for the issuance and renewal of a driver's license to the License to Give Trust Fund.

    Amends GS 20-7.4 to require that 50% of the funds credited to the License to Give Trust Fund be transferred quarterly to Donate Life North Carolina for costs associated with managing the online organ donation registry and promoting organ donation.

    Effective January 1, 2016, and applies to driver's license issuances and renewals on or after that date.