Access to Department of Transportation records to establish residency for approvals issued by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill provides that a person may use an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation to establish residency for approvals issued by the Department of Natural Resources and requires DOT to provide DNR with access to DOT records for this purpose.

Under current law, DNR issues approvals that authorize the holder of the approval to engage in certain activities, such as hunting wild animals. In general, residents of the state are issued a different approval, for a lower fee, than nonresidents of the state. Current law provides that a resident is anyone who has maintained a permanent abode in the state for at least 30 days prior to applying for an approval, which must be established by demonstrating domiciliary intent. Under current law, evidence of domiciliary intent includes voting, paying personal income taxes, or obtaining a driver's license at a location in the state.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its authors⁠. 4 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.

25 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DNR
• Fiscal Estimate From DOT