Post by Logan on Apr 12, 2017 6:35:51 GMT -6
OLYMPIA – The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would create a two-tiered licensing system that seeks to bring Washington state in line with federal identification requirements, but further negotiations with the Senate are likely before a final bill is approved.
The measure cleared the Democratic-controlled chamber on a 69-28 bipartisan vote, but because the House made changes to the bill in committee, it must go back to the Republican-led Senate, where a key leader on the issue has already said he won’t concur on the amendments.
“There’s more work to be done,” said Republican Sen. Curtis King, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
King said he hopes they can work out a compromise and get it passed off both floors and sent to the governor before the legislative session ends on April 23. If lawmakers go into special session due to state budget issues, as expected, bills that haven’t passed both chambers of the Legislature revert back to their house of origin.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/11/house-passes-bill-that-seeks-compliance-with-real-/
The measure cleared the Democratic-controlled chamber on a 69-28 bipartisan vote, but because the House made changes to the bill in committee, it must go back to the Republican-led Senate, where a key leader on the issue has already said he won’t concur on the amendments.
“There’s more work to be done,” said Republican Sen. Curtis King, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
King said he hopes they can work out a compromise and get it passed off both floors and sent to the governor before the legislative session ends on April 23. If lawmakers go into special session due to state budget issues, as expected, bills that haven’t passed both chambers of the Legislature revert back to their house of origin.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/11/house-passes-bill-that-seeks-compliance-with-real-/