Post by pavel on Feb 3, 2016 6:42:25 GMT -6
SANTA FE – The Senate Public Affairs Committee Tuesday evening put its own stamp on a House-passed driver’s license bill and passed it, over the objections of some Republicans who said the legislation had been hijacked.
The altered House Bill 99 is headed to two more committees before it would reach the full Senate for a vote. The Senate Judiciary Committee is next.
The committee basically put the provisions of Senate Bill 256 – sponsored by Republican Leader Stuart Ingle of Portales and Democratic Sen. John Arthur Smith of Deming – into HB 99, with a few changes.
The altered legislation creates a two-tier system: driver’s licenses that are Real ID-compliant, and a second-tier driving card that is not.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/717276/news/senate-panel-alters-house-real-id-measure.html
The altered House Bill 99 is headed to two more committees before it would reach the full Senate for a vote. The Senate Judiciary Committee is next.
The committee basically put the provisions of Senate Bill 256 – sponsored by Republican Leader Stuart Ingle of Portales and Democratic Sen. John Arthur Smith of Deming – into HB 99, with a few changes.
The altered legislation creates a two-tier system: driver’s licenses that are Real ID-compliant, and a second-tier driving card that is not.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/717276/news/senate-panel-alters-house-real-id-measure.html