Post by pavel on Feb 14, 2016 2:32:45 GMT -6
SANTA FE – The state Senate on Saturday approved 41-1 a bill that clears the way for eligible New Mexicans to get Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses and undocumented immigrants to continue to drive legally.
The bipartisan compromise ends five years of bitter feuding in the Legislature over who should have driver’s licenses.
And it ensures that citizens can opt for an ID that gives them access to secure facilities and commercial airliners as the federal government clamps down on IDs.
The House still must approve the Senate-passed version of House Bill 99 before it would reach the desk of Gov. Susana Martinez, who supports it.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/723610/news/senate-oks-drivers-license-bill.html
The bipartisan compromise ends five years of bitter feuding in the Legislature over who should have driver’s licenses.
And it ensures that citizens can opt for an ID that gives them access to secure facilities and commercial airliners as the federal government clamps down on IDs.
The House still must approve the Senate-passed version of House Bill 99 before it would reach the desk of Gov. Susana Martinez, who supports it.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/723610/news/senate-oks-drivers-license-bill.html