Motor Vehicles, Department of; issuance of certain documents.
Summary
Department of Motor Vehicles; issuance of certain documents; citizenship requirement. Removes the citizenship and legal presence requirements for obtaining a driver's license or special identification card. The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel any (i) REAL ID-compliant driver's license or special identification card and (ii) commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit if the Department is notified by a federal agency that the individual to whom such document was issued is not in compliance with the citizenship and lawful residency requirements for such license, card, or permit. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 2, 2020, and contains technical amendments. This bill was incorporated into SB 34.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Jan 30, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102087D
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
DS
Dick Saslaw
DDemocratic
Co
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
Co
JH
Janet Howell
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
Co
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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