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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2176: REAL ID act

Aligning the issuance of drivers' licenses and identicards with the federal requirements of the REAL ID act.

Summary

  • Provides a process for obtaining a driver's license or identicard that is accepted by the federal government for official purposes. Requires a driver's license, instruction permit, or identicard to include a statement on the front of the document that states it is not for federal purposes.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2176), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 22, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Hargrove (R-47)
Introduced
March 22, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to aligning the issuance of drivers' licenses and identicards with the federal requirements of the REAL ID act at no additional cost to applicants;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Hargrove (R-47)

4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Matt Shea R-4Ed Orcutt R-20Tom Dent R-13Liz Pike R-18

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2176 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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