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Committee advances bill allowing updated driver licenses after corrective eye surgery without in‑person visit
Summary
House Bill 647 would permit drivers who obtain corrective eye surgery to submit physician verification to the Department of Public Safety by mail or email and receive a replacement license removing the corrective‑lens restriction without an in‑person visit. The committee reported the bill after brief discussion about implementation costs.
The Senate Committee on Transportation reported House Bill 647, which would allow persons who have undergone corrective eye surgery and no longer require corrective lenses to obtain an updated driver license without an in‑person visit.
Under the bill as explained to the committee, a licensed physician would send verification to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) by mail or email that the driver no…
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