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Panel considers bill allowing medical head coverings during driver's license photos; committee lays measure on table
Summary
Senate File 2161 would let people with permanent medical scalp or head coverings keep them on for driver’s license photos with a physician's attestation; the committee discussed temporary vs. permanent conditions and laid the bill on the table for future amendment or omnibus consideration.
Senator Howe presented Senate File 2161 on March 19 as legislation prompted by a constituent who had been required to remove a medical head covering while renewing a driver’s license photo. "Pretty common sense," Howe said, summarizing the bill’s intent to allow, where a physician certifies a permanent condition, an exemption from removing a medical head…
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