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Sponsor pushes DMV changes to extend renewals to 8 years and protect gender-marker self‑attestation
Summary
Representative Troy Hedrick presented H351 on March 19, proposing expanded ID access, longer expiration cycles and protections for gender markers and names with special characters; he said much of the language overlaps with pending Senate language and urged the committee to coordinate with the Senate and DMV.
Representative Troy Hedrick, sponsor of H351, told the House Transportation Committee that the bill "is a bill that enhances equity in DMV licensure." Hedrick said the bill would extend expiry periods for driver's licenses and Real ID–compliant identification to eight years, seek fee relief for low-income Vermonters and codify protections that would allow self‑attestation of gender markers and accurate representation of names with special…
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