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Committee revisits DMV identification language after USDOT memo; staff warns of germane‑ness challenges
Summary
Staff told the Senate conference committee that a U.S. Department of Transportation memo prompted DMV counsel to request changes to identification language in S.123; the committee discussed the risk of germane challenges on the floor if the language is altered in conference.
Conference committee staff told members that DMV counsel requested revision to the bill’s language on privilege cards and non‑driver identification after the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a memo on April 24 that raised legal concerns.
Staff counsel explained the procedural risk: if conference text alters language in a way that a chamber’s floor members regard as not germane to…
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