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Senate Transportation advances licensing, Real ID and noise-enforcement discussions; ACLU warns of equity risks
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee debated a package of driver-licensing and Real ID-related changes — including free non-driver IDs for children in foster care, early-renewal rules and a 70% window-tint threshold — and heard ACLU testimony warning that adding equipment-based violations could increase discretionary traffic stops.
The Senate Transportation Committee spent substantial time on a cluster of driver-licensing and inspection items and on a separate noise/equipment enforcement proposal (referred to in testimony as S.66), debating fee waivers for children in foster care, how to handle renewals and extensions in light of Real ID, and the enforcement consequences of equipment-based noise restrictions.
Committee chair Westman and staff walked members through a draft that would waive fees for certain non-driver identification cards and learner permits for individuals in foster care and would permit renewals and early renewals under specified proration rules. Staff said the draft would reference the appropriate custodial statute for children “in the custody and care of the commissioner for children and families,” and that staff would adjust language to avoid unintentionally including other custody categories.
Committee staff noted the fiscal estimate the billers provided: the foster-care fee-waiver provisions were…
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