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Senate rejects bill to expand passengers allowed for restricted minors permits amid safety and liability concerns
Summary
House Bill 11‑21, which would have allowed restricted permit holders (generally age 15 after instruction period) to transport nonfamily passengers for employment‑related childcare duties, failed after debate focused on crash statistics, driver distraction, and insurance/liability uncertainties.
The Senate declined to pass House Bill 11‑21, a measure to relax passenger limits for holders of restricted minors driving permits so that 15‑year‑old permit holders could transport nonfamily passengers when providing paid childcare or similar employment.
Sponsor Senator Tim Sauter said the change would help families and rural communities address…
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