Committee advances SB 6002 to create state immigration enforcement division and restrict certain driver’s IDs
Senate Bill 6002 would create a centralized immigration enforcement division in the Department of Safety, fund 287(g) participation and change driver’s license issuance and identification rules; the Transportation and Safety Committee approved the germane sections 8–1 and forwarded the bill to Judiciary.
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Chairman Watson presented Senate Bill 6002’s provisions the Transportation and Safety Committee found germane: creation of a centralized immigration enforcement division in the Department of Safety, funding to support local participation in the federal 287(g) program, and reforms to driver’s licenses and identification.
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