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Conference committee backs Senate language on driver's‑license and firearms provisions after heated debate
Summary
The committee of conference recorded concurrence to the Senate language on driver's licenses (addressing out‑of‑state licenses and asylum‑related issuance) and to the Senate amendment on firearms return and background‑check processes; members offered opposing minority views on humanitarian and public‑safety grounds.
The committee of conference recorded concurrence to the Senate language on driver's‑license issuance and to a Senate amendment on firearms return procedures following extended debate and a minority objection.
The driver's‑license item centered on whether people with pending asylum claims should be eligible for state driver's licenses while their cases are adjudicated. Chairman Walsh, summarizing the Senate's position, described the change as closing a perceived loophole that had allowed some individuals with pending asylum claims to obtain licenses after receiving certain temporary work authorizations and Social Security numbers. "For a year and a half, we listened to…
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