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Senators advance bill to extend driver's-license conversion window to 90 days, add registration requirement with DRT
Summary
The legislature amended Bill 165-38 COR to extend the driver-license conversion period from 30 to 90 days for new residents and to require registering an out-of-jurisdiction license in person or electronically with the Department of Revenue and Taxation; motions to add cosponsors and move the bill to the third-reading/voting file passed with no objections.
An amended measure to change how new residents convert out-of-jurisdiction driver's licenses advanced through the chamber after senators approved an amendment and moved the bill to the third-reading/voting file with no objections.
An unnamed senator proposed adding language to Bill 165-38 COR that would require a person seeking an extension to "register his or her license in person or electronically with the Department of Revenue and Taxation," setting a clear administrative time clock for the conversion process. The sponsor said the change is intended to improve transparency and accountability in the licensing process.
The bill sponsor, an unnamed senator who spoke in support of the…
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