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Senate debate focuses on treatment access as lawmakers pass license‑reinstatement requirements
Summary
Senate considered House Bill 226, tying driver's-license reinstatement to completion of dependency assessment, education and treatment for drug- or alcohol-related offenses; senators raised funding and access concerns for low-income residents before the measure passed on roll call.
House Bill 226, concerning reinstatement of drivers’ licenses after drug- or alcohol-related convictions, was the subject of substantive floor debate in the Senate on Feb. 14, 1997. Sponsor Senator Montgomery explained the bill requires individuals convicted of offenses related to drugs or alcohol to comply with dependency assessment, education, treatment and rehabilitation before their license can be reinstated.
During floor discussion,…
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