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Senate Transportation discusses H 549 to streamline DMV IDs for people in DOC custody
Summary
Lawmakers discussed House bill H 549 and matching DMV language to allow sentenced people and detainees in Department of Correction custody to obtain non‑driver IDs and to make it easier to renew licenses or permits that expired within set windows; legislative counsel will draft dual‑track language.
The Senate Transportation Committee met to discuss House bill H 549 and a related provision in a miscellaneous DMV bill intended to help people in Department of Correction (DOC) custody obtain state identification and renew driver credentials.
Representative Alice Sanders, chair of the House Corrections and Institutions Committee, told the Senate members that H 549 originally focused on allowing sentenced people to receive non‑driver IDs and that the proposal was expanded to consider detainees as well. Sanders said DMV has proposed parallel language to allow people in DOC custody to renew a driver’s license if it expired within a three‑year window and to extend a learner’s…
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