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Authorizing the department of transportation to renew certain valid commercial driver’s licenses without examination, including by electronic renewal, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation (companion To Hf 280 By Committee on Transportation) Committee
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 29, 202145–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 8, 2021
- Done: To the GovernorApril 2, 2021
- Done: Signed into lawApril 2, 2021
HF 280 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 280, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 280 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Current law allows the department of transportation (DOT) to authorize the renewal of certain valid driver’s licenses without a knowledge examination, including by electronic renewal, so long as certain conditions are met.186A which shows that the applicant’s visual acuity level meets or exceeds those required by the DOT, or be eligible for license renewal electronically under the DOT’s administrative rules. An applicant is not eligible for electronic renewal of a driver’s license if the most recent previous renewal of the applicant’s driver’s license occurred electronically.
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However, commercial driver’s licenses and commercial learner’s permits are specifically excluded from being eligible for renewal without a knowledge examination, including by electronic renewal. This bill enables the DOT to authorize the renewal of certain commercial driver’s licenses and commercial learner’s permits without a knowledge examination, including by electronic renewal, under the conditions set forth in current law. However, applicants seeking renewal for a hazardous material endorsement are still required to pass a knowledge examination in order to obtain or retain the endorsement, pursuant to federal law. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 8, 2021 (as SSB 1137). On February 9, 2021 it recommended passage.
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