See the update below for the latest legislative news from the states.
California
Assembly Bill 4, the so-called “TRUST Act,” was amended, read a third time and passed the Senate with a vote of 25-11 on September 9. The bill was returned to the Assembly for concurrence with the amendments the same day. The bill may be considered on or after September 11, 2013 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77, which states:
Concurrence in any Senate Amendment to an Assembly bill requires the same affirmative recorded vote as the vote required by the California Constitution for the passage of the bill. A vote on concurrence may not be taken until the bill has been on the unfinished business file for one calendar day, except that when the bill is placed upon the unfinished business file during the last two legislative days preceding (1) the January 31 bill passage deadline specified by Section 10 of Article IV of the California Constitution, (2) the scheduled commencement of the interim study recess, or (3) the scheduled commencement of the final recess as specified by the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly, it may be acted upon immediately. The vote on concurrence shall be deemed the vote upon final passage of the bill. Senate amendments to Assembly bills may not be concurred in unless and until an analysis of the measure has been distributed by the Assembly Floor Analysis Unit and a copy placed upon the desks of the Members, unless otherwise ordered by the Speaker. As used in this rule, “bill” does not include a joint or concurrent resolution, but does include a constitutional amendment.
Assembly Bill 60, which would grant driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, was passed out of the Senate’s Appropriations Committee by a vote of 5 to 2 on September 3 and read a second time and amended. It was ordered to third reading on September 6. The bill has been amended to include a two-tier driver’s license system to comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005. The license would contain the phrase:
Kansas
House Bill 2001 and Senate Bill 1, which loosened the requirements to prove citizenship to register to vote, specifically, added a signed affidavit swearing U.S. citizenship to the list of acceptable items of proof, died in their respective committees: the House Committee on Elections on September 5 and Senate Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government on September 4.
Massachusetts
House Bill 3285, which prohibits the DMV registrar from denying a driver’s license or learner’s permit to any person who fails to provide evidence of immigration status or a Social Security Number had a hearing on Sept. 10 before the Joint Committee on Transportation.
The new driver’s license would be valid for a period of up to four years per Section 8B1/2(a). The driver’s license is invalid if the holder is unable to provide proof of insurance upon request of a law enforcement officer per Section 8B1/2(c). The license may not be used as proof of eligibility for any public benefit and shall be visually distinct from a driver’s license issued to a person who is eligible for a Social Security Number.
North Carolina
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