Introduced
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To require a person to be a citizen or a legal resident alien in order to apply for a Michigan driver’s license, and to authorize the Department of State to report to an appropriate federal agency if it has reasonable cause to believe that a driver’s license application contains information that an applicant is an illegal alien. The bill is part of a legislative terrorism response package comprised of House Bills 5495 to 5520, and Senate Bills 930 to 960.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute adds a provision requiring the Department of State to recognize driver’s licenses from Mexican states in the same manner as is done with other nations, and a provision allowing drivers' licenses to be issued to non-U.S. citizens who show documentation of legal immigration status.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To remove a provision added in committee requiring the Department of State to recognize driver’s licenses from Mexican states in the same manner as is done with other nations.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To place a two-year sunset on the provision which authorizes the Department of State to report to an appropriate federal agency if it has reasonable cause to believe that a driver’s license application contains information that an applicant is an illegal alien.
The amendment failed 52 to 47 (details)
Amendment offered
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To remove the provision which authorizes the Department of State to report to an appropriate federal agency if it has reasonable cause to believe that a driver’s license application contains information that an applicant is an illegal alien.
The amendment failed 42 to 59 (details)
Amendment offered
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To insert a more precise definition of what “in the United States unlawfully” means.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the Department of State to recognize driver licenses from other nations only if they meet American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators standards. Driver’s licenses from Mexican states may not meet this standard.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To reconsider an amendment defeated earlier to remove a provision requiring the Department of State to recognize driver’s licenses from Mexican states in the same manner as is done with other nationsdefeated.
The amendment failed 50 to 49 (details)
Passed in the House 74 to 30 (details)
Received
To require a person to be a citizen or a legal resident alien in order to apply for a Michigan driver’s license, and to authorize the Department of State to report to an appropriate federal agency if it has reasonable cause to believe that a driver’s license application contains information that an applicant is an illegal alien. The bill is part of a legislative terrorism response package comprised of House Bills 5495 to 5520, and Senate Bills 930 to 960.
Failed in the House 41 to 58 (details)
To reconsider the vote by which the House passed House Bill 5497.
