S 2678 - Authorizes Driver's Licenses for DACA Recipients - Rhode Island Key Vote
Daniel DaPonte voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 18, 2018
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 14, 2018
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 23, 2018
- Introduced
- March 20, 2018
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Title: Authorizes Driver's Licenses for DACA Recipients
Signed by Governor Gina Raimondo
Title: Authorizes Driver's Licenses for DACA Recipients
Title: Authorizes Driver's Licenses for DACA Recipients
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that specifies that former DACA recipients are eligible to receive driver's licenses.
Highlights:
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Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an operator’s or chauffeur’s license to every eligible applicant, including current or former recipients of DACA grants (Sec. 1).
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Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an over-21 identification card to any applicant who has submitted the necessary documentation, which may include proof that the applicant is a current or former recipient of a DACA grant (Sec. 2).
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Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an under-21 identification card to any applicant who has submitted the necessary documentation, which may include proof that the applicant is a current or former recipient of a DACA grant (Sec. 2).
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Specifies that the issuance of an operator’s license does not confer a right to vote to current or former DACA recipients (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that the issuance of an over- or under-21 identification card does not confer a right to vote to current or former DACA recipients (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes Driver's Licenses for DACA Recipients