Relating to vehicles.
Summary
Provides that registered owner may request that registration card issued for vehicle include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be deaf or hard of hearing. Prohibits Department of Transportation from adding restriction on driver license or driver permit if reason for restriction is because person is deaf or hard of hearing. ] Provides that person may include on driver license or identification card fact that person is deaf or hard of hearing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed May 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2021 · House Apr 11, 2021
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 23
Apr 26, 2021
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican8
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Thomsen. Passed.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Transportation.
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Transportation.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CT
Chuck Thomsen
RRepublican
P
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
P
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
JR
Jeff Reardon
DDemocratic
Co
KP
Karin Power
DDemocratic
Co
MD
Maxine Dexter
DDemocratic
Co
Rick Lewis
RRepublican
Co
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
Co
RN
Ron Noble
RRepublican
Co
Shelly Davis
RRepublican
Co
Tawna Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
TA
Teresa Alonso Leon
DDemocratic
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