Public Act 26 of 2012

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• Introduced by Rep. Kurt Damrow (R) on January 13, 2011, to require the Secretary of State to accept a Michigan prison prisoner identification card as one of the identification documents that allows a person to get a drivers license, and give the Secretary of State access to the Department of Corrections prisoner biography database for purposes of making it easier for ex-prisoners to get a state drivers license (or ID card).
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 13, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on September 22, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on October 26, 2011. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on October 26, 2011.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Margaret O'Brien (R) on October 26, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on October 26, 2011.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on October 27, 2011.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 1, 2011.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 1, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on January 25, 2012, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on February 9, 2012, to require the Secretary of State to accept a Michigan prison prisoner identification card as one of the identification documents that allows a person to get a drivers license, and give the Secretary of State access to the Department of Corrections prisoner biography database for purposes of making it easier for ex-prisoners to get a state drivers license (or ID card).
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on February 21, 2012.