2009 House Bill 5179

Facilitate ex-cons getting state IDs

Introduced in the House

July 14, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-80)

To require new prisoners to be given a form that explains the importance upon release of getting either a drivers license or a state ID, describes the documents needed to do so, and includes a request that the person get the documents and give them to the Department of Corrections, which will retain them in his or her file.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 2, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 16, 2009

Amendment offered

To tie-bar the bill to other ones in this legislative package, so the others must become law for this one to do so.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 18, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary