03/29/2007 01:30 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION

   CSHB 126(JUD)(Title am)-FORMS/DOCUMENTS/RIGHTS RELATED TO                                                                
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CHAIR KOOKESH announced CSHB 126(JUD)(title am) to up for                                                                       
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
RANDY RUARO, aide to Representative  Johansen, said that the bill                                                               
will  address compliance  with federal  statutes and  regulations                                                               
regarding commercial truck driving.  Non-compliance would incur a                                                               
yearly  federal penalty,  and the  state DMV  would no  longer be                                                               
able to issue inter-state commercial driver's licenses.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:33:30 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  COWDERY  asked if  the  committee  substitute should  be                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KOOKESH replied no.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY  said  that  everyone he's  talked  with  is  in                                                               
support of the bill.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR. RUARO said that there has been no opposition to date.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR KOOKESH asked if the DMV supports the bill.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
DUANE BANNOCK, Director of the  Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV),                                                               
replied that it does.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY  moved  to pass  CSHB  128(JUD)(title  am)  from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s). There being no objection, it was so ordered.