HB 1696: DOT; DLIR; COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES; MINIMUM AGE
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-04-28
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-05-01: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Lowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen. Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State. Prohibits a person under twenty-one years of age from operating a commercial motor vehicle outside of a registered apprenticeship program as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations or a structured, on-the-job training program administered by the person's employer that meets certain requirements. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its rules to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license. (CD1)
Discussed in Hearing
2MINConference Committee
1MINSenate Standing Committee on Judiciary
43SECSenate Standing Committee on Judiciary
1MINSenate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
1MINSenate Standing Committee on Transportation
48SECSenate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
48SECSenate Standing Committee on Transportation
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