Louisiana Senate plies Real ID license language in Public Safety bill HB 395

c/o WLOX (AP reports)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana driver's licenses would be used to comply with federal law requiring each state to create a national identification card for air travel, including domestic flights, under a proposal inserted Wednesday into a House bill by the Senate Transportation Committee. 

Senators added that language into a separate measure by Rep. Johnny Guinn, R-Jennings. If approved by lawmakers, the provision would reverse a state stance since 2008 rejecting the added security requirement as too intrusive.

Real ID Roundup in Tennessee, Florida, New Mexico

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Tennessee experiencing turbulence on material compliance with Real ID.  Two Tennessee State legislators came out to defy federal requirements on State drivers licences towards the January 15th deadline. Yesterday, legal analysts in favor of the federal mandate batted back saying most of the State was in material compliance with the law and was eligible to become certified.   For those new to Real ID, a certified Real ID license includes a gold star and the ability for a locally issued license to be considered an internal passport by federal authorities. Tennessee passed a State Law demanding the repeal of the Real ID Act. There is an internal conflict between Public Safety administration and the legal precedent established against the federal law in the State of Tennessee.

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Florida takes $740,000 to the craps table as they consider gambling with Real ID.  Paul Henry, a local organizer against the measure will lobby the RIDE bill or the Real ID Elimination Act.  Florida State's legal resistance to the Real ID Act is alive and well.


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REDUX Sunday Edition: Real ID recap

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Lousiana debates ban of PASS ID legislation

c/o AP>> Daily Comet

A proposed ban on Louisiana participation in a federal program that requires driver's licenses to have security enhancements united two organizations Monday that often sit on the opposite sides of many issues.

Leaders of the ACLU of Louisiana and the Christian conservative Louisiana Family Forum both supported a bill by Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, that would direct the state Department of Public Safety not to participate in the federal PASS ID Act, if it passes Congress.

The PASS ID Act attempts to strengthen security by requiring certain information to be encoded in a driver's license. It would replace the previously passed federal REAL ID requirements, which two dozen states refused to implement because of privacy and cost concerns.

ACLU state director Marjorie Esman and Family Forum Executive Director Gene Mills argued the PASS ID requirements would be invasive and could encourage identity theft. Other supporters of the bill also argued the federal security requirements would be too costly for the state.

The House Transportation Committee voted 16-1 to advance Geymann's bill (House Bill 870) to the full House for debate. Opposition was by Rep. Barbara Norton, D-Shreveport, who said Louisiana shouldn't be objecting to federal legislation designed to improve U.S. security and safety. She said information already is available to identity theives on the Internet.

"If you're worried about people knowing everything about you, it's already out there," she said.

In 2008, Louisiana lawmakers ordered the Department of Public Safety not to implement the provisions of the REAL ID Act.