House committee adopts substitute for bill adding invisible-disability mark on driver licenses

A House committee on [date not specified in transcript] adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 46 and gave the measure a favorable report, advancing a companion to House Bill 66 that would add a driver’s-license designation for invisible disabilities.

Senator Coleman, who carried the measure, told the committee, "Senate bill 46, I'm very proud of. It is the companion bill to house bill 66" and said a substitute before members makes the Senate version identical to the House-passed bill. Committee members voted to adopt the substitute (motion by Representative Bridal, second by Representative Jackson) and then voted to report the bill favorably (motion by Representative Grama, second by Representative Estes).

The chair said the substitute aligns the two chamber versions and noted the committee’s practice of moving community-helping legislation forward. The committee recorded no roll-call tally in the transcript; members adopted the substitute and the bill received a favorable voice report.

The bill will proceed through the legislative process as the House and Senate versions are now identical. No implementation timeline or administrative details were described in the transcript.

The committee then moved on to other agenda items.