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Indiana Senate advances bill that cracks down on CDLs held by undocumented immigrants
The bill requires English proficiency and legal immigration status verification for commercial drivers to enhance public safety after recent fatal crashes, with penalties for violations.
- On Monday, the Indiana Senate advanced amended House Bill 1200 requiring English proficiency and risking license loss for lacking legal immigration status.
- After two deadly crashes this month, including one on Feb. 3 that killed four and a Hendricks County crash on Feb. 18, Republican lawmakers framed the bill as a public-safety response.
- Lawmakers would fine trucking company owners up to $50,000 and criminally penalize commercial drivers with a level six felony and $5,000 fine, while banning variable speed limit signs on Interstate 465.
- The Indiana Senate must still give a final vote before sending the bill back to the Indiana House of Representatives for agreement and gubernatorial consideration, with a deadline of Feb. 27.
- Senators warned the plan could clash with federal law and drew calls for federal scrutiny as Sen. Greg Taylor raised legal concerns, while Governor Mike Braun, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, and U.S. Sen. Jim Banks backed the changes and urged investigation of trucking networks.
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Indiana Senate adds English-language CDL testing, immigration checks to trucking bill
A push from Gov. Mike Braun and Republican lawmakers to tighten oversight of commercial truck drivers advanced in the Indiana Senate Monday, fueled by recent fatal crashes and a broader, ongoing debate over immigration enforcement.
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Indiana Senate advances bill that cracks down on CDLs held by undocumented immigrants
INDIANAPOLIS — In the wake of two deadly, high-profile crashes in Indiana this month involving truck drivers that are now in ICE custody, the Indiana Senate advanced an amended version of House Bill 1200 on Monday — a measure that would reform how Indiana processes Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs). “Safety is our number one priority [...]
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