Victory in the Montana House!
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Yesterday, the Montana House voted on the third and final reading of HB 302, which would require that driver's license examinations, both the written and road/skills tests, are given in no languages other than English.
The House passed HB 302 easily by a vote of 62 to 38 (vote breakdown).
In a recent column, bill sponsor Rep. Janna Taylor explained:
“I presented HB302 to the Transportation Committee last week. HB302 requires the Montana driver’s license test to be administered only in English.”
The opponents tried to make it about immigration. But it is about safety. Currently, we give the test in Chinese, Russian, Spanish and English.”
“I picked out a few highway signs to show the committee. I think that it is important to understand things like ‘fines double in work zones’ and ‘school crossing ahead.’ ”
The bill now heads over to the Senate for consideration.
Your state senators need to hear from you so they know that you want
them to support this bill!
(406) 444-3064
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