Barron’s Law

This bill would require commercial truck and bus drivers to be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or otherwise authorized to work in the United States, and would bar states from issuing commercial driver's licenses or learner's permits to people who do not meet that rule. States would have to give applicants a standardized English proficiency test before issuing or renewing these licenses. The bill would deny registration to "chameleon carriers" that re-form under a new identity to avoid safety penalties, and would set fines and possible jail time for knowingly hiding such relationships. It would also set civil penalties for carriers that knowingly use ineligible drivers and for foreign carriers that make domestic point-to-point trips, and would allow withholding some federal highway funds from states that do not cooperate with enforcement.

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Sponsors

• Brandon Gill Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors