[Nfbmt] HB498 is Law!

[Edward Robbins]

dan,
	Do you know when it becomes effective?  We have a couple of
individuals needing to "renew"  their I d's to travel to Orlando.
Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Burke
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 4:55 PM
To: NFB of Montana Discussion List
Subject: [Nfbmt] HB498 is Law!

Folks, I just learned that HB498, which changes the expiration date of the
state ID card from 4 to eight years was signed into law last Friday.

We had hoped for a bill signing ceremony, but that didn't work out, but the
bill that the NFB of Montana conceived of and promoted is now Montana law!

We should of course thank our sponsor Rep. Ellie Hill of Missoula for her
hard word on this bill. And also our appreciation to the Montana Independent
Living Coalition and Disability Rights Montana, both of which supported this
bill and testified as proponents.

Most of all, I thank all of you who made phone calls or sent in e-mails to
the folks who serve in our Legislature, either on the two committees that
considered the bill, or in the larger Legislature.
They voted for it and you did your job to make it real.

We can all be proud to be part of the NFB of Montana!

Dan
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Dan Burke, President
The National Federation of the Blind of Montana www.nfbmontana.org Visit us
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