7/5/06-A bill that would have required all driver licenses in the state to have updated photos taken at least every eight years has died.
A2679 remained in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee when the session ended.
State law requires driver’s licenses to be renewed every eight years. The driver’s same photo can be carried over from each renewal period.
The bill would have mandated that a new driver’s license photo be taken either upon renewal or every eight years.
An identical Senate bill – S7143 – met a similar fate.

6/15/06-A bill in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee would require all driver licenses to have updated photos taken at least every eight years.
State law requires driver’s licenses to be renewed every eight years. The driver’s same photo can be carried over from each renewal period.
A2679 would mandate that a new driver’s license photo be taken either upon renewal or every eight years.
An identical Senate bill – S7143 – also is in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. The Senate already approved it.