federal identification requirements

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The governor of Washington has signed a measure that seeks to make the state one of more than two dozen states currently in compliance with federal identification requirements. The signature Tuesday of Gov. Jay Inslee ends years of legislative struggle in Washington state over the best way to adhere to a 2005 federal law known as the REAL ID Act...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington lawmakers have reached agreement on a two-tiered licensing system that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with federal identification requirements. The House passed the measure on a 55-41 vote Thursday, followed by the Senate, which passed it on a 36-13 vote...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House has passed a measure that would create a two-tiered licensing system that seeks to bring Washington state in line with federal identification requirements. The measure was approved by the Democratic-led chamber on a 69-28 bipartisan vote, and it now heads back to the Senate — which passed the bill in February — for concurrence on changes made in the House... Read Mo

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Senate has approved a measure that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with federal identification requirements. Senate Bill 5008 passed on a 45-4 vote and now heads the House for consideration. For years, lawmakers have struggled on how to best comply with the REAL ID Act, a 2005 federal law that requires state driver's licenses and ID cards to have security

OLYMPIA (AP) — Last month, signs started popping up at airports across the country warning travelers that unless their driver's licenses are from states already in compliance with federal identification requirements, or states with a limited extension, they'll need additional documentation to board domestic flights starting in January 2018...