Use of drivers license information addressed in measure OK'd by House

By Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune

April 19, 2010, 8:06PM

With little debate, the House on Monday directed the Department of Public Safety and Corrections not to implement the data-collecting and sharing of information on drivers licenses that could be used for a national identification card.

Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake CharlesLawmakers voted 97-0 for the ban contained in House Bill 870 by Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles. The bill heads to the Senate for debate.