A bill sponsored by Senators Joe Vitale, Joe Cryan, M. Teresa Ruiz, Nilsa Cruz-Perez and Nellie Pou that will allow driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants passed the Senate this week. Legislation sponsored by Senator Ronald Rice and Senator Sandra B. Cunningham, which would restore the right to vote to anyone on parole or probation convicted of a state or federal crime, advanced from the Senate this week. Lastly, the Senate passed the initiative seeking voter approval to legalize adult-use marijuana in New Jersey.
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