The state House this afternoon is debating competing bills on repealing or amending the law that allows illegal resident immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.

One bill approved by a House committee would repeal the law outright.

A second bill to tighten the existing law remains alive after a motion to table it failed on a tie vote at about 2:45 p.m.

KRQE News 13′s Katie Kim is covering the House session and will report on the debate and vote on newscasts this afternoon and evening.

You can also follow her updates from the Capitol on Twitter.

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