North Carolina Senate approves bill that will reduce wait-time for permit holders to drive unsupervised

The bill extends and modifies state law approved during the COVID-19 pandemic that shortened from 12 months to six the time that a teenager had to hold the permit before getting what's called a limited provisional license.

That law, which was designed to help children with delayed driver's education classes, expired Jan. 1.

The measure, which passed 38-5 and now heads to the House, would reinstate the six-month minimum for the rest of 2023.