House Study Bill 37 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT) A BILL FOR An Act relating to citizenship or immigration status 1 for purposes of a drivers license or nonoperators 2 identification card, and including applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1971YC (3) 91 th/ns
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.182, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. Make application on a form provided by the department 3 which shall include the applicants full name, signature, 4 current mailing address, current residential address, date 5 of birth, social security number, status as a citizen of the 6 United States or status as a noncitizen authorized to be in 7 the United States, and physical description including sex, 8 height, and eye color. The application may contain other 9 information the department may require by rule. Pursuant to 10 procedures established by the department and for an applicant 11 who is a foreign national temporarily present in this state, 12 the department may waive the requirement that the application 13 include the applicants social security number. 14 Sec. 2. Section 321.189, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 15 2025, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. (1) Appearing on the drivers license shall be a 17 distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; the licensees 18 full name, date of birth, sex, and residence address; a color 19 photograph; a physical description of the licensee; the name of 20 the state; the dates of issuance and expiration; and the usual 21 signature of the licensee. The license shall identify the 22 class of vehicle the licensee may operate and the applicable 23 endorsements and restrictions which the department shall 24 require by rule. 25 (2) The back side of the drivers license must include the 26 licensees status as a citizen of the United States or status 27 as a noncitizen authorized to be in the United States, as 28 applicable. 29 Sec. 3. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 30 2025, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. The department shall, upon application and payment 32 of the required fee, issue to an applicant a nonoperators 33 identification card. To be valid the card shall bear a 34 distinguishing number other than a social security number 35 -1- LSB 1971YC (3) 91 th/ns 1/ 2
H.F. _____ assigned to the cardholder, the full name, date of birth, 1 sex, residence address, a physical description and a color 2 photograph of the cardholder, the usual signature of the 3 cardholder, and such other information as the department may 4 require by rule. The back side of the card must include the 5 cardholders status as a citizen of the United States or status 6 as a noncitizen authorized to be in the United States, as 7 applicable. An applicant for a nonoperators identification 8 card shall apply for the card in the manner provided in section 9 321.182, subsections 1 through 3 . The card shall be issued to 10 the applicant at the time of application pursuant to procedures 11 established by rule. An applicant for a nonoperators 12 identification card who is required by 50 U.S.C. app. 451 13 et seq. to register with the United States selective service 14 system shall be registered by the department with the selective 15 service system as provided in section 321.183 . 16 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to drivers 17 licenses and nonoperators identification cards issued as a 18 result of an application made, including for renewal, on or 19 after the effective date of this Act. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill requires a person applying for a drivers license 24 or nonoperators identification card, including for renewal 25 of either, to provide the persons status as a citizen of the 26 United States or status as a noncitizen authorized to be in the 27 United States. The department of transportation (DOT) must 28 include a persons status on the back side of the persons 29 drivers license or nonoperators identification card, as 30 applicable. 31 The bill applies to drivers licenses and nonoperators 32 identification cards issued as a result of an application made, 33 including for renewal, on or after the effective date of the 34 bill. 35 -2- LSB 1971YC (3) 91 th/ns 2/ 2