HCSHB1413--DRIVER'SLICENSESFORUNITEDSTATESCITIZENS
SPONSOR: Stacy
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheSpecial
CommitteeonHomelandSecuritybyavoteof7to3.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
1413.
ThisbillprovidesthatbeginningJuly1,2025,anyMissouri
driver'slicenseornondriver'slicenseissuedtoapersonwhoisa
citizenoftheUnitedStates,includingnaturalizedcitizens,will
haveadistinguishing markonthefrontofthelicensethat
specifiesthatthelicenseholderisacitizenoftheUnited
States.TheDepartmentofRevenueshallcoordinatewiththeUnited
StatesDepartmentofStatetoestablishcriteriaforestablishing
citizenstatusandaprocedureforverifyingthatstatus.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthereisablindspotinexisting
lawwhichmakesitillegalfornon-citizenstovotebecauseitis
difficulttopolicethisissueanddiscoverviolations. Certain
practicesbycontractedDepartmentofMotorVehicle(DMV)services
automaticallyregisterpeopletovotewhoarenotcitizensorare
otherwiseineligibletovote.Theeasiestremedywouldbetoadda
citizenshipmarkeronidentification requiredtovotesoelection
workerscouldscreenpotentialvotersatpollingplaces.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Stacy;Tammy
L.Brown,JacksonCountyBoardofElectionCommissioner;andWDale
Russell.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillmadethemselvesavailableon
behalfofotherstateofficesinordertoanswerquestionsabout
existingpoliciesandpotentialimplementation oftheprovisionsof
thebill.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwereZacharyWyatt,Departmentof
Revenue;andTrishVincent,SecretaryofState. Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.