Amendment H-8294 to SF 2187

Filed April 6, 2026 in the House by

What it changes

1. Page 1, line 13, after “States.” by inserting “However, the department may print and issue a temporary paper driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card that is valid for three months to a person who is unable to provide proof that the person is a United States citizen. The phrase “Not Valid for Voting” must appear on the face of such a temporary driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card.”
2. Page 1, after line 13 by inserting: “
3. a. A person may present and the department shall accept any of the following documents, including a legible digital or paper copy of such, as proof that the person is a United States citizen: (1) A birth certificate issued by this state or another state, district, territory, or possession of the United States, excluding American Samoa. (2) A certificate of live birth issued in the normal course of operation by a qualified hospital, medical center, birthing center, appropriately licensed medical professional, or person employed as administrative staff to support such professional or institution in this state or another state, district, territory, or possession of the United States, excluding American Samoa. (3) A United States passport, regardless of the expiration date on the passport, but excluding a United States passport or travel document issued to a person born in American Samoa; issued to a person pursuant to the convention relating to the status of refugees, commonly referred to as the 1951 refugee convention; issued to a person pursuant to the convention on the reduction of statelessness, commonly referred to as the 1954 statelessness convention; or issued for any other reason to a person who is not a United States citizen. (4) An identification card issued by the United States department of the interior bureau of Indian affairs, or a tribal treaty card or tribal enrollment card issued by a federally recognized tribe or a tribe recognized by this state. (5) A naturalization certificate issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services or other document or method of proof established under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-603. b. The department may accept, as proof that a person is a United States citizen, any other document that the department determines sufficiently verifies United States citizenship.”
4. Page 1, line 14, by striking “
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7. Page 1, after line 17 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 321.189, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: a. Appearing on the driver’s license shall be a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; the licensee’s full name, date of birth, sex, and residence address; a color photograph; a physical description of the licensee; the name of the state; the dates of issuance and expiration; and the usual signature of the licensee. The license shall identify the class of vehicle the licensee may operate and the applicable endorsements and restrictions which the department shall require by rule. The word “Non-citizen” must appear at the top of a license issued to a person who does not verify or prove that the person is a United States citizen pursuant to section 321.183A. Sec. ___. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: a. The department shall, upon application and payment of the required fee, issue to an applicant a nonoperator’s identification card. To be valid the card shall bear a distinguishing number other than a social security number assigned to the cardholder, the full name, date of birth, sex, residence address, a physical description and a color photograph of the cardholder, the usual signature of the cardholder, and such other information as the department may require by rule. The word “Non-citizen” must appear at the top of a card issued to a person who does not verify or prove that the person is a United States citizen pursuant to section 321.183A. An applicant for a nonoperator’s identification card shall apply for the card in the manner provided in section 321.182, subsections 1 through 3 . The card shall be issued to the applicant at the time of application pursuant to procedures established by rule. An applicant for a nonoperator’s identification card who is required by 50 U.S.C. app. §451 et seq. to register with the United States selective service system shall be registered by the department with the selective service system as provided in section 321.183 . Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards applied for, issued, or renewed on or after March 1, 2027, or the date the department of transportation submits to the Iowa administrative code editor for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin a statement by the director of transportation that the applicable phase of the department of transportation’s new records system is implemented, whichever is earlier. The department shall also forward a copy of the statement to the Iowa Code editor.”
8. Title page, line 3, by striking “card.” and inserting “card, including particular information printed on licenses and cards issued under certain circumstances, and including applicability provisions.”
9. By renumbering as necessary.

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