Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to citizenship or immigration status for purposes of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, and including applicability provisions
Topics:State governmentTransportationImmigration
Same legislation: HF 439
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 13, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 439
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 439 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 439 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People applying for or renewing a driver’s license or ID card must now state whether they are a U.S. citizen or a noncitizen authorized to be in the country. The Department of Transportation will print this citizenship status on the back of the card. This rule applies to all new applications and renewals starting on the bill's effective date.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires a person applying for a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, including for renewal of either, to provide the person’s status as a citizen of the United States or status as a noncitizen authorized to be in the United States. The department of transportation (DOT) must include a person’s status on the back side of the person’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, as applicable. The bill applies to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards issued as a result of an application made, including for renewal, on or after the effective date of the bill.
House subcommittee
Named January 17, 2025. On January 29, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
15 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 28, 2026 (12), January 29, 2025 (3) · on the Legislature’s site
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