91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2052: Relating to the issuance of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards, including physical forms of such identification and noncompliance with federal requirements
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill requires the department of transportation (DOT) to issue driver’s licenses (DL) and nonoperator’s identification cards (ID cards) that do not comply with federal REAL ID program standards if an applicant requests a noncompliant DL or ID card. The bill limits the extent to which the DOT is able to use and share information provided by an applicant for a noncompliant DL or ID card. The bill requires the DOT to notify applicants for a DL or ID card that the applicant may be issued a federally noncompliant DL or ID card.
Sponsors
Sen. Dennis Guth (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2026
- Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Easterseals Iowa; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
In plain words
- January 14, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
- January 15, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Townsend and Zumbach
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF2052