Bill Text: IA HF99 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to citizenship status on forms of voter identification, and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-22 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 108. [HF99 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF99-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
GUSTOFF
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
citizenship
status
on
forms
of
voter
1
identification,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
48A.10A,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
state
registrar
shall
compare
lists
of
persons
who
3
are
registered
to
vote
with
the
department
of
transportation’s
4
driver’s
license
and
nonoperator’s
identification
card
files
5
and
shall,
on
an
initial
basis,
issue
a
voter
identification
6
card
to
each
active,
registered
voter
whose
name
does
not
7
appear
in
the
department
of
transportation’s
files.
The
voter
8
identification
card
shall
include
the
name
of
the
registered
9
voter,
a
signature
line
above
which
the
registered
voter
shall
10
sign
the
voter
identification
card,
the
registered
voter’s
11
identification
number
assigned
to
the
voter
pursuant
to
12
section
47.7,
subsection
2
,
an
additional
four-digit
personal
13
identification
number
assigned
by
the
state
commissioner,
an
14
indication
of
whether
the
voter
is
a
citizen
of
the
United
15
States,
and
the
times
during
which
polling
places
will
be
open
16
on
election
days.
17
Sec.
2.
Section
49.78,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
18
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
19
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
If
the
form
of
identification
presented
20
by
a
voter
does
not
indicate
whether
the
voter
is
a
citizen
21
of
the
United
States,
the
voter
shall
present
additional
22
documentation
sufficient
to
show
that
the
voter
is
a
citizen
of
23
the
United
States.
The
state
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
24
for
the
implementation
of
this
paragraph.
25
Sec.
3.
Section
49.78,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2025,
26
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
b.
Other
forms
of
identification
sufficient
to
establish
28
identity
and
residence
under
section
48A.7A,
subsection
1
,
29
paragraph
“b”
,
if
the
form
of
identification
indicates
that
the
30
voter
is
a
citizen
of
the
United
States
.
31
Sec.
4.
Section
321.182,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
32
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
a.
Make
application
on
a
form
provided
by
the
department
34
which
shall
include
the
applicant’s
full
name,
signature,
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current
mailing
address,
current
residential
address,
date
1
of
birth,
social
security
number,
and
physical
description
2
including
sex,
height,
and
eye
color.
The
application
shall
3
also
require
the
applicant
to
indicate
whether
the
applicant
4
is
a
citizen
of
the
United
States
and,
if
so,
to
submit
proof
5
of
citizenship.
The
application
may
contain
other
information
6
the
department
may
require
by
rule.
Pursuant
to
procedures
7
established
by
the
department
and
for
an
applicant
who
is
8
a
foreign
national
temporarily
present
in
this
state,
the
9
department
may
waive
the
requirement
that
the
application
10
include
the
applicant’s
social
security
number.
11
Sec.
5.
Section
321.189,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
12
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
a.
Appearing
on
the
driver’s
license
shall
be
a
14
distinguishing
number
assigned
to
the
licensee;
the
licensee’s
15
full
name,
date
of
birth,
sex,
and
residence
address;
a
16
color
photograph;
a
physical
description
of
the
licensee;
17
an
indication
of
whether
the
licensee
is
a
citizen
of
the
18
United
States;
the
name
of
the
state;
the
dates
of
issuance
19
and
expiration;
and
the
usual
signature
of
the
licensee.
The
20
license
shall
identify
the
class
of
vehicle
the
licensee
may
21
operate
and
the
applicable
endorsements
and
restrictions
which
22
the
department
shall
require
by
rule.
23
Sec.
6.
Section
321.190,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
24
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
a.
The
department
shall,
upon
application
and
payment
26
of
the
required
fee,
issue
to
an
applicant
a
nonoperator’s
27
identification
card.
To
be
valid
the
card
shall
bear
a
28
distinguishing
number
other
than
a
social
security
number
29
assigned
to
the
cardholder,
the
full
name,
date
of
birth,
30
sex,
residence
address,
a
physical
description
and
a
color
31
photograph
of
the
cardholder,
an
indication
of
whether
the
32
cardholder
is
a
citizen
of
the
United
States,
the
usual
33
signature
of
the
cardholder,
and
such
other
information
34
as
the
department
may
require
by
rule.
An
applicant
for
a
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nonoperator’s
identification
card
shall
apply
for
the
card
in
1
the
manner
provided
in
section
321.182,
subsections
1
through
2
3
.
The
card
shall
be
issued
to
the
applicant
at
the
time
3
of
application
pursuant
to
procedures
established
by
rule.
4
An
applicant
for
a
nonoperator’s
identification
card
who
is
5
required
by
50
U.S.C.
app.
§451
et
seq.
to
register
with
the
6
United
States
selective
service
system
shall
be
registered
by
7
the
department
with
the
selective
service
system
as
provided
8
in
section
321.183
.
9
Sec.
7.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
to
voter
10
identification
cards,
driver’s
licenses,
and
nonoperator’s
11
identification
cards
applied
for,
issued,
or
renewed
on
or
12
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act:
13
1.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
48A.10A.
14
2.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
321.182.
15
3.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
321.189.
16
4.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
321.190.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
requires
voter
identification
cards,
driver’s
21
licenses,
and
nonoperator’s
identification
cards
applied
for,
22
issued,
or
renewed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill
23
to
include
an
indication
of
whether
the
person
identified
on
24
the
card
is
a
citizen
of
the
United
States.
The
bill
also
25
requires
a
voter
to
present
documentation
indicating
whether
26
the
voter
is
a
citizen
of
the
United
States
if
the
voter’s
form
27
of
voter
identification
does
not
indicate
whether
the
voter
28
is
a
citizen
of
the
United
States.
Under
current
law,
other
29
accepted
forms
of
voter
identification
include
a
United
States
30
passport,
a
United
States
military
or
veterans
identification
31
card,
or
a
tribal
identification
card.
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