House
File
103
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
103
BY
PETTENGILL
,
LANDON
,
ROGERS
,
GASSMAN
,
GUSTAFSON
,
HANUSA
,
BEST
,
R.
TAYLOR
,
SALMON
,
FISHER
,
and
HUSEMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
recognition
of
reserve
forces
and
1
national
guard
veteran
status
on
driver’s
licenses
and
2
nonoperator’s
identification
cards.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321.189,
subsection
8,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
8.
Veterans
status.
3
a.
A
licensee
who
is
an
honorably
discharged
veteran
of
the
4
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
may
request
that
the
license
5
be
marked
to
reflect
the
licensee’s
veteran
status.
Upon
such
6
a
request,
the
word
“VETERAN”
shall
be
marked
prominently
on
7
the
face
of
the
license.
Such
a
license
shall
be
issued
only
8
upon
receipt
of
satisfactory
proof
of
veteran
status
pursuant
9
to
procedures
established
by
the
department
in
consultation
10
with
the
department
of
veterans
affairs.
11
b.
A
licensee
who
is
an
honorably
discharged
veteran
of
12
the
armed
forces
military
reserve
of
the
United
States
or
13
the
national
guard
of
any
state
who
served
on
active
duty
14
other
than
training
may
request
that
the
license
be
marked
to
15
reflect
the
licensee’s
veteran
status.
Upon
such
a
request,
16
the
words
“RESERVE
FORCES
VETERAN”
or
“NATIONAL
GUARD
VETERAN”
17
shall
be
marked
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
license.
Such
18
a
license
shall
be
issued
only
upon
receipt
of
satisfactory
19
proof
of
veteran
status
pursuant
to
procedures
established
by
20
the
department
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
veterans
21
affairs.
22
Sec.
2.
Section
321.190,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
23
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
(4)
A
nonoperator’s
identification
card
issued
to
an
25
honorably
discharged
veteran
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
26
States
who
satisfies
the
requirements
of
section
321.189,
27
subsection
8
,
paragraph
“a”
,
shall
contain
the
same
information
28
as
any
other
nonoperator’s
identification
card
except
the
word
29
“VETERAN”
shall
appear
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
card.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
321.190,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
31
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
32
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
A
nonoperator’s
identification
card
33
issued
to
an
honorably
discharged
veteran
of
the
armed
forces
34
military
reserve
of
the
United
States
or
the
national
guard
of
35
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any
state
who
satisfies
the
requirements
of
section
321.189,
1
subsection
8,
paragraph
“b”
,
shall
contain
the
same
information
2
as
any
other
nonoperator’s
identification
card
except
the
words
3
“RESERVE
FORCES
VETERAN”
or
“NATIONAL
GUARD
VETERAN”
shall
4
appear
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
card.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
Current
law
provides
for
the
recognition
of
veteran
status
9
on
the
driver’s
licenses
and
nonoperator’s
identification
10
cards
of
honorably
discharged
veterans
of
the
armed
forces
of
11
the
United
States.
The
bill
provides
for
the
recognition
of
12
reserve
forces
or
national
guard
veteran
status
on
the
driver’s
13
licenses
and
nonoperator’s
identification
cards
of
honorably
14
discharged
reserve
forces
or
national
guard
veterans
who
served
15
on
active
duty
other
than
training.
The
license
or
card
is
16
issued
only
upon
receipt
of
satisfactory
proof
of
veteran
17
status
pursuant
to
procedures
established
by
the
department
of
18
transportation
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
veterans
19
affairs.
20
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