Senate File 2187 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2187 BY SWEENEY A BILL FOR An Act relating to the information required on an application 1 for a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5967XS (2) 89 th/ns

S.F. 2187 Section 1. Section 321.11, subsection 2, Code 2022, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , personal information 3 shall not be disclosed to a requester, except as provided in 4 18 U.S.C. §2721, unless the person whose personal information 5 is requested has provided express written consent allowing 6 disclosure of the person’s personal information. As used in 7 this section , “personal information” means information that 8 identifies a person, including a person’s photograph, social 9 security number, passport number, driver’s license number, 10 name, address, telephone number, and medical or disability 11 information , but . “Personal information” does not include 12 information on vehicular accidents, driving violations, and 13 driver’s status , or a person’s zip code. 14 Sec. 2. Section 321.182, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 15 2022, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. Make application on a form provided by the department 17 which shall include the applicant’s full name, signature, 18 current mailing address, current residential address, date 19 of birth, social security number or passport number , and 20 physical description including sex, height, and eye color. 21 The application may contain other information the department 22 may require by rule. Pursuant to procedures established by 23 the department and for an applicant who is a foreign national 24 temporarily present in this state, the department may waive the 25 requirement that the application include the applicant’s social 26 security number or passport number . 27 Sec. 3. Section 321.189, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 28 2022, is amended to read as follows: 29 c. The department shall assign an applicant for a driver’s 30 license a distinguishing driver’s license number other than the 31 applicant’s social security number and passport number . 32 Sec. 4. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 33 2022, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. The department shall, upon application and payment 35 -1- LSB 5967XS (2) 89 th/ns 1/ 3

S.F. 2187 of the required fee, issue to an applicant a nonoperator’s 1 identification card. To be valid the card shall bear a 2 distinguishing number other than a social security number and 3 passport number assigned to the cardholder, the full name, date 4 of birth, sex, residence address, a physical description and 5 a color photograph of the cardholder, the usual signature of 6 the cardholder, and such other information as the department 7 may require by rule. An applicant for a nonoperator’s 8 identification card shall apply for the card in the manner 9 provided in section 321.182, subsections 1 through 3 . The card 10 shall be issued to the applicant at the time of application 11 pursuant to procedures established by rule. An applicant for a 12 nonoperator’s identification card who is required by 50 U.S.C. 13 app. §451 et seq. to register with the United States selective 14 service system shall be registered by the department with the 15 selective service system as provided in section 321.183 . 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 Under current law, a person is required to make an 20 application for a driver’s license or a nonoperator’s 21 identification card on a form provided by the department of 22 transportation (DOT). The person must provide the person’s 23 full name, signature, current mailing address, current 24 residential address, date of birth, social security number, and 25 physical description including sex, height, and eye color. The 26 DOT may waive the requirement that a foreign national provide a 27 social security number. 28 This bill authorizes a person to provide the person’s 29 passport number instead of the person’s social security number. 30 The bill allows the DOT to waive the requirement that a foreign 31 national provide a passport number. 32 The bill makes conforming Code changes to specify that a 33 person’s passport number is considered personal information 34 that the DOT is prohibited from disclosing without the person’s 35 -2- LSB 5967XS (2) 89 th/ns 2/ 3

S.F. 2187 written consent, unless required by law, and to require that 1 the distinguishing number issued by the DOT on a person’s 2 driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card not match 3 the person’s passport number. 4 -3- LSB 5967XS (2) 89 th/ns 3/ 3