HSB 552 (LSB 5138YC (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON VONDRAN)

A BILL FOR

An Act restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 331.301, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  30.  a.  A county shall not issue a county-specific identification card to any resident of the county except as provided in paragraph “b”.
   b.  (1)  A county authorized pursuant to chapter 321M may issue driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, and persons with disabilities identification devices.
   (2)  A county may issue an identification card to a county employee or elected official relating to the employee’s or official’s job duties.
    Sec. 2.  Section 364.3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  24.  a.  A city shall not issue a city-specific identification card to any resident of the city except as provided in paragraph “b”.
   b.  A city may issue an identification card to a city employee or elected official relating to the employee’s or official’s job duties.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits a county or city from issuing identification cards to its residents. The bill provides exceptions for counties authorized to issue driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, and persons with disabilities identification devices pursuant to Code chapter 321M. The bill also provides an exception for a county or city when issuing an identification card to an employee or elected official relating to the employee’s or official’s job duties.