House
Study
Bill
769
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
NORDMAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
driver’s
licenses
and
nonoperator’s
1
identification
cards
marked
to
reflect
gold
star
status.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.189,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
Gold
star
status.
A
licensee
who
is
3
the
surviving
spouse,
parent,
child,
or
sibling
of
a
deceased
4
member
of
the
United
States
armed
forces
who
died
while
5
serving
on
active
duty
during
a
time
of
military
conflict
or
6
who
died
as
a
result
of
such
service
may
request
that
the
7
license
be
marked
to
reflect
the
licensee’s
gold
star
status.
8
Upon
receipt
of
such
a
request
and
satisfactory
proof
of
9
eligibility,
the
department
shall
issue
a
license
with
the
10
phrase
“GOLD
STAR
FAMILY”
marked
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
11
license.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
321.190,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
13
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
14
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(05)
Upon
receipt
of
a
request
15
and
satisfactory
proof
of
eligibility,
a
nonoperator’s
16
identification
card
issued
to
a
person
who
is
the
surviving
17
spouse,
parent,
child,
or
sibling
of
a
deceased
member
of
the
18
United
States
armed
forces
who
died
while
serving
on
active
19
duty
during
a
time
of
military
conflict
or
who
died
as
a
result
20
of
such
service,
must
contain
the
same
information
as
any
other
21
nonoperator’s
identification
card
except
the
phrase
“GOLD
STAR
22
FAMILY”
must
appear
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
card.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
authorizes
a
person
who
is
the
surviving
spouse,
27
parent,
child,
or
sibling
of
a
deceased
member
of
the
United
28
States
armed
forces
who
died
while
serving
on
active
duty
29
during
a
time
of
military
conflict
or
who
died
as
a
result
of
30
such
service
to
request
that
the
person’s
driver’s
license
31
or
nonoperator’s
identification
card,
as
applicable,
be
32
prominently
marked
with
the
phrase
“GOLD
STAR
FAMILY”.
Such
a
33
person
is
eligible
to
apply
for
gold
star
special
registration
34
plates
under
current
law.
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Under
current
law,
a
veteran
who
was
honorably
discharged
1
from
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
may
similarly
2
request
that
the
veteran’s
driver’s
license
or
nonoperator’s
3
identification
card
be
marked
to
reflect
the
veteran’s
status
4
as
a
veteran.
5
A
gold
star
symbol
is
used
on
state
driver’s
licenses
and
6
other
identification
cards
to
indicate
compliance
with
federal
7
REAL
ID
requirements.
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