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IA SSB3024
SB
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Transportation
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AI Summary
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Iowa Department of Transportation must use the federal SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) program to verify U.S. citizenship and immigration status of applicants for driver's licenses or nonoperator's identification cards who do not provide proof of citizenship.
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Applicants who cannot prove U.S. citizenship will be subject to immigration status verification through the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services database.
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The DOT is prohibited from issuing or renewing a driver's license or nonoperator's identification card if the applicant does not provide proof of U.S. citizenship and the department cannot verify the person is lawfully present in the United States.
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Creates new section 321.183A in Iowa Code establishing citizenship and immigration status verification requirements.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who apply for or renew a driver's license or nonoperator's identification card.(See SF 2187.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2187.
2/3/2026