Iowa 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 643 — A bill for an act relating to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards marked to reflect deaf or hard-of-hearing status. (Formerly HSB 194.) Effective 7-1-19.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 06, 2019. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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House File 643 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 643 BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 194) A BILL FOR An Act relating to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards marked to reflect deaf or hard-of-hearing status.
House File 643 - Enrolled House File 643 AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVER’S LICENSES AND NONOPERATOR’S IDENTIFICATION CARDS MARKED TO REFLECT DEAF OR HARD-OF-HEARING STATUS.
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The department, in consultation with the commission of deaf services, shall develop educational media to raise awareness of an applicant’s ability to request the card be marked to reflect the applicant’s deaf or LSB 2471HV (2) 88 -1- ns/rh 1/2 H.F.
The department, in consultation with the commission of deaf services, shall develop educational media to raise awareness of an applicant’s ability to request the card be marked to reflect the applicant’s deaf or hard-of-hearing status.
643 hard-of-hearing status.
______________________________ ______________________________ LINDA UPMEYER CHARLES SCHNEIDER Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 643, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
______________________________ CARMINE BOAL Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2019 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
This bill allows a person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing to request that the person’s driver’s license be marked to reflect the person’s deaf or hard-of-hearing status on the face of the license when the person applies for the issuance or renewal of a license.
The bill authorizes the department of transportation (DOT) to adopt rules establishing criteria under which a license may be marked in this manner, including requiring the person to submit medical proof of the person’s deaf or hard-of-hearing status.
When a driver’s license is so marked, the licensee’s deaf or hard-of-hearing status must be noted in the electronic database used by the DOT and law enforcement to access registration, titling, and driver’s license information.
The bill requires the DOT, in consultation with the commission of deaf services, to develop educational media to raise awareness about the ability to request such a mark on a license.
The bill applies similar provisions to nonoperator’s identification cards, other than the requirement to note the status in the electronic database.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. Message from Senate.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.

  6. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  7. Committee report, recommending passage.

  8. Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Lykam, and Shipley.

  9. Read first time, referred to Transportation.

  10. Message from House.

  11. Immediate message.

  12. Passed House, yeas 99, nays none.

  13. Introduced, placed on calendar.

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None.

Not signed on (150)

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