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AB-1151 • 2026

Driver’s licenses: identification cards.

Driver’s licenses: identification cards.

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Sponsor
Connolly
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Died - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source text mentions the bill states an intent regarding renewals but does not specify what that future legislation will contain.

AB-1151: Senior Citizen ID Cards and Driver's License Forms

This law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to update forms for canceling or surrendering a driver's license so that people aged 62 or older can apply for an identification card on those same forms.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the DMV to change forms used for cancelling or surrendering a driver's license.
  • Allows applicants who are 62 years old or older to request an ID card using those changed forms.
  • Directs the DMV to issue an identification card with 'Senior Citizen' printed on it when they receive this form.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who are 62 years of age or older and want a senior identification card while canceling their license.
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles, which must update its forms and issue new cards.

Terms To Know

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
The state agency that issues driver's licenses and identification cards.
Identification card
A government-issued photo ID for people who do not drive or have surrendered their license.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill states an intent to act on driver's license renewals but does not include specific renewal rules in this text.
  • The official effective date is not listed in the provided source material.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Died - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Driver’s licenses: identification cards.