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An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards

An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards

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Sponsor
Representative Randall Greenwood
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 259 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards

An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards Sponsor: Representative Randall Greenwood Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards Sponsor: Representative Randall Greenwood Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2328(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2328(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1329 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 259 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-28 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 219 (Yeas 77 - Nays 66 - Absent 8 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-23 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards
Sponsor:
Representative Randall Greenwood
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1329
H.P. 864 House of Representatives, March 27, 2025
An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's
Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GREENWOOD of Wales.
Cosponsored by Senator BICKFORD of Androscoggin and
Representatives: CARUSO of Caratunk, COLLINS of Sidney, HAGGAN of Hampden,
QUINT of Hodgdon, SMITH of Palermo, WHITE of Guilford, Senators: BERNARD of
Aroostook, CYRWAY of Kennebec.

Page 1 - 132LR2328(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1401, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §24, is
3 further amended to read:
41. Required information. A license must state, at a minimum, the name, date of birth,
5 place of residence or mailing address if different from the residence, of the licensee and the
6 permanent number assigned to that licensee. A license also must state whether the licensee
7 is a citizen of the United States, a noncitizen of the United States or an asylum seeker. A
8 name displayed on a license must be as the name appears on a birth certificate or a court
9 order or as the result of marriage.
10Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §27, is
11 further amended to read:
12 C. The applicant's date of birth; and
13Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 437, §40, is
14 amended to read:
15 E. Any other information and identification that the Secretary of State by rule requires. ;
16 and
17Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§2, ¶F is enacted to read:
18 F. A designation as to whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States, a
19 noncitizen of the United States or an asylum seeker.
20SUMMARY
21 This bill requires a driver's license and a nondriver identification card to state whether
22 the licensee or card holder is a citizen of the United States, a noncitizen of the United States
23 or an asylum seeker.
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