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HB4194 • 2026

State: identification cards; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a state identification card; remove. Amends secs. 1, 1a & 2 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291 et seq.).

State: identification cards; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a state identification card; remove. Amends secs. 1, 1a & 2 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291 et seq.).

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Tyrone Carter (District 1), John Fitzgerald (District 83), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Joseph Tate (District 9), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Regina Weiss (District 5), Kelly Breen (District 21), Julie Rogers (District 41), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Carol Glanville (District 84)
Last action
2025-03-12
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 03/11/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about the impact on ease of obtaining an ID card for individuals lacking proof of U.S. citizenship.

Removing Citizenship or Legal Status Requirement for Michigan ID Cards

This law removes the requirement that people must prove their citizenship or legal presence in the United States to get a state identification card in Michigan.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the need for proof of U.S. citizenship or legal status when applying for a state ID card.
  • Changes sections of an existing law about state IDs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to apply for a Michigan state identification card
  • State agencies that issue these cards

Terms To Know

Citizenship
Being born in or becoming a legal member of a country, like the United States.
Legal presence
Having permission to be in a country legally.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how state agencies will verify other requirements for obtaining an ID card.
  • It is unclear what the next steps are after this bill was electronically reproduced on March 11, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 231

    bill electronically reproduced 03/11/2025

  2. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 212

    introduced by Representative Rep. Tyrone Carter

  3. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 212

    read a first time

  4. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 212

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

State: identification cards; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a state identification card; remove. Amends secs. 1, 1a & 2 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291 et seq.).