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Arkansas committee approves bill to require male or female gender marker on driver ID
2715535 · March 20, 2025
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Summary
A House committee advanced a bill to put into state law a rule requiring Arkansas driver license and ID gender fields be listed as either "male" or "female." Sponsor said the measure codifies an existing agency rule.
Representative Howard Beatty, D-95, told the House Committee on Public Transportation that House Bill 1796 would codify an administrative rule governing the way gender information is displayed on Arkansas driver’s licenses and ID cards.
"Basically the bill requires display of gender information on an Arkansas driver's license ID card and specifies…
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