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Senate advances bill to mark U.S. citizenship on driver’s licenses after amendment vote
Summary
Senate committee recommended passage of a bill to require an eagle emblem on licenses for U.S. citizens after a failed amendment to make the marker optional; the measure was later re‑referred to the financing claims committee on the floor.
The Montana Senate on Feb. 5 advanced Senate Bill 91, a measure that would require driver’s licenses and identification cards issued to U.S. citizens to display an eagle emblem indicating U.S. citizenship, but floor action later sent the bill to financing claims for fiscal review.
Senator Hunter Mansella sponsored the bill. In committee Mansella told senators the emblem would appear on citizen licenses beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and that noncitizen applicants would continue to be verified for lawful presence using the federal SAVE system. "On or after 01/01/2026, an identification card issued pursuant to this section…
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