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Senate committee approves bill limiting municipal ID issuance after hours of testimony
Summary
House Bill 1789 — which would require municipal identification cards issued by cities to meet the state's lawful-presence standards — passed the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee after extended testimony from Little Rock officials, immigrant advocates and residents.
House Bill 1789 — which would prohibit a city from issuing municipal identification cards to people who cannot show lawful presence in the United States — passed the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee after extended testimony from city officials, advocates and residents.
Representative Joshua Bridal, listed in the hearing as representing Senate District 32, told the committee the bill asks cities to use the same proof-of-lawful-presence standard that the state uses for state-issued IDs. “The state of Arkansas . . . provides driver’s license and state ID cards to anyone who can prove a lawful presence in The United States,” Bridal said, arguing that municipalities should be held to the same standard.
Supporters of municipal ID programs framed them as public-safety and access measures.…
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