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House Transportation Committee approves bill to mark noncitizen status on Wyoming driver licenses
Summary
The committee voted 5-4 to advance Senate File 33, requiring a "not a U.S. citizen" designation on the back of driver credentials for noncitizen license holders; WYDOT testified on technical constraints and implementation costs, and public testimony opposed the change as unnecessary and stigmatizing.
The House Transportation Committee voted 5-4 to approve Senate File 33, which requires driver licenses and ID cards issued to noncitizen credential-holders to carry a clearly placed notation reading "not a U.S. citizen." The committee approved an amendment inserting the word "citizen" after "U.S." in two places of the engrossed bill.
Wyoming Department of Transportation officials told the committee the change is technically possible but involves production, design and vendor considerations. "No one in Wyoming gets a credential that is not lawfully allowed to be here," said Taylor Rosetti, deputy director for WYDOT, arguing the department already verifies lawful presence when issuing credentials. Rosetti said WYDOT and its vendor had identified a placement on the back lower-left of the card as the clearest location for the notation.
Misty Zimmerman, program manager for Wyoming driver services, described the license as a multilayer…
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