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Committee approves bill to label non‑U.S. citizens on state credentials and delays implementation to 2026
Summary
The committee passed bill draft 25LSO0259, requiring driver licenses and state ID cards issued to persons who are not U.S. citizens (but have lawful status per Title 6 §37.3 CFR) to be labeled ‘not a United States citizen’; the committee moved effective dates to Jan. 1, 2026 and adopted conforming rulemaking timing while rejecting a costly color‑change amendment.
CHEYENNE — The Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee on Feb. 27 voted to advance a bill to label state driver licenses and identification cards issued to non‑U.S. citizens as “not a United States citizen,” and to move multiple effective and rulemaking dates to Jan. 1, 2026 to align with YDOT’s planned modernization.
Talise Hanson, LSO staff attorney, explained that bill draft 25LSO0259 would add language to driver licenses and identification cards indicating when the credential holder is not a U.S. citizen but has lawful status as defined by Title 6 §37.3 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The draft included staff options (not mandated) for additional language such as “not valid for official federal purposes” and for distinctive coloring of such credentials.
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