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House passes bill creating driving-privilege card, bars ITIN-based state IDs for government uses
Summary
The House passed S.B. 227 after extensive debate and amendment to create a "driving privilege" card for people without Social Security numbers, prohibit the use of ITIN-based driver's licenses as government identification, and require residency rules; final House passage was 53–18.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to pass S.B. 227, the Public Safety Driving Privilege and Identification Card Amendments, after lengthy floor debate and multiple amendments.
Sponsor Representative Lockhart framed the measure as a public-safety response to an audit the Legislature requested, saying the review showed large numbers of driver’s licenses and ID cards had been issued under IRS individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs). "As many as 58,000 driver licenses have been issued to undocumented aliens in this state," Lockhart said, adding that personal ID cards under ITINs numbered roughly 37,000. He said the bill would stop issuing driver's licenses and ITIN-based ID cards, create a driving-privilege card for people without Social…
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