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Committee approves bill to broaden documents that prove veteran status for driver ID symbol
Summary
The committee approved HB 1100 to allow additional forms beyond DD214 — including military picture IDs and VA picture forms — to verify veteran status for a veteran symbol on driver's licenses and identification cards; DFA said verification will create only a modest additional workload.
An unidentified presenter told the committee that House Bill 1100 would amend application requirements so more kinds of military or VA picture IDs could be used to verify veteran status for a veteran symbol on Arkansas driver's licenses and identification cards. "Right now the only way we can do it is through a form called DD 2 14," the presenter said, and the bill would accept other vetted forms such as military IDs and VA picture forms.
The presenter said the forms to be added "have been vetted either by the Department of Defense or vetted ... by the Veterans Administration." He said the bill would make it easier for reserve and National Guard members, who are not always issued a DD214, to obtain the symbol.
A senator asked whether the Department of Finance and Administration would face verification burdens; DFA staff said it "may create a little more work, but not a substantial amount." Senator Pitsch moved and Senator Davis seconded; the committee approved the bill by voice vote. The transcript records the motion and voice approval but does not include a roll-call tally.
The bill clarifies what documents qualify for the veteran designation; the transcript does not provide a list of the exact form numbers beyond DD214 or implementation timelines.
