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Panel advances bill allowing optional Native American designation on state IDs
Summary
The committee gave House Bill 20 a due pass after debate about benefits for law enforcement and social services, documentation standards, and concerns about privacy and potential profiling; the bill would let eligible applicants opt into a nonspecific 'Native American' designation on driver's licenses or ID cards with specified tribal documentation.
A House committee voted to advance House Bill 20, which would permit eligible Native American applicants to request a voluntary, nonspecific "Native American" designation on state driver's licenses and identification cards when they provide one of four specified tribal documents.
Sponsor Representative Michelle Paulina Baca (introduced herself in committee) said the designation would not identify a specific tribe or disclose personal tribal data and would be optional. She said the…
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