Panel advances bill allowing optional Native American designation on state IDs
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.
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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.
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