Bill Text: IA HF2530 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to first responder identification cards.(Formerly HF 2012.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-15 - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 276. [HF2530 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2530-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2012)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
2265
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
first
responder
identification
cards.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.183A
First
responder
1
identification
card.
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1.
A
person
who
is
a
first
responder,
as
defined
in
3
section
233.1,
may
apply
to
the
department
to
be
issued
a
4
first
responder
identification
card
when
the
person
applies
5
for
issuance
or
renewal
of
a
driver’s
license
or
nonoperator’s
6
identification
card.
The
department
may
require
an
applicant
7
to
provide
reasonable
proof
the
applicant
is
a
first
responder
8
as
part
of
the
application.
The
department
shall
not
charge
a
9
fee
to
issue
a
first
responder
identification
card.
10
2.
The
department,
upon
receiving
a
completed
application,
11
shall
issue
to
the
applicant
a
first
responder
identification
12
card.
The
card
must
designate
the
holder
as
a
first
responder
13
and
display
a
color
photograph
of
the
applicant,
the
14
applicant’s
full
name,
and
the
date
of
issuance.
15
3.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
16
administer
this
section.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
21
to
issue
a
first
responder
identification
card
to
a
first
22
responder
upon
application,
without
fee.
For
purposes
of
23
the
bill,
first
responders
include
emergency
medical
care
24
providers,
registered
nurses
staffing
an
authorized
service
25
program,
physician
assistants
staffing
an
authorized
service
26
program,
fire
fighters,
and
peace
officers.
27
A
first
responder
may
apply
for
a
first
responder
28
identification
card
when
the
person
applies
for
issuance
or
29
renewal
of
a
driver’s
license
or
nonoperator’s
identification
30
card.
The
DOT
may
require
an
applicant
to
provide
reasonable
31
proof
the
applicant
is
a
first
responder.
The
card
must
32
designate
the
holder
as
a
first
responder
and
display
a
color
33
photograph
of
the
applicant,
the
applicant’s
full
name,
and
the
34
date
of
issuance.
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