Bill Text: IA HSB194 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to driver's licenses marked to reflect deaf or hard-of-hearing status.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-03-05 - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 406. [HSB194 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB194-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
194
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HINSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
driver’s
licenses
marked
to
reflect
deaf
or
1
hard-of-hearing
status.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
216A.114,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
Create
an
informational
video,
in
3
consultation
with
the
state
department
of
transportation,
4
notifying
the
public
of
the
availability
of
and
requirements
5
for
a
driver’s
license
marked
to
reflect
deaf
or
6
hard-of-hearing
status
as
described
in
section
321.189,
7
subsection
9.
The
video
shall
be
in
American
sign
language
and
8
captioned
in
English.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
321.189,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
Deaf
or
hard-of-hearing
status.
A
12
licensee
who
is
a
deaf
person
or
a
hard-of-hearing
person,
13
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
622B.1,
may
request
14
that
the
license
be
marked
to
reflect
the
licensee’s
deaf
15
or
hard-of-hearing
status
when
the
licensee
applies
for
the
16
issuance
or
renewal
of
a
license.
Upon
such
a
request,
the
17
designation
“DHH”
or
the
phrase
“deaf
or
hard-of-hearing”
shall
18
be
marked
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
license,
as
determined
19
by
the
department.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
20
to
chapter
17A
establishing
criteria
under
which
a
license
21
may
be
marked,
including
requiring
the
licensee
to
submit
22
medical
proof
of
deafness
or
hearing
loss.
When
a
driver’s
23
license
is
so
marked,
the
licensee’s
deaf
or
hard-of-hearing
24
status
shall
be
noted
in
the
electronic
database
used
by
the
25
department
and
law
enforcement
to
access
registration,
titling,
26
and
driver’s
license
information.
The
department
shall
make
27
available
the
informational
video
created
pursuant
to
section
28
216A.114,
subsection
6,
in
a
conspicuous
place
in
each
of
the
29
department’s
driver’s
license
issuance
facilities
in
a
manner
30
determined
by
the
department,
which
may
include
posting
a
31
machine-readable
barcode
linked
to
the
video.
32
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
321M.8
Deaf
or
hard-of-hearing
status
33
informational
video.
34
A
county
authorized
to
issue
driver’s
licenses
shall
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make
available
the
informational
video
created
pursuant
to
1
section
216A.114,
subsection
6,
in
a
conspicuous
place
in
each
2
of
the
county’s
driver’s
license
issuance
facilities
in
a
3
manner
determined
by
the
county,
which
may
include
posting
a
4
machine-readable
barcode
linked
to
the
video.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
requires
the
commission
of
deaf
services
to
create
9
an
informational
video,
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
10
transportation
(DOT),
notifying
the
public
of
the
availability
11
of
and
requirements
for
a
driver’s
license
marked
to
reflect
12
deaf
or
hard-of-hearing
status.
The
video
must
be
in
American
13
sign
language
and
captioned
in
English.
14
The
bill
allows
a
person
who
is
deaf
or
hard-of-hearing
15
to
request
that
the
person’s
driver’s
license
be
marked
to
16
reflect
the
person’s
deaf
or
hard-of-hearing
status
when
the
17
person
applies
for
the
issuance
or
renewal
of
a
license.
Upon
18
such
a
request,
the
designation
“DHH”
or
the
phrase
“deaf
or
19
hard-of-hearing”
must
be
marked
prominently
on
the
face
of
20
the
license,
as
determined
by
the
DOT.
The
bill
authorizes
21
the
DOT
to
adopt
rules
establishing
criteria
under
which
a
22
license
may
be
marked
in
this
manner,
including
requiring
the
23
person
to
submit
medical
proof
of
deafness
or
hearing
loss.
24
When
a
driver’s
license
is
so
marked,
the
licensee’s
deaf
or
25
hard-of-hearing
status
must
be
noted
in
the
electronic
database
26
used
by
the
DOT
and
law
enforcement
to
access
registration,
27
titling,
and
driver’s
license
information.
28
The
bill
requires
the
DOT
and
counties
to
make
available
the
29
informational
video
in
a
conspicuous
place
in
each
of
the
DOT’s
30
or
county’s
driver’s
license
issuance
facilities
in
a
manner
31
determined
by
the
DOT
or
county,
as
applicable,
which
may
32
include
posting
a
machine-readable
barcode
linked
to
the
video.
33
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