Florida Senate - 2024                                    SB 1168
       
       
        
       By Senator Gruters
       
       
       
       
       
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to forms of identification; amending
    3         s. 97.0535, F.S.; expanding the list of acceptable
    4         forms of identification for certain voter registration
    5         applicants to include United States passport cards,
    6         identification cards issued by a federally recognized
    7         tribal nation or Indian tribe, and United States
    8         Merchant Mariner Credentials; amending s. 322.14,
    9         F.S.; requiring that driver licenses issued to drivers
   10         denote certain individuals as noncitizens; reenacting
   11         ss. 101.6921(1) and 101.6923(1), F.S., relating to
   12         certain voters who are required to submit certain
   13         identification before voting, to incorporate the
   14         amendment made to s. 97.0535, F.S., in references
   15         thereto; reenacting s. 322.01(6), F.S., relating to
   16         the definition of the term “color photographic driver
   17         license,” to incorporate the amendment made to s.
   18         322.14, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an
   19         effective date.
   20          
   21  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   22  
   23         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
   24  97.0535, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   25         97.0535 Special requirements for certain applicants.—
   26         (3)(a) The following forms of identification are shall be
   27  considered current and valid if they contain the name and
   28  photograph of the applicant and have not expired:
   29         1. United States passport or passport card.
   30         2. Debit or credit card.
   31         3. Military identification.
   32         4. Student identification.
   33         5. Retirement center identification.
   34         6. Neighborhood association identification.
   35         7. Public assistance identification.
   36         8. Veteran health identification card issued by the United
   37  States Department of Veterans Affairs.
   38         9. A license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued
   39  pursuant to s. 790.06.
   40         10. Employee identification card issued by any branch,
   41  department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the
   42  state, a county, or a municipality.
   43         11. Identification card issued by a federally recognized
   44  tribal nation or Indian tribe.
   45         12. United States Merchant Mariner Credential.
   46         Section 2. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1) of
   47  section 322.14, Florida Statutes, to read:
   48         322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
   49         (1)
   50         (g) Licenses issued to individuals who submitted any of the
   51  documents required pursuant to s. 322.08(2)(c)5., 7., or 8. must
   52  include “NC” to denote that such individual is a noncitizen.
   53         Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   54  made by this act to section 97.0535, Florida Statutes, in
   55  references thereto, subsection (1) of section 101.6921, Florida
   56  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   57         101.6921 Delivery of special vote-by-mail ballot to certain
   58  first-time voters.—
   59         (1) The provisions of this section apply to voters who are
   60  subject to the provisions of s. 97.0535 and who have not
   61  provided the identification or certification required by s.
   62  97.0535 by the time the vote-by-mail ballot is mailed.
   63         Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   64  made by this act to section 97.0535, Florida Statutes, in
   65  references thereto, subsection (1) of section 101.6923, Florida
   66  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   67         101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for
   68  certain first-time voters.—
   69         (1) This section applies to voters who are subject to s.
   70  97.0535 and who have not provided the identification or
   71  information required by s. 97.0535 by the time the vote-by-mail
   72  ballot is mailed.
   73         Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   74  made by this act to section 322.14, Florida Statutes, in a
   75  reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 322.01, Florida
   76  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   77         322.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
   78         (6) “Color photographic driver license” means a color
   79  photograph of a completed driver license form meeting the
   80  requirements prescribed in s. 322.14.
   81         Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.