Revision: May 14, 2025, 12:25 p.m.
Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10
May 5, 2025
2025-1934h
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Amendment to SB 13-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with pending asylum claims, regardless of a grant of temporary work authorization.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 2 with the following:
3 New Paragraph; Driver's License Renewal:Pending Asylum Cases; Amend RSA 263:10 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. The department shall not renew a driver's license for a person with a pending asylum claim, regardless of a previous or current grant of work authorization.
4 New Section; Driver's License Issuance to Nonresident Aliens: Asylees. Amend RSA 263 by inserting after section 263:39-b the following new section:
263:39-c Driver's License Issuance to Nonresident Alien Asylees. Notwithstanding RSA 263:39-a, the commissioner shall not issue a driver's license to a person granted asylee status by United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) until that person's application for adjustment of status to be a lawful permanent resident of the United States has been granted, regardless of any prior employment authorization.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
2025-1934h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses issued specifically to undocumented immigrants, and prohibits the director of the department of motor vehicles from issuing or renewing a driver's license for a person with a pending asylum claim, notwithstanding employment authorization.