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D.C. Law 22-184. Nonbinary Identification Cards Amendment Act of 2018.

AN ACT

To amend the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925 to allow applicants for a license, permit, or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to designate their gender as nonbinary.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Nonbinary Identification Cards Amendment Act of 2018".

Sec. 2. Section 7 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code § 50-1401.01), is amended by adding a new subsection (i) to read as follows:

"(i) The Department shall allow applicants for a license, permit, or identification card issued pursuant to this section, section 8a, or section 8c to designate their gender as nonbinary.".

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 4. Effective date.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

Law Information

Cites

  • D.C. Law 22-184 (PDF)
  • D.C. Act 22-466 (PDF)
  • 65 DCR 11402

Effective

Nov. 27, 2018

Legislative History (LIMS)

Law 22-184, the “Nonbinary Identification Cards Amendment Act of 2018,” was introduced in the Council and assigned Bill No. 22-331 which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on July 10, 2018, and Sept. 18, 2018, respectively. After mayoral review, it was assigned Act No. 22-466 on Oct. 9, 2018, and transmitted to Congress for its review. D.C. Law 22-184 became effective Nov. 27, 2018.