Revised National Identification and Registration Bill Could Become Law Before Year End. Revised National ID Bill could become law before year end. Bill is expected to become law by the end of the year. Bill could be law before the New Year even before year-end. Bill will be signed into law by end of year, but it could be a year before Christmas. Bill would be first step in national ID legislation since 1996. Bill was passed by the House of Representatives in New Hampshire last week. Bill passed by a committee of lawmakers in December.