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Mass. lawmaker files bill to allow businesses to scan or manually enter ID information
Summary
Rep. Michael P. Kushmerek filed House Bill No. 3716 on Jan. 16, 2025, proposing to add Section 8N to Chapter 90 to permit businesses to obtain consumer information either by electronically scanning identification or by manual entry; the filing does not specify enforcement, privacy, or data-retention rules.
Representative Michael P. Kushmerek of Fitchburg filed House Bill No. 3716 on Jan. 16, 2025, proposing to amend Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws to address how businesses may collect information from consumers’ identification documents.
The one-page filing, submitted as House Docket No. 2528 and listed under the subject heading “Transportation,” would add a new Section 8N to Chapter 90. The proposed text states that businesses in the Commonwealth may retrieve information from consumers by electronically scanning their ID and that the information may also be allowed to be entered manually.
The bill text as filed does not specify penalties, enforcement mechanisms, data-retention limits, required consumer notices or consent processes, or technical standards for scanning. Those details are not included in the filing.
The document is a petition for adoption of the accompanying bill; no committee referral action, votes, or enactment are recorded in the filing text provided. As filed, the proposal is a legislative submission and would require committee consideration and votes in the General Court before becoming law.
Docket and filing details in the submission identify the bill as House No. 3716, House Docket No. 2528, and list “Transportation” as the subject area. The filing date is Jan. 16, 2025.
Because the filing contains only the proposed statutory insertion and no implementing language, businesses and consumers would need subsequent legislative language or administrative rules to define how the provision would operate in practice.
