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Committee approves bill setting privacy limits for digital driver's licenses, bars use for voting
Summary
An administration bill to allow voluntary digital driver's licenses with privacy protections and a prohibition on using them for voter ID passed the Transportation and Safety Committee and moves to the Senate calendar.
The Transportation and Safety Committee on Oct. 12 advanced Senate Bill 1297, an administration measure that would set privacy and usage limits for voluntary digital driver's‑license credentials and include unrelated administrative updates to driver licensing.
What the bill does: As described by sponsor leadership and Department of Safety staff, the bill would authorize a voluntary digital driver's license (DDL) program and place limits on collection, retention, and use of personally identifiable…
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