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Tennessee subcommittee advances bill to permit digital driver's licenses, limits biometric retention
Summary
The House Transportation Subcommittee on March 4 advanced House Bill 1316, which clarifies state law for mobile driver's licenses, permits third parties to accept a digital license on a permissive basis and restricts biometric data collection and retention to a brief verification window.
On March 4, 2025, the Tennessee House Transportation Subcommittee voted 7-2 to advance House Bill 1316, which would align state law with current practice on mobile driver's licenses and add limits on biometric data collection and retention for digital licenses.
The measure, carried in committee by Representative McCalmon, would amend Tennessee Code to allow people age 18 and older to take road skills tests while accompanied by a Department of Safety employee without first obtaining a driving permit. The bill also clarifies that certain recreational vehicles may be operated under a standard Class D license by tying the rule to intended use rather than a vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating. The bill includes new language governing mobile or digital driver's licenses: third parties may permissively accept a…
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