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Committee advances bill adding safeguards for mobile driver's licenses after Department of Safety testimony
Summary
The committee voted 16–3 on a bill to add statutory limits on retention and sale of data tied to mobile driver's licenses and to prohibit using digital IDs for voting; Department of Safety staff told the committee the app was developed internally and usage is optional.
House members advanced legislation intended to place statutory limits on data retention and sale of personal information connected to mobile driver's licenses, and to expressly prohibit using a digital driver's license for voting identification.
Representative McCallum, the bill sponsor, told the House Transportation Committee the measure clarifies that state law should prohibit retention or sale of personal information collected through mobile driver's licenses and aligns statutory drivers‑license rules with current departmental practice. "This proposal will fix that issue," McCallum said while explaining the bill.
Department of Safety testimony
Elizabeth Stroker, legislative director and assistant general counsel for…
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