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Senate delays Utah "smart card" driver's-license rollout, sends bill to interim study
Summary
After a floor debate that highlighted privacy and implementation concerns, the Senate voted to send the proposed driver's-license smart-card law (HB 244) to interim study rather than pass it this session.
Senators on March 5 debated a proposal to replace Utah driver's licenses with a smart-card format (substitute House Bill 244). Sponsors said the card would contain the same information already on a license; opponents warned that the microchip and potential third-party uses raised privacy and consumer-choice concerns.
Floor discussion focused on whether the bill had adequate privacy safeguards and…
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