Committee hears AGO request to allow confidential IDs for investigators

Jan 19, 2026

HB 2096 would permit the Department of Licensing to issue confidential driver's licenses or identicards to Office of the Attorney General investigators for undercover civil or criminal work; AGO said it would protect investigators, while law enforcement associations raised concerns about background checks and deconfliction.

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The committee heard House Bill 2,096, an Attorney General request bill to authorize the Department of Licensing to issue confidential driver's licenses and identicards to investigators employed by the Office of the Attorney General for undercover or covert civil and criminal investigations.

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