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House revenue panel adopts substitute to HB 46 to allow auditors access to limited driver-license data
Summary
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee adopted the second substitute to HB 46 and voted to pass it out favorably. The bill changes language so county auditors may access driver-license name and address data for verifying primary residential exemptions, reducing administrative expense for the Driver’s License Division.
Representative Shelley introduced the second substitute to House Bill 46 and told the House Revenue and Taxation Committee the change is narrowly targeted to ease administrative burdens. The bill alters statutory language so county auditors may access limited driver-license information — specifically name and address — to verify primary residential exemptions rather than requiring the Driver’s License Division to provide that data, which the sponsor said creates expense for the division.
The change, the sponsor said, is procedural and technical: it preserves the auditors’ ability to verify residency while removing the obligation for the Driver’s License Division to actively deliver records, shifting the mechanism to allow auditors access. No members offered substantive objections during committee discussion, and no members of the public spoke on the measure.
Representative Jennifer Dailey-Provost moved adoption of the second substitute; the committee adopted the substitute and then voted to pass the bill out of committee with a favorable recommendation. The chair acknowledged an online confirmation of Representative Shepherd’s “yes” vote. The committee recorded the action as a favorable recommendation to the next legislative stage; the transcript reflects voice votes without a roll-call tally recorded in committee minutes.
