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Committee advances bill allowing optional electronic driver's licenses with privacy and verification safeguards
Summary
House Bill 1970, as amended, would let PennDOT issue optional electronic driver's licenses and IDs (complementing a required physical credential) with strict privacy, verification, and third-party contract limits; the committee adopted a comprehensive amendment and reported the bill.
Chairman Nielsen introduced House Bill 1970, which would authorize PennDOT to issue optional electronic driver's licenses and identification cards while maintaining a required physical product. Staffer Kyle summarized Amendment A02695, a comprehensive package negotiated over two years with PennDOT, the state police and other stakeholders that would…
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