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Committee adopts working document for bill to allow private TSA-enrollers to access DMV data; CLEAR outlines opt-in identity service
Summary
The committee adopted a committee substitute for HB 303 as a working document to permit limited DMV data sharing with TSA-registered private identity-verification partners. CLEAR described its opt-in, face-matching airport ID service and fees; committee set the bill aside pending amendments and companion bill reconciliation.
House State Affairs adopted a committee substitute as the working document for House Bill 303 on May 12 that would amend statutes to permit limited data sharing by the Department of Administration with private entities that are registered TSA enrollment partners.
Stewart Relay, committee staff, described the CS as a page-one rewrite that replaces existing language with provisions on data transfers and authorizes private entities and nonprofits to provide security services in Alaska’s international airports under specified conditions. Representative St. Clair, the sponsor, said the change aims to allow companies already partnered with TSA to operate in Alaska and that participation would remain opt-in for individual travelers.
Jake Almeda, chief of staff to Representative St. Clair, said the language specifically permits only recognized TSA Registered Traveler/TSA PreCheck enrollment partners (three nationwide) to receive Alaskans' DMV information for identity verification. He added that CLEAR currently has a tentative agreement with Alaska Department of Transportation to operate at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport if state law allows the data-sharing arrangement.
Jessica Ng, Senior Regional Director of Public Affairs for CLEAR, described the company as "a secure identity company" that matches travelers' faces to driver's license images to speed identity verification and complement TSA PreCheck. She emphasized CLEAR is opt-in only and said the company's airport product, CLEAR Plus, is $209 per year; separate TSA PreCheck enrollment through CLEAR carries an additional fee (approximately $77.95 covering five years). Ng also said CLEAR offers complimentary identity-verification integrations outside airports for business-to-business uses but that the paid airport service is distinct.
Committee members asked for clarification on scope, whether adoption would allow non-airport uses, and how the CS interacts with other bills; members ultimately set HB 303 aside to allow time for pending amendments and any alternative vehicles for the language to be considered.
