UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1222
Page 1 of 2
XXXX 2/20/2023 9:36 AM Jacketed
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to repeal the REAL ID Act of 1
2005. 2
WHEREAS, the people of the Commonwealth recognize the Constitution of the 3
United States as our charter of liberty and that the Bill of Rights enshrines the 4
fundamental and inalienable rights of Americans, including the right to privacy; and 5
WHEREAS, it is the duty, and the privilege, of the elected representatives of the 6
people of the Commonwealth to ensure that their interest in privacy is zealously 7
safeguarded; and 8
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth has continually shown its hesitancy to participate 9
in or comply with implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, as one of the last 10
states to start issuing REAL ID cards; and 11
WHEREAS, the REAL ID Act of 2005 mandates an unfunded national 12
identification card on the people of the Commonwealth and was passed without a public 13
hearing, careful deliberation by the federal government, or any regard for the sanctity of 14
states' rights; and 15
WHEREAS, residents of the Commonwealth have spent $7,090,232 on 16
identification cards that are compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005; and 17
WHEREAS, fewer than 18.2 percent of citizens of the Commonwealth have chosen 18
a state identification card that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005; and 19
WHEREAS, the REAL ID Act of 2005 national database invites the theft of 20
identity and invasion of privacy of all those who hold conforming identification cards; 21
and 22
WHEREAS, the REAL ID Act of 2005 national database would facilitate the 23
tracking of data on individuals by federal and state governments; and 24
WHEREAS, the REAL ID Act of 2005 is an affront to the concept of federalism 25
enshrined in the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; and 26
WHEREAS, implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005 has proved so unwieldy 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1222
Page 2 of 2
XXXX 2/20/2023 9:36 AM Jacketed
and difficult that the federal government has been obligated, multiple times, to delay its 1
full implementation of the law until May 7, 2025, nearly 20 years after its passage; 2
NOW, THEREFORE, 3
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 4
Kentucky, the House of Representatives concurring therein: 5
Section 1. The Kentucky General Assembly respectfully urges and requests that 6
the Congress of the United States repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005. 7
Section 2. The Clerk of the Senate shall send copies of this Concurrent 8
Resolution to the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, the Clerk of 9
the Senate of the United States, and each member of the Kentucky Congressional 10
delegation. 11