HCSHB2599--IDENTIFICATION TOPURCHASEALCOHOL
SPONSOR: Farnan
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheSpecial
CommitteeonInnovationandTechnologybyavoteof7to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2599.
Currently,anypersonwhosuppliesintoxicatingliquortoaminor
ortoanypersonintoxicatedorappearingtobeinastateof
intoxicationshallbeguiltyofamisdemeanor. Itshallbea
defensetoprosecutionunderthisoffenseif:thepurchaserofthe
intoxicatingliquorexhibitedtothedefendantaformof
identification listedinthebill.
Currently,anindividualwhowantstopurchasealcoholfroma
licenseemustpresentaformofidentification aslistedinthe
bill.Thebillallowsforasecureidentityverificationsystem
thatutilizesanelectronicscanmechanismtobeusedin
determiningwhetherthepurchaseris21yearsofageorolder.
Noretailersarerequiredtouseasecureidentityverification
systemandallretailersmustacceptvalidgovernment
identification forageverificationpurposes.
Thebillalsospecifiesthatanyinformationobtainedandstoredby
asecureidentityverificationsystemmaynotbesoldwithout
consent. Anindividualmayrequesttooptoutorrevokeconsent
forthecontinuedstorageofhisorherprofileandrequest
deletionfromtheprovider'sdatabase.
Thebillalsorequiresanybusinessthatofferstheoptiontomake
paymentsthroughasecureidentityverificationsystemmustalso
acceptanalternativemethodofpayment.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatsecureidentification verification
systemsmakeidentification verificationmoreefficient. Some
entertainmentvenuesandstores,includingsportsstadiumsand
WholeFoods,inotherstatesareusingthistechnologyanditmakes
alcoholsalesmoreefficient. TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Farnan;
MissouriChamberOfCommerce;andAmazon.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillexpressedconcernthatifthe
technologyauthorizedinthisbillbecomesprevalentintheState,
itislikelytobecometheonlyoptionforpaymentand
identification verification. Inaddition,opponentsexpressed
concernswiththesecurityofinformationprovidedtoretailers.
TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereArmorvine;andArnieC.
AcDienoff.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.