By: Menéndez, Lucio S.B. No. 991
(In the Senate - Filed February 22, 2019; March 1, 2019,
read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
April 11, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 4; April 11, 2019,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 991 By: Alvarado
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the issuance of digital identification.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
(1) "Department" and "driver's license" have the
meanings assigned by Section 521.001, Transportation Code.
(2) "Digital identification" includes digital
driver's licenses and digital personal identification
certificates.
SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The department shall
contract with a third party to conduct a study and create a report
on the feasibility of issuing digital identification in this state.
(b) The study must:
(1) determine whether the department should establish
a pilot program for the issuance of digital identification;
(2) determine whether a person may use digital
identification in the same manner as a physical driver's license or
personal identification certificate, including whether
circumstances exist under which a person may not use digital
identification;
(3) assess existing department infrastructure and
identify changes required to issue digital identification in this
state; and
(4) evaluate existing mobile applications that:
(A) are capable of displaying digital
identification;
(B) include an authentication and verification
process for a wireless communication device; and
(C) may be used in any location regardless of the
location's level of wireless connectivity or cellular service.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the department shall
submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the
legislature the report created under Subsection (a) of this section
that includes the findings of the study conducted under this
section and any legislative recommendations based on the study.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires January 1,
2023.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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