BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 221 (Dababneh) - Mobile application: driver's licenses and
identification cards
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|Version: July 2, 2015 |Policy Vote: T. & H. 9 - 2 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 17, 2015 |Consultant: Mark McKenzie |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: AB 221 would require the Department of Motor Vehicles
(DMV) to study the feasibility of creating a digital mobile
driver's license application (DDL app) for smartphone use, and
submit a report to the Legislature by December 1, 2016.
Fiscal
Impact:
DMV estimates one-time costs of approximately $300,000 for the
feasibility study and report to the Legislature. (Motor
Vehicle Account)
Major cost pressures, in the millions of dollars, to develop
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and implement a DDL app, to the extent DMV finds that it would
be feasible. (Motor Vehicle Account)
Background: Existing law requires DMV to issue a driver's license to an
applicant that meets specified requirements, and authorizes DMV
to issue an identification card to any person, containing
specified identifying data certified by the applicant. A
driver's license must contain the full name, age, mailing
address, digitized signature, and a full-face engraved picture
or photograph of the licensee. Existing law requires a driver
to have a valid license in his/her immediate possession when
operating a motor vehicle on a highway, and requires a driver to
present his/her license upon demand of a peace officer, as
specified.
Currently no other states have implemented a DDL app, although
the Delaware Legislature adopted a resolution directing their
Division of Motor Vehicles to study and consider issuing
optional DDLs and the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT)
has administratively developed an in-house pilot program to test
a prototype DDL app. IDOT has worked with application
developers, the Federal Department of Homeland Security, and
local law enforcement to develop a DDL app that is practical,
but also meets appropriate security standards. To date, IDOT
has identified several implementation concerns, including how a
mobile device will be handled by law enforcement during a
traffic stop, how information will be stored on the DDL app, and
how a DDL will comply with federal REAL ID requirements. They
are currently in a limited testing phase.
Proposed Law:
AB 221 would require DMV to study the feasibility of creating
a DDL app for smartphone use. At a minimum, the study must
consider the security of personal information, compliance with
federal standards, and limitations of available technology. The
bill also requires DMV to report the results from the study to
the Legislature by December 1, 2016.
Staff
Comments: DMV anticipates it would incur costs of approximately
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$300,000 to perform the feasibility study, including an
assessment of relevant issues pertaining to privacy, security,
and compliance with federal standards, and report results to the
Legislature. Staff notes that these costs would be borne by the
Motor Vehicle Account, which currently has a structural
imbalance and will be insolvent sometime during the 2017-18
fiscal year, absent corrective action. To the extent that DMV
finds that the development and implementation of a DDL app is
feasible, the bill would create cost pressures in the millions
of dollars. Actual costs would be attributable to future
legislation that would direct state action to implement a DDL
app.
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