BILL NUMBER: AB 221
VETOED DATE: 10/09/2015
To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I am returning Assembly Bill 221 without my signature.
This bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to study the
feasibility of creating a "digital driver license" for smartphones
and report the results to the Legislature no later than December 1,
2016.
While the idea of a digital license sounds innovative, it poses
numerous technical difficulties. Given the many new responsibilities
that the Department of Motor Vehicles is already dealing with, I don'
t believe this bill is advisable.
Sincerely,
Edmund G. Brown Jr.