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.