CS/SB 1324 (2021) -  Digital Driver Licenses and Identification Cards

General Bill by Rules and Harrell
Digital Driver Licenses and Identification Cards: Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a secure and uniform system for issuing optional digital proofs of driver licenses and identification cards; authorizing the department to contract with one or more private entities to develop an electronic credentialing system; authorizing the department to enter into contracts with private entities for a specified purpose; prohibiting entities from storing, selling, or sharing personal information collected from scanning the digital proofs of driver licenses and identification cards, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/22/21 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1313 (Ch. 2021-235), CS/HB 1315 (Ch. 2021-236) -SJ 620 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 4:20 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 03/10/21 8:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 20   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/20/21 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1326 Subject: Public Records/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/HB 1313 Subject: Digital Driver Licenses and Identification Cards Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 1315 Subject: Pub. Rec./Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 744864 , Rules, Harrell Date Filed: 04/15/21, Line#: 130 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/21/2021 04:32 PM
    • A 384118 , Rules, Harrell Date Filed: 04/19/21, Line#: 154 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/21/2021 04:32 PM
    • A 564816 , Rules, Harrell Date Filed: 04/19/21, Line#: 154 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/21/2021 04:32 PM
    • AA 802498 , Rules, Farmer Date Filed: 04/20/21, Line#: 105 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/21/2021 04:32 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/21/2021 4:23:56 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/19/2021 8:05:40 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/15/2021 5:56:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/13/2021 9:19:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 3/11/2021 3:26:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 3/8/2021 2:46:35 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1313 (Ch. 2021-235), CS/HB 1315 (Ch. 2021-236) -SJ 620 Time: 04/22/2021 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 1313 -SJ 620 Time: 04/22/2021 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 619 Time: 04/22/2021 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 561 Time: 04/21/2021 - 7:59 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642 Time: 04/21/2021 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/21/2021 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/21/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 559 Time: 04/20/2021 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/19/2021 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/15/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 471 Time: 04/15/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/12/2021 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/11/2021 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 247 Time: 03/10/2021 - 10:13 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/10/21, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/05/2021 - 2:32 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 132 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 133 Time: 02/24/2021 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/16/2021 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
322.032 CS/HB 1313
322.121 CS/HB 1313
322.14 HB 493, CS/HB 1313, SB 1356
322.15 CS/HB 1313