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HB213

Sharing Driver's License Data for Social Security Verification

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In one sentence

This law allows the Department of Administration to share driver's license data with nonprofit organizations or government and tribal entities approved by the U.S. Social Security Administration.

What it does

  • Allows the department to send driver's license information to private nonprofits, governmental groups, or tribal entities if they are approved by the Social Security Administration for verification purposes.
  • Removes a previous rule that stopped the department from sharing scanned or stored documents with private entities when carrying out specific state laws.
  • Keeps limits on sending data to other systems used for REAL ID Act compliance, allowing only the information required for federal certification.

Who it affects

  • The Department of Administration
  • Nonprofit organizations approved by the Social Security Administration
  • Governmental or tribal entities approved by the Social Security Administration

Limits and unknowns

  • Data sharing is limited to requests made by entities approved specifically for driver's license data verification.
  • The law does not list specific names of the organizations that may receive this data, only their required approval status.
  • Sharing with other systems remains restricted to what is necessary for REAL ID Act compliance.

Plain language

Terms to know

REAL ID Act
A federal law (P.L. 109-13) that sets standards for state driver's licenses.
Nonprofit organization
An organization exempt from taxes under sections 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

DATA SHARING; SOCIAL SECURITY An Act relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration for driver's license data verification purposes; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) Heard & HeldText
  2. (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
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  4. (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
  5. (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS1786
  6. (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)1786
  7. (H) NR: VANCE, COSTELLO1786
  8. (H) DP: EISCHEID, MINA, KOPP, GRAY1786
  9. (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) 4DP 2NR1786
  10. (H) Moved CSHB 213(JUD) Out of CommitteeText
  11. (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
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