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HB110 • 2026

Driver licenses; authorize issuance of digital driver licenses and identification cards

Driver licenses; authorize issuance of digital driver licenses and identification cards

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Tillman
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Alabama Digital Driver Licenses and ID Cards

This law allows Alabama to issue digital driver licenses and ID cards on mobile devices for a fee of up to $15, which can be used instead of physical ones when driving or asked by officials but not for voting.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to create digital versions of driver licenses and non-driver IDs if funds are available.
  • Allows ALEA to charge a fee of up to $15 for issuing these digital cards, with money going into the Public Safety Fund.
  • Permits people to show their digital license on an approved mobile device instead of carrying a physical card when driving or asked by government officials.
  • States that showing the digital ID does not give permission for officers to search other parts of the phone.
  • Requires ALEA to use reasonable industry security standards to protect user privacy and data integrity.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People in Alabama who hold driver licenses or non-driver identification cards
  • The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)
  • Police officers, judges, and other government officials who check IDs

Terms To Know

Digital Driver License
An electronic version of a driver's license stored on an approved mobile device.
ALEA-approved Mobile Electronic Method
A specific app or digital tool that the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency allows for showing IDs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Digital licenses cannot be used as a valid form of photo identification when voting.
  • The program depends on ALEA having enough money to create and run it.
  • ALEA must still write specific rules before the digital system can fully operate.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

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R 180

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment allows Alabama to issue digital driver licenses and ID cards for an extra $15 fee, which can be used instead of a physical card in most situations but not for voting.

  • The state agency (ALEA) will offer digital versions of driver's licenses and IDs that people can view on approved mobile devices.
  • People must pay an additional $15 fee to get the digital version, which is available only if there are enough funds.
  • Drivers can show their digital license instead of a physical one when driving or showing ID to police officers in court.
  • The state agency must create security rules to protect user privacy and ensure that checking the digital ID does not allow access to other data on the phone.
  • Digital licenses cannot be used as photo identification for voting under current Alabama law.
  • This program will only start if there is enough money available in the budget.
  • The specific mobile apps or methods approved by ALEA are not listed in this text.
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R 771 • Smitherman

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment allows the state to charge up to $15 for digital driver licenses and ID cards, requires security standards, lets officials make rules about them, and directs the fee money into a Public Safety Fund.

  • The state can now charge an extra fee of up to fifteen dollars ($15) when issuing a digital driver license or identification card.
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles (ALEA) must use standard security methods that are common in the industry for these digital cards.
  • Officials are allowed to create specific rules needed to make this new system work.
  • Any money collected from the extra fee will be put into a special account called the Public Safety Fund.
  • The text does not explain exactly what security standards must be used or how much of the $15 fee is required versus optional.
  • It is unclear if this amendment changes any other parts of the original bill besides adding these specific lines.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-03-17 Senate

    Signature Requested

  3. 2026-03-17 House

    Delivered to Governor

  4. 2026-03-17 House

    Enrolled

  5. 2026-03-12 House

    Tillman Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 891 (Yeas 103, Nays 0)

  6. 2026-03-12 House

    Ready to Enroll

  7. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 772 (Yeas 35, Nays 0)

  8. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 771 (Yeas 35, Nays 0)

  9. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 35, Nays 0)

  10. 2026-03-10 Senate

    State Governmental Affairs 1st Amendment Offered

  11. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  12. 2026-02-04 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  13. 2026-02-04 Senate

    State Governmental Affairs 1st Amendment

  14. 2026-01-27 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 181 (Yeas 93, Nays 3)

  15. 2026-01-27 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 180 (Yeas 93, Nays 3)

  16. 2026-01-27 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 91, Nays 3)

  17. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  18. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs

  19. 2026-01-27 House

    Engrossed

  20. 2026-01-27 House

    Public Safety and Homeland Security Engrossed Substitute Offered

  21. 2026-01-21 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  22. 2026-01-21 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  23. 2026-01-13 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  24. 2026-01-13 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Official Summary Text

This act: (1) requires the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to issue digital driver licenses and nondriver identification cards for a fee of up to $15 to be accessed through an ALEA-approved mobile electronic method; (2) authorizes producing a digital license in lieu of a physical one when operating a vehicle or vessel and upon the demand of a government entity; (3) prohibits digital licenses as a valid form of voter identification; and (4) provides producing a digital license or card does not implicitly consent to searching the electronic device. Effective October 1, 2026.

Current Bill Text

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HB110 ENROLLED
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HB110
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By Representative Tillman
RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 06-Jan-26
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PFD: 06-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to driver licenses; to authorize the Alabama
State Law Enforcement Agency to issue digital driver licenses
and nondriver identification cards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a)(1) Pursuant to the procedures for
issuance and renewal of driver licenses and nondriver
identification cards established in Chapter 6 of Title 32,
Code of Alabama 1975, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
(ALEA), contingent upon the availability of funds, shall issue
a digital driver license or nondriver identification card and
may charge an additional fee of up to fifteen dollars ($15),
which may be displayed through an ALEA-approved mobile
electronic method.
(2) The digital driver license or nondriver
identification card may be issued in addition to a physical
driver license or nondriver identification card.
(b) The digital driver license or nondriver
identification card shall contain all information present on a
physical driver license or nondriver identification card,
including a bar code or other mechanism, as utilized to reveal
the information.
(c) A licensee may produce a valid ALEA-approved
digital driver license in lieu of possessing a physical driver
license when operating a motor vehicle or vessel pursuant to
Section 32-6-9, Code of Alabama 1975.
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Section 32-6-9, Code of Alabama 1975.
(d)(1) Upon demand of a judge of any court in this
state, a peace officer, a state trooper, or any other state or
local governmental entity, a licensee may produce an
ALEA-approved digital driver license or nondriver
identification card, and it shall be recognized as though it
were a physical driver license or nondriver identification
card.
(2) A licensee may not produce an approved digital
driver license or nondriver identification card in place of a
physical driver license or nondriver identification card as a
valid form of voter photo identification pursuant to Section
17-9-30, Code of Alabama 1975.
(e) If the licensee displays the digital driver license
or nondriver identification card through the ALEA-approved
mobile method, the individual is not implicitly consenting to
allow access to or to search other contents of the wireless
communication or electronic device other than provided for by
law.
(f) ALEA shall apply reasonable industry standards of
security to protect the integrity of the digital driver
license or nondriver identification card and privacy of the
licensee.
(g) ALEA may adopt rules to implement this section.
(h) ALEA shall deposit monies collected from the
additional fee under subsection (a) into the Public Safety
Fund in the State Treasury.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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1, 2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 27-Jan-26, as amended.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 10-Mar-26 Amended and Passed
House 12-Mar-26 Concurred in Senate
Amendment
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