DATA SHARING; SOCIAL SECURITY

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but the effective date is listed as 'immediately' in Section 4 without a specific calendar date provided in the metadata.

Sharing Driver's License Data for Social Security Verification

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 This Bill 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 Names or Affects

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

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.

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.

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

HB0213b -1- CSHB 213(JUD)
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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 213(JUD)

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Offered: 3/5/26
Referred: State Affairs

Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES JIMMIE, Johnson, Prax, Hall, Kopp, Schwanke
A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration for driver's 1
license data verification purposes; and providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 28.05.068(a) is amended to read: 4
(a) If the department conveys, distributes, or communicates data to be used in 5
a database, index, pointer system, or any other system managed by an entity other than 6
the department [, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MOTOR 7
VEHICLE ADMINISTRATORS,] to comply with the requirements of P.L. 109-13, 8
Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005), the department may not convey, distribute, or 9
communicate to that entity any data not required to be conveyed, distributed, or 10
communicated for the state to be certified by the United States Department of 11
Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of P.L. 109-13, 12
Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005). 13
* Sec. 2. AS 28.05.068(b) is amended to read: 14
34-LS0877\I
CSHB 213(JUD) -2- HB0213b
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(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may [NOT] convey, 1
distribute, or communicate data to a private entity only [ANY SCANNED OR 2
STORED DOCUMENTS COLLECTED IN ORDER] to carry out the provisions of 3
AS 28.15.151(g) [AS 28.15]. 4
* Sec. 3. AS 28.15.151 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 5
(g) The department shall, upon request, furnish information maintained by the 6
department under this section to a nonprofit organization or governmental or tribal 7
entity approved by the United States Social Security Administration to facilitate 8
driver's license data verification. In this subsection, "nonprofit organization" means an 9
organization that qualifies for exemption from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or 10
(4) (Internal Revenue Code). 11
* Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 12