Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not specify what specific nonsubstantive changes are being made, only that such changes are being made.
Privacy Protection for Driver's License Information
AB-1839 makes minor, non-substantial changes to existing laws about how businesses and organ procurement organizations can use driver’s license information.
What This Bill Does
- Makes small changes to the rules allowing businesses to scan or swipe a driver’s license for specific reasons like verification.
- Keeps the rules allowing organ donation groups to scan licenses to confirm if someone is registered as an organ donor.
- Prohibits these groups from using or keeping this information for any other reason than what's allowed.
Who It Names or Affects
- Businesses that need to verify customer identities.
- Organ procurement organizations.
- People who use driver’s licenses and identification cards.
Terms To Know
- Nonsubstantive changes
- Changes made to improve the clarity or format of a law without changing its main meaning.
- Organ procurement organization
- A group that collects organs from donors for medical transplants.
Limits and Unknowns
- It is unclear what specific changes are being made to the existing laws.
- This bill has passed both chambers of the legislature but its final status, including any executive action, is unknown.