HB1477 • 2026

Use of Driver License Information for Fraud Prevention

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Snyder
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary text does not provide detailed conditions under which third parties can use DHSMV data or how revenue is generated. Therefore, some specifics in the candidate explanation were removed for accuracy.

Using Driver License Info for Fraud Prevention

This bill allows certain state agencies and third parties to access driver license information with a person's permission for fraud prevention.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to share driver license information with other state agencies for fraud prevention, if the driver agrees.
Permits identity verification service providers to use DHSMV data under specific conditions.
Requires any money made from these agreements to go into a special fund called the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
Forbids identity verification service providers from keeping certain information like IP addresses and geolocation data.
Prohibits third parties from storing or selling driver license images, signatures, or other data without the person's permission.

Who It Names or Affects

People who have Florida driver licenses
State agencies that need to verify identities for fraud prevention
Third-party identity verification service providers

Terms To Know

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV): The state agency responsible for issuing driver licenses and maintaining driving records.
Identity Verification Service Providers: Companies that check people's identities to prevent fraud.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear how many agencies or third parties will use this information.
The bill does not specify what happens if someone disagrees with the sharing of their driver license information.
There are no details on how the DHSMV will ensure that only authorized entities access the data.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-15 House
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-09 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Use of Driver License Information for Fraud Prevention; Authorizes DHSMV to provide state agencies & certain third parties with access to certain driver license information for specified purposes with licensee's consent; authorizes identity verification service providers to use DHSMV data under certain conditions; requires certain revenue be deposited into Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund; prohibits such providers from retaining certain information; prohibits third party from storing or selling certain information without licensee's consent.

Current Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the use of driver license 2
information for fraud prevention; amending s. 322.142, 3
F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and 4
Motor Vehicles to provide state agencies and certain 5
third parties with access to certain driver license 6
information for specified purposes with the licensee's 7
consent; authorizing identity verification service 8
providers to use department data under certain 9
conditions; requiring certain revenue be deposited 10
into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund; 11
prohibiting such providers from retaining certain 12
information; prohibiting a third party from storing or 13
selling certain information without the licensee's 14
consent; providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. Paragraphs (c) through (n) of subsection (4) of 19
section 322.142, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 20
paragraphs (d) through (o), respectively, a new paragraph (c) is 21
added to that subsection, and subsections (5) through (8) are 22
added to that section, to read: 23
322.142 Color photographic or digital imaged licenses.— 24
(4) The department may maintain a film negative or print 25

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file. The department shall maintain a record of the digital 26
image and signature of the licensees, together with other data 27
required by the department for identification and retrieval. 28
Reproductions from the file or digital record are exempt from 29
the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and may be made and issued only: 30
(c) For the purpose of fraud prevention, identity 31
verification, or ensuring the integrity and security of 32
individual identities, with the licensee's consent, for use by: 33
1. A state agency pursuant to an interagency agreement 34
with the department. 35
2. A third party that has entered into a contract with the 36
department to perform identity verification services for persons 37
or entities, regulated by a state agency, pursuant to standards 38
and safeguards established by the department. 39
(5) An identity verification service provider may use 40
department data in a manner consistent with this section if such 41
data remains in the department's possession. 42
(6) Any revenue generated as a result of an agreement 43
authorized by this section shall be deposited into the Highway 44
Safety Operating Trust Fund. 45
(7) An identify verification service provider may not 46
retain Internet protocol addresses, geolocation data, or other 47
information that describes the location, computer, computer 48
system, or computer network from which an applicant accesses the 49
system. 50

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(8) A third party may not store or sell images, 51
signatures, or data used pursuant to this section without the 52
licensee's consent. 53
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 54