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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the issuance of digital identification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Department" and "driver's license" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 521.001, Transportation Code. |
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(2) "Digital identification" includes digital |
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driver's licenses and digital personal identification |
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certificates. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The department shall |
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conduct a study on the feasibility of issuing digital |
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identification in this state. |
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(b) The study must: |
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(1) determine whether the department should establish |
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a pilot program for the issuance of digital identification; |
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(2) determine whether a person may use digital |
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identification in the same manner as a physical driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate, including whether |
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circumstances exist under which a person may not use digital |
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identification; |
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(3) assess existing department infrastructure and |
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identify changes required to issue digital identification in this |
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state; |
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(4) evaluate existing mobile applications that: |
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(A) are capable of displaying digital |
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identification; |
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(B) include an authentication and verification |
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process for a wireless communication device; and |
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(C) may be used in any location regardless of the |
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location's level of wireless connectivity or cellular service; and |
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(5) examine methods other digital identification |
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programs use to maintain the security of the program, including: |
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(A) how other digital identification programs |
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ensure that the information provided by the digital identification |
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is accessible only for that purpose; and |
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(B) the security features other digital |
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identification programs use to protect against identity theft. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the department shall |
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submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the |
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legislature a report that includes the findings of the study |
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conducted under this section and any legislative recommendations |
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based on the study. |
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SECTION 3. CONFIDENTIALITY. Personal identifying |
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information, as defined by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce |
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Code, collected or maintained for the study conducted by the |
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department under Section 2 of this Act is confidential and not |
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subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires January 1, |
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2023. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |