Bill Text: TX HB682 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the issuance of digital identification.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB682 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB682-Introduced.html
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| By: White | H.B. No. 682 | |
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| relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the issuance of | ||
| digital identification. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 7, Transportation Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 526 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 526. DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM | ||
| Sec. 526.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
| (1) "Department" and "driver's license" have the | ||
| meanings assigned by Section 521.001. | ||
| (2) "Digital identification" includes digital | ||
| driver's licenses and digital personal identification | ||
| certificates. | ||
| Sec. 526.002. DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM. (a) | ||
| The department by rule shall establish a pilot program for the | ||
| issuance of digital identification. | ||
| (b) In establishing the digital identification pilot | ||
| program, the department shall: | ||
| (1) assess existing department infrastructure and | ||
| identify changes required to implement the program; | ||
| (2) upgrade department infrastructure according to | ||
| the department's findings under Subdivision (1); | ||
| (3) acquire a mobile application that: | ||
| (A) displays digital identification that | ||
| includes the information described by Section 521.121(a) on a | ||
| wireless communication device; | ||
| (B) includes an authentication and verification | ||
| process for a wireless communication device; and | ||
| (C) may be used in any location regardless of the | ||
| location's level of wireless connectivity or cellular telephone | ||
| service; | ||
| (4) deploy the digital identification mobile | ||
| application at no cost to focus groups for testing and evaluation; | ||
| (5) implement a law enforcement version of the | ||
| application for field testing; and | ||
| (6) ensure that the privacy rights of pilot program | ||
| participants are protected. | ||
| (c) Digital identification issued under this section may | ||
| not be used or accepted as valid proof of identification. | ||
| (d) The department may contract with a third party to | ||
| establish the pilot program described by this section if the | ||
| contract is at no cost to the department. In contracting with a | ||
| third party, the department shall give a preference to vendors | ||
| whose principal office is located in the United States. | ||
| (e) The department shall prepare a report containing the | ||
| results of the pilot program and the department's recommendations. | ||
| The department shall submit the report to the Public Safety | ||
| Commission and the legislature not later than the 180th day after | ||
| the date of completion of the pilot program. | ||
| Sec. 526.003. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September | ||
| 1, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt the | ||
| initial rules for the digital identification pilot program under | ||
| Chapter 526, Transportation Code, as added by this Act, not later | ||
| than February 1, 2020. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
