BILL #    HB 2957	TITLE: driver license; enhanced; mobile; prohibition
SPONSOR:    Fink
PREPARED BY:    Trevor Malzewski	STATUS: As Amended by Senate ATT

Description

HB 2957 would prohibit the state or a local entity from requiring the use of a digital or mobile driver license or nonoperating identification license (license) for any government service or purpose. The bill directs the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to inform applicants that obtaining a Real ID compliant license is optional. The bill prohibits the department from collecting, analyzing, or transmitting biometric data, except for transferring photo images authorized by statute. The bill further prohibits ADOT from retaining documents used to verify identity during the application for a non-Real ID complaint license or sharing information from an application for a non-Real ID compliant license with external databases, except as required by federal commercial driver license (CDL) regulations or a valid purpose related to the national law enforcement telecommunication system.

We previously published a fiscal note on an earlier version of the bill.

Estimated Impact

Based on ADOT's estimate of a prior version of the bill, we estimate that the bill would result in a one-time cost of up to $260,000 associated with changes related to the retention and copying of documents from license applications.

We have requested ADOT's estimated fiscal impact for the bill as amended and are awaiting a response.

Analysis

Our estimate assumes the following:

1) Currently, ADOT may retain images or copies of documents that are provided to them when someone applies for a license in the state. This bill could require the department to destroy current copies they have retained or stop collecting them in the future, except as required by federal CDL regulations. ADOT previously estimated that modifying the Motor Vehicle Division's credential system and retraining employees for compliance with the House Engrossed bill would have a one-time cost of $260,000. We estimate that the bill would result in a one-time cost up to $260,000 depending on the level of changes required from the Senate ATT amended version of the bill.

2) According to the Arizona League of Cities and Towns, and the Arizona Association of Counties, there is no fiscal impact to local governments from this legislation.

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