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Bill Summary · SB 460

SB 460 — Mobile Enhanced Driver Licenses and Mobile Enhanced State ID Cards (amends MCL 28.302 & 28.304)

Status: Introduced Feb 19, 2025 — Referred to Committee on Government Operations
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; mobile enhanced driver license or mobile enhanced official state personal identification card

Main purpose

Authorize the Michigan Secretary of State (SOS) to issue mobile versions of enhanced driver licenses (EDLs) and enhanced official state personal identification cards (EIDs) — digital credentials provisioned to an individual’s electronic device — and establish basic operating, security, fee, and record-update requirements for those mobile credentials.

Key provisions

  • Definitions (amends MCL 28.302): adds definitions for “mobile enhanced driver license,” “mobile enhanced official state personal identification card,” and related mobile credential terms.
  • Issuance (amends MCL 28.304): on request of an individual who holds a valid physical enhanced driver license or enhanced official state personal identification card, the SOS may issue a mobile enhanced driver license or mobile enhanced card.
  • Data parity and updates: data elements in the mobile credential must match the SOS’s current records; the SOS must regularly update the information contained in a mobile credential and set a “validity period” for mobile credentials.
  • Eligibility: the SOS may not issue or renew a mobile enhanced credential to someone who does not hold a valid physical enhanced credential.
  • Provisioning: the SOS may provision a person’s mobile enhanced credential to multiple electronic devices through a mobile license system (to be developed per related vehicle-code provisions).
  • Fee and fund: establishes a fee cap of not more than $4 for original or renewal mobile enhanced credentials; fees collected are deposited into the Mobile License Fund (cross-referenced to MCL 257.811c).
  • Surrender/confiscation: requirements that apply to physical cards under the act or the Michigan Vehicle Code to surrender/destroy/confiscate a license would not apply to the electronic device on which a mobile enhanced credential is provisioned (but some committee versions require the individual to keep the physical license while operating a motor vehicle).
  • Cross‑references and tie‑bars: the mobile credential issuance is linked to provisions in the Michigan Vehicle Code (section 310a) requiring the SOS to develop or contract for a mobile license system; companion bills (SB 459, SB 461) and SB 894 (privacy rules for relying parties) are tie‑barred in committee reports.

Who would be affected

  • Residents who are U.S. citizens and current holders of Michigan enhanced driver licenses or enhanced state IDs (eligible to opt into mobile credentials).
  • Michigan Secretary of State / Department of State (implementation, system development, rulemaking).
  • Relying parties and law‑enforcement agencies (use, verification, potential technical integration).
  • Vendors/contractors that develop and host the mobile license system.

Fiscal impact

  • Committee reports: implementation will create yet‑to‑be‑determined costs for the Department of State (programming, software, and administrative work). FY 2023–24 included a $100,000 one‑time appropriation for vendor contracting.
  • Potential recurring costs: SOS may need additional staff (committee estimated a State classified employee cost ≈ $140,000/year including benefits) depending on scope of work.
  • Indeterminate costs for State/local law enforcement to integrate verification systems.
  • Fees up to $4 per issuance/renewal are directed to the Mobile License Fund to support administrative/implementation costs.

Procedural / timeline matters

  • Bill amends 2008 PA 23 (MCL 28.302 & 28.304).
  • Committee reports indicate the SOS would be required to develop, or contract to develop, a mobile license system and (in substitute language) to do so within 18 months of the bill’s effective date.
  • SB 460 has been tie‑barred in committee analyses to related bills that set mobile license system requirements and privacy protections (SB 459, SB 461, SB 894).

Notes / considerations

  • The bill preserves requirements that mobile credentials mirror the SOS’s records and places limits on who is eligible (must already hold physical enhanced credentials).
  • Privacy and relying‑party rules are addressed in companion legislation (SB 894); practical use by law enforcement and businesses may require additional technical standards and guidance.
  • Implementation details (security architecture, interoperability, permitted data sharing, and specific device/verification technologies) will largely depend on SOS rulemaking and contracts.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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