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HB 2319

Permitting the division of vehicles to contract with an entity to establish and issue a digital proof of drivers' license and digital proof of identification card, regulating the use thereof and providing a fee for such digital proofs of identification.

2025-2026 Regular Session

Allows optional digital proofs of driver’s licenses/ID cards, issued alongside physical credentials, with data protections and restricted use.

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Bill Summary · HB 2319

Summary — HB 2319 (Introduced January 31, 2025)

Permitting the Division of Vehicles to contract for and issue optional digital proofs of driver’s licenses and identification cards; regulating use; establishing fees and penalties.

Purpose / Intent

Authorize the Kansas Division of Vehicles (Department of Revenue) to establish or contract for an electronic credentialing system that issues optional digital proofs of driver’s licenses and ID cards that supplement—and may be accepted in lieu of—physical credentials. Protect personal data collected via digital credentials and set rules for authentication, use, and enforcement.

Key provisions

  • Authorization and contracting
    • Division may build or contract with public/private entities to create an electronic credentialing system that queries DMV records, displays/transmits digital credentials, and verifies authenticity.
    • Contracted vendors must not use, share, or sell data obtained through the contract except as necessary to perform contract duties; upon contract end vendors must delete collected/generated data within 30 days.
    • Internet protocol (IP) addresses, geolocation, or similar location/computer-identifying data may not be retained except when necessary for authentication.
  • Definitions
    • Establishes terms including “digital proof of driver’s license,” “digital proof of identification card,” “electronic credentialing system,” and “limited profile” (a transaction-specific subset of data).
  • Security and format
    • Digital proofs must be in a verifiable format; Secretary of Revenue may adopt authentication rules.
    • Data transmission and any required mobile application must be encrypted to high security standards (examples listed: ISO-18013-5, FIPS 140.3, NIST 800-53 Moderate).
  • Issuance rules
    • Digital credential is optional and supplemental; an individual must first meet all statutory requirements and be issued a printed license/ID before receiving a digital proof.
    • Digital proofs must reflect current DMV records; if a license is suspended, revoked, canceled, or expired, a digital proof may not be issued.
  • Data-use and consumer protections
    • Persons scanning digital proofs may not sell or share personal information obtained from scanning without express written consent of the holder.
    • Individuals must be informed about what data is collected and intended uses before consenting.
    • Exception: prohibition on selling/sharing does not apply to banks, savings & loans, or trust companies.
    • Civil penalty: Division may impose up to $5,000 per violation for unlawful sharing/sale.
  • Criminal penalties
    • Manufacturing false digital credentials: class B nonperson misdemeanor.
    • Possessing false digital credentials: severity level 9 nonperson felony.
  • Administrative reach
    • Extends Division/Director authority over digital credential issuance and administration consistent with existing authority for printed licenses, IDs, and motor vehicle records.
  • Technical/other
    • Allows limited profiles that include only data necessary for a given transaction.

Fiscal impact and implementation

  • Fee: $10 issuance fee for each digital credential.
  • Revenue estimate: Department of Revenue projects $73,810 to the State General Fund beginning FY2026 (assumes 1% uptake of ~738,060 license transactions from FY2024).
  • Costs: One-time State General Fund request of ~$40,000 in FY2026 to develop a webservice to securely connect the agency and vendor(s); vendor procurement expected via RFP and staff training required.
  • Criminal/court effects: Judiciary and Sentencing Commission note possible small increases in caseloads and corrections workload; overall fiscal effect described as negligible or unable to precisely estimate.
  • Kansas Highway Patrol reports no fiscal impact.

Who is affected

  • Kansas licensees/cardholders who choose to obtain optional digital credentials.
  • Businesses and entities that scan/verify credentials (subject to consent and data-use restrictions).
  • Division of Vehicles (implementation, contracting, enforcement).
  • Contracted vendors (data handling/deletion and security obligations).
  • Courts and corrections system (possible minor caseload/penalty collection impacts).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced Jan 31, 2025; referred to the House Committee on Transportation. Fiscal note dated Feb 25, 2025. Further committee consideration and any amendments may alter provisions or fiscal estimates.

Note: The materials provided included other unrelated draft language from other states; this summary focuses on the Kansas HB 2319 (digital credentialing) provisions and the Division of the Budget fiscal note.

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

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