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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1676 Prohibits State Digital Identification Systems and Mandates
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Brian Seitz
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 1676 prohibits state agencies from developing or enforcing any system, mandates for digital ID, requirements, or sharing digital identity data without explicit consent. The bill also repeals existing provisions that authorized the Department of Revenue to implement a secure digital driver's license program.
Residents will not be required by the state to use or for accessing public or private services, and existing authority for a state digital driver's license is removed.
- The Missouri General Assembly is the state's legislative branch responsible for enacting and amending state statutes. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Missouri residents
Residents cannot be mandated by the state to use digital identification or provide biometric data to access public or private services.
Department of Revenue
The department loses its statutory authority to design, implement, and maintain a secure digital driver's license program.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Reversal of Digital Driver's License Authorization
The bill directly repeals prior statutory language that permitted the Department of Revenue to establish a secure digital driver's license program.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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