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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2319 authorizes optional digital driver's licenses and sets scanning privacy rules
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas HB 2319 permits the Division of Vehicles to issue optional digital driver's licenses and identification cards via an for a $10 fee, while prohibiting entities from selling scanned personal data without written consent. The bill establishes penalties up to $5,000 for violations and creates criminal offenses for manufacturing or possessing fake digital IDs. The measure died in committee during the 2026 legislative session.
Residents would have gained the option to store and display their driver's licenses or state ID cards on smartphones while establishing strict statutory privacy protections against unauthorized commercial data harvesting and remote device searches by law enforcement.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Kansas motor vehicle operators
Drivers gain the option to purchase and use a digital proof of driver's license for $10 while retaining the right to withhold physical possession of their electronic device during verification.
Commercial entities scanning digital IDs
Businesses and organizations that scan digital identification cards are prohibited from selling or sharing collected personal data without express written consent, subject to civil fines up to $5,000.
State-chartered banks, savings and loans, and trust companies
These financial institutions are explicitly exempted from the restrictions governing the scanning, collection, and sharing of digital ID data under Section 5.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much would a digital driver's license cost under HB 2319?
Could a digital driver's license be used to vote in Kansas elections?
Would handing my phone over to display a digital ID give police consent to search my device?
What happens if a private business scans a resident's digital ID without permission?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 6, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 6, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Transportation
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Establishment of Digital Identity Framework
The bill marks a formal statutory shift from physical-only credentials toward official digital proof of driver's licenses supported by encryption standards like ISO-18013-5.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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