Driver's license; scanning information.
Summary
Scanning information from driver's license. Allows a merchant to scan the machine-readable zone of an individual's Department of Motor Vehicles-issued identification card or driver's license in order to verify authenticity of the identification card or driver's license or to verify the identity of the individual when the individual requests a service pursuant to a membership or a service agreement. Currently, a merchant is allowed to conduct such a scan for identity verification purposes if the individual pays for goods or services with a method other than cash, returns an item, or requests a refund or an exchange. The measure also allows a merchant to retain information obtained from the machine-readable zone of the identification card or driver's license for such a verification purpose. However, the merchant must destroy the retained information when the purpose for which it was provided and retained has been satisfied.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 5, 2019
Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 542 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (81-Y 18-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB101E
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100237D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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