Pennsylvania House lawmakers voted Tuesday afternoon to allow PennDOT to offer electronic forms of driver’s licenses and ID cards. The bill would give Pennsylvanians the option to obtain an electronic driver’s license and ID card in addition to physical ones.Available through digital wallet on your smartphoneThese electronic versions would be available through a digital wallet on a smartphone and would not simply be a photo of an ID. “It’s going to have a footprint of you on it. Say you’re going into a liquor establishment, you’re not showing them everything. You’re just showing them what they need to allow you to come in. So there’s no way. And every 30 days, PennDOT will update this product to make sure that you are who you are and it is on your device,” said Rep. Ed Neilson, D-Philadelphia. Drivers would still need a physical copy of their license during a traffic stop by police. The legislation passed 186 to 15 and now heads to the state Senate for consideration.
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Pennsylvania House lawmakers voted Tuesday afternoon to allow PennDOT to offer electronic forms of driver’s licenses and ID cards.
The bill would give Pennsylvanians the option to obtain an electronic driver’s license and ID card in addition to physical ones.
Available through digital wallet on your smartphone
These electronic versions would be available through a digital wallet on a smartphone and would not simply be a photo of an ID.
“It’s going to have a footprint of you on it. Say you’re going into a liquor establishment, you’re not showing them everything. You’re just showing them what they need to allow you to come in. So there’s no way. And every 30 days, PennDOT will update this product to make sure that you are who you are and it is on your device,” said Rep. Ed Neilson, D-Philadelphia.
Drivers would still need a physical copy of their license during a traffic stop by police.
The legislation passed 186 to 15 and now heads to the state Senate for consideration.