The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation that would allow residents to obtain a digital version of their driver’s license or state-issued identification card, marking a step toward modernizing how identification can be accessed and displayed.
HB1, carried by Rep. Ontario Tillman, D-Bessemer, would require the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to offer an optional digital driver’s license or nondriver ID that would be issued alongside a physical card. The digital license would be accessible through an ALEA-approved application on a mobile device and would cost.
Rep. Matthew Hammett, R-Dozier, questioned whether ALEA currently has the technological capability to implement the program or if new systems would be required…