2015 House Bill 4459 / 2016 Public Act 4

Allow embedding emergency contact info in drivers license

Introduced in the House

April 15, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To allow the Secretary of State to embed machine-readable emergency contact information in digitized drivers licenses starting in 2018, if a person requests this.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

June 9, 2015

Reported without amendment

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

June 16, 2015

Amendment offered by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To clarify a provision limiting the personal information a digital drivers license may include.

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 17, 2015

Passed in the House 110 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 18, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Dec. 15, 2015

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 13, 2016

Amendment offered

To revise details of the information that can be embedded into a drivers license which is intended to facilitate voting in elections.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Jan. 14, 2016

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To require the Secretary of State starting in 2017 to embed machine-readable emergency contact information in digitized drivers licenses if a person requests this. Access to the embedded information would be limited to law enforcement agencies.

Received in the House

Jan. 14, 2016

Jan. 20, 2016

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Feb. 2, 2016