HF1005 Summary

• Creates enhanced driver's licenses and enhanced identification cards that denote citizenship and identity with security features approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, usable for entering the United States at land and sea ports.

• Establishes eligibility requirements restricting enhanced licenses to individuals age 16 or older, state residents, and U.S. citizens, with application requirements including proof of citizenship, identity, Social Security number, and residence address.

• Sets fees for enhanced driver's licenses at $37.25 to $56.25 (depending on classification) and enhanced identification cards at $31.25, with enhanced instruction permits at $25.25 and enhanced provisional licenses at $28.25.

• Requires enhanced licenses and cards to include anticounterfeiting laminate technology and optional radio frequency identification (RFID) technology limited to a randomly assigned encrypted number without biometric data.

• Makes provisions effective June 1, 2012, with application to all enhanced licenses and identification cards issued on or after January 1, 2013, pending U.S. Department of Homeland Security approval and an agreement with the commissioner of public safety.