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OK SR18

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kendal Sacchieri

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Affirms Oklahoma residents' constitutional right under the Tenth Amendment to refuse participation in the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13).

  • Recognizes that REAL ID-compliant identification requires collection and retention of personal biometric information from applicants.

  • Urges Oklahoma to continue offering both REAL ID-compliant and noncompliant driver licenses and identification cards as options.

  • Calls for Oklahoma to prohibit sharing of personal identifiable information, biometric samples, biometric data, or biometric templates from noncompliant ID holders with the federal government absent a court-approved warrant.

  • Asserts that the current system provides "a distinction without a difference" since the state collects and stores biometric information identically for both compliant and noncompliant options.

Legislative Description

Resolution; affirming Oklahoma's right to opt out of the federal REAL ID system.

Last Action

Authored by Senator Sacchieri

4/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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