Bill Summary for Bill Number SB06-013

Date: 03/22/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-013

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 06-013 to the Committee	PASS

02:21 PM

The committee took a recess.

02:26 PM

The committee came back to order.

02:27 PM -- Senate Bill 06-013

Representative Benefield, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 06-013 which extends the $0.60 surcharge on driver's licenses that covers the cost of security features. Responding to questions from members, Representative Benefield explained that part of the reason the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) would like to continue the $0.60 surcharge is to cover the costs of the mandates in the federal Real ID Act which was signed into law May of 2005 and goes into effect May of 2008. The Real ID Act requires states to have specific safety features on their state issued driver's licenses and identification cards.

02:30 PM

Kirstie Nixon, Chief of Investigations for the DMV of the Department of Revenue (DOR), spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Nixon discussed how the $0.60 surcharge supported the Identity Fraud Working Group that was created in 2000 to address issues of identity theft and examine security features on driver's licenses and identification cards. She said the working group was composed of individuals from law enforcement, the banking and retail industry, and motor vehicle members. The group made recommendations to have security features such as requiring proof of lawful presence in Colorado, ultraviolet features, microprinting, and biometrics such as digital fingerprints and image retrieval imprinted on or embedded in the cards. The group also made plans to enter into agreements with the Immigration and Naturalization Services and the Social Security Administration to electronically verify lawful presence in the U.S. and social security numbers.

Responding to questions from members, Ms. Nixon stated that the $0.60 surcharge is enough to cover the security costs and features.

02:34 PM

Cindy Stetson, Deputy State Auditor for the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), answered questions for the committee and discussed the Real ID Act. Ms. Stetson explained that the OSA was asked to look at the effectiveness of the safety features of Colorado's driver's licenses and identification cards. Ms. Stetson stated that the OSA will conduct the audit once federal rules and regulations based on the Real ID Act are developed.


BILL:	SB06-013
TIME:	02:37:00 PM
MOVED:	Larson
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 06-013 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 10-0.
SECONDED:	Lindstrom
		VOTE
	Borodkin	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Hefley	Yes
	Knoedler	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Sullivan	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	McFadyen	Excused
	Pommer	Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS