The has given first-round approval to legislation that would prohibit the from scanning and storing source documents for driver鈥檚 license, conceal-carry, and other applications.
would require the state agency to destroy all scanned copies obtained since September of 2012, and to do so by the end of this year. It鈥檚 sponsored by(R, Lee鈥檚 Summit). He says the Department of Revenue is seeking to implement the 2005 federal Real ID Act, even though a four years ago.
鈥淚 was very frustrated when(R, Columbia) read his (copy of a) letter that the Department of Revenue at that point sent to the federal government on Real ID...making sure that we鈥檙e compliant and...that we were gonna be in compliance by May of this year,鈥� Kraus said.
The bill needs one more Senate vote before moving to the . Meanwhile, (D) has denied that the Department of Revenue is implementing the Real ID Act, and also says his agency is not forwarding driver鈥檚 license and conceal-carry applicants鈥� personal information to the federal government.
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