Driver’s licenses.

Assembly Member Davies' proposal to modernize California's driver licensing system would allow residents to simultaneously possess both digital and physical driver's licenses when participating in the Department of Motor Vehicles' digital license pilot program. The measure creates a targeted exemption to current law, which prohibits individuals from holding multiple driver's licenses.

The legislation builds upon existing DMV authority to evaluate mobile and digital alternatives to traditional licenses, including potential digital Real ID credentials pending federal approval. Under the proposed changes, program participants could maintain their physical license while testing digital alternatives, enabling a measured transition toward electronic verification methods. The DMV would continue to oversee license issuance and program administration within established pilot parameters.