House Bill 1110 has been introduced by Rep. Kam Buckner and would give Illinois residents the option to carry a digital driver’s license. Bucker said that he, “embraced this idea that Illinois can come once again to the 21st century and our ability to use technological tools at our disposable to make things easier.”

Illinois would join a list of a dozen states that have some form of digital driver’s licenses.

The Secretary of State’s office ensured that the digital driver’s license wouldn’t be a screenshot or digital copy, but a “mobile (driver’s licenses) are secure because they are encrypted and rely on state-of-the-art technology to protect the owner from fraud and identity theft.”