Utah launches multi-state digital ID consortium with January 2027 deadline

Utah announced a multi-state governors' consortium on digital identity governance at Money20/20 USA 2026, giving ten states until January 2027 to align on rules that bar tracking of credential presentations. Utah's privacy chief Christopher Bramwell said about 168 million digital identities circulate in the US without common governance rules.

• Ten states get until January 2027 to align on rules
• About 168 million US digital IDs lack common governance
• 21 states and Puerto Rico accept digital IDs at TSA checkpoints
• Utah's SB 275 bans mechanisms to track credential presentations