Soon your driver’s license or state identification could be held in the palm of your hand - but instead of a plastic card, on your mobile device.

Sen. Pete Lucido, R-Shelby Twp., proposed the “unique idea” in Senate bill 454 last month.

“If you look at the legislation that they’ve done over the years, this is pretty natural with the technology changes," said Lucido. “We should get our Secretary of State into the 21st century.”

Registration and proof of insurance are currently already available electronically in Michigan.

Users would be able to pull up their ID virtually with an app on their phones using a special QR code that holds all their information on it, similar to a plastic ID.

A QR code is a machine-readable code consisting of black and white squares used for storing information that can be read either by the camera on a smartphone, or another type of handheld technology.

The electronic ID, or eID, could be used with state government services, banking, by police during a traffic stop and even at your local bar.

Michigan State Police spokeswoman Lori Dougovito said they don’t currently have a position on this bill, but that MSP is “always willing to work with our legislative partners to come up with ways to make our interaction with the public more efficient while being as safe as possible.”

The bill was referred to the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Many other countries such as Afghanistan and Germany have already began using their own forms of electronic identification. If the bill were to pass, Michigan would be the first state in the U.S. to implement this kind of technology.

The Senator said he doesn’t believe identify theft would be a problem with the new electronic system because it’s always been just as easy for hackers to reach paper files in the same way.

But not everyone would be required to use an eID if they don’t choose to.

“Leave it to the individuals who want to carry the plastic or carry the cellphones," said Lucido. "There’s a higher probability that they’ll lose the wallet than the cellphone because they’re always holding the cellphone in their hand.”

If the bill is approved by the committee, it would have to pass through the Senate, the House and be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to become law.