Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF217 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to drivers' licenses; modifying voter registration information on applications
3	3	1.3 for drivers' licenses and identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
4	4	1.4 section 171.06, subdivisions 1, 8.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subdivision 1.Application format and requirements.Every application for a Minnesota
8	8	1.8identification card, including an enhanced identification card, or for a driver's license,
9	9	1.9including an instruction permit, a provisional license, a noncompliant driver's license, a
10	10	1.10REAL ID driver's license, and an enhanced driver's license, must be made in a format
11	11	1.11approved by the department. Every application must be accompanied by payment of the
12	12	1.12proper fee. All applicants must sign the application and declare, under penalty of perjury,
13	13	1.13that the information and documentation presented in the application is true and correct. All
14	14	1.14applications requiring evidence of legal presence in the United States or United States
15	15	1.15citizenship must be signed in the presence of the person authorized to accept the application,
16	16	1.16or the signature on the application may be verified by a notary public. Every application
17	17	1.17must include the following statement: "Only citizens of the United States are eligible to
18	18	1.18vote. If you are not a citizen, you are not eligible to vote. Voting if you are not eligible to
19	19	1.19vote is a felony that is punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of
20	20	1.20not more than $10,000, or both. A felony conviction may lead to deportation in some
21	21	1.21instances."
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR KRB/HL 25-0068511/22/24
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 217
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by Fogelman01/23/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
32	32	2.2 Subd. 8.Noncompliant license or identification card; residence, lawful status.(a)
33	33	2.3A person who applies for a noncompliant driver's license or identification card:
34	34	2.4 (1) must declare the applicant's residence address in Minnesota; and
35	35	2.5 (2) is not required must be asked to demonstrate United States citizenship or lawful
36	36	2.6presence in the United States.
37	37	2.7 (b) The commissioner or driver's license agent must record whether United States
38	38	2.8citizenship or lawful presence in the United States was demonstrated and, if so, which
39	39	2.9documents were provided. Data collected pursuant to this paragraph must only be used for
40	40	2.10the purpose of improving the accuracy of voter registration records under section 171.12,
41	41	2.11subdivision 7a.
42	42	2.12 (b) (c) Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0410, or any successor rule, does not apply for a
43	43	2.13noncompliant driver's license or identification card.
44	44	2.14 (c) (d) Nothing in this section allows the commissioner to issue a commercial driver's
45	45	2.15license to an applicant who does not demonstrate proof of citizenship or immigration status
46	46	2.16if required by federal law.
47	47	2Sec. 2.
48	48	REVISOR KRB/HL 25-0068511/22/24