| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to transportation; requiring certain data sharing related to driver's license |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 applications; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 171.12, subdivision 11. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, subdivision 11, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 11.Certain data on noncompliant license or identification card; department |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8and agents.(a) For purposes of this section, "immigration status data" means data on |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9individuals who have applied for or been issued a noncompliant driver's license or |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10identification card and that indicate or otherwise have the effect of identifying (1) whether |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11the individual has demonstrated United States citizenship, or (2) whether the individual has |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12demonstrated lawful presence in the United States. Immigration status data include but are |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13not limited to any documents specified under section 171.062; immigration status data |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14contained in those documents; or the applicant's submission of the documents. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (b) Immigration status data are classified as private data on individuals, as defined in |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16section 13.02, subdivision 12. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17or a driver's license agent must not share or disseminate immigration status data except to |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18or within the division of the department that administers driver licensing and to the secretary |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19of state for purposes of improving the accuracy of voter registration records under subdivision |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.207a. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (c) As authorized or required by state or federal law, the commissioner or a driver's |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22license agent may share or disseminate data on individuals who have applied for or been |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23issued a noncompliant driver's license or identification card that are not immigration status |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 25-00692 as introduced11/22/24 REVISOR KRB/NS |
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| 26 | 26 | | SENATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 28 | 28 | | S.F. No. 100NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI) |
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| 30 | 30 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 31 | 31 | | Introduction and first reading01/16/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Referred to Transportation 2.1data to a government entity, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 7a, or to a federal |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2government entity that does not enforce immigration law, provided that the receiving entity |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3must not use the data for civil immigration enforcement purposes or further disclose the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4data to a state or federal government entity that primarily enforces immigration law or to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5any employee or agent of any such government entity. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6 (d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner or a driver's license agent |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.7must not share or disseminate any data on individuals who have applied for or been issued |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.8a noncompliant driver's license or identification card to any federal government entity that |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.9primarily enforces immigration law, except pursuant to a valid search warrant or court order |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.10issued by a state or federal judge. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.11 (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner must share or disseminate |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.12to the appropriate state or federal law enforcement agencies immigration status data on |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.13individuals who have applied for or been issued a noncompliant driver's license or |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.14identification card if it is determined that the applicant has been convicted of a crime. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.15 (f) Violation of this subdivision by the commissioner, a driver's license agent, a |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.16government entity, or an employee or agent thereof constitutes a violation of the Minnesota |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.17Government Data Practices Act and may be subject to penalties and remedies applicable |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.18under that chapter. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.19 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.20 (a) $218,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $202,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.21the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for additional staffing, in consultation |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.22with the secretary of state, to monitor and audit the records of applicants for noncompliant |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.23drivers' licenses or identification cards who have not demonstrated citizenship and ensure |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.24that the applicants have not registered to vote or voted. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.25 (b) $218,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $202,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.26the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for additional staffing to determine |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.27if applicants for noncompliant drivers' licenses or identification cards who have not |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.28demonstrated lawful presence have been convicted of a crime. The commissioner must |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.29provide information on these applicants to the appropriate law enforcement agency. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 25-00692 as introduced11/22/24 REVISOR KRB/NS |
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