Lawmakers and advocates stressed that if the bill passes, undocumented people will receive the same driver’s license as citizens and lawful permanent residents. Senate members have discussed the bill in a few committee meetings, but have not yet brought it to the floor for a vote. Senators Zaynab Mohamed, Bobby Joe Champion, Scott Dibble, Alice Mann, and Nick Frentz sponsored a Senate version of the bill. Representative Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis, and Freshman Representative María Isa Pérez-Vega, DFL-St. The bill passed 69-60 in the Minnesota House after a five-hour session on January 30. Advocates in immigrant communities have organized for decades to change the rule. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, which oversees driver and vehicle services, changed driver’s license eligibility rules in 2003 under then-Governor Tim Pawlenty to include this requirement. Driver’s Licenses For All proposes ending a requirement that applicants show proof of legal residence in the United States-such as a social security number-when applying for a Minnesota driver’s license or state identification card.
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