HF4 Bill Summary

• Creates new "noncompliant" driver's license and Minnesota identification card options that do not require proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence, only Minnesota residency declaration.

• Establishes primary documents for noncompliant licenses including unexpired foreign passports, foreign consular IDs, and certified foreign birth/adoption certificates.

• Establishes secondary documents for noncompliant licenses including foreign driver's licenses, student visas (Forms I-20), asylum applications (Form I-589), employment authorization documents, Social Security cards, and various state/federal benefit statements.

• Prohibits state and local agencies from using noncompliant licenses as evidence of citizenship/lawful presence or as primary basis for investigation, detention, or arrest; classifies immigration status data as private and restricts sharing with federal immigration enforcement entities except by valid search warrant or court order.

• Appropriates $1,453,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $1,413,000 for fiscal year 2025, with base increases of $891,000 annually for fiscal years 2026-2027, effective October 1, 2023.