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SF4426 • 2026

Speech condition identifier provision on drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards

Speech condition identifier provision on drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pratt, Dibble, Abeler, Johnson Stewart, Jasinski
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Speech condition identifier provision on drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to transportation; providing for a speech condition identifier on drivers'

licenses and Minnesota identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,

section 171.07, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 6c.

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Speech condition identifier.

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(a) Upon the written request of the applicant,

the commissioner must issue a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing a

graphic or written identifier for a speech condition or disorder, including but not limited to

stuttering. The commissioner must not include any specific medical information on the

driver's license or Minnesota identification card.

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(b) On request of the applicant and payment of the required fee, the department must

issue a replacement or renewal license or identification card without the designation.

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