House passes Real ID, but will immigration debate derail bill in Legislature?

Minnesota driver’s licenses may soon comply with the federal Real ID Act — if a dispute over immigration doesn’t derail the whole thing.

Lawmakers are racing the clock to add some security measures to driver’s licenses, because starting next year, licenses that don’t comply with Real ID’s security requirements won’t count as identification to pass through airport security.

The state House of Representatives voted 72-58 Thursday for a bill creating a Real ID-compliant driver’s license. A slightly different version is working its way through the Minnesota Senate.

The measures would let Minnesotans choose whether to get a Real ID license or to intentionally get one that won’t get people through airport security and into other secure federal facilities. The two types of licenses would cost Minnesotans the same.

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