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Senate Transportation Committee lays over bill extending reintegration driver’s license from 15 to 24 months
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee on April 2 heard testimony and laid over Senate File 3101, which would extend Minnesota’s reintegration driver’s license from 15 to 24 months and add a 90‑day transition window to apply for a regular license.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Senate Transportation Committee on April 2 heard testimony on Senate File 3101, a bill to change Minnesota’s reintegration driver’s license and laid the measure on the table for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Supporters said the reintegration license — created in 2023 as a temporary, no‑cost credential for people recently released from incarceration — helps people meet conditions of release, find housing and employment, and reconnect with family. Anna Odegaard, Midwest regional director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center, told the committee the bill “extends validity of the license from 15 to 24 months” and “adds a 90 day extension period after expiration, during which someone who has successfully maintained the reintegration license without additional violations can transition to a regular driver’s license without penalty.”
Why it matters: Advocates said the modest statutory changes address barriers people face when trying to move from a temporary reintegration license to an…
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