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Two MN bills aimed at digitizing driver’s and vehicle licenses fail to make it out of committee

March 9, 2026

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Representatives discussed two bills that would make vehicle and driver’s licenses all digital. The state’s House Transportation, Finance, and Policy Committee debated the bills, that if passed, would eliminate physical license plate tabs and drivers licenses with digital versions. HF 1335 would allow the state to issue ‘electronic credentials’ that would, in theory, replace physical…

Minnesota Offers “X” Gender Option on Driver’s Licenses

The "X" means someone doesn't identify as a man or woman

October 3, 2018

MINNESOTA — You’ve been able to check the “male” or “female” box when applying for a Minnesota Driver’s License. But now you can also check a box with an “X” next to it. It means you’re non–binary, or don’t identify as a man or a woman. To say years of hiding her true identity took its toll on Katrina Koesterman…