New Rule: Residents In Some States May Need Passports For Domestic Flights In 2018

New Rule: Residents In Some States May Need Passports For Domestic Flights In 2018
UPDATE:At this moment all states that are non-compliant with The Real ID Act had an extension that expired on October 10, 2017.
---All these states with an extension have been given a grace period until January 22, 2018.
All non-compliant states are currently under review for possible extension (with the added exception of Virginia, whose extension is now valid until OCT 10, 2018).
At this point no can say what states are at risk until the review of state's extensions has been completed. Here's the official list of states that are at risk.
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You may have thought you don't need a passport because you don't travel outside the United States. 
But for residents of some states, this may change, pending the above info, for any commercial flight, whether international or domestic.
To get past TSA security checkpoints, another form of identification may be required: passport, permanent resident card/green card or a military ID.
The Real ID Act of 2005 insists that state-issued IDs meet the minimum security standards now set by the federal government. 
The following states do not yet:

• Kentucky
• Maine
• Missouri
• Montana
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Washington

Read on!