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Introduced
03/03/2025
03/03/2025
In Committee
04/28/2025
04/28/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
94th Legislature 2025-2026
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying various transportation policy provisions relating to drivers' licenses, traffic safety, speed limits, the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety, cost participation policy development, commercial drivers' instructional permits, autonomous mower research, electronic aircraft attestation, pedestrian citations, work zone safety incorporated into driver's education and driver's examination, reintegration drivers' licenses, resilient pavement and asset sustainability programming, courtesy use of dealer plates and extension of expiration for certain temporary license plates, driver's license agents and deputy registrars, and various project development and design policies for the Department of Transportation State Aid for Local Transportation Office; delaying the effective date of when a motorcycle may lane filter and removing the authorization to split lanes; modifying various transportation finance policy provisions; increasing the surcharge for all-electric vehicles and instituting a surcharge for plug-in hybrid vehicles, all-electric motorcycles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; requiring rulemaking; repealing state-aid design standards and certain provisions related to state-aid design variances; requiring reports; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; 13.6905, subdivision 8; 16A.88, subdivision 1a; 160.165; 161.045; 161.088, subdivision 2; 161.115, subdivision 177; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.09, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.155; 168.013, subdivision 1m, by adding subdivisions; 168.091; 168.27, subdivision 16; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.10, by adding a subdivision; 168A.11, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivision 36, by adding subdivisions; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.09, subdivision 8; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 169.21, subdivision 3; 169A.55, subdivision 5; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.05, subdivision 1; 171.0605, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0701, by adding a subdivision; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivision 2; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 7; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.2405, subdivision 1; 171.301, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 171.306, subdivisions 1, 4, 8; 174.03, by adding subdivisions; 174.53; 174.634, subdivision 2; 174.75, subdivisions 2, 2a; 297A.94; 299A.55, subdivisions 2, 4; 360.511, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 473.129, by adding a subdivision; 473.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.386, subdivision 10; 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.412, subdivision 3; 473.4465, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1 SF2082 REVISOR KRB S2082-2 2nd Engrossment 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 2, 3; 4, subdivision 5; article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; article 4, section 109; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 3; 4, subdivision 3; article 3, section 61; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 160; 161; 162; 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.452; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended; Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.2500; 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, 4; 8820.3400; 8820.9926, subpart 1; 8820.9936; 8820.9946; 8820.9956; 8820.9995.
AI Summary
This bill appropriates funds for transportation purposes for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, covering various agencies and policy changes.
* **Department of Transportation:**
* Multimodal Systems: $4,935,074,000 in FY 2026 and $4,041,745,000 in FY 2027. This includes funding for Aeronautics ($33,751,000 in FY 2026, $31,036,000 in FY 2027), Transit and Active Transportation ($18,421,000 in FY 2026, $18,376,000 in FY 2027), Safe Routes to School ($1,500,000 each year), Passenger Rail ($5,943,000 in FY 2026, $5,743,000 in FY 2027), and Freight ($9,215,000 in FY 2026, $9,284,000 in FY 2027).
* State Roads: $2,704,968,000 in FY 2026 and $1,737,676,000 in FY 2027. This covers Operations and Maintenance ($441,305,000 in FY 2026, $449,274,000 in FY 2027), Program Planning and Delivery ($324,744,000 in FY 2026, $325,945,000 in FY 2027), State Road Construction ($2,227,557,000 in FY 2026, $1,262,157,000 in FY 2027), Corridors of Commerce ($30,000,000 each year), and Highway Debt Service ($300,061,000 in FY 2026, $322,048,000 in FY 2027).
* Local Roads: $1,398,622,000 in FY 2026 and $1,438,560,000 in FY 2027, covering County State-Aid Highways ($1,113,878,000 in FY 2026, $1,147,471,000 in FY 2027), Municipal State-Aid Streets ($282,744,000 in FY 2026, $289,589,000 in FY 2027), and Other Local Roads ($1,750,000 in FY 2026, $1,500,000 in FY 2027).
* Agency Management: $136,243,000 in FY 2026 and $139,726,000 in FY 2027, covering Agency Services ($91,533,000 in FY 2026, $95,124,000 in FY 2027), Buildings ($44,710,000 in FY 2026, $44,802,000 in FY 2027), and Tort Claims ($600,000 each year).
* **Metropolitan Council:** $128,734,000 in FY 2026 and $134,567,000 in FY 2027, for Transit System Operations ($16,227,000 each year) and Special Transportation Service ($112,507,000 in FY 2026, $118,340,000 in FY 2027).
* **Department of Public Safety:** $316,228,000 in FY 2026 and $299,658,000 in FY 2027. This includes Administration and Related Services ($21,612,000 in FY 2026, $21,588,000 in FY 2027), State Patrol ($184,524,000 in FY 2026, $168,164,000 in FY 2027), Driver and Vehicle Services ($79,533,000 each year), and Traffic Safety ($6,355,000 in FY 2026, $6,361,000 in FY 2027).
* **Policy Changes:** The bill also includes numerous policy changes related to drivers' licenses, traffic safety, speed limits, autonomous mower research, electronic aircraft attestation, pedestrian citations, work zone safety, reintegration driver's licenses, resilient pavement, courtesy use of dealer plates, and various project development and design policies for the Department of Transportation. It also modifies transportation finance policy, including surcharges for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2438, SF indefinitely postponed (on 04/30/2025)
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