Bill > HF2154

This bill aims to prohibit the use of traffic safety camera systems in Minnesota for traffic enforcement, effectively ending the proposed pilot program that was set to begin in August 2025. The bill eliminates all existing statutory provisions related to traffic safety cameras, including those for red light and speed safety cameras. Under the bill, the commissioner of public safety and local government entities are barred from using traffic safety camera systems to issue any type of traffic violation citation, whether for speeding, red light violations, distracted driving, or seat belt infractions. The bill cancels all existing state grants for such camera systems and requires the immediate termination of any ongoing or planned traffic safety camera projects. Additionally, the bill requires that any remaining funds appropriated for the traffic safety camera pilot program be returned to the general fund. The bill also mandates the repeal of multiple existing statutes and session law provisions related to traffic safety cameras, effectively dismantling the legal framework that would have allowed their implementation. Notably, the bill does not provide an ongoing mechanism for using traffic safety cameras as a means of traffic enforcement, representing a comprehensive prohibition of this technology for traffic monitoring and citation purposes in Minnesota.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2154&ssn=0&y=2025