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Introduced
06/09/2025
06/09/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
06/09/2025
06/09/2025
Passed
06/14/2025
06/14/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/14/2025
06/14/2025
Introduced Session
94th Legislature 2025 1st Special Session
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 finance and policy provisions; imposing and modifying certain taxes, including to establish a per-kilowatt hour tax on public electric vehicle charging, modify calculation of electric vehicle surcharge, and establish surcharge on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; establishing electricity as vehicle fuel working group; requiring rulemaking; requiring various transportation and transit-related studies; requiring reports; transferring money; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 13.6905, subdivision 8; 16A.88, subdivision 1a; 161.088, subdivision 4a; 161.115, subdivision 177; 161.14, by adding subdivisions; 161.178, subdivision 4; 168.002, subdivision 6; 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 1m, by adding a subdivision; 168.091; 168.27, subdivisions 8, 11, 16, 22; 168.33, by adding a subdivision; 168A.11, subdivision 1; 168E.01, by adding subdivisions; 168E.05, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivision 36; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.865, subdivisions 1a, 3; 169.974, subdivision 5; 171.01, by adding subdivisions; 171.05, subdivision 1; 171.0605, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, by adding a subdivision; 171.0701, by adding a subdivision; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivision 2; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 7, 8; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.2405, subdivision 1; 171.301, subdivisions 1, as amended, 5, 6; 171.306, subdivisions 1, as amended, 4, as amended, 8; 174.07, subdivision 3; 174.38, subdivision 4; 174.49, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 174.634, subdivision 2; 289A.51, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 296A.01, by adding subdivisions; 296A.02, subdivision 3; 296A.06, subdivision 2; 296A.061; 296A.19; 296A.22, subdivision 3; 297A.94; 297A.9915, subdivisions 1, 4; 297A.993, subdivision 2a; 299A.55, subdivisions 2, 4; 360.511, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, by adding a subdivision; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; 473.129, by adding a subdivision; 473.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.386, subdivision 10; 473.39, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.412, subdivision 3; 473.4465, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 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; 17, subdivision 13; article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; article 4, section 109; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3; Laws 2025, chapter 29, 1 section 13, subdivisions 5, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 162; 168; 168A; 171; 174; 296A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.452.
AI Summary
This bill is a comprehensive transportation finance and policy bill that appropriates funds to various transportation-related agencies and makes numerous changes to transportation laws. The bill provides approximately $4.9 billion in appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and $4 billion for fiscal year 2027, with funding sources including the general fund, airports fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, and trunk highway fund. Key provisions include funding for the Department of Transportation's multimodal systems (including aeronautics, transit, and freight), state roads, local roads, and agency management; appropriations for the Metropolitan Council's transit services; funding for the Department of Public Safety; and various transfers and allocations to transportation-related accounts.
The bill also includes numerous policy changes, such as creating new definitions for electric vehicles and vehicle fuel, establishing a working group to evaluate electricity as vehicle fuel, conducting studies on wheelchair accessible vehicle availability and transit service, modifying licensing and registration requirements for vehicles, adjusting electric vehicle surcharges, and making changes to Metropolitan Council transit operations and funding. There are specific provisions for autonomous mower research, transportation infrastructure projects, and various memorial highway designations. The bill includes detailed reporting requirements, funding allocations, and operational guidelines for transportation-related agencies and services across Minnesota.
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Secretary of State Chapter 8 (on 06/14/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0014&ssn=1&y=2025 |
| BillText | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF14&version=0&session=ls94&session_year=2025&session_number=1&format=pdf |
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