1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for a supplemental budget for 
1.3 	the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and the 
1.4 	Metropolitan Council; modifying prior appropriations; modifying various provisions 
1.5 	related to transportation and public safety, including but not limited to greenhouse 
1.6 	gas emissions, electric-assisted bicycles, high voltage transmission lines, railroad 
1.7 	safety, roadable aircraft, overweight vehicle permits, pedestrian malls, motorcycle 
1.8 	riding rules, vehicle registration, auto dealers, deputy registrars and driver's license 
1.9 	agents, drivers' licenses, credentials issued in same-day driver's license pilot project, 
1.10 	vulnerable road users, traffic safety camera systems, and transit; establishing an 
1.11 	antidisplacement program in Blue Line light rail extension project corridor; 
1.12 	modifying supplemental appropriations and other provisions related to the 
1.13 	Department of Labor and Industry; modifying supplemental appropriations and 
1.14 	other provisions related to the Bureau of Mediation Services; making technical 
1.15 	and policy changes to certain public employee labor relations provisions; modifying 
1.16 	earned sick and safe time; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing Finance 
1.17 	Agency; making policy, finance, and technical changes to housing provisions; 
1.18 	authorizing housing infrastructure bonds; establishing civil penalties; establishing 
1.19 	criminal penalties; establishing an advisory committee; establishing pilot programs; 
1.20 	authorizing rulemaking; requiring studies; requiring reports; appropriating money;
1.21 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 
1.22 	13.824, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 134A.09, subdivision 2a; 134A.10, 
1.23 	subdivision 3; 161.089; 161.3203, subdivision 4; 161.45, by adding subdivisions; 
1.24 	161.46, subdivision 1; 162.02, by adding a subdivision; 162.081, subdivision 4; 
1.25 	162.09, by adding a subdivision; 162.145, subdivision 5; 168.002, subdivisions 
1.26 	18, 24; 168.092; 168.12, subdivision 1; 168.127; 168.1282, subdivision 1; 168.27, 
1.27 	by adding a subdivision; 168.33, by adding a subdivision; 168A.03, subdivision 
1.28 	2; 168A.11, subdivision 1; 168B.035, subdivision 3; 169.011, subdivisions 3a, 44, 
1.29 	by adding subdivisions; 169.04; 169.06, by adding subdivisions; 169.14, subdivision 
1.30 	10, by adding subdivisions; 169.222, subdivisions 2, 6a, 6b; 169.346, subdivision 
1.31 	2; 169.685, subdivision 7; 169.79, by adding a subdivision; 169.812, subdivision 
1.32 	2; 169.869, subdivision 1; 169.974, subdivision 5; 169.99, subdivision 1; 171.01, 
1.33 	subdivision 40, by adding subdivisions; 171.06, subdivision 2a, by adding a 
1.34 	subdivision; 171.061, by adding a subdivision; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; 
1.35 	171.13, subdivision 9; 171.16, subdivision 3; 171.335, subdivision 3; 174.02, by 
1.36 	adding a subdivision; 174.185; 174.40, subdivision 3; 174.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 
1.37 	by adding a subdivision; 179A.041, subdivision 2; 179A.09, by adding subdivisions; 
1.38 	179A.11, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 179A.12, subdivision 5; 
2.1 	179A.13, subdivisions 1, 2; 179A.40, subdivision 1; 179A.54, subdivision 5; 
2.2 	181.960, subdivision 3; 181A.03, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 216E.02, 
2.3 	subdivision 1; 297A.815, subdivision 3; 326B.89, subdivision 5; 341.28, by adding 
2.4 	a subdivision; 341.29; 360.013, by adding a subdivision; 430.01, subdivision 2; 
2.5 	430.011, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 430.023; 430.031, subdivision 1; 430.13; 462A.02, 
2.6 	subdivision 10; 462A.05, subdivisions 14a, 14b, 15, 15b, 21, 23; 462A.07, by 
2.7 	adding a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivision 7; 462A.35, subdivision 2; 462A.37, 
2.8 	by adding a subdivision; 462A.40, subdivision 3; 469.012, by adding a subdivision; 
2.9 	473.13, by adding a subdivision; 473.3927; 473.3994, subdivisions 1a, 4, 7, 9, 14; 
2.10 	473.3995; 473.3997; 473.405, subdivision 4; 473.4485, by adding a subdivision; 
2.11 	473.452; 480.15, by adding a subdivision; 500.215, subdivision 1; 515B.3-107; 
2.12 	515B.4-116; 626.892, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, 
2.13 	sections 13.43, subdivision 6; 116J.871, subdivision 1; 123B.935, subdivision 1; 
2.14 	161.178; 161.46, subdivision 2; 162.146, by adding a subdivision; 168.33, 
2.15 	subdivision 7; 168.345, subdivision 2; 169.011, subdivision 27; 171.06, subdivision 
2.16 	3; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0705, subdivision 2; 171.13, subdivision 1; 171.301, 
2.17 	subdivisions 3, 6; 174.49, subdivision 6; 174.634, subdivision 2, by adding a 
2.18 	subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 4; 177.50, by adding subdivisions; 179A.03, 
2.19 	subdivisions 14, 18; 179A.041, subdivision 10; 179A.06, subdivision 6; 179A.07, 
2.20 	subdivisions 8, 9; 179A.10, subdivision 2; 179A.12, subdivisions 2a, 6, 11; 181.032; 
2.21 	181.9445, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 181.9446; 181.9447, 
2.22 	subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 181.9448, subdivisions 1, 2, 
2.23 	3; 297A.993, subdivision 2a; 341.25; 341.28, subdivision 5; 341.30, subdivision 
2.24 	4; 341.321; 341.33, by adding a subdivision; 341.355; 357.021, subdivision 6; 
2.25 	462A.05, subdivisions 14, 45; 462A.22, subdivision 1; 462A.37, subdivisions 2, 
2.26 	5; 462A.39, subdivision 2; 462A.395; 473.412, subdivisions 2, 3; 473.4465, 
2.27 	subdivision 4; 515B.3-102; 515B.3-116; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
2.28 	5, article 4, section 141; Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 
2.29 	2, 17, 25, 29, 32; article 2, section 12, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 
2.30 	14, section 1; article 19, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 4; Laws 2023, chapter 
2.31 	68, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 4; 3, subdivision 2; 17, subdivision 7; 20; 
2.32 	article 2, section 2, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 7, 9; article 4, sections 108; 126; proposing 
2.33 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; 168; 169; 174; 181; 181A; 
2.34 	219; 325E; 325F; 341; 430; 462; 462A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 
2.35 	179.81; 179.82; 179.83, subdivision 1; 179.84, subdivision 1; 179.85; Laws 2023, 
2.36 	chapter 37, article 2, section 13; Minnesota Rules, parts 5520.0100; 5520.0110; 
2.37 	5520.0120, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 5520.0200; 5520.0250, subparts 1, 2, 4; 
2.38 	5520.0300; 5520.0500, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 5520.0520; 5520.0540; 5520.0560; 
2.39 	5520.0600; 5520.0620; 5520.0700; 5520.0710; 5520.0800.
2.40 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.41 	ARTICLE 1
2.42 	TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

2.43	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.44 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations 
2.45 	in Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this 
2.46 	article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and 
2.47 	are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. Amounts for "Total 
2.48 	Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked "Appropriations by 
2.49 	Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. The figures "2024" and "2025" used 
3.1 	in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
3.2 	ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "Each year" is each of fiscal years 
3.3 	2024 and 2025.

3.4				APPROPRIATIONS
	
3.5				Available for the Year
	
3.6				Ending June 30
	
3.7					2024
		2025

3.8
3.9	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

3.10	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	66,449,000

3.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.12		2024
	2025
	
3.13	General
	-0-
	1,694,000
	
3.14	Trunk Highway
	-0-
	64,755,000
	
3.15 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
3.16 	commissioner of transportation.
3.17 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.18 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.19 	subdivisions.

3.20	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems

3.21	(a) Transit
		-0-
		100,000
	
3.22 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
3.23 	for the zero-emission transit bus transition 
3.24 	plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.25 	174.249. This is a onetime appropriation.

3.26	(b) Freight
		-0-
		250,000
	
3.27 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
3.28 	for the commercial driver workforce study 
3.29 	established in article 2, section 129. With the 
3.30 	approval of the commissioner of 
3.31 	transportation, any portion of this 
3.32 	appropriation is available to the commissioner 
3.33 	of public safety. This is a onetime 
4.1 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
4.2 	2026.

4.3	Subd. 3.State Road Construction

4.4	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		-0-
		1,205,000
	
4.5 	$1,000,000 is from the general fund for the 
4.6 	traffic safety camera pilot program under 
4.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, and the 
4.8 	evaluation and legislative report under article 
4.9 	2, section 143. With the approval of the 
4.10 	commissioner of transportation, any portion 
4.11 	of this appropriation is available to the 
4.12 	commissioner of public safety. This is a 
4.13 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
4.14 	June 30, 2029.
4.15 	$105,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the cost of 
4.16 	staff time to coordinate with the Public 
4.17 	Utilities Commission relating to placement of 
4.18 	high voltage transmission lines along trunk 
4.19 	highways.
4.20 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the 
4.21 	general fund for the purchase of autonomous 
4.22 	mowing equipment for industrial use. This is 
4.23 	a onetime appropriation.

4.24	(b) State Road Construction
		-0-
		37,750,000
	
4.25 	$7,750,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for land 
4.26 	acquisition, predesign, design, and 
4.27 	construction of expanded truck parking at Big 
4.28 	Spunk in Avon and Enfield Rest Areas and 
4.29 	for the rehabilitation or replacement of truck 
4.30 	parking information management system 
4.31 	equipment at Department of 
4.32 	Transportation-owned parking rest area 
4.33 	locations. This is a onetime appropriation and 
4.34 	is available until June 30, 2028.
5.1 	$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the 
5.2 	actual construction, reconstruction, and 
5.3 	improvement of trunk highways, including 
5.4 	design-build contracts, internal department 
5.5 	costs associated with delivering the 
5.6 	construction program, consultant usage to 
5.7 	support these activities, and the cost of actual 
5.8 	payments to landowners for lands acquired 
5.9 	for trunk highway rights-of-way, payment to 
5.10 	lessees, interest subsidies, and relocation 
5.11 	expenses. The base for this appropriation is 
5.12 	$10,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 
5.13 	2027, and $0 thereafter.
5.14 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the 
5.15 	acquisition, environmental analysis, predesign, 
5.16 	design, engineering, construction, 
5.17 	reconstruction, and improvement of trunk 
5.18 	highway bridges, including design-build 
5.19 	contracts, program delivery, consultant usage 
5.20 	to support these activities, and the cost of 
5.21 	payments to landowners for lands acquired 
5.22 	for trunk highway rights-of-way. Projects to 
5.23 	construct, reconstruct, or improve trunk 
5.24 	highway bridges from this appropriation must 
5.25 	follow eligible investment priorities identified 
5.26 	in the State Highway Investment Plan. The 
5.27 	commissioner may use up to 17 percent of this 
5.28 	appropriation for program delivery. This is a 
5.29 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
5.30 	June 30, 2028.

5.31	(c) Corridors of Commerce
		-0-
		5,450,000
	
5.32 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
5.33 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.34 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
5.35 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
6.1 	for program delivery. The base for this 
6.2 	appropriation is $10,000,000 in fiscal year 
6.3 	2026 and $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2027.

6.4	Subd. 4.Agency Management

6.5	(a) Agency Services
		-0-
		244,000
	
6.6 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
6.7 	for costs related to complete streets 
6.8 	implementation training under Minnesota 
6.9 	Statutes, section 174.75, subdivision 2a. The 
6.10 	base for this appropriation is $243,000 in each 
6.11 	of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

6.12	(b) Buildings
		-0-
		21,450,000
	
6.13 	$20,100,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the 
6.14 	transportation facilities capital improvement 
6.15 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.16 	174.595. This is a onetime appropriation and 
6.17 	is available until June 30, 2028.
6.18 	$1,350,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for design, 
6.19 	construction, and equipment required to 
6.20 	upgrade the physical security elements and 
6.21 	systems for the Department of Transportation 
6.22 	building, attached tunnel systems, surrounding 
6.23 	grounds, and parking facilities as identified in 
6.24 	the 2017 Minnesota State Capitol complex 
6.25 	physical security predesign and the updated 
6.26 	assessment completed in 2022. This is a 
6.27 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
6.28 	June 30, 2028.

6.29	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	-0-
		10,000,000
	
6.30 	The appropriation in this section is from the 
6.31 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
6.32 	This appropriation is for a grant to Hennepin 
6.33 	County to administer the Blue Line light rail 
7.1 	transit extension antidisplacement community 
7.2 	prosperity program under article 2, sections 
7.3 	126 and 128. This is a onetime appropriation 
7.4 	and is available until June 30, 2027. 
7.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.6 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the council must not 
7.7 	use any amount of this appropriation for 
7.8 	administrative costs.

7.9	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

7.10	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	3,011,000

7.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.12		2024
	2025
	
7.13	General
	-0-
	500,000
	
7.14	Special Revenue
	-0-
	2,511,000
	
7.15 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
7.16 	commissioner of public safety.
7.17 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
7.18 	purpose are specified in the following 
7.19 	subdivisions.

7.20	Subd. 2.Driver and Vehicle Services
 		-0-
		2,311,000
	
7.21 	$2,039,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the 
7.22 	driver and vehicle services operating account 
7.23 	in the special revenue fund  for additional staff 
7.24 	and related operating costs to support testing 
7.25 	at driver's license examination stations.
7.26 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the driver 
7.27 	and vehicle services operating account in the 
7.28 	special revenue fund for costs related to the 
7.29 	special license plate review committee study 
7.30 	and report under article 2, section 141. This 
7.31 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.32 	until June 30, 2026.
8.1 	$172,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the driver 
8.2 	and vehicle services operating account in the 
8.3 	special revenue fund for costs related to 
8.4 	translating written materials and providing 
8.5 	them to driver's license agents and deputy 
8.6 	registrars as required under article 2, section 
8.7 	131. This is a onetime appropriation.

8.8	Subd. 3.Traffic Safety
 		-0-
		700,000
	
8.9 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the 
8.10 	general fund for the Lights On grant program 
8.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.515. 
8.12 	The commissioner must contract with the 
8.13 	Lights On! microgrant program to administer 
8.14 	and operate the grant program. 
8.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.16 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may 
8.17 	use up to two percent of this appropriation for 
8.18 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
8.19 	appropriation.
8.20 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated 
8.21 	from the motorcycle safety account in the 
8.22 	special revenue fund for the public education 
8.23 	campaign on motorcycle operation under 
8.24 	article 2, section 134. This is a onetime 
8.25 	appropriation.

8.26 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
 8.27 	$46,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
8.28 	of commerce for an environmental review conducted by the Department of Commerce 
8.29 	Energy Environmental Review and Analysis unit, relating to the placement of high voltage 
8.30 	transmission lines along trunk highway rights-of-way.

8.31 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
 8.32 	$15,560,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
8.33 	of transportation for trunk highway and local road projects, which may include but are not 
9.1 	limited to feasibility and corridor studies, project development, predesign, preliminary and 
9.2 	final design, engineering, environmental analysis and mitigation, right-of-way acquisition, 
9.3 	construction, and associated infrastructure improvements. This appropriation is available 
9.4 	for grants to local units of government. The commissioner may establish that a grant under 
9.5 	this section does not require a nonstate contribution. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
9.6 	available until June 30, 2029.

9.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.8 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF 
9.9 	TRANSPORTATION.
 9.10 	(a) $24,800,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from the general fund for 
9.11 	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) discretionary matches under Laws 2023, 
9.12 	chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), is canceled to the general fund.
9.13 	(b) $15,560,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2022 for trunk highway corridor 
9.14 	studies and local road grants under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, 
9.15 	section 6, is canceled to the general fund.

9.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.17 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION; DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS STUDY.
 9.18 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
9.19 	of transportation to conduct the dynamic transportation options study specified in article 2, 
9.20 	section 132. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.

9.21 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS; INTRA-AGENCY TRANSFER.
 9.22 	(a) The commissioner of management and budget must consult with the commissioner 
9.23 	of transportation and the chair of the Metropolitan Council to identify the amounts of existing 
9.24 	appropriations to the Metropolitan Council from the general fund and other state sources 
9.25 	for the purposes of article 2, sections 83 and 108 to 115.
9.26 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget must transfer the amounts identified 
9.27 	under paragraph (a) from the chair to the commissioner of transportation for the same 
9.28 	purposes.
9.29 	(c) Within ten days of any transfers under paragraph (b), the commissioner of 
9.30 	management and budget must report the amounts to chairs and ranking minority members 
9.31 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

10.1 	Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION; OTHER ROADWAY SYSTEM.
 10.2 	(a) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
10.3 	commissioner of transportation for a grant to a political subdivision that (1) has a directly 
10.4 	elected governing board, (2) is contained within a city of the first class, and (3) maintains 
10.5 	sole jurisdiction over a roadway system within the city. This appropriation is for the design, 
10.6 	engineering, construction, and reconstruction of roads on the roadway system. This is a 
10.7 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
10.8 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
10.9 	commissioner must not use any amount of this appropriation for administrative costs.

10.10 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 7 TRANSPORTATION 
10.11 	MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.
 10.12 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
10.13 	of transportation for a grant to the city of Shorewood to develop a transportation management 
10.14 	organization along the marked Trunk Highway 7 corridor from the western border of 
10.15 	Hennepin County to Interstate Highway 494. Money under this section is available for 
10.16 	developing a comprehensive study and financial plan for a transportation management 
10.17 	organization in the cities and school districts along this corridor and connecting roadways. 
10.18 	The study must assess how the transportation management organization can develop resources 
10.19 	to meet the corridor's growing and changing transportation needs and prioritize 
10.20 	transportation-related challenges that affect vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle safety; the 
10.21 	region's workforce; access to health care and schools; and quality of life. This is a onetime 
10.22 	appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
10.23 	commissioner must not use any amount of this appropriation for administrative costs.

10.24 	Sec. 12. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 55.
 10.25 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
10.26 	commissioner of transportation for an updated environmental impact statement relating to 
10.27 	the reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 55 from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 
10.28 	19, north of the city of Loretto to Hennepin County Road 118 near the city of Medina. This 
10.29 	is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.

10.30 	Sec. 13. APPROPRIATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
 10.31 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
10.32 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center for Transportation Studies to conduct 
11.1 	the study and produce the report on a clean transportation standard in Minnesota, as required 
11.2 	under article 2, section 137. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 
11.3 	2026.

11.4 	Sec. 14. TRANSFERS.
 11.5 	$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is transferred from the general fund to the small cities 
11.6 	assistance account under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145, subdivision 2. This is a 
11.7 	onetime transfer. The amount transferred under this section must be allocated and distributed 
11.8 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145, in the July 2024 payment.

11.9 	Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

11.10	Subd. 4.Local Roads
 					
11.11	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		917,782,000
		991,615,000
	
11.12 	This appropriation is from the county state-aid 
11.13 	highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.14 	sections 161.081, 174.49, and 297A.815, 
11.15 	subdivision 3, and chapter 162, and is 
11.16 	available until June 30, 2033.
11.17 	If the commissioner of transportation 
11.18 	determines that a balance remains in the 
11.19 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
11.20 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
11.21 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
11.22 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
11.23 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
11.24 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
11.25 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
11.26 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
11.27 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
11.28 	this contingent appropriation, the 
11.29 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
11.30 	the commissioner of management and budget 
11.31 	and the chairs, ranking minority members, and 
11.32 	staff of the legislative committees with 
11.33 	jurisdiction over transportation finance 
12.1 	concerning funds appropriated. The governor 
12.2 	must identify in the next budget submission 
12.3 	to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.4 	section 16A.11, any amount that is 
12.5 	appropriated under this paragraph.

12.6	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		236,360,000
		251,748,000
	
12.7 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
12.8 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.9 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
12.10 	2033.
12.11 	If the commissioner of transportation 
12.12 	determines that a balance remains in the 
12.13 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
12.14 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
12.15 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
12.16 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
12.17 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
12.18 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
12.19 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
12.20 	is appropriated in each year to the 
12.21 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
12.22 	determination under this contingent 
12.23 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
12.24 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
12.25 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
12.26 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
12.27 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
12.28 	transportation finance concerning funds 
12.29 	appropriated. The governor must identify in 
12.30 	the next budget submission to the legislature 
12.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
12.32 	amount that is appropriated under this 
12.33 	paragraph.

12.34	(c) Other Local Roads

12.35	(1) Local Bridges
		18,013,000
		-0-
	
13.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
13.2 	replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges 
13.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50. This 
13.4 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
13.5 	until June 30, 2027.

13.6	(2) Local Road Improvement
		18,013,000
		-0-
	
13.7 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
13.8 	for construction and reconstruction of local 
13.9 	roads under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.10 	174.52. This is a onetime appropriation and 
13.11 	is available until June 30, 2027.

13.12	(3) Local Transportation Disaster Support
		4,300,000
		1,000,000
	
13.13 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
13.14 	provide:
13.15 	(i) a cost-share for federal assistance from the 
13.16 	Federal Highway Administration for the 
13.17 	emergency relief program under United States 
13.18 	Code, title 23, section 125.; and
13.19 	(ii) assistance for roadway damage on the 
13.20 	state-aid or federal-aid system associated with 
13.21 	state or federally declared disasters ineligible 
13.22 	for assistance from existing state and federal 
13.23 	disaster programs.
13.24 	Of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024, 
13.25 	$3,300,000 is onetime and is available until 
13.26 	June 30, 2027.

13.27	(4) Metropolitan Counties
		20,000,000
		-0-
	
13.28 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
13.29 	for distribution to metropolitan counties as 
13.30 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.31 	174.49, subdivision 5, for use in conformance 
13.32 	with the requirements under Minnesota 
13.33 	Statutes, section 174.49, subdivision 6.

14.1 	Sec. 16. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

14.314.2
	Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
 		85,654,000
75,654,000
		32,654,000
	
14.4 	This appropriation is for transit system 
14.5 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
14.6 	473.371 to 473.449.
14.7 	$50,000,000 $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 
14.8 	is for a grant to Hennepin County for the Blue 
14.9 	Line light rail transit extension project, 
14.10 	including but not limited to predesign, design, 
14.11 	engineering, environmental analysis and 
14.12 	mitigation, right-of-way acquisition, 
14.13 	construction, and acquisition of rolling stock. 
14.14 	Of this amount, $40,000,000 $30,000,000 is 
14.15 	available only upon entering a full funding 
14.16 	grant agreement with the Federal Transit 
14.17 	Administration by June 30, 2027. This is a 
14.18 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
14.19 	June 30, 2030.
14.20 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for highway 
14.21 	bus rapid transit project development in the 
14.22 	marked U.S. Highway 169 and marked Trunk 
14.23 	Highway 55 corridors, including but not 
14.24 	limited to feasibility study, predesign, design, 
14.25 	engineering, environmental analysis and 
14.26 	remediation, and right-of-way acquisition.

14.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.28 	Sec. 17. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
14.29 		Subd. 7.U.S. Highway 52 box culvert underpass; Dakota County. $2,000,000 in 
14.30 	fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation 
14.31 	for preliminary and final design, planning, engineering, environmental analysis, acquisition 
14.32 	of permanent easements and rights-of-way, and construction of a box culvert underpass at
14.33 	or an alternative option near marked U.S. Highway 52 and Dakota County Road 6 State-Aid 
15.1 	Highway 66 near the Hmong American Farmers Association in the township of Vermillion. 
15.2 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.

15.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.4 	Sec. 18. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 20, is amended to read:
15.5 	Sec. 20. TRANSFERS.
 15.6 	(a) $152,650,000 in fiscal year 2024 is transferred from the general fund to the trunk 
15.7 	highway fund for the state match for highway formula and discretionary grants under the 
15.8 	federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, and for related state 
15.9 	investments.
15.10 	(b) $19,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $19,500,000 $19,255,000 in fiscal year 2025 
15.11 	are transferred from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota 
15.12 	Statutes, section 174.38. The base for this transfer is $8,875,000 $8,630,000 in fiscal year 
15.13 	2026 and $9,000,000 $8,755,000 in fiscal year 2027.
15.14 	(c) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any 
15.15 	remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $232,000, from the driver services 
15.16 	operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating 
15.17 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
15.18 	(d) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any 
15.19 	remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $13,454,000, from the vehicle services 
15.20 	operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating 
15.21 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.

15.22 	Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

15.23
15.24	Subd. 3.Transportation Facilities Capital 
Improvements
 				87,440,000
	
15.25 	This appropriation is for capital improvements 
15.26 	to Department of Transportation facilities. The 
15.27 	improvements must: (1) support the 
15.28 	programmatic mission of the department; (2) 
15.29 	extend the useful life of existing buildings; or 
15.30 	(3) renovate or construct facilities to meet the 
15.31 	department's current and future operational 
15.32 	needs the transportation facilities capital 
16.1 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.2 	174.595.

16.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.4 	Sec. 20. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

16.5	Subd. 4.Trunk Highway 65; Anoka County
 				68,750,000
	
16.6 	This appropriation is for one or more grants 
16.7 	to the city of Blaine, Anoka County, or both 
16.8 	for the predesign, right-of-way acquisition, 
16.9 	design, engineering, and construction of 
16.10 	intersection improvements along Trunk 
16.11 	Highway 65 at 99th Avenue Northeast; 105th 
16.12 	Avenue Northeast; Anoka County State-Aid 
16.13 	Highway 12; 109th Avenue Northeast; 117th 
16.14 	Avenue Northeast; and the associated frontage 
16.15 	roads and backage roads within the trunk 
16.16 	highway system.

16.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.18 	Sec. 21. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

16.19	Subd. 5.U.S. Highway 10; Coon Rapids
 				30,000,000
	
16.20 	This appropriation is for a grant to Anoka 
16.21 	County for preliminary engineering, 
16.22 	environmental analysis, final design, 
16.23 	right-of-way acquisition, construction, and 
16.24 	construction administration of a third travel 
16.25 	lane in each direction of marked U.S. Highway 
16.26 	10 from east of the interchange with Hanson 
16.27 	Boulevard to Round Lake Boulevard in the 
16.28 	city of Coon Rapids.

16.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

17.1 	Sec. 22. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

17.2
17.3	Subd. 7.U.S. Highway 169 Interchange; Scott 
County
 				4,200,000
	
17.4 	This appropriation is for a grant to Scott 
17.5 	County to design and construct trunk highway 
17.6 	improvements associated with an interchange 
17.7 	at U.S. Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 
17.8 	282, and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 
17.9 	in the city of Jordan, including 
17.10 	accommodations for bicycles and pedestrians 
17.11 	and for bridge and road construction.

17.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

17.13 	Sec. 23. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

17.14	Subd. 9.U.S. Highway 8; Chisago County
 				42,000,000
	
17.15 	This appropriation is for a grant to Chisago 
17.16 	County for predesign, design, engineering, 
17.17 	and reconstruction of marked U.S. Highway 
17.18 	8 from Karmel Avenue in Chisago City to 
17.19 	marked Interstate Highway 35, including 
17.20 	pedestrian and bike trails along and crossings 
17.21 	of this segment of marked U.S. Highway 8. 
17.22 	The reconstruction project may include 
17.23 	expanding segments of marked U.S. Highway 
17.24 	8 to four lanes, constructing or reconstructing 
17.25 	frontage roads and backage roads, and 
17.26 	realigning local roads to consolidate, remove, 
17.27 	and relocate access onto and off of U.S. 
17.28 	Highway 8. This appropriation is for the 
17.29 	portion of the project that is eligible for use 
17.30 	of proceeds of trunk highway bonds. This 
17.31 	appropriation is not available until the 
17.32 	commissioner of management and budget 
17.33 	determines that sufficient resources have been 
18.1 	committed from nonstate sources to complete 
18.2 	the project.

18.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.4 	ARTICLE 2
18.5 	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE POLICY

18.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.7 	to read:
18.8 		Subd. 39.Traffic safety camera data. Data related to traffic safety cameras are governed 
18.9 	by section 169.147, subdivisions 14 to 16.

18.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.11 		Subdivision 1.Definition Definitions. As used in (a) For purposes of this section, the 
18.12 	following terms have the meanings given.
18.13 	(b) "Automated license plate reader" means an electronic device mounted on a law 
18.14 	enforcement vehicle or positioned in a stationary location that is capable of recording data 
18.15 	on, or taking a photograph of, a vehicle or its license plate and comparing the collected data 
18.16 	and photographs to existing law enforcement databases for investigative purposes. Automated 
18.17 	license plate reader includes a device that is owned or operated by a person who is not a 
18.18 	government entity to the extent that data collected by the reader are shared with a law 
18.19 	enforcement agency. Automated license plate reader does not include a traffic safety camera 
18.20 	system.
18.21 	(c) "Traffic safety camera system" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 
18.22 	85a.

18.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.824, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
18.24 	read:
18.25 		Subd. 2a.Limitations; certain camera systems. A person must not use a traffic safety 
18.26 	camera system for purposes of this section.

18.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 123B.935, subdivision 1, is amended 
18.28 	to read:
18.29 		Subdivision 1.Training required. (a) Each district must provide public school pupils 
18.30 	enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 with age-appropriate active transportation safety 
19.1 	training. At a minimum, the training must include pedestrian safety, including crossing 
19.2 	roads.
19.3 	(b) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in grades 4 through 8 with 
19.4 	age-appropriate active transportation safety training. At a minimum, the training must 
19.5 	include:
19.6 	(1) pedestrian safety, including crossing roads safely using the searching left, right, left 
19.7 	for vehicles in traffic technique; and
19.8 	(2) bicycle safety, including relevant traffic laws, use and proper fit of protective 
19.9 	headgear, bicycle parts and safety features, and safe biking techniques.; and
19.10 	(3) electric-assisted bicycle safety, including that a person under the age of 15 is not 
19.11 	allowed to operate an electric-assisted bicycle.
19.12 	(c) A nonpublic school may provide nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten 
19.13 	through grade 8 with training as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).

19.14 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134A.09, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
19.15 		Subd. 2a.Petty misdemeanor cases and criminal convictions; fee assessment. (a) In 
19.16 	Hennepin County and Ramsey County, the district court administrator or a designee may, 
19.17 	upon the recommendation of the board of trustees and by standing order of the judges of 
19.18 	the district court, include in the costs or disbursements assessed against a defendant convicted 
19.19 	in the district court of the violation of a statute or municipal ordinance, a county law library 
19.20 	fee. This fee may be collected in all petty misdemeanor cases and criminal prosecutions in 
19.21 	which, upon conviction, the defendant may be subject to the payment of the costs or 
19.22 	disbursements in addition to a fine or other penalty. When a defendant is convicted of more 
19.23 	than one offense in a case, the county law library fee shall be imposed only once in that 
19.24 	case.
19.25 	(b) The law library fee does not apply to a citation issued pursuant to sections 169.06, 
19.26 	subdivision 10, and 169.14, subdivision 13.

19.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

19.28 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
19.29 		Subd. 3.Petty misdemeanor cases and criminal convictions; fee assessment. (a) The 
19.30 	judge of district court may, upon the recommendation of the board of trustees and by standing 
19.31 	order, include in the costs or disbursements assessed against a defendant convicted in the 
20.1 	district court of the violation of any statute or municipal ordinance, in all petty misdemeanor 
20.2 	cases and criminal prosecutions in which, upon conviction, the defendant may be subject 
20.3 	to the payment of the costs or disbursements in addition to a fine or other penalty a county 
20.4 	law library fee. When a defendant is convicted of more than one offense in a case, the county 
20.5 	law library fee shall be imposed only once in that case. The item of costs or disbursements 
20.6 	may not be assessed for any offense committed prior to the establishment of the county law 
20.7 	library.
20.8 	(b) The law library fee does not apply to citations issued pursuant to sections 169.06, 
20.9 	subdivision 10, and 169.14, subdivision 13.

20.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

20.11 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.089, is amended to read:
20.12 	161.089 REPORT ON DEDICATED FUND EXPENDITURES.
20.13 	By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioners of transportation and 
20.14 	public safety, in consultation with the commissioner of management and budget, must jointly 
20.15 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
20.16 	with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The report must:
20.17 	(1) list detailed expenditures and transfers from the trunk highway fund and highway 
20.18 	user tax distribution fund for the previous two fiscal years and must include information on 
20.19 	the purpose of each expenditure. The report must;
20.20 	(2) include a separate section that lists detailed expenditures and transfers from the trunk 
20.21 	highway fund and highway user tax distribution fund for cybersecurity; and
20.22 	(3) include for each expenditure from the trunk highway fund an estimate of the 
20.23 	percentage of activities performed or purchases made with that expenditure that are not for 
20.24 	trunk highway purposes.

20.25 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 161.178, is amended to read:
20.26 	161.178 TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACT 
20.27 	ASSESSMENT.
20.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
20.29 	the meanings given.
20.30 	(b) "Applicable entity" means the commissioner with respect to a capacity expansion
20.31 	project or portfolio for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program or a 
21.1 	metropolitan planning organization with respect to a capacity expansion project or portfolio
21.2 	for inclusion in the appropriate metropolitan transportation improvement program.
21.3 	(c) "Assessment" means the capacity expansion impact assessment under this section.
21.4 	(d) "Capacity expansion project" means a project for trunk highway construction or 
21.5 	reconstruction that:
21.6 	(1) is a major highway project, as defined in section 174.56, subdivision 1, paragraph 
21.7 	(b); and
21.8 	(2) adds highway traffic capacity or provides for grade separation of motor vehicle traffic 
21.9 	at an intersection, excluding auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet.
21.10 	(e) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01, 
21.11 	subdivision 2.
21.12 		Subd. 2.Project or portfolio assessment. (a) Prior to inclusion of a capacity expansion
21.13 	project or portfolio in the state transportation improvement program or in a metropolitan 
21.14 	transportation improvement program, the applicable entity must perform a capacity expansion
21.15 	an impact assessment of the project or portfolio. Following the assessment, the applicable 
21.16 	entity must determine if the project conformsor portfolio is proportionally in conformance
21.17 	with:
21.18 	(1) the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets under section 174.01, subdivision 3; 
21.19 	and
21.20 	(2) the vehicle miles traveled reduction targets established in the statewide multimodal 
21.21 	transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a.
21.22 	(b) If the applicable entity determines that the capacity expansion project or portfolio is 
21.23 	not in conformance with paragraph (a), the applicable entity must:
21.24 	(1) alter the scope or design of the project or any number of projects, add or remove one 
21.25 	or more projects from the portfolio, or undertake a combination, and subsequently perform 
21.26 	a revised assessment that meets the requirements under this section;
21.27 	(2) interlink sufficient impact mitigation as provided in subdivision 4; or
21.28 	(3) halt project development and disallow inclusion of the project or portfolio in the 
21.29 	appropriate transportation improvement program.
21.30 		Subd. 2a.Applicable projects. (a) For purposes of this section:
22.1 	(1) prior to the date established under paragraph (b), a project or portfolio is a capacity 
22.2 	expansion project; and
22.3 	(2) on and after the date established under paragraph (b), a project or portfolio is a 
22.4 	capacity expansion project or a collection of trunk highway and multimodal projects for a 
22.5 	fiscal year and specific region.
22.6 	(b) The commissioner must establish a date to implement impact assessments on the 
22.7 	basis of assessing a portfolio or program of projects instead of on a project-by-project basis. 
22.8 	The date must be:
22.9 	(1) August 1, 2027, which applies to projects that first enter the appropriate transportation 
22.10 	improvement program for fiscal year 2031 or a subsequent year; or
22.11 	(2) as established by the commissioner, if the commissioner:
22.12 	(i) consults with metropolitan planning organizations;
22.13 	(ii) prioritizes and makes reasonable efforts to meet the date under clause (1) or an earlier 
22.14 	date;
22.15 	(iii) determines that the date established under this clause is the earliest practicable in 
22.16 	which the necessary models and tools are sufficient for analysis under this section; and
22.17 	(iv) submits a notice to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
22.18 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy that must 
22.19 	identify the date established and summarize the efforts under item (ii) and the determination 
22.20 	under item (iii).
22.21 		Subd. 3.Assessment requirements. (a) The commissioner must establish a process to 
22.22 	perform capacity expansion impact assessments. An assessment must provide for the 
22.23 	determination under subdivision 2.implement the requirements under this section that 
22.24 	includes:
22.25 	(1) any necessary policies, procedures, manuals, and technical specifications;
22.26 	(2) procedures to perform an impact assessment that provide for the determination under 
22.27 	subdivision 2;
22.28 	(3) in consultation with the technical advisory committee under section 161.1782, criteria 
22.29 	for identification of a capacity expansion project; and
22.30 	(4) related data reporting from local units of government on local multimodal 
22.31 	transportation systems and local project impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle 
22.32 	miles traveled.
23.1 	(b) Analysis under an assessment must include but is not limited to estimates resulting 
23.2 	from the a project or portfolio for the following:
23.3 	(1) greenhouse gas emissions over a period of 20 years; and
23.4 	(2) a net change in vehicle miles traveled for the affected network.; and
23.5 	(3) impacts to trunk highways and related impacts to local road systems, on a local, 
23.6 	regional, or statewide basis, as appropriate.
23.7 		Subd. 4.Impact mitigation; interlinking. (a) To provide for impact mitigation, the 
23.8 	applicable entity must interlink the capacity expansion project or portfolio as provided in 
23.9 	this subdivision.
23.10 	(b) Impact mitigation is sufficient under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), if the capacity 
23.11 	expansion project or portfolio is interlinked to mitigation offset actions such that the total 
23.12 	greenhouse gas emissions reduction from the mitigation offset actions, after accounting for 
23.13 	the greenhouse gas emissions otherwise resulting from the capacity expansion project or 
23.14 	portfolio, is consistent with meeting the targets specified under subdivision 2, paragraph 
23.15 	(a). Each comparison under this paragraph must be performed over equal comparison periods.
23.16 	(c) A mitigation An offset action consists of a project, program, or operations 
23.17 	modification, or mitigation plan in one or more of the following areas:
23.18 	(1) transit expansion, including but not limited to regular route bus, arterial bus rapid 
23.19 	transit, highway bus rapid transit, rail transit, and intercity passenger rail;
23.20 	(2) transit service improvements, including but not limited to increased service level, 
23.21 	transit fare reduction, and transit priority treatments;
23.22 	(3) active transportation infrastructure;
23.23 	(4) micromobility infrastructure and service, including but not limited to shared vehicle 
23.24 	services;
23.25 	(5) transportation demand management, including but not limited to vanpool and shared 
23.26 	vehicle programs, remote work, and broadband access expansion;
23.27 	(6) parking management, including but not limited to parking requirements reduction 
23.28 	or elimination and parking cost adjustments;
23.29 	(7) land use, including but not limited to residential and other density increases, mixed-use 
23.30 	development, and transit-oriented development;
24.1 	(8) infrastructure improvements related to traffic operations, including but not limited 
24.2 	to roundabouts and reduced conflict intersections; and
24.3 	(9) natural systems, including but not limited to prairie restoration, reforestation, and 
24.4 	urban green space; and
24.5 	(10) as specified by the commissioner in the manner provided under paragraph (e).
24.6 	(d) A mitigation An offset action may be identified as interlinked to the capacity 
24.7 	expansion project or portfolio if:
24.8 	(1) there is a specified project, program, or modification, or mitigation plan;
24.9 	(2) the necessary funding sources are identified and sufficient amounts are committed;
24.10 	(3) the mitigation is localized as provided in subdivision 5; and
24.11 	(4) procedures are established to ensure that the mitigation action remains in substantially 
24.12 	the same form or a revised form that continues to meet the calculation under paragraph (b).
24.13 	(e) The commissioner may authorize additional offset actions under paragraph (c) if:
24.14 	(1) the offset action is reviewed and recommended by the technical advisory committee 
24.15 	under section 161.1782; and
24.16 	(2) the commissioner determines that the offset action is directly related to reduction in 
24.17 	the transportation sector of greenhouse gas emissions or vehicle miles traveled.
24.18 		Subd. 5.Impact mitigation; localization. (a) A mitigation An offset action under 
24.19 	subdivision 4 must be localized in the following priority order:
24.20 	(1) if the offset action is for one project, within or associated with at least one of the 
24.21 	communities impacted by the capacity expansion project;
24.22 	(2) if clause (1) does not apply or there is not a reasonably feasible location under clause 
24.23 	(1), in areas of persistent poverty or historically disadvantaged communities, as measured 
24.24 	and defined in federal law, guidance, and notices of funding opportunity;
24.25 	(3) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clauses (1) and (2), in the region 
24.26 	of the capacity expansion project or portfolio; or
24.27 	(4) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clauses (1) to (3), on a statewide 
24.28 	basis.
24.29 	(b) The applicable entity must include an explanation regarding the feasibility and 
24.30 	rationale for each mitigation action located under paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (4).
25.1 		Subd. 6.Public information. The commissioner must publish information regarding 
25.2 	capacity expansion impact assessments on the department's website. The information must 
25.3 	include:
25.4 	(1) for each project evaluated separately under this section, identification of capacity 
25.5 	expansion projects the project; and
25.6 	(2) for each project evaluated separately, a summary that includes an overview of the 
25.7 	expansion impact assessment, the impact determination by the commissioner, and project 
25.8 	disposition, including a review of any mitigation offset actions.;
25.9 	(3) for each portfolio of projects, an overview of the projects, the impact determination 
25.10 	by the commissioner, and a summary of any offset actions;
25.11 	(4) a review of any interpretation of or additions to offset actions under subdivision 4;
25.12 	(5) identification of the date established by the commissioner under subdivision 2a, 
25.13 	paragraph (b);
25.14 	(6) identification of any exemptions provided under subdivision 7, paragraph (b); and
25.15 	(7) a summary of the activities of the technical advisory committee under section 
25.16 	161.1782, including but not limited to any findings or recommendations made by the advisory 
25.17 	committee.
25.18 		Subd. 7.Safety and well-being. (a) The requirements of this section are in addition to 
25.19 	and must not supplant the safety and well-being goals established under section 174.01, 
25.20 	subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2).
25.21 	(b) The commissioner may exempt a project from the requirements under this section 
25.22 	if the commissioner determines the project will result in a reduction in fatal and serious 
25.23 	injuries and:
25.24 	(1) the project is at an intersection or segment with a fatal and serious injury critical 
25.25 	crash index rate of 1.5 or greater over the last five years; or
25.26 	(2) the project is identified as a traffic safety priority with a high number of fatalities or 
25.27 	serious injuries by the Metropolitan Council and Department of Transportation's principal 
25.28 	arterial intersection conversion study or similar study.
25.29 	(c) If the commissioner exempts a project under the conditions specified in paragraph 
25.30 	(b), the reasons must be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
25.31 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation within 90 days of the 
25.32 	commissioner's decision.
26.1 		Subd. 8.Transportation impact assessment and mitigation account. A transportation 
26.2 	impact assessment and mitigation account is established in the special revenue fund. The 
26.3 	account consists of funds provided by law and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, 
26.4 	or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the 
26.5 	commissioner and must only be expended on activities described or required under this 
26.6 	section.

26.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective February 1, 2025, except that subdivision 
26.8 	8 is effective July 1, 2024. This section does not apply to a capacity expansion project that 
26.9 	was either included in the state transportation improvement program or has been submitted 
26.10 	for approval of the geometric layout before February 1, 2025.

26.11 	Sec. 9. [161.1782] TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT; TECHNICAL 
26.12 	ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
26.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
26.14 	the meanings given.
26.15 	(b) "Advisory committee" means the technical advisory committee established in this 
26.16 	section.
26.17 	(c) "Project or portfolio" is as provided in section 161.178.
26.18 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The commissioner must establish a technical advisory committee 
26.19 	to assist in implementation review related to the requirements under section 161.178.
26.20 		Subd. 3.Membership; appointments. The advisory committee is composed of the 
26.21 	following members:
26.22 	(1) one member from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the commissioner 
26.23 	of transportation;
26.24 	(2) one member from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the commissioner of 
26.25 	the Pollution Control Agency;
26.26 	(3) one member from the Metropolitan Council, appointed by the chair of the 
26.27 	Metropolitan Council;
26.28 	(4) one member from the Center for Transportation Studies, appointed by the president 
26.29 	of the University of Minnesota;
26.30 	(5) one member representing metropolitan planning organizations outside the metropolitan 
26.31 	area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, appointed by the Association of 
26.32 	Metropolitan Planning Organizations;
27.1 	(6) one member from the Minnesota County Engineers Association, appointed by the 
27.2 	commissioner of transportation;
27.3 	(7) one member from the City Engineers Association of Minnesota, appointed by the 
27.4 	commissioner of transportation; and
27.5 	(8) up to four members who are not employees of the state and who are not city or county 
27.6 	engineers, with no more than two who are employees of a political subdivision, appointed 
27.7 	by the commissioner of transportation.
27.8 		Subd. 4.Membership; requirements. (a) To be eligible for appointment to the advisory 
27.9 	committee, an individual must have experience or expertise sufficient to provide assistance 
27.10 	in implementation or technical review related to the requirements under section 161.178. 
27.11 	Each appointing authority must consider appointment of individuals with expertise in travel 
27.12 	demand modeling, emissions modeling, traffic forecasting, land use planning, or 
27.13 	transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions assessment and analysis. In appointing the 
27.14 	members under subdivision 3, clause (6), the commissioner must also consider technical 
27.15 	expertise in other relevant areas that may include but is not limited to public health or natural 
27.16 	systems management.
27.17 	(b) Members of the advisory committee serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. 
27.18 	Vacancies must be filled by the appointing authority.
27.19 		Subd. 5.Duties. The advisory committee must assist the commissioner in implementation 
27.20 	of the requirements under section 161.178 and:
27.21 	(1) perform technical review and validation of processes and methodologies used for 
27.22 	impact assessment and impact mitigation;
27.23 	(2) review and make recommendations on:
27.24 	(i) impact assessment requirements;
27.25 	(ii) models and tools for impact assessment;
27.26 	(iii) methods to determine sufficiency of impact mitigation;
27.27 	(iv) procedures for interlinking a project or portfolio to impact mitigation; and
27.28 	(v) reporting and data collection;
27.29 	(3) advise on the approach used to determine the area of influence for a project or portfolio 
27.30 	for a geographic or transportation network area;
28.1 	(4) develop recommendations on any clarifications, modifications, or additions to the 
28.2 	offset actions authorized under section 161.178, subdivision 4; and
28.3 	(5) perform other analysis or activities as requested by the commissioner.
28.4 		Subd. 6.Administration. (a) The commissioner must provide administrative support 
28.5 	to the advisory committee. Upon request, the commissioner must provide information and 
28.6 	technical support to the advisory committee.
28.7 	(b) Members of the advisory committee are not eligible for compensation under this 
28.8 	section.
28.9 	(c) The advisory committee is subject to the Minnesota Data Practices Act under chapter 
28.10 	13 and to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under chapter 13D.

28.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

28.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.3203, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.13 		Subd. 4.Reports Report. (a) By September 1 of each year, the commissioner shall 
28.14 	provide, no later than September 1, an annual written must submit a report to the legislature, 
28.15 	in compliance with sections 3.195 and 3.197, and shall submit the report to the chairs and 
28.16 	ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives legislative committees 
28.17 	having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.
28.18 	(b) The report must list all privatization transportation contracts within the meaning of 
28.19 	this section that were executed or performed, whether wholly or in part, in the previous 
28.20 	fiscal year. The report must identify, with respect to each contract:
28.21 	(1) the contractor;
28.22 	(2) contract amount;
28.23 	(3) duration;
28.24 	(4) work, provided or to be provided;
28.25 	(5) the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 3, paragraph (a);
28.26 	(6) the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 3, paragraph (b);
28.27 	(7) the actual cost to the agency of the contractor's performance of the contract; and
28.28 	(8) for contracts of at least $250,000, a statement containing the commissioner's 
28.29 	determinations under subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
29.1 	(c) The report must collect aggregate data on each of the commissioner's district offices 
29.2 	and the bridge office on barriers and challenges to the reduction of transportation contract 
29.3 	privatization. The aggregate data must identify areas of concern related to transportation 
29.4 	contract privatization and include information on:
29.5 	(1) recruitment and retention of staff;
29.6 	(2) expertise gaps;
29.7 	(3) access to appropriate equipment; and
29.8 	(4) the effects of geography, demographics, and socioeconomic data on transportation 
29.9 	contract privatization rates.

29.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

29.11 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
29.12 	read:
29.13 		Subd. 4.High voltage transmission; placement in right-of-way. (a) For purposes of 
29.14 	this subdivision and subdivisions 5 to 7, "high voltage transmission line" has the meaning 
29.15 	given in section 216E.01, subdivision 4.
29.16 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), high voltage transmission lines, under 
29.17 	the laws of this state or the ordinance of any city or county, may be constructed, placed, or 
29.18 	maintained along any trunk highway, including an interstate highway and a trunk highway 
29.19 	that is an expressway or a freeway, except as deemed necessary by the commissioner of 
29.20 	transportation to protect public safety or ensure the proper function of the trunk highway 
29.21 	system.
29.22 	(c) If the commissioner denies a high voltage electric line colocation request, the reasons 
29.23 	for the denial must be submitted for review to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
29.24 	the committees with jurisdiction over energy and transportation, the Public Utilities 
29.25 	Commission executive secretary, and the commissioner of commerce within 90 days of the 
29.26 	commissioner's denial.

29.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
29.28 	applies to colocation requests for a high voltage transmission line on or after that date.

30.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
30.2 	read:
30.3 		Subd. 5.High voltage transmission; coordination required. Upon written request, 
30.4 	the commissioner must engage in coordination activities with a utility or transmission line 
30.5 	developer to review requested highway corridors for potential permitted locations for 
30.6 	transmission lines.  The commissioner must assign a project coordinator within 30 days of 
30.7 	receiving the written request.  The commissioner must share all known plans with affected 
30.8 	utilities or transmission line developers on potential future projects in the highway corridor 
30.9 	if the potential highway project impacts the placement or siting of high voltage transmission 
30.10 	lines.

30.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

30.12 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
30.13 	read:
30.14 		Subd. 6.High voltage transmission; constructability report; advance notice.  (a) If 
30.15 	the commissioner and a utility or transmission line developer identify a permittable route 
30.16 	along a highway corridor for possible colocation of transmission lines, a constructability 
30.17 	report must be prepared by the utility or transmission line developer in consultation with 
30.18 	the commissioner.  A constructability report developed under this subdivision must be utilized 
30.19 	by both parties to plan and approve colocation projects.
30.20 	(b) A constructability report developed under this section between the commissioner 
30.21 	and the parties seeking colocation must include terms and conditions for building the 
30.22 	colocation project.  Notwithstanding the requirements in subdivision 1, the report must be 
30.23 	approved by the commissioner and the party or parties seeking colocation prior to the 
30.24 	commissioner approving and issuing a permit for use of the trunk highway right-of-way.
30.25 	(c) A constructability report must include an agreed upon time frame for which there 
30.26 	may not be a request from the commissioner for relocation of the transmission line. If the 
30.27 	commissioner determines that relocation of a transmission line in the trunk highway 
30.28 	right-of-way is necessary, the commissioner, as much as practicable, must give a seven-year 
30.29 	advance notice.
30.30 	(d) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision 7 and section 161.46, subdivision 
30.31 	2, if the commissioner requires the relocation of a transmission line in the interstate highway 
30.32 	right-of-way earlier than the agreed upon time frame in paragraph (c) in the constructability 
30.33 	report or provides less than a seven-year notice of relocation in the agreed upon 
31.1 	constructability report, the commissioner is responsible for 75 percent of the relocation 
31.2 	costs.

31.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

31.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
31.5 	read:
31.6 		Subd. 7.High voltage transmission; relocation reimbursement prohibited. (a) A 
31.7 	high voltage transmission line that receives a route permit under chapter 216E on or after 
31.8 	July 1, 2024, is not eligible for relocation reimbursement under section 161.46, subdivision 
31.9 	2.
31.10 	(b) If the commissioner orders relocation of a high voltage transmission line that is 
31.11 	subject to paragraph (a):
31.12 	(1) a public utility, as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, may recover its portion 
31.13 	of costs of relocating that the Public Utilities Commission deems prudently incurred as a 
31.14 	transmission cost adjustment pursuant to section 216B.16, subdivision 7b; and
31.15 	(2) a consumer-owned utility, as defined in section 216B.2402, subdivision 2, may 
31.16 	recover its portion of costs of relocating the line in any manner approved by its governing 
31.17 	board.

31.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

31.19 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.46, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section the following terms shall
31.21 	have the meanings ascribed to given them:.
31.22 	(1) (b) "Utility" means all publicly, privately, and cooperatively owned systems for 
31.23 	supplying power, light, gas, telegraph, telephone, water, pipeline, or sewer service if such 
31.24 	systems be authorized by law to use public highways for the location of its facilities.
31.25 	(2) (c) "Cost of relocation" means the entire amount paid by such utility properly 
31.26 	attributable to such relocation after deducting therefrom any increase in the value of the 
31.27 	new facility and any salvage value derived from the old facility.
31.28 	(d) "High voltage transmission line" has the meaning given in section 216E.01, 
31.29 	subdivision 4.

31.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

32.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 161.46, subdivision 2, is amended 
32.2 	to read:
32.3 		Subd. 2.Relocation of facilities; reimbursement. (a) Whenever the commissioner shall 
32.4 	determine determines that the relocation of any utility facility is necessitated by the 
32.5 	construction of a project on the routes of federally aided state trunk highways, including 
32.6 	urban extensions thereof, which routesthat are included within the National System of 
32.7 	Interstate Highways, the owner or operator of suchthe utility facility shall must relocate 
32.8 	the sameutility facility in accordance with the order of the commissioner. After the 
32.9 	completion of such relocation the cost thereof shall be ascertained and paid by the state out 
32.10 	of trunk highway funds; provided, however, the amount to be paid by the state for such 
32.11 	reimbursement shall not exceed the amount on which the federal government bases its 
32.12 	reimbursement for said interstate system. Except as provided in section 161.45, subdivision 
32.13 	6, paragraph (d), or 7, upon the completion of relocation of a utility facility, the cost of 
32.14 	relocation must be ascertained and paid out of the trunk highway fund by the commissioner, 
32.15 	provided the amount paid by the commissioner for reimbursement to a utility does not 
32.16 	exceed the amount on which the federal government bases its reimbursement for the interstate 
32.17 	highway system.
32.18 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), on or after January 1, 2024, any entity that receives 
32.19 	a route permit under chapter 216E for a high-voltage transmission line necessary to 
32.20 	interconnect an electric power generating facility is not eligible for relocation reimbursement 
32.21 	unless the entity directly, or through its members or agents, provides retail electric service 
32.22 	in this state.

32.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

32.24 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
32.25 	read:
32.26 		Subd. 4a.Location and establishment; limitations. The county state-aid highway 
32.27 	system must not include a segment of a county highway that is designated as a pedestrian 
32.28 	mall under chapter 430.

32.29 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.30 		Subd. 4.Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to a 
32.31 	county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town within 
32.32 	the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board. The formula 
32.33 	must take into account each town's population and town road mileage, and other factors the 
33.1 	county board deems advisable in the interests of achieving equity among the towns. 
33.2 	Distribution of town road funds to each town treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, 
33.3 	or within 30 days after receipt of payment from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to 
33.4 	town treasurers in a county which has not adopted a distribution formula under this 
33.5 	subdivision must be made according to a formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
33.6 	(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the town 
33.7 	only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads within the 
33.8 	town, including debt service for bonds issued by the town in accordance with chapter 475, 
33.9 	provided that the bonds are issued for a use allowable under this paragraph.

33.10 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
33.11 	read:
33.12 		Subd. 6a.Location and establishment; limitations. The municipal state-aid street 
33.13 	system must not include a segment of a city street that is designated as a pedestrian mall 
33.14 	under chapter 430.

33.15 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
33.16 		Subd. 5.Use of funds. (a) Funds distributed under this section are available only for 
33.17 	construction and maintenance of roads located within the city, including:
33.18 	(1) land acquisition, environmental analysis, design, engineering, construction, 
33.19 	reconstruction, and maintenance;
33.20 	(2) road projects partially located within the city;
33.21 	(3) projects on county state-aid highways located within the city; and
33.22 	(4) cost participation on road projects under the jurisdiction of another unit of 
33.23 	government.; and
33.24 	(5) debt service for obligations issued by the city in accordance with chapter 475, provided 
33.25 	that the obligations are issued for a use allowable under this section.
33.26 	(b) Except for projects under paragraph (a), clause (3), funds distributed under this 
33.27 	section are not subject to state-aid requirements under this chapter, including but not limited 
33.28 	to engineering standards adopted by the commissioner in rules.

34.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 162.146, is amended by adding a 
34.2 	subdivision to read:
34.3 		Subd. 3.Use of funds. (a) Funds distributed under this section are available only for 
34.4 	construction and maintenance of roads located within the city, including:
34.5 	(1) land acquisition, environmental analysis, design, engineering, construction, 
34.6 	reconstruction, and maintenance;
34.7 	(2) road projects partially located within the city;
34.8 	(3) projects on municipal state-aid streets located within the city;
34.9 	(4) projects on county state-aid highways located within the city;
34.10 	(5) cost participation on road projects under the jurisdiction of another unit of government; 
34.11 	and
34.12 	(6) debt service for obligations issued by the city in accordance with chapter 475, provided 
34.13 	that the obligations are issued for a use allowable under this section.
34.14 	(b) Except for projects under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), funds distributed under 
34.15 	this section are not subject to state-aid requirements under this chapter, including but not 
34.16 	limited to engineering standards adopted by the commissioner in rules.

34.17 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.002, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
34.18 		Subd. 18.Motor vehicle. (a) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle designed 
34.19 	and originally manufactured to operate primarily on highways, and not operated exclusively 
34.20 	upon railroad tracks. It includes any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle 
34.21 	and includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys that are propelled by electric power obtained 
34.22 	from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails.
34.23 	(b) "Motor vehicle" includes an all-terrain vehicle only if the all-terrain vehicle (1) has 
34.24 	at least four wheels, (2) is owned and operated by a physically disabled person, and (3) 
34.25 	displays both disability plates and a physically disabled certificate issued under section 
34.26 	169.345.
34.27 	(c) "Motor vehicle" does not include an all-terrain vehicle except (1) an all-terrain vehicle 
34.28 	described in paragraph (b), or (2) an all-terrain vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle before 
34.29 	August 1, 1985. The owner may continue to license an all-terrain vehicle described in clause 
34.30 	(2) as a motor vehicle until it is conveyed or otherwise transferred to another owner, is 
34.31 	destroyed, or fails to comply with the registration and licensing requirements of this chapter.
35.1 	(d) "Motor vehicle" does not include a snowmobile; a manufactured home; a park trailer; 
35.2 	an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26; 
35.3 	a motorized foot scooter as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 46; or an electric-assisted 
35.4 	bicycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.
35.5 	(e) "Motor vehicle" includes an off-highway motorcycle modified to meet the 
35.6 	requirements of chapter 169 according to section 84.788, subdivision 12.
35.7 	(f) "Motor vehicle" includes a roadable aircraft as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 
35.8 	67a.

35.9 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.002, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
35.10 		Subd. 24.Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor vehicle 
35.11 	designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
35.12 	(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses, school 
35.13 	buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126.
35.14 	(c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
35.15 	(1) a vehicle that is a pickup truck or a van as defined in subdivisions 26 and 40;
35.16 	(2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 47; and
35.17 	(3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 39; and
35.18 	(4) roadable aircraft, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 67a.

35.19 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.092, is amended to read:
35.20 	168.092 21-DAY 60-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
35.21 		Subdivision 1.Resident buyer. The motor vehicle registrar may issue a permit to a 
35.22 	person purchasing a new or used motor vehicle in this state for the purpose of allowing the 
35.23 	purchaser a reasonable time to register the vehicle and pay fees and taxes due on the transfer. 
35.24 	The permit is valid for a period of 21 60 days. The permit must be in a form as the registrar 
35.25 	may determine, affixed to the rear of the vehicle where a license plate would normally be 
35.26 	affixed, and plainly visible. Each permit is valid only for the vehicle for which issued.
35.27 		Subd. 2.Dealer. The registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers. When issuing a 
35.28 	permit, the dealer shall complete the permit in the manner prescribed by the department.

35.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024, for permits issued on 
35.30 	or after that date.

36.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.2 		Subdivision 1.Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner, 
36.3 	upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter, 
36.4 	bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned 
36.5 	by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the 
36.6 	plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must be 
36.7 	in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate 
36.8 	the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
36.9 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued must 
36.10 	clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for which 
36.11 	the tax has been paid.
36.12 	(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription "noncommercial" 
36.13 	unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued under this chapter.
36.14 	(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to section 
36.15 	168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this chapter.
36.16 	(e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the conventional 
36.17 	painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the plates, when 
36.18 	viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for a distance of 
36.19 	not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
36.20 	(f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
36.21 	(1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a 
36.22 	vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be 
36.23 	transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle 
36.24 	from one tax-exempt agency to another.
36.25 	(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period. All 
36.26 	plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older at 
36.27 	the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
36.28 	(3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must be 
36.29 	for a seven-year period.
36.30 	(4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and sections 168.123, 168.1235, and 
36.31 	168.1255 must be issued for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
37.1 	(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the life 
37.2 	of the vehicle.
37.3 	(g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each 
37.4 	registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year 
37.5 	or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and 
37.6 	stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period for 
37.7 	which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section 168.187.
37.8 	(h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle used for 
37.9 	behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school may be 
37.10 	transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any additional 
37.11 	fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates under this 
37.12 	paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.
37.13 	(i) In lieu of plates required under this section, the commissioner must issue a registration 
37.14 	number identical to the federally issued tail number assigned to the aircraft for roadable 
37.15 	aircraft operating on public roadways.

37.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.127, is amended to read:
37.17 	168.127 FLEET VEHICLES; REGISTRATION, FEE.
37.18 		Subdivision 1.Unique registration category. (a) A unique registration category is 
37.19 	established for vehicles and trailers of a fleet. Vehicles registered in the fleet must be issued 
37.20 	a distinctive license plate. The design and size of the fleet license plate must be determined 
37.21 	by the commissioner.
37.22 	(b) A deputy registrar may issue replacement license plates for qualified vehicles in a 
37.23 	registered fleet pursuant to section 168.29.
37.24 		Subd. 2.Annual registration period. The annual registration period for vehicles in the 
37.25 	fleet will be is determined by the commissioner. The applicant must provide all information 
37.26 	necessary to qualify as a fleet registrant, including a list of all vehicles in the fleet. On initial 
37.27 	registration, all taxes and fees for vehicles in the fleet must be reassessed based on the 
37.28 	expiration date.
37.29 		Subd. 3.Registration cards issued. (a) On approval of the application for fleet 
37.30 	registration, the commissioner must issue a registration card for each qualified vehicle in 
37.31 	the fleet. The registration card must be carried in the vehicle at all times and be made 
37.32 	available to a peace officer on demand. The registered gross weight must be indicated on 
37.33 	the license plate.
38.1 	(b) A new vehicle may be registered to an existing fleet upon application to a deputy 
38.2 	registrar and payment of the fee under section 168.33, subdivision 7.
38.3 	(c) A deputy registrar must issue a replacement registration card for any registered fleet 
38.4 	or any qualified vehicle in a registered fleet upon application.
38.5 		Subd. 4.Filing registration applications. Initial fleet applications for registration and 
38.6 	renewals must be filed with the registrar commissioner or authorized deputy registrar.
38.7 		Subd. 5.Renewal of fleet registration. On the renewal of a fleet registration, the 
38.8 	registrant shall must pay full licensing fees for every vehicle registered in the preceding 
38.9 	year unless the vehicle has been properly deleted from the fleet. In order to delete a vehicle 
38.10 	from a fleet, the fleet registrant must surrender to the commissioner the registration card 
38.11 	and license plates. The registrar commissioner may authorize alternative methods of deleting 
38.12 	vehicles from a fleet, including destruction of the license plates and registration cards. If 
38.13 	the card or license plates are lost or stolen, the fleet registrant shall must submit a sworn 
38.14 	statement stating the circumstances for the inability to surrender the card, stickers, and 
38.15 	license plates. The commissioner shall assess A fleet registrant who fails to renew the 
38.16 	licenses issued under this section or fails to report the removal of vehicles from the fleet 
38.17 	within 30 days of the vehicles' removal must pay a penalty of 20 percent of the total tax due 
38.18 	on the fleet against the fleet registrant who fails to renew the licenses issued under this 
38.19 	section or fails to report the removal of vehicles from the fleet within 30 days. The penalty 
38.20 	must be paid within 30 days after it is assessed.
38.21 		Subd. 6.Fee. Instead of The applicant for fleet registration must pay the filing fee 
38.22 	described in section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant for fleet registration shall pay an 
38.23 	equivalent administrative fee to the commissioner for each vehicle in the fleet.

38.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024, for fleet vehicle 
38.25 	transactions on or after that date.

38.26 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1282, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.27 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue "Start Seeing 
38.28 	Motorcycles" special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
38.29 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
38.30 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
38.31 	(2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision 
38.32 	5, for each set of plates;
39.1 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any other fees 
39.2 	required by this chapter;
39.3 	(4) contributes a minimum of $10 annually to the motorcycle safety fund account, created 
39.4 	under section 171.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (1); and
39.5 	(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
39.6 	licensing of drivers.

39.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

39.8 	Sec. 28. [168.24] ROADABLE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION.
39.9 	(a) For purposes of this section, "roadable aircraft" has the meaning given in section 
39.10 	360.013, subdivision 57c.
39.11 	(b) An owner of a roadable aircraft must comply with all rules and requirements of this 
39.12 	chapter and chapter 168A governing the titling, registration, taxation, and insurance of 
39.13 	motor vehicles.
39.14 	(c) A person seeking to register a roadable aircraft for operation as a motor vehicle on 
39.15 	public roadways in Minnesota must apply to the commissioner.  The application must contain:
39.16 	(1) the name and address of the owner of the roadable aircraft;
39.17 	(2) the federally issued tail number assigned to the aircraft;
39.18 	(3) the make and model of the roadable aircraft; and
39.19 	(4) any other information the commissioner may require.
39.20 	(d) Upon receipt of a valid and complete application for registration of a roadable aircraft, 
39.21 	the commissioner must issue a certificate of registration.
39.22 	(e) A valid registration certificate issued under this section must be located inside the 
39.23 	roadable aircraft when the aircraft is in operation on a public highway.
39.24 	(f) A roadable aircraft registered as a motor vehicle under this section must also be 
39.25 	registered as an aircraft as provided in section 360.60.

39.26 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
39.27 	read:
39.28 		Subd. 17a.Dealers; duplicate or replacement plates. (a) For purposes of this 
39.29 	subdivision, "motor vehicle dealer" has the meaning given in section 168.002, subdivision 
40.1 	6; "duplicate or replacement plates" means replacement plates issued under section 168.29; 
40.2 	and "registration" has the meaning given in section 168A.01, subdivision 16c.
40.3 	(b) Notwithstanding section 168A.11, subdivision 1, and after the 48-hour notification 
40.4 	period under section 168A.11, subdivision 2, has expired, a licensed motor vehicle dealer 
40.5 	seeking duplicate or replacement plates for a motor vehicle held for resale and currently 
40.6 	registered in Minnesota under section 168.12 must submit to the commissioner an application 
40.7 	for a certificate of title under section 168A.05. A licensed motor vehicle dealer must remove 
40.8 	plates from any vehicle that is held for resale and may only apply for replacement plates at 
40.9 	the time of title transfer to the subsequent owner. The dealer may contract this service to a 
40.10 	deputy registrar and the registrar may charge a fee of $7 per transaction to provide the 
40.11 	service under section 168A.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).

40.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024.

40.13 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended 
40.14 	to read:
40.15 		Subd. 7.Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes:
40.16 	(1) an $8 filing fee is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate 
40.17 	transactions; and
40.18 	(2) a $12 filing fee is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor 
40.19 	carrier fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.
40.20 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
40.21 	(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction 
40.22 	of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and
40.23 	(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a 
40.24 	vehicle.
40.25 	(c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices 
40.26 	sent out by the commissioner.
40.27 	(d) The statutory fees and taxes, the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a), and the 
40.28 	surcharge imposed under paragraph (f) may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy 
40.29 	registrar may collect a surcharge on the payment made under this paragraph not greater than 
40.30 	the cost of processing a credit card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency 
40.31 	rules established by the commissioner of public safety. The surcharge authorized by this 
40.32 	paragraph must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit card transactions.
41.1 	(e) The fees collected under paragraph (a) by the department must be allocated as follows:
41.2 	(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
41.3 	(i) $6.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under 
41.4 	section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
41.5 	(ii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
41.6 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3; and
41.7 	(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
41.8 	(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
41.9 	(ii) $7 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under 
41.10 	section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
41.11 	(iii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
41.12 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
41.13 	(f) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a deputy registrar must assess a $1 
41.14 	surcharge on every transaction for which filing fees are collected under this subdivision. 
41.15 	The surcharge authorized by this paragraph must be (1) deposited in the treasury of the 
41.16 	place for which the deputy registrar is appointed, or (2) if the deputy registrar is not a public 
41.17 	official, retained by the deputy registrar. For purposes of this paragraph, a deputy registrar 
41.18 	does not include the commissioner.
41.19 	(g) At least quarterly, the commissioner must compile data related to transactions 
41.20 	completed by deputy registrars for which no filing fee under this section was collected, and 
41.21 	distribute to each deputy registrar an amount calculated as (1) the number of no-fee 
41.22 	transactions completed by that deputy registrar, multiplied by (2) $25. The total amount 
41.23 	distributed to deputy registrars under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner 
41.24 	from the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.

41.25 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
41.26 	read:
41.27 		Subd. 8b.Competitive bidding. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, 
41.28 	if a deputy registrar appointed under this section permanently stops offering services at the 
41.29 	approved office location and permanently closes the approved office location, the 
41.30 	commissioner must use a competitive bidding process for the appointment of a replacement 
41.31 	deputy registrar. If available, the replacement deputy registrar appointed by the commissioner 
41.32 	under this section must continue to offer services at the approved office location. If the 
42.1 	existing office location is not available to the replacement deputy registrar, the replacement 
42.2 	office location must be at a location that must be approved by the commissioner and must 
42.3 	serve a similar service area as the existing office location.
42.4 	(b) The commissioner must not give a preference to a partner, owner, manager, or 
42.5 	employee of the deputy registrar that has permanently stopped offering services at the closed 
42.6 	office location in a competitive bidding process.
42.7 	(c) The commissioner must adopt rules to administer and enforce a competitive bidding 
42.8 	process to select a replacement deputy registrar.  If the replacement deputy registrar elects 
42.9 	to not offer services at the office location of the prior registrar, Minnesota Rules, chapter 
42.10 	7406, governing the selection of a proposed office location of a driver's license agent, 
42.11 	applies.

42.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025.

42.13 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 168.345, subdivision 2, is amended 
42.14 	to read:
42.15 		Subd. 2.Lessees; information. (a) The commissioner may not furnish information about 
42.16 	registered owners of passenger automobilesmotor vehicles who are lessees under a lease 
42.17 	for a term of 180 days or more to any person except:
42.18 	(1) the owner of the vehicle,;
42.19 	(2) the lessee,;
42.20 	(3) personnel of law enforcement agencies and;
42.21 	(4) trade associations performing a member service under section 604.15, subdivision 
42.22 	4a, and;
42.23 	(5) licensed dealers in connection with a vehicle sale or lease;
42.24 	(6) federal, state, and local governmental units,; and,
42.25 	(7) at the commissioner's discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees 
42.26 	of automobile recalls.
42.27 	(b) The commissioner may release information about motor vehicle lessees in the form 
42.28 	of summary data, as defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in 
42.29 	conducting statistical analysis and market research.

42.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024.

43.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.2 		Subd. 2.Dealers. Except as provided in section 168.27, subdivision 17a, no certificate 
43.3 	of title need be obtained for a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, 
43.4 	even though incidentally moved on the highway or used pursuant to section 168.27 or 
43.5 	168.28, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing.

43.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024.

43.7 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.8 		Subdivision 1.Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee. (a) A dealer who 
43.9 	buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title, except as 
43.10 	provided under section 168.27, subdivision 17a. Upon transferring the vehicle to another 
43.11 	person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer shall promptly execute 
43.12 	the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the 
43.13 	transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created or reserved at the 
43.14 	time of the resale, and the date of the security agreement in the spaces provided therefor on 
43.15 	the certificate of title or secure reassignment.
43.16 	(b) If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the 
43.17 	dealer need not register the vehicle except as provided in section 168.27, subdivision 17a. 
43.18 	If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale but is not 
43.19 	requesting duplicate or replacement plates under section 168.12, the dealer need not register 
43.20 	the vehicle but shall pay one month's registration tax. If a dealer elects to apply for a 
43.21 	certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the department shall not place any legend on 
43.22 	the title that no motor vehicle sales tax was paid by the dealer, but may indicate on the title 
43.23 	whether the vehicle is a new or used vehicle.
43.24 	(c) With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the dealer 
43.25 	shall also, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or secure reassignment, 
43.26 	state the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the exact mileage is 
43.27 	unknown if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true 
43.28 	mileage.
43.29 	(d) The transferee shall complete the application for title section on the certificate of 
43.30 	title or separate title application form prescribed by the department. The dealer shall mail 
43.31 	or deliver the certificate to the registrar or deputy registrar with the transferee's application 
43.32 	for a new certificate and appropriate taxes and fees, within ten business 30 days.
44.1 	(e) With respect to vehicles sold to buyers who will remove the vehicle from this state, 
44.2 	the dealer shall remove any license plates from the vehicle, issue a 31-day temporary permit 
44.3 	pursuant to section 168.091, and notify the registrar within 48 hours of the sale that the 
44.4 	vehicle has been removed from this state. The notification must be made in an electronic 
44.5 	format prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract with a deputy registrar for the 
44.6 	notification of sale to an out-of-state buyer. The deputy registrar may charge a fee of $7 per 
44.7 	transaction to provide this service.

44.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024, for applications on or 
44.9 	after that date.

44.10 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.035, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.11 		Subd. 3.Towing prohibited. (a) A towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle 
44.12 	because:
44.13 	(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than 90 days; 
44.14 	or
44.15 	(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle has 
44.16 	fewer than five unpaid parking tickets; or
44.17 	(3) the vehicle is identified in conjunction with a citation to the vehicle owner or lessee 
44.18 	for (i) a violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10, or (ii) a violation under section 
44.19 	169.14, subdivision 13.
44.20 	(b) A towing authority may tow a motor vehicle, notwithstanding paragraph (a), if:
44.21 	(1) the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations;
44.22 	(2) the vehicle is parked in a rush-hour restricted parking area;
44.23 	(3) the vehicle is blocking a driveway, alley, or fire hydrant;
44.24 	(4) the vehicle is parked in a bus lane, or at a bus stop, during hours when parking is 
44.25 	prohibited;
44.26 	(5) the vehicle is parked within 30 feet of a stop sign and visually blocking the stop sign;
44.27 	(6) the vehicle is parked in a disability transfer zone or disability parking space without 
44.28 	a disability parking certificate or disability license plates;
44.29 	(7) the vehicle is parked in an area that has been posted for temporary restricted parking 
44.30 	(i) at least 12 hours in advance in a home rule charter or statutory city having a population 
44.31 	under 50,000, or (ii) at least 24 hours in advance in another political subdivision;
45.1 	(8) the vehicle is parked within the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway or within 
45.2 	the traveled portion of a public street when travel is allowed there;
45.3 	(9) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to use by 
45.4 	fire, police, public safety, or emergency vehicles;
45.5 	(10) the vehicle is unlawfully parked on property at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
45.6 	Airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
45.7 	(11) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is stolen, 
45.8 	or that the vehicle constitutes or contains evidence of a crime and impoundment is reasonably 
45.9 	necessary to obtain or preserve the evidence;
45.10 	(12) the driver, operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle is taken into custody 
45.11 	and the vehicle is impounded for safekeeping;
45.12 	(13) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the owner, operator, 
45.13 	or person in physical control of the vehicle has failed to respond to five or more citations 
45.14 	for parking or traffic offenses;
45.15 	(14) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to use 
45.16 	by taxicabs;
45.17 	(15) the vehicle is unlawfully parked and prevents egress by a lawfully parked vehicle;
45.18 	(16) the vehicle is parked, on a school day during prohibited hours, in a school zone on 
45.19 	a public street where official signs prohibit parking; or
45.20 	(17) the vehicle is a junk, abandoned, or unauthorized vehicle, as defined in section 
45.21 	168B.011, and subject to immediate removal under this chapter.
45.22 	(c) A violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10, or 169.14, subdivision 13, is not 
45.23 	a traffic offense under paragraph (b), clause (13).

45.24 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
45.25 		Subd. 3a.Autocycle. (a) "Autocycle" means a motorcycle that:
45.26 	(1) has three wheels in contact with the ground;
45.27 	(2) is designed with seating that does not require operators or any occupants to straddle 
45.28 	or sit astride it;
45.29 	(3) has a steering wheel;
45.30 	(4) is equipped with antilock brakes; and
46.1 	(5) is originally manufactured to meet federal motor vehicle safety standards for 
46.2 	motorcycles in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 571, and successor requirements.
46.3 	(b) An autocycle does not include a roadable aircraft as defined in subdivision 67a.

46.4 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended 
46.5 	to read:
46.6 		Subd. 27.Electric-assisted bicycle. (a) "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with 
46.7 	two or three wheels that:
46.8 	(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;
46.9 	(2) meets the requirements for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 
46.10 	1512, or successor requirements;
46.11 	(3) is equipped with an electric motor that has a power output of not more than 750 
46.12 	watts;
46.13 	(4) meets the requirements of a class 1, class 2, or class 3, or multiple mode
46.14 	electric-assisted bicycle; and
46.15 	(5) has a battery or electric drive system that has been tested to an applicable safety 
46.16 	standard by a third-party testing laboratory.
46.17 	(b) A vehicle is not an electric-assisted bicycle if it is designed, manufactured, or intended 
46.18 	by the manufacturer or seller to be configured or modified to not meet the requirements for 
46.19 	an electric-assisted bicycle or operate within the requirements for an electric-assisted bicycle 
46.20 	class, including but not limited to:
46.21 	(1) a mechanical switch or button;
46.22 	(2) a modification or change in the software controlling the electric drive system;
46.23 	(3) the use of an application; or
46.24 	(4) through any other means intended by the manufacturer or seller to modify the vehicle 
46.25 	to no longer meet the requirements or classification of an electric-assisted bicycle.

46.26 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
46.27 		Subd. 44.Motorcycle. "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle 
46.28 	for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with 
46.29 	the ground, including motor scooters and autocycles. Motorcycle does not include (1) 
47.1 	motorized bicycles as defined in subdivision 45, (2) electric-assisted bicycles as defined in 
47.2 	subdivision 27, or (3) a tractor, or (4) roadable aircraft as defined in subdivision 67a.

47.3 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.4 	to read:
47.5 		Subd. 45a.Multiple mode electric-assisted bicycle. "Multiple mode electric-assisted 
47.6 	bicycle" means an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with switchable or programmable 
47.7 	modes that provide for operation as two or more of a class 1, class 2, or class 3 
47.8 	electric-assisted bicycle in conformance with the definition and requirements under this 
47.9 	chapter for each respective class.

47.10 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.11 	to read:
47.12 		Subd. 62b.Red light camera system. "Red light camera system" means an electronic 
47.13 	system of one or more cameras or other motor vehicle sensors that is specifically designed 
47.14 	to automatically produce recorded images of a motor vehicle operated in violation of a 
47.15 	traffic-control signal, including related information technology for recorded image storage, 
47.16 	retrieval, and transmission.

47.17 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.18 	to read:
47.19 		Subd. 67a.Roadable aircraft. "Roadable aircraft" means any aircraft capable of taking 
47.20 	off and landing from a suitable airfield which is also designed to be operated on a public 
47.21 	highway as a motor vehicle.

47.22 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.23 	to read:
47.24 		Subd. 77a.Speed safety camera system. "Speed safety camera system" means an 
47.25 	electronic system of one or more cameras or other motor vehicle sensors that is specifically 
47.26 	designed to automatically produce recorded images of a motor vehicle operated in violation 
47.27 	of the speed limit, including related information technology for recorded image storage, 
47.28 	retrieval, and transmission.

48.1 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
48.2 	to read:
48.3 		Subd. 85a.Traffic safety camera system. "Traffic safety camera system" means a red 
48.4 	light camera system, a speed safety camera system, or both in combination.

48.5 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
48.6 	to read:
48.7 		Subd. 92b.Vulnerable road user. "Vulnerable road user" means a person in the 
48.8 	right-of-way of a highway, including but not limited to a bikeway and an adjacent sidewalk 
48.9 	or trail, who is:
48.10 	(1) a pedestrian;
48.11 	(2) on a bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle, or other nonmotorized vehicle or device;
48.12 	(3) on an electric personal assistive mobility device;
48.13 	(4) on an implement of husbandry; or
48.14 	(5) riding an animal.
48.15 	Vulnerable road user includes the operator and any passengers for a vehicle, device, or 
48.16 	personal conveyance identified in this subdivision.

48.17 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.04, is amended to read:
48.18 	169.04 LOCAL AUTHORITY.
48.19 	(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with 
48.20 	respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, and with the consent of the 
48.21 	commissioner, with respect to state trunk highways, within the corporate limits of a 
48.22 	municipality, or within the limits of a town in a county in this state now having or which 
48.23 	may hereafter have, a population of 500,000 or more, and a land area of not more than 600 
48.24 	square miles, and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:
48.25 	(1) regulating the standing or parking of vehicles;
48.26 	(2) regulating traffic by means of police officers or traffic-control signals;
48.27 	(3) regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;
48.28 	(4) designating particular highways as one-way roadways and requiring that all vehicles, 
48.29 	except emergency vehicles, when on an emergency run, thereon be moved in one specific 
48.30 	direction;
49.1 	(5) designating any highway as a through highway and requiring that all vehicles stop 
49.2 	before entering or crossing the same, or designating any intersection as a stop intersection, 
49.3 	and requiring all vehicles to stop at one or more entrances to such intersections;
49.4 	(6) restricting the use of highways as authorized in sections 169.80 to 169.88.;
49.5 	(7) regulating speed limits through the use of a speed safety camera system implemented 
49.6 	under section 169.147; and
49.7 	(8) regulating traffic control through the use of a red light camera system implemented 
49.8 	under section 169.147.
49.9 	(b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), shall 
49.10 	be effective until signs giving notice of such local traffic regulations are posted upon and 
49.11 	kept posted upon or at the entrance to the highway or part thereof affected as may be most 
49.12 	appropriate.
49.13 	(c) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (3), or any other 
49.14 	provision of law shall prohibit:
49.15 	(1) the use of motorcycles or vehicles utilizing flashing red lights for the purpose of 
49.16 	escorting funeral processions, oversize buildings, heavy equipment, parades or similar 
49.17 	processions or assemblages on the highways; or
49.18 	(2) the use of motorcycles or vehicles that are owned by the funeral home and that utilize 
49.19 	flashing red lights for the purpose of escorting funeral processions.
49.20 	(d) Ordinances or regulations enacted under paragraph (a), clauses (7) and (8), may only 
49.21 	be effective under the requirements of section 169.147, subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and 
49.22 	(c), after June 1, 2025, and before June 1, 2029.

49.23 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
49.24 	read:
49.25 		Subd. 10.Red light camera; penalty. (a) Subject to subdivision 11, if a motor vehicle 
49.26 	is operated in violation of a traffic-control signal and the violation is identified through the 
49.27 	use of a red light camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the 
49.28 	vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of 
49.29 	$40.
49.30 	(b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning 
49.31 	and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a 
49.32 	second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic 
50.1 	safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 11. A person who enters 
50.2 	diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under 
50.3 	paragraph (a).
50.4 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
50.5 	(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or
50.6 	(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license 
50.7 	or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed 
50.8 	in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
50.9 	(d) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and 
50.10 	before August 1, 2029.

50.11 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
50.12 	read:
50.13 		Subd. 11.Red light camera; limitations. (a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is 
50.14 	not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 10 if any of the conditions under section 
50.15 	169.14, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7), are met.
50.16 	(b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision 
50.17 	10 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
50.18 	(c) A fine or conviction under subdivision 10 does not constitute grounds for revocation 
50.19 	or suspension of a person's driver's license.
50.20 	(d) Except as provided in subdivision 10, paragraph (c), this subdivision applies to 
50.21 	violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and before August 1, 2029.

50.22 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
50.23 		Subd. 10.Radar; speed-measuring device; standards of evidence. (a) In any 
50.24 	prosecution in which the rate of speed of a motor vehicle is relevant, evidence of the speed 
50.25 	as indicated on radar or other speed-measuring device, including but not limited to a speed 
50.26 	safety camera system, is admissible in evidence, subject to the following conditions:
50.27 	(1) the officer or traffic enforcement agent under section 169.147 operating the device 
50.28 	has sufficient training to properly operate the equipment;
50.29 	(2) the officer or traffic enforcement agent testifies as to the manner in which the device 
50.30 	was set up and operated;
51.1 	(3) the device was operated with minimal distortion or interference from outside sources; 
51.2 	and
51.3 	(4) the device was tested by an accurate and reliable external mechanism, method, or 
51.4 	system at the time it was set up.
51.5 	(b) Records of tests made of such devices and kept in the regular course of operations 
51.6 	of any law enforcement agency are admissible in evidence without further foundation as to 
51.7 	the results of the tests. The records shall be available to a defendant upon demand. Nothing 
51.8 	in this subdivision shall be construed to preclude or interfere with cross examination or 
51.9 	impeachment of evidence of the rate of speed as indicated on the radar or speed-measuring 
51.10 	device.
51.11 	(c) Evidence from a speed safety camera system may be used solely for a citation or 
51.12 	prosecution for a violation under subdivision 13.

51.13 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
51.14 	read:
51.15 		Subd. 13.Speed safety camera; penalty. (a) Subject to subdivision 14, if a motor 
51.16 	vehicle is operated in violation of a speed limit and the violation is identified through the 
51.17 	use of a speed safety camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the 
51.18 	vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of:
51.19 	(1) $40; or
51.20 	(2) $80, if the violation is for a speed at least 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed 
51.21 	limit.
51.22 	(b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning 
51.23 	and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a 
51.24 	second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic 
51.25 	safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 11. A person who enters 
51.26 	diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under 
51.27 	paragraph (a).
51.28 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
51.29 	(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or
51.30 	(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license 
51.31 	or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed 
51.32 	in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
52.1 	(d) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and 
52.2 	before August 1, 2029.

52.3 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
52.4 	read:
52.5 		Subd. 14.Speed safety camera; limitations. (a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle 
52.6 	is not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 13 if:
52.7 	(1) the vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation;
52.8 	(2) a transfer of interest in the vehicle in compliance with section 168A.10 was made 
52.9 	before the time of the violation;
52.10 	(3) the vehicle owner is a lessor of the motor vehicle, and the lessor identifies the name 
52.11 	and address of the lessee;
52.12 	(4) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle operated in the performance of official 
52.13 	duties at the time of the violation;
52.14 	(5) another person is convicted, within the meaning under section 171.01, subdivision 
52.15 	29, for the same violation;
52.16 	(6) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority 
52.17 	that the owner was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; or
52.18 	(7) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority 
52.19 	that the owner was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation, but the owner was 
52.20 	operating under the circumstances of an emergency, which may include but are not limited 
52.21 	to the birth of a child, necessary and urgent medical attention at a hospital, or a potential 
52.22 	injury to a passenger in the vehicle.
52.23 	(b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision 
52.24 	13 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
52.25 	(c) Except as provided in subdivision 13, paragraph (c), a fine or conviction under 
52.26 	subdivision 13 does not constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of a person's driver's 
52.27 	license.
52.28 	(d) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and 
52.29 	before August 1, 2029.

53.1 	Sec. 51. [169.147] TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM.
53.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
53.3 	the meanings given.
53.4 	(b) "Camera-based traffic enforcement" means enforcement of traffic control through 
53.5 	the use of a red light camera system, speed limits through the use of a speed safety camera 
53.6 	system, or both.
53.7 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
53.8 	(d) "Commissioners" means the commissioner of transportation as the lead in coordination 
53.9 	with the commissioner of public safety.
53.10 	(e) "Implementing authority" means the commissioners, with respect to trunk highways, 
53.11 	and any local authority that implements camera-based traffic enforcement under this section.
53.12 	(f) "Local authority" means a local unit of government authorized under the pilot program 
53.13 	as provided under subdivision 2.
53.14 	(g) "Monitoring site" means a location at which a traffic safety camera system is placed 
53.15 	and operated under this section.
53.16 	(h) "Pilot program" means the traffic safety camera pilot program established in this 
53.17 	section.
53.18 	(i) "Traffic enforcement agent" means a licensed peace officer or an employee of a local 
53.19 	authority who is designated as provided in this section.
53.20 		Subd. 2.Pilot program establishment. (a) In conformance with this section, the 
53.21 	commissioner of transportation, in coordination with the commissioner of public safety, 
53.22 	must establish a traffic safety camera pilot program that provides for education and 
53.23 	enforcement of speeding violations, traffic-control signal violations, or both in conjunction 
53.24 	with use of traffic safety camera systems.
53.25 	(b) The authority for camera-based traffic enforcement under the pilot program is limited 
53.26 	to August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2029.
53.27 	(c) Only the following may implement camera-based traffic enforcement under the pilot 
53.28 	program:
53.29 	(1) the commissioners, as provided under paragraph (d);
53.30 	(2) the city of Minneapolis, as provided under paragraph (e);
53.31 	(3) the city of Mendota Heights;
54.1 	(4) one statutory or home rule charter city or town located outside of a metropolitan 
54.2 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, as determined by the commissioner; 
54.3 	and
54.4 	(5) one county, as determined by the commissioner.
54.5 	(d) Under the pilot program, the commissioners must, beginning August 1, 2025, 
54.6 	commence enforcement of speeding violations in trunk highway work zones as specified 
54.7 	under subdivision 17.
54.8 	(e) The city of Minneapolis is prohibited from implementing the pilot program or 
54.9 	camera-based traffic enforcement through or in substantive coordination with the city's 
54.10 	police department.
54.11 		Subd. 3.Local authority requirements. Prior to implementation of camera-based traffic 
54.12 	enforcement, a local authority must:
54.13 	(1) incorporate both camera-based traffic enforcement and additional strategies designed 
54.14 	to improve traffic safety in a local traffic safety action plan, transportation plan, or 
54.15 	comprehensive plan;
54.16 	(2) notify the commissioner; and
54.17 	(3) review and ensure compliance with the requirements under this section.
54.18 		Subd. 4.Traffic safety camera system requirements. (a) By July 1, 2025, the 
54.19 	commissioners must establish traffic safety camera system standards that include:
54.20 	(1) recording and data requirements as specified in subdivision 15;
54.21 	(2) requirements for monitoring site signage in conformance with the requirements under 
54.22 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (3);
54.23 	(3) procedures for traffic safety camera system placement in conformance with the 
54.24 	requirements under subdivision 6;
54.25 	(4) training and qualification of individuals to inspect and calibrate a traffic safety camera 
54.26 	system;
54.27 	(5) procedures for initial calibration of the traffic safety camera system prior to 
54.28 	deployment; and
54.29 	(6) requirements for regular traffic safety camera system inspection and maintenance 
54.30 	by a qualified individual.
55.1 	(b) Prior to establishing the standards under paragraph (a), the commissioners must 
55.2 	solicit review and comments and consider any comments received.
55.3 	(c) An implementing authority must follow the requirements and standards established 
55.4 	under this subdivision.
55.5 		Subd. 5.Public engagement and notice. (a) The commissioner and each implementing 
55.6 	authority must maintain information on their respective websites that, at a minimum:
55.7 	(1) summarizes implementation of traffic safety camera systems under the pilot program;
55.8 	(2) provides each camera system impact study performed by the implementing authority 
55.9 	under subdivision 6, paragraph (b);
55.10 	(3) provides information and procedures for a person to contest a citation under the pilot 
55.11 	program; and
55.12 	(4) identifies the current geographic locations of camera-based traffic enforcement that 
55.13 	are under the jurisdiction of the implementing authority.
55.14 	(b) An implementing authority must:
55.15 	(1) implement a general public engagement and information campaign prior to 
55.16 	commencing camera-based speed enforcement under the pilot program;
55.17 	(2) perform public engagement as part of conducting a camera system impact study 
55.18 	under subdivision 6, paragraph (b); and
55.19 	(3) place conspicuous signage prior to the motorist's arrival at each monitoring site, 
55.20 	which must:
55.21 	(i) notify motor vehicle operators of the use of a traffic safety camera system to detect 
55.22 	violations; and
55.23 	(ii) if a speed safety camera is in use, identify the speed limit.
55.24 	(c) Public engagement under paragraph (b) must include but is not limited to:
55.25 	(1) outreach to populations that are traditionally underrepresented in public policy or 
55.26 	planning processes;
55.27 	(2) consolidation and analysis of public feedback; and
55.28 	(3) creation of an engagement summary that identifies public feedback and the resulting 
55.29 	impacts on implementation of camera-based traffic enforcement.
56.1 		Subd. 6.Placement requirements. (a) A local authority with fewer than 10,000 residents 
56.2 	may place no more than one traffic safety camera system, whether the camera system is 
56.3 	activated or inactive. A local authority with at least 10,000 residents may place no more 
56.4 	than one traffic safety camera system per 10,000 residents, whether the camera system is 
56.5 	activated or inactive. An implementing authority may move the location of a traffic safety 
56.6 	camera system if the placement requirements under this subdivision are met.
56.7 	(b) An implementing authority may only place a traffic safety camera system in 
56.8 	conformance with the results of a camera system impact study. At a minimum, the study 
56.9 	must:
56.10 	(1) include evaluation of crash rates and severity, vehicle speed, equity, and traffic safety 
56.11 	treatment alternatives;
56.12 	(2) identify traffic safety camera system locations; and
56.13 	(3) explain how the locations comply with the placement requirements under paragraph 
56.14 	(d).
56.15 	(c) An implementing authority may only place a traffic safety camera system:
56.16 	(1) in a trunk highway work zone; or
56.17 	(2) at a location that:
56.18 	(i) is within 2,000 feet of (A) a public or nonpublic school, (B) a school zone established 
56.19 	under section 169.14, subdivision 5a, or (C) a public or private postsecondary institution; 
56.20 	and
56.21 	(ii) has an identified traffic safety concern, as indicated by crash or law enforcement 
56.22 	data, safety plans, or other documentation.
56.23 	(d) An implementing authority that places more than one traffic safety camera system 
56.24 	must ensure that the cameras are placed in geographically distinct areas and in multiple 
56.25 	communities with differing socioeconomic conditions.
56.26 	(e) An implementing authority may place a traffic safety camera system on a street or 
56.27 	highway that is not under its jurisdiction only upon approval by the road authority that has 
56.28 	jurisdiction.
56.29 		Subd. 7.Traffic-control devices. (a) An implementing authority must not adjust the 
56.30 	change interval for the steady yellow indication in a traffic-control signal:
56.31 	(1) for one month prior to beginning to operate a red light camera system at the associated 
56.32 	intersection; or
57.1 	(2) during the period that the red light camera system is operated at the associated 
57.2 	intersection.
57.3 	(b) The yellow change interval for a traffic-control signal that is subject to paragraph 
57.4 	(a) must meet or exceed the standards and guidance specified in the Manual on Uniform 
57.5 	Traffic Control Devices adopted under section 169.06, subdivision 1.
57.6 	(c) An implementing authority that adjusts the yellow change interval for a traffic-control 
57.7 	signal at an intersection where a red light camera system is being operated must deactivate 
57.8 	the red light camera system and subsequently meet the requirements under paragraph (a).
57.9 		Subd. 8.Traffic enforcement agents. (a) An implementing authority may designate 
57.10 	one or more permanent employees of the authority, who is not a licensed peace officer, as 
57.11 	a traffic enforcement agent. A licensed peace officer is a traffic enforcement agent and is 
57.12 	not required to be designated under this subdivision. An employee of a private entity may 
57.13 	not be designated as a traffic enforcement agent.
57.14 	(b) An implementing authority must ensure that a traffic enforcement agent is properly 
57.15 	trained in the use of equipment and the requirements governing traffic safety camera 
57.16 	implementation.
57.17 	(c) Except as provided in subdivision 9, paragraph (f), a traffic enforcement agent who 
57.18 	is not a licensed peace officer has the authority to issue citations under this section only 
57.19 	while actually engaged in job duties and otherwise has none of the other powers and 
57.20 	privileges reserved to peace officers.
57.21 		Subd. 9.Citations; warnings. (a) A traffic enforcement agent under the pilot program 
57.22 	has the exclusive authority to issue a citation to the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle for 
57.23 	(1) a violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10, and (2) a violation under section 169.14, 
57.24 	subdivision 13.
57.25 	(b) A traffic enforcement agent may only issue a citation if:
57.26 	(1) the violation is committed at least 30 days after the relevant implementing authority 
57.27 	has commenced camera-based traffic enforcement;
57.28 	(2) with respect to speed limits, the speeding violation is at least ten miles per hour in 
57.29 	excess of the speed limit; and
57.30 	(3) a traffic enforcement agent has inspected and verified recorded images provided by 
57.31 	the traffic safety camera system.
58.1 	(c) An implementing authority must provide a warning for a traffic-control signal 
58.2 	violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10, or a speeding violation under section 169.14, 
58.3 	subdivision 13, for the period from (1) the date when camera-based traffic enforcement is 
58.4 	first commenced, to (2) the date when citations are authorized under paragraph (b), clause 
58.5 	(1).
58.6 	(d) Notwithstanding section 169.022, an implementing authority may specify a speed 
58.7 	in excess of the speed limit that is higher than the amount specified in paragraph (b), clause 
58.8 	(2), at which to proceed with issuance of a citation.
58.9 	(e) A citation may be issued through the United States mail if postmarked within: (1) 
58.10 	14 days of the violation for a vehicle registered in Minnesota; or (2) 30 days of the violation 
58.11 	for a vehicle registered outside of Minnesota. Section 168.346, subdivision 2, applies to a 
58.12 	private entity that provides citation mailing services under this section.
58.13 		Subd. 10.Uniform citation. (a) There must be a uniform traffic safety camera citation 
58.14 	issued throughout the state by a traffic enforcement agent for a violation as provided under 
58.15 	this section. The uniform traffic safety camera citation is in the form and has the effect of 
58.16 	a summons and complaint.
58.17 	(b) The commissioner of public safety must prescribe the detailed form of the uniform 
58.18 	traffic safety camera citation. As appropriate, the citation design must conform with the 
58.19 	requirements for a uniform traffic ticket under section 169.99, subdivisions 1 and 1d. The 
58.20 	citation design must include:
58.21 	(1) a brief overview of the pilot program and implementation of traffic safety camera 
58.22 	systems;
58.23 	(2) a summary of the circumstances of the citation that includes identification of the 
58.24 	motor vehicle involved, the date and time of the violation, and the location where the 
58.25 	violation occurred;
58.26 	(3) copy of the recorded image or primary images used to identify a violation;
58.27 	(4) a notification that the recorded images under clause (3) are evidence of a violation 
58.28 	under section 169.06, subdivision 10, or 169.14, subdivision 13;
58.29 	(5) a statement signed by the traffic enforcement agent who issued the citation stating 
58.30 	that the agent has inspected the recorded images and determined that the violation occurred 
58.31 	in the specified motor vehicle;
58.32 	(6) a summary of the limitations under sections 169.06, subdivision 11, and 169.14, 
58.33 	subdivision 14;
59.1 	(7) information on the diversion and traffic safety course requirements under sections 
59.2 	169.06, subdivision 10, paragraph (b), and 169.14, subdivision 13, paragraph (b);
59.3 	(8) the total amount of the fine imposed;
59.4 	(9) a notification that the person has the right to contest the citation;
59.5 	(10) information on the process and procedures for a person to contest the citation; and
59.6 	(11) a statement that payment of the fine constitutes a plea of guilty and failure to appear 
59.7 	in court is considered a plea of guilty, as provided under section 169.91.
59.8 	(c) The commissioner of public safety must make the information required under 
59.9 	paragraph (b) available in languages that are commonly spoken in the state and in each area 
59.10 	in which a local authority has implemented camera-based traffic enforcement.
59.11 		Subd. 11.Traffic safety course. (a) The commissioners must establish a traffic safety 
59.12 	course that provides at least 30 minutes of instruction on speeding, traffic-control signals, 
59.13 	and other traffic safety topics. The curriculum must include safety risks associated with 
59.14 	speed and speeding in school zones and work zones.
59.15 	(b) The commissioners must not impose a fee for an individual who is authorized to 
59.16 	attend the course under sections 169.06, subdivision 10, and 169.14, subdivision 13.
59.17 		Subd. 12.Third-party agreements. (a) An implementing authority may enter into 
59.18 	agreements with a private entity for operations, services, or equipment under this section. 
59.19 	Payment under a contract with a private entity must not be based on the number of violations, 
59.20 	citations issued, or other similar means.
59.21 	(b) An implementing authority that enters into a third-party agreement under this 
59.22 	subdivision must perform a data practices audit of the private entity to confirm compliance 
59.23 	with the requirements under subdivisions 14 to 16 and chapter 13. An audit must be 
59.24 	undertaken at least every other year.
59.25 		Subd. 13.Use of revenue. (a) Revenue from citations received by an implementing 
59.26 	authority that is attributable to camera-based traffic enforcement must be allocated as follows:
59.27 	(1) first as necessary to provide for implementation costs, which may include but is not 
59.28 	limited to procurement and installation of traffic safety camera systems, traffic safety 
59.29 	planning, and public engagement; and
59.30 	(2) the remainder for traffic safety measures that perform traffic calming.
59.31 	(b) The amount expended under paragraph (a), clause (2), must supplement and not 
59.32 	supplant existing expenditures for traffic safety.
60.1 		Subd. 14.Data practices; general requirements. (a) All data collected by a traffic 
60.2 	safety camera system are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 
60.3 	12, or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, unless the data are public 
60.4 	under section 13.82, subdivision 2, 3, or 6, or are criminal investigative data under section 
60.5 	13.82, subdivision 7.
60.6 	(b) An agreement with a private entity and an implementing authority pursuant to 
60.7 	subdivision 12 is subject to section 13.05, subdivisions 6 and 11.
60.8 	(c) A private entity must use the data gathered under this section only for purposes of 
60.9 	camera-based traffic enforcement under the pilot program and must not share or disseminate 
60.10 	the data with an entity other than the appropriate implementing authority, except pursuant 
60.11 	to a court order. Nothing in this subdivision prevents a private entity from sharing or 
60.12 	disseminating summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19.
60.13 	(d) Traffic safety camera system data are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or admission 
60.14 	into evidence in any prosecution, civil action, or administrative process that is not taken 
60.15 	pursuant to section 169.06, subdivision 10, or 169.14, subdivision 13.
60.16 		Subd. 15.Data practices; traffic safety camera system. A traffic safety camera system:
60.17 	(1) is limited to collection of the following data:
60.18 	(i) recorded video or images of the rear license plate of a motor vehicle;
60.19 	(ii) recorded video or images of motor vehicles and areas surrounding the vehicles to 
60.20 	the extent necessary to (A) identify a violation of a traffic-control device, or (B) calculate 
60.21 	vehicle speeds;
60.22 	(iii) date, time, and vehicle location that correlates to the data collected under item (i) 
60.23 	or (ii); and
60.24 	(iv) general traffic data:
60.25 	(A) collected specifically for purposes of pilot program analysis and evaluation;
60.26 	(B) that does not include recorded video or images;
60.27 	(C) in which individuals or unique vehicles are not identified; and
60.28 	(D) from which an individual or unique vehicle is not ascertainable;
60.29 	(2) must not record in a manner that makes any individual personally identifiable, 
60.30 	including but not limited to the motor vehicle operator or occupants; and
61.1 	(3) may only record or retain the data specified in clause (1), items (i) to (iii), if the 
61.2 	traffic safety camera system identifies an appropriate potential violation for review by a 
61.3 	traffic enforcement agent.
61.4 		Subd. 16.Data practices; destruction of data. (a) Notwithstanding section 138.17, 
61.5 	and except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, data collected by a traffic safety camera 
61.6 	system must be destroyed within 30 days of the date of collection unless the data are criminal 
61.7 	investigative data under section 13.82, subdivision 7, related to a violation of a traffic-control 
61.8 	signal or a speed limit.
61.9 	(b) Upon written request to a law enforcement agency from an individual who is the 
61.10 	subject of a pending criminal charge or complaint, along with the case or complaint number 
61.11 	and a statement that the data may be used as exculpatory evidence, data otherwise subject 
61.12 	to destruction under paragraph (a) must be preserved by the law enforcement agency until 
61.13 	the charge or complaint is resolved or dismissed.
61.14 	(c) Upon written request from a program participant under chapter 5B, data collected 
61.15 	by a traffic safety camera system related to the program participant must be destroyed at 
61.16 	the time of collection or upon receipt of the request, whichever occurs later, unless the data 
61.17 	are active criminal investigative data. The existence of a request submitted under this 
61.18 	paragraph is private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
61.19 	(d) Notwithstanding section 138.17, data collected by a traffic safety camera system 
61.20 	must be destroyed within three years of the resolution of a citation issued pursuant to this 
61.21 	section.
61.22 	(e) The destruction requirements under this subdivision do not apply to: (1) general 
61.23 	traffic data as provided under subdivision 15, clause (1), item (iv); and (2) data that identifies 
61.24 	the number of warnings or citations issued to an individual under this section.
61.25 		Subd. 17.Work zone pilot project; report. (a) By August 1, 2025, the commissioners 
61.26 	must implement a speed safety camera pilot project that provides for education of speeding 
61.27 	violations in conjunction with the development and study of the use of speed safety camera 
61.28 	systems.
61.29 	(b) The commissioners must issue a warning for a violation of section 169.14, subdivision 
61.30 	13, captured by a speed safety camera system and must not impose any fine for a second 
61.31 	or subsequent violation.
61.32 	(c) Prior to commencement of conducting the pilot project, the commissioners must 
61.33 	establish a work zone traffic safety course that provides at least 30 minutes of instruction 
62.1 	on speeding, traffic-control signals, and other safety risks associated with speed and speeding 
62.2 	in work zones.
62.3 	(d) The commissioner must establish an implementation schedule that begins 
62.4 	commencement of camera-based traffic enforcement on at least two trunk highway work 
62.5 	zone segments by August 1, 2025.  The commissioners may select different trunk highway 
62.6 	work zones.  The commissioners must conduct the work zone pilot project in geographically 
62.7 	diverse areas and must consider traffic patterns, historic speed enforcement and citation 
62.8 	rates, and other factors to study further deployment of speed camera systems in additional 
62.9 	work zones.
62.10 	(e) By July 1, 2025, the commissioners of transportation and public safety must establish 
62.11 	standards, schedules, curricula, and requirements for camera-based enforcement in a trunk 
62.12 	highway work zone.  The actions of the commissioner are exempt from rulemaking under 
62.13 	chapter 14 and are not subject to exempt rulemaking procedures under section 14.386.
62.14 	(f) By October 1, 2029, the commissioners must submit a report on the work zone pilot 
62.15 	project and speed safety camera systems to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
62.16 	legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.  At a 
62.17 	minimum, the report must:
62.18 	(1) provide a review of the work zone pilot project;
62.19 	(2) provide data on warning notices issued by the pilot project, with breakouts by year, 
62.20 	location, and trunk highway type;
62.21 	(3) evaluate any disparities in impacts under the work zone pilot project;
62.22 	(4) make recommendations on the calibration, installation, enforcement, administration, 
62.23 	adjudication, and implementation of speed camera traffic enforcement in trunk highway 
62.24 	work zones, including any statutory or legislative changes needed; and
62.25 	(5) make recommendations on how to integrate trunk highway work zone speed camera 
62.26 	enforcement into the commissioner's strategies, practices, and methods to reduce vehicle 
62.27 	speeds and enhance worker safety in work zones.
62.28 	(g) The authority for the work zone pilot project is limited to August 1, 2025, to July 
62.29 	31, 2029.
62.30 		Subd. 18.Exempt from rulemaking. Rules adopted to implement this section are 
62.31 	exempt from rulemaking under chapter 14 and are not subject to exempt rulemaking 
62.32 	procedures under section 14.386.
63.1 		Subd. 19.Expiration. This section expires July 31, 2029.

63.2 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.222, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
63.3 		Subd. 2.Manner and number riding. No bicycle, including a tandem bicycle, cargo 
63.4 	or utility bicycle, or trailer, shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number 
63.5 	for which it is designed and equipped, except an adult rider may carry a child in a seat 
63.6 	designed for carrying children that is securely attached to the bicycle. (a) For purposes of 
63.7 	this subdivision,"bicycle" includes a tandem bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle, cargo or 
63.8 	utility bicycle, or trailer.
63.9 	(b) No person may operate a bicycle while carrying more than the number of riders for 
63.10 	which the bicycle is designed or equipped.
63.11 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), an adult bicycle operator may carry a child in a trailer 
63.12 	or seat designed for carrying children that is securely attached to a bicycle.

63.13 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.222, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
63.14 		Subd. 6a.Electric-assisted bicycle; riding rules. (a) A person may operate an 
63.15 	electric-assisted bicycle in the same manner as provided for operation of other bicycles, 
63.16 	including but not limited to operation on the shoulder of a roadway, a bicycle lane, and a 
63.17 	bicycle route, and operation without the motor engaged on a bikeway or bicycle trail.
63.18 	(b) A person may operate a class 1 or class 2 electric-assisted bicycle with the motor 
63.19 	engaged on a bicycle path, bicycle trail, or shared use path unless prohibited under section 
63.20 	85.015, subdivision 1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2, 
63.21 	paragraph (b), as applicable.
63.22 	(c) A person may operate a class 3 electric-assisted bicycle or multiple mode 
63.23 	electric-assisted bicycle with the motor engaged on a bicycle path, bicycle trail, or shared 
63.24 	use path unless the local authority or state agency having jurisdiction over the bicycle path 
63.25 	or trail prohibits the operation.
63.26 	(d) The local authority or state agency having jurisdiction over a trail or over a bike park 
63.27 	that is designated as nonmotorized and that has a natural surface tread made by clearing 
63.28 	and grading the native soil with no added surfacing materials may regulate the operation of 
63.29 	an electric-assisted bicycle.
63.30 	(e) No A person under the age of 15 shall may not operate an electric-assisted bicycle.

64.1 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.222, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
64.2 		Subd. 6b.Electric-assisted bicycle; equipment. (a) The manufacturer or distributor of 
64.3 	an electric-assisted bicycle must apply a label to the bicycle that is permanently affixed in 
64.4 	a prominent location. The label must contain the classification class number, top assisted 
64.5 	speed, and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle, and must be printed in a legible 
64.6 	font with at least 9-point type. A multiple mode electric-assisted bicycle must have labeling 
64.7 	that identifies the highest class or each of the electric-assisted bicycle classes in which it is 
64.8 	capable of operating.
64.9 	(b) A person must not modify an electric-assisted bicycle to change the motor-powered 
64.10 	speed capability or motor engagement so that the bicycle no longer meets the requirements 
64.11 	for the applicable class, unless:
64.12 	(1) the person replaces the label required in paragraph (a) with revised information.; or
64.13 	(2) for a vehicle that no longer meets the requirements for any electric-assisted bicycle 
64.14 	class, the person removes the labeling as an electric-assisted bicycle.
64.15 	(c) An electric-assisted bicycle must operate in a manner so that the electric motor is 
64.16 	disengaged or ceases to function when the rider stops pedaling or: (1) when the brakes are 
64.17 	applied; or (2) except for a class 2 electric-assisted bicycle or a multiple mode 
64.18 	electric-assisted bicycle operating in class 2 mode, when the rider stops pedaling.
64.19 	(d) A class 3 electric-assisted bicycle or multiple mode electric-assisted bicycle must 
64.20 	be equipped with a speedometer that displays the speed at which the bicycle is traveling in 
64.21 	miles per hour.
64.22 	(e) A multiple mode electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a throttle must not be capable 
64.23 	of exceeding 20 miles per hour on motorized propulsion alone in any mode when the throttle 
64.24 	is engaged.

64.25 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.346, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.26 		Subd. 2.Disability parking space signs. (a) Parking spaces reserved for physically 
64.27 	disabled persons must be designated and identified by the posting of signs incorporating 
64.28 	the international symbol of access in white on blue and indicating that violators are subject 
64.29 	to a fine of up to $200. These parking spaces are reserved for disabled persons with motor 
64.30 	vehicles displaying the required certificate, plates, permit valid for 30 days, or insignia.
64.31 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a parking space that is clearly identified as reserved 
64.32 	for physically disabled persons by a permanently posted sign that does not meet all design 
65.1 	standards, is considered designated and reserved for physically disabled persons. A sign 
65.2 	posted for the purpose of this section must be visible from inside a motor vehicle parked in 
65.3 	the space, be kept clear of snow or other obstructions which block its visibility, and be 
65.4 	nonmovable.
65.5 	(c) By August 1, 2024, the Minnesota Council on Disability must select and propose a 
65.6 	statewide uniform disability parking space sign that is consistent with the Americans with 
65.7 	Disabilities Act. The selected and proposed sign must not display any variation of the word 
65.8 	"handicapped." As part of selecting and proposing a statewide uniform disability parking 
65.9 	space sign, the Minnesota Council on Disability may encourage owners or managers of 
65.10 	property to replace existing disability parking space signs at the owner's earliest opportunity 
65.11 	once the sign is made available for distribution.
65.12 	(d) Beginning on August 1, 2025, an applicable owner or manager of property on which 
65.13 	a disability parking sign may be located must install and display the new uniform disability 
65.14 	parking sign required in paragraph (c) at:
65.15 	(1) newly created on-site parking facilities; and
65.16 	(2) existing on-site parking facilities when the manager or owner replaces existing 
65.17 	disability parking space signs.

65.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

65.19 	Sec. 56. [169.515] LIGHTS ON GRANT PROGRAM.
65.20 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The Lights On grant program is established 
65.21 	under this section to provide drivers on Minnesota roads with vouchers of up to $250 to use 
65.22 	at participating auto repair shops to repair or replace broken or malfunctioning lighting 
65.23 	equipment required under sections 169.49 to 169.51.
65.24 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. Counties, cities, towns, the State Patrol, and local law enforcement 
65.25 	agencies, including law enforcement agencies of a federally recognized Tribe, as defined 
65.26 	in United States Code, title 25, section 5304(e), are eligible to apply for grants under this 
65.27 	section.
65.28 		Subd. 3.Application; use of grant award. (a) The commissioner of public safety must 
65.29 	develop application materials and procedures for the Lights On grant program.
65.30 	(b) The application must describe the type or types of intended vouchers, the amount of 
65.31 	money requested, and any other information deemed necessary by the commissioner.
66.1 	(c) Applicants must submit an application under this section in the form and manner 
66.2 	prescribed by the commissioner.
66.3 	(d) Applicants must describe how grant money will be used to provide and distribute 
66.4 	vouchers to drivers.
66.5 	(e) Applicants must keep records of vouchers distributed and records of all expenses 
66.6 	associated with awarded grant money.
66.7 	(f) Applicants must not use awarded grant money for administrative costs. A nonstate 
66.8 	organization that contracts with the commissioner to operate the program must not retain 
66.9 	any of the grant money for administrative costs.
66.10 	(g) An applicant must not distribute more than one voucher per motor vehicle in a 90-day 
66.11 	period.
66.12 	(h) A voucher that is distributed to a driver must contain the following information:
66.13 	(1) the motor vehicle license plate number;
66.14 	(2) the date of issuance; and
66.15 	(3) the badge number of the officer distributing the voucher.
66.16 		Subd. 4.Grant criteria. Preference for grant awards must be given to applicants whose 
66.17 	proposals provide resources and vouchers to individuals residing in geographic areas that 
66.18 	(i) have higher crash rates or higher number of tickets issued for broken or malfunctioning 
66.19 	lighting equipment, or (ii) are high poverty areas. For purposes of this section, "high poverty 
66.20 	area" means a census tract as reported in the most recently completed decennial census 
66.21 	published by the United States Bureau of the Census that has a poverty area rate of at least 
66.22 	20 percent or in which the median family income does not exceed 80 percent of the greater 
66.23 	of the statewide or metropolitan median family income.
66.24 		Subd. 5.Reporting. (a) By February 1 each year, grant recipients must submit a report 
66.25 	to the commissioner itemizing all expenditures made using grant money during the previous 
66.26 	calendar year, the purpose of each expenditure, and the disposition of each contact made 
66.27 	with drivers with malfunctioning or broken lighting equipment. The report must be in the 
66.28 	form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
66.29 	(b) By March 15 each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs, ranking 
66.30 	minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
66.31 	policy and finance. The report must list, for the previous calendar year:
67.1 	(1) the participating grant recipients and the total number and dollar amount of vouchers 
67.2 	that each grant recipient distributed; and
67.3 	(2) the participating auto repair shops and the total number and dollar amount of vouchers 
67.4 	that each received.
67.5 	Grant recipients and any program organization contracted by the commissioner must provide 
67.6 	information as requested by the commissioner to complete the report required under this 
67.7 	paragraph.

67.8 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.685, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
67.9 		Subd. 7.Appropriation; special account. The Minnesota child passenger restraint and 
67.10 	education account is created in the state treasury special revenue fund, consisting of fines 
67.11 	collected under subdivision 5 and other money appropriated or donated. The money in the 
67.12 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to be used to provide 
67.13 	child passenger restraint systems to families in financial need, school districts and child 
67.14 	care providers that provide for the transportation of pupils to and from school using type 
67.15 	III vehicles or school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, and 
67.16 	to provide an educational program on the need for and proper use of child passenger restraint 
67.17 	systems. Information on the commissioner's activities and expenditure of funds under this 
67.18 	section must be available upon request.

67.19 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.79, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
67.20 	read:
67.21 		Subd. 3b.Roadable aircraft. Notwithstanding subdivision 1 and section 168.09, 
67.22 	subdivision 1, a roadable aircraft is not required to display a license plate.

67.23 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.812, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
67.24 		Subd. 2.Escort vehicles required; width. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and 
67.25 	(e), no escort vehicle is required if the width of an overdimensional load is 15 feet or less 
67.26 	as measured at the bottom of the load or is 16 feet or less as measured at the top of the load.
67.27 	(b) Only one rear escort vehicle is required on a multilane divided roadway if the width 
67.28 	of an overdimensional load is more than 15 feet as measured at the bottom of the load or is 
67.29 	more than 16 feet as measured at the top of the load.
68.1 	(c) Only one lead escort vehicle and one rear escort vehicle is required on any undivided 
68.2 	roadway if the width of an overdimensional load is more than 15 feet as measured at the 
68.3 	bottom of the load or is more than 16 feet as measured at the top of the load.
68.4 	(d) One lead escort vehicle, one rear escort vehicle, and either one lead licensed peace 
68.5 	officer or an additional escort driver if a local licensed peace officer is unavailable is required 
68.6 	when any part of an overdimensional load or a vehicle transporting an overdimensional 
68.7 	load extends beyond the left of the centerline on an undivided roadway.
68.8 	(e) The commissioner may require additional escorts when deemed necessary to protect 
68.9 	public safety or to ensure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces, or 
68.10 	structures. The commissioner must specify in the permit (1) the number of additional escorts 
68.11 	required; and (2) whether the operators of the escort vehicles must be licensed peace officers 
68.12 	or may be escort drivers, as defined in subdivision 1.

68.13 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.869, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
68.14 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "road construction materials" 
68.15 	means street or highway construction materials, including but not limited to aggregate 
68.16 	material as defined in section 298.75, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), hot mix asphalt, plastic 
68.17 	concrete, cementitious materials, concrete admixtures, asphalt cement, and recycled road 
68.18 	materials, and bulk aggregate materials that are delivered to an aggregate plant or production 
68.19 	facility or are used in the production of asphalt or concrete, not including those materials 
68.20 	that require the vehicle to be marked or placarded in accordance with section 221.033 and 
68.21 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 172.

68.22 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.974, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
68.23 		Subd. 5.Driving rules. (a) An operator of a motorcycle must ride only upon a permanent 
68.24 	and regular seat which is attached to the vehicle for that purpose. No other person shall may
68.25 	ride on a motorcycle, except that passengers may ride (1) upon a permanent and regular 
68.26 	operator's seat if designed for two persons, (2) upon additional seats attached to or in the 
68.27 	vehicle, or (3) in a sidecar attached to the vehicle. The operator of a motorcycle is prohibited 
68.28 	from carrying passengers in a number in excess of the designed capacity of the motorcycle 
68.29 	or sidecar attached to it. A passenger is prohibited from being carried in a position that 
68.30 	interferes with the safe operation of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
68.31 	(b) No person shall may ride upon a motorcycle as a passenger unless the person can 
68.32 	reach the footrests or floorboards with both feet.
69.1 	(c) Except for passengers of sidecars, drivers and passengers of three-wheeled 
69.2 	motorcycles, and persons in an autocycle, no person shall may operate or ride upon a 
69.3 	motorcycle except while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on either side 
69.4 	of the motorcycle.
69.5 	(d) No person shall may operate a motorcycle while carrying animals, packages, bundles, 
69.6 	or other cargo which prevent the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
69.7 	(e) No person shall may operate a motorcycle between lanes of moving or stationary 
69.8 	vehicles headed in the same direction, nor shall may any person drive a motorcycle abreast 
69.9 	of or overtake or pass another vehicle within the same traffic lane, unless the operator of 
69.10 	the motorcycle is traveling at not more than 25 miles per hour and no more than 15 miles 
69.11 	per hour over the speed of traffic. Motorcycles may, with the consent of both drivers, be 
69.12 	operated not more than two abreast in a single traffic lane if the vehicles fit safely within 
69.13 	the designated space of the lane. An operator of a motor vehicle that intentionally impedes 
69.14 	or attempts to prevent any operator of a motorcycle from operating a motorcycle as permitted 
69.15 	under this paragraph is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
69.16 	(f) Motor vehicles including motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and 
69.17 	no motor vehicle may be driven or operated in a manner so as to deprive a motorcycle of 
69.18 	the full use of a traffic lane.
69.19 	(g) A person operating a motorcycle upon a roadway must be granted the rights and is 
69.20 	subject to the duties applicable to a motor vehicle as provided by law, except as to those 
69.21 	provisions which by their nature can have no application.
69.22 	(h) Paragraph (e) of this subdivision does not apply to police officers in the performance 
69.23 	of their official duties.
69.24 	(i) No person shall may operate a motorcycle on a street or highway unless the headlight 
69.25 	or headlights are lighted at all times the motorcycle is so operated.
69.26 	(j) A person parking a motorcycle on the roadway of a street or highway must:
69.27 	(1) if parking in a marked parking space, park the motorcycle completely within the 
69.28 	marked space; and
69.29 	(2) park the motorcycle in such a way that the front of the motorcycle is pointed or 
69.30 	angled toward the nearest lane of traffic to the extent practicable and necessary to allow the 
69.31 	operator to (i) view any traffic in both directions of the street or highway without having 
69.32 	to move the motorcycle into a lane of traffic and without losing balance or control of the 
70.1 	motorcycle, and (ii) ride the motorcycle forward and directly into a lane of traffic when the 
70.2 	lane is sufficiently clear of traffic.

70.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

70.4 	Sec. 62. [169.975] OPERATION OF ROADABLE AIRCRAFT.
70.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
70.6 	the meanings given.
70.7 	(b) "Aircraft" has the meaning given in section 360.013, subdivision 37.
70.8 	(c) "Airport" has the meaning given in section 360.013, subdivision 39, and includes a 
70.9 	personal-use airport as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 8800.0100, subpart 22a.
70.10 	(d) "Restricted landing area" has the meaning given in section 360.013, subdivision 57.
70.11 	(e) "Unlicensed landing area" has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 8800.0100, 
70.12 	subpart 32a.
70.13 		Subd. 2.Operation. (a) A roadable aircraft is considered a motor vehicle when in 
70.14 	operation, including on a public highway, except when the vehicle is (1) at an airport, (2) 
70.15 	on a restricted landing area, (3) on an unlicensed landing area, or (4) in flight. When operating 
70.16 	a roadable aircraft as a motor vehicle, an operator must comply with all rules and 
70.17 	requirements set forth in this chapter governing the operation of a motor vehicle.
70.18 	(b) When in operation at an airport, on a restricted landing area, on an unlicensed landing 
70.19 	area, or in flight, a roadable aircraft is considered an aircraft and the operator must comply 
70.20 	with all rules and requirements set forth in chapter 360. An owner of a roadable aircraft 
70.21 	registered in Minnesota under this chapter must comply with all rules and requirements of 
70.22 	this chapter and chapter 360 governing the registration, taxation, and insurance of aircraft.
70.23 	(c) A roadable aircraft may only take off or land at an airport, unlicensed landing area, 
70.24 	or restricted landing area.

70.25 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
70.26 		Subdivision 1.Form. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3,; section 169.147, 
70.27 	subdivision 8; and section 169.999, subdivision 3, there shall be a uniform ticket issued 
70.28 	throughout the state by the police and peace officers or by any other person for violations 
70.29 	of this chapter and ordinances in conformity thereto. Such uniform traffic ticket shall be in 
70.30 	the form and have the effect of a summons and complaint. Except as provided in paragraph 
70.31 	(b), the uniform ticket shall state that if the defendant fails to appear in court in response to 
71.1 	the ticket, an arrest warrant may be issued. The uniform traffic ticket shall consist of four 
71.2 	parts, on paper sensitized so that copies may be made without the use of carbon paper, as 
71.3 	follows:
71.4 	(1) the complaint, with reverse side for officer's notes for testifying in court, driver's 
71.5 	past record, and court's action, printed on white paper;
71.6 	(2) the abstract of court record for the Department of Public Safety, which shall be a 
71.7 	copy of the complaint with the certificate of conviction on the reverse side, printed on yellow 
71.8 	paper;
71.9 	(3) the police record, which shall be a copy of the complaint and of the reverse side of 
71.10 	copy (1), printed on pink paper; and
71.11 	(4) the summons, with, on the reverse side, such information as the court may wish to 
71.12 	give concerning the Traffic Violations Bureau, and a plea of guilty and waiver, printed on 
71.13 	off-white tag stock.
71.14 	(b) If the offense is a petty misdemeanor, the uniform ticket must state that a failure to 
71.15 	appear will be considered a plea of guilty and waiver of the right to trial, unless the failure 
71.16 	to appear is due to circumstances beyond the person's control.

71.17 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.01, subdivision 40, is amended to read:
71.18 		Subd. 40.Motorcycle. "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle 
71.19 	for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with 
71.20 	the ground, including. Motorcycle includes motor scooters and bicycles with motor attached, 
71.21 	but excluding.
71.22 	(b) Motorcycle excludes tractors and, motorized bicycles, and roadable aircraft as defined 
71.23 	in section 169.011, subdivision 67a.

71.24 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
71.25 	read:
71.26 		Subd. 45c.Residence address and permanent mailing address. "Residence address" 
71.27 	and "permanent mailing address" mean, for purposes of drivers' licenses, enhanced drivers' 
71.28 	licenses, REAL ID-compliant drivers' licenses and identification cards, instruction permits, 
71.29 	identification cards, and enhanced identification cards, the postal address of the permanent 
71.30 	domicile within this state where an individual:
71.31 	(1) resides;
72.1 	(2) intends to reside within 30 calendar days after the date of application; or
72.2 	(3) intends to return whenever absent.

72.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024, for applications on or 
72.4 	after that date.

72.5 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
72.6 	read:
72.7 		Subd. 48e.Temporary mailing address. "Temporary mailing address" means the 
72.8 	mailing address of any place where a person regularly or occasionally stays and may receive 
72.9 	mail in their name other than the person's residence address. A temporary mailing address 
72.10 	does not include the designated address under section 5B.05.

72.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024, for applications on or 
72.12 	after that date.

72.13 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
72.14 		Subd. 2a.Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee. (a) In addition to the appropriate fee 
72.15 	under subdivision 2, the fee for a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement on a driver's license is:
72.16 	(1) $26.50 for an initial endorsement or a duplicate license obtained for the purpose of 
72.17 	adding the endorsement; and
72.18 	(2) $17 for each license renewal with the endorsement.
72.19 	(b) The additional fee must be paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:
72.20 	(1) $19 of the additional fee under paragraph (a), clause (1), and $11 of the additional 
72.21 	fee under paragraph (a), clause (2), to the motorcycle safety fund account, which is hereby 
72.22 	created in the special revenue fund; and
72.23 	(2) the remainder to the general fund.
72.24 	(c) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for two-wheeled vehicle 
72.25 	endorsements must clearly state the amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle 
72.26 	safety fund account.

72.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

73.1 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended 
73.2 	to read:
73.3 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
73.4 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
73.5 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
73.6 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and 
73.7 	any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
73.8 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
73.9 	(3) state:
73.10 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
73.11 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
73.12 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
73.13 	that the applicant elects not to specify a Social Security number;
73.14 	(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care 
73.15 	directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7;
73.16 	(5) include a method for the applicant to:
73.17 	(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15, 
73.18 	and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
73.19 	(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);
73.20 	(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12, 
73.21 	subdivision 3c;
73.22 	(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b;
73.23 	(v) indicate the applicant's race and ethnicity; and
73.24 	(vi) indicate caretaker information as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5c; 
73.25 	and
73.26 	(vii) indicate a temporary mailing address separate from the applicant's residence address 
73.27 	listed on the identification card or license; and
73.28 	(6) meet the requirements under section 201.161, subdivision 3.
73.29 	(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
73.30 	(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
74.1 	(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of 
74.2 	the REAL ID Act:
74.3 	(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address, 
74.4 	unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
74.5 	(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
74.6 	(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
74.7 	(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must 
74.8 	be accompanied by:
74.9 	(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States 
74.10 	citizenship; and
74.11 	(2) a photographic identity document.
74.12 	(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card 
74.13 	containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant 
74.14 	is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card, 
74.15 	instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota 
74.16 	Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.
74.17 	(e) An application form must not provide for identification of (1) the accompanying 
74.18 	documents used by an applicant to demonstrate identity, or (2) except as provided in 
74.19 	paragraphs (b) and (c), the applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence 
74.20 	in the United States. The commissioner and a driver's license agent must not inquire about 
74.21 	an applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence in the United States, except 
74.22 	as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).
74.23 	(f) If an applicant designates a temporary mailing address under paragraph (a), clause 
74.24 	(5), item (vii), the commissioner must use the temporary mailing address in lieu of the 
74.25 	applicant's residence address for delivery of the driver's license or identification card.  The 
74.26 	commissioner must send all other correspondence to the applicant's residence address.  
74.27 	Nothing in this paragraph or paragraph (a), clause (5), item (vii), may be construed to modify 
74.28 	or remove proof of residency requirements at the time of application for an initial driver's 
74.29 	permit, driver's license, or identification card.
74.30 	(g) The commissioner must provide information on the department's website on the 
74.31 	option for an applicant to designate a temporary mailing address. The information on the 
74.32 	department's website must:
75.1 	(1) be easily accessible and address frequently asked questions;
75.2 	(2) detail the department's requirements for the use of a temporary mailing address;
75.3 	(3) compare the use of a temporary mailing address to the use of an applicant's residence 
75.4 	address; and
75.5 	(4) clarify that a driver's license or identification card will not be delivered to a forwarded 
75.6 	mail address;

75.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024, for applications on or 
75.8 	after that date.

75.9 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
75.10 	read:
75.11 		Subd. 7a.REAL ID-compliant and noncompliant drivers' licenses; online renewal. (a) 
75.12 	For purposes of this subdivision, "applicant" or "renewal applicant" means a person who 
75.13 	renews a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or identification card through 
75.14 	the department's online renewal system established in this subdivision.
75.15 	(b)  The commissioner must establish a process for an applicant to renew a REAL 
75.16 	ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or identification card, whether by website or 
75.17 	some other means, as provided by this subdivision.
75.18 	(c) The commissioner may renew a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license 
75.19 	or identification card for an individual who does not renew in person if:
75.20 	(1) there is no material change in identity, including any change to the applicant's name, 
75.21 	address, signature, and driver's license or identification card number;
75.22 	(2) the renewal application is not for a different type or class of driver's license or 
75.23 	Minnesota identification card;
75.24 	(3) the renewal application is not for an enhanced driver's license or identification card;
75.25 	(4) the commissioner has a previous photograph of the applicant on file that was taken 
75.26 	within the last five years or in conjunction with the most recent issuance of the applicant's 
75.27 	current credential; and
75.28 	(5) for a driver's license renewal, the applicant submits a vision examination certificate 
75.29 	that:
75.30 	(i) has been completed within the last two years;
76.1 	(ii) is signed by a licensed physician or an optometrist, including one who holds a similar 
76.2 	license in a jurisdiction outside the United States; and
76.3 	(iii) is in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
76.4 	(d) The commissioner must use the photograph on file as specified in paragraph (c), 
76.5 	clause (4), for the applicant's REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or 
76.6 	identification card.
76.7 	(e) The commissioner must provide detailed and easily accessible information on the 
76.8 	department's website about online renewals for REAL ID-compliant and noncompliant 
76.9 	drivers' licenses and identification cards.  The information must be clearly organized to assist 
76.10 	an applicant in completing online renewal, including but not limited to the photograph and 
76.11 	vision examination requirements under this section and section 171.13, subdivision 1.
76.12 	(f)  By each July 31, 50 percent of the revenue collected in the previous fiscal year from 
76.13 	the filing fees assessed for transactions completed under this subdivision must be distributed 
76.14 	as payments to each full-service provider and driver's license agent that was in operation 
76.15 	during the last quarter of the previous fiscal year. The distribution must be based 
76.16 	proportionally on the total number of transactions completed by each full-service provider 
76.17 	and driver's license agent. For the purposes of the distribution calculation in this paragraph, 
76.18 	the number of transactions completed by a driver's license agent must first be multiplied by 
76.19 	0.2. The amount to be distributed under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner 
76.20 	from the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.

76.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2025, for renewals on or after 
76.22 	that date.

76.23 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended 
76.24 	to read:
76.25 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee for each 
76.26 	application as follows:

76.2776.28	(1)
	New application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	16.00
	
76.2976.30	(2)
	Renewal application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	11.00
	
76.31 	Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee must cover all expenses involved in receiving, 
76.32 	accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required under sections 
76.33 	171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
77.1 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by 
77.2 	credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the 
77.3 	statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit 
77.4 	card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card 
77.5 	and debit card transactions. The commissioner must adopt rules to administer this paragraph 
77.6 	using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, paragraph (b), 
77.7 	does not apply.
77.8 	(c) The department must maintain the photo identification and vision examination 
77.9 	equipment for all agents. All photo identification and vision examination equipment must 
77.10 	be compatible with standards established by the department.
77.11 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the 
77.12 	county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not 
77.13 	an employee of the county must retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or salary 
77.14 	and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the 
77.15 	Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement 
77.16 	Association.
77.17 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period 
77.18 	established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications 
77.19 	and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).
77.20 	(f) At least quarterly, the commissioner must compile data related to transactions 
77.21 	completed by driver's license agents for which no filing fee under this section was collected, 
77.22 	and distribute to each driver's license agent an amount calculated as (1) the number of no-fee 
77.23 	transactions completed by that driver's license agent, multiplied by (2) $25. The total amount 
77.24 	distributed to driver's license agent under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner 
77.25 	from the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.

77.26 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.061, is amended by adding a subdivision 
77.27 	to read:
77.28 		Subd. 5a.Competitive bidding. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, 
77.29 	if a driver's license agent appointed under this section permanently stops offering services 
77.30 	at the approved office location and permanently closes the approved office location, the 
77.31 	commissioner must use a competitive bidding process for the appointment of a replacement 
77.32 	driver's license agent. If available, the replacement driver's license agent appointed by the 
77.33 	commissioner under this section must continue to offer services at the approved office 
77.34 	location. If the existing office location is not available to the replacement driver's license 
78.1 	agent, the replacement office location must be at a location that must be approved by the 
78.2 	commissioner and must serve a similar service area as the existing office location.
78.3 	(b) The commissioner must not give a preference to a partner, owner, manager, or 
78.4 	employee of the driver's license agent that has permanently stopped offering services at the 
78.5 	closed office location in a competitive bidding process.
78.6 	(c) The commissioner must adopt rules to administer and enforce a competitive bidding 
78.7 	process to select a replacement driver's license agent.  If the replacement driver's license 
78.8 	agent elects to not offer services at the office location of the prior agent, Minnesota Rules, 
78.9 	chapter 7404, governing the selection of a proposed office location of a driver's license 
78.10 	agent, applies.

78.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025.

78.12 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.0705, subdivision 2, is amended 
78.13 	to read:
78.14 		Subd. 2.Driver's manual; bicycle traffic vulnerable road users. The commissioner 
78.15 	shall must include in each edition of the driver's manual published by the department a 
78.16 	section relating to vulnerable road users and motorcyclists or operators of two- or 
78.17 	three-wheeled vehicles that, at a minimum, includes:
78.18 	(1) bicycle and electric-assisted bicycle traffic laws, including any changes in the law 
78.19 	which affect bicycle traffic.;
78.20 	(2) traffic laws related to pedestrians and pedestrian safety; and
78.21 	(3) traffic laws related to motorcycles, autocycles, motorized bicycles, motorized foot 
78.22 	scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices.

78.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
78.24 	applies to each edition of the manual published on or after that date.

78.25 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
78.26 	read:
78.27 		Subd. 6a.Driving record; traffic safety camera system. (a) Except as provided in 
78.28 	paragraph (b), the commissioner of public safety must not record on an individual's driving 
78.29 	record any violation of:
78.30 	(1) a traffic-control signal under section 169.06, subdivision 10; or
78.31 	(2) a speed limit under section 169.14, subdivision 13.
79.1 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to:
79.2 	(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or
79.3 	(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license 
79.4 	or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed 
79.5 	in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
79.6 	(c) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and 
79.7 	before August 1, 2029.

79.8 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended 
79.9 	to read:
79.10 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness, 
79.11 	disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner must 
79.12 	examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner directs. 
79.13 	This examination must include:
79.14 	(1) one of the following:
79.15 	(i) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission 
79.16 	of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7; or
79.17 	(ii) submission of a vision examination certificate by the applicant meeting the 
79.18 	requirements of the commissioner under section 171.06, subdivision 7 or 7a;
79.19 	(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, 
79.20 	warning, and directing traffic;
79.21 	(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and 
79.22 	drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal 
79.23 	penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the 
79.24 	operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad 
79.25 	grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil 
79.26 	transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and 
79.27 	passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to vulnerable road users and motorcyclists, 
79.28 	including but not limited to operators of bicycles and pedestrians; and (vii) the circumstances 
79.29 	and dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;
79.30 	(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the 
79.31 	operation of a motor vehicle; and
80.1 	(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to 
80.2 	determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
80.3 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for 
80.4 	a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in 
80.5 	color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans 
80.6 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to 
80.7 	a license, must be granted such license.
80.8 	(c) The commissioner must ensure that an applicant may take an exam either in the 
80.9 	county where the applicant resides or in an adjacent county at a reasonably convenient 
80.10 	location. The schedule for each exam station must be posted on the department's website.
80.11 	(d) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment for 
80.12 	an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days of the 
80.13 	applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, the 
80.14 	applicant is eligible to take the examination.
80.15 	(e) The commissioner must provide real-time information on the department's website 
80.16 	about the availability and location of exam appointments. The website must show the next 
80.17 	available exam dates and times for each exam station. The website must also provide an 
80.18 	option for a person to enter an address to see the date and time of the next available exam 
80.19 	at each exam station sorted by distance from the address provided.

80.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2025, for renewals on or after 
80.21 	that date.

80.22 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
80.23 		Subd. 9.Online driver's license knowledge testing authorization. (a) The commissioner 
80.24 	must implement online knowledge testing as provided in this subdivision. The commissioner 
80.25 	must not charge a fee to a driver education program or an authorized entity for access to 
80.26 	the online knowledge testing system or for administering the online knowledge test. The 
80.27 	commissioner must administer the fourth or subsequent knowledge test for a person.
80.28 	(b) Upon written request from a driver education program licensed by the department, 
80.29 	the commissioner must grant access to the department's web-based knowledge testing system 
80.30 	to the driver education program. Once granted access to the online knowledge testing system, 
80.31 	a driver education program may administer the online knowledge test to a student of the 
80.32 	program.
81.1 	(c) An entity other than a driver education program may apply to the commissioner for 
81.2 	authority to administer online knowledge tests. The commissioner may approve or disapprove 
81.3 	an application for administering the online knowledge tests under this paragraph. Upon 
81.4 	approving an application of an entity, the commissioner must grant access to the department's 
81.5 	web-based knowledge testing system to that authorized entity. Once granted access to the 
81.6 	online knowledge testing system, the authorized entity may administer the online knowledge 
81.7 	test.
81.8 	(d) A driver education program or authorized entity:
81.9 	(1) must provide all computers and equipment for persons that take the online knowledge 
81.10 	test;
81.11 	(2) must provide appropriate proctors to monitor persons taking the online knowledge 
81.12 	test; and
81.13 	(3) may charge a fee of no more than $10 for administering the online knowledge test.
81.14 	(e) For purposes of paragraph (d), clause (2), a proctor must be:
81.15 	(1) an employee of the driver education program, authorized entity, or a state or local 
81.16 	government;
81.17 	(2) a driver's license agent; or
81.18 	(3) a classroom teacher, school administrator, or paraprofessional at a public or private 
81.19 	school, excluding a home school.
81.20 	The proctor must be physically present at the location where the test is being administered. 
81.21 	A proctor must not be a relative of the person taking the test. For purposes of this paragraph, 
81.22 	a relative is a spouse, fiancee, fiance, grandparent, parent, child, sibling, or legal guardian, 
81.23 	including adoptive, half, step, and in-law relationships.

81.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

81.25 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
81.26 		Subd. 3. Failure to pay fine.  The commissioner is prohibited from suspending a person's 
81.27 	driver's license based solely on the fact that a person:
81.28 	(1) has been convicted of:
81.29 	(i) violating a law of this state or an ordinance of a political subdivision which regulates 
81.30 	the operation or parking of motor vehicles,;
81.31 	(ii) a violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10; or
82.1 	(iii) a violation under section 169.14, subdivision 13;
82.2 	(2) has been sentenced to the payment of a fine or had a surcharge levied against that 
82.3 	person, or sentenced to a fine upon which a surcharge was levied,; and
82.4 	(3) has refused or failed to comply with that sentence or to pay the surcharge.

82.5 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.301, subdivision 3, is amended 
82.6 	to read:
82.7 		Subd. 3.Fees prohibited. (a) For a reintegration driver's license under this section:
82.8 	(1) the commissioner must not impose:
82.9 	(i) a fee, surcharge, or filing fee under section 171.06, subdivision 2; or
82.10 	(ii) a reinstatement fee under sections 171.20, subdivision 4, and 171.29, subdivision 2; 
82.11 	or
82.12 	(iii) an endorsement fee under section 171.06, subdivision 2a; and
82.13 	(2) a driver's license agent must not impose a filing fee under section 171.061, subdivision 
82.14 	4.
82.15 	(b) Issuance of a reintegration driver's license does not forgive or otherwise discharge 
82.16 	any unpaid fees or fines.

82.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

82.18 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.301, subdivision 6, is amended 
82.19 	to read:
82.20 		Subd. 6.Issuance of regular driver's license. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule 
82.21 	to the contrary, the commissioner must issue a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant license 
82.22 	to a person who possesses a reintegration driver's license if:
82.23 	(1) the person has possessed the reintegration driver's license for at least one full year;
82.24 	(2) the reintegration driver's license has not been canceled under subdivision 4 and has 
82.25 	not expired under subdivision 5;
82.26 	(3) the person meets the application requirements under section 171.06, including payment 
82.27 	of the applicable fees, surcharge, and filing fee under sections 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 
82.28 	2a, and 171.061, subdivision 4; and
83.1 	(4) issuance of the license does not conflict with the requirements of the nonresident 
83.2 	violator compact.
83.3 	(b) The commissioner must forgive any outstanding balance due on a reinstatement fee 
83.4 	or surcharge under section sections 171.20, subdivision 4, and171.29, subdivision 2, for a 
83.5 	person who is eligible and applies for a license under paragraph (a).

83.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

83.7 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.335, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
83.8 		Subd. 3.Appropriation. (a) All funds in the motorcycle safety fund account created by
83.9 	under section 171.06, subdivision 2a, are hereby annually appropriated to the commissioner 
83.10 	of public safety to carry out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2.
83.11 	(b) Of the money appropriated under paragraph (a):
83.12 	(1) not more than five percent shall be expended to defray the administrative costs of 
83.13 	carrying out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2; and
83.14 	(2) not more than 65 percent shall be expended for the combined purpose of training 
83.15 	and coordinating the activities of motorcycle safety instructors and making reimbursements 
83.16 	to schools and other approved organizations.

83.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

83.18 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
83.19 	read:
83.20 		Subd. 11.Tribal worksite training program. The commissioner must establish a Tribal 
83.21 	worksite training program for state-funded construction projects. The commissioner may 
83.22 	enter into an agreement with any private, public, or Tribal entity for the planning, designing, 
83.23 	developing, and hosting of the program. The commissioner must not use trunk highway 
83.24 	funds for the worksite training program if the state-funded construction project is not a 
83.25 	highway construction project.

83.26 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.185, is amended to read:
83.27 	174.185 PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.
83.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 
83.29 	apply.
84.1 	(a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and all 
84.2 	anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the pavement. 
84.3 	Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected maintenance, 
84.4 	repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department of Transportation 
84.5 	district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and experience with local 
84.6 	material costs.
84.7 	(b) (a) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is or "analysis" means a comparison of life-cycle costs 
84.8 	among competing paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods.
84.9 	process for evaluating the total economic worth of a usable project segment by analyzing 
84.10 	initial costs and discounted future costs, such as maintenance, user costs, reconstruction, 
84.11 	rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs over the life of the project segment.
84.12 	(b) "Minimum requirements" means a combination of pavement, base, and subbase 
84.13 	materials that minimizes the total system cost to achieve the specified design performance 
84.14 	requirements. Design performance requirements are based on design traffic volumes, 
84.15 	reliability, standard deviation, pavement structural characteristics, and various material 
84.16 	properties for structural design.
84.17 	(c) "Pavement" means any material used for paved traffic lanes, typically asphalt or 
84.18 	concrete, including the underlying materials inherent to each pavement alternative considered.
84.19 	(d) "Rounded value" means a measurement that is rounded to the nearest half-inch 
84.20 	increment.
84.21 	(e) "Shoulder" means the portion of the highway that is contiguous with the regularly 
84.22 	traveled portion of the highway, outside of the edge of the pavement, and for accommodation 
84.23 	of stopped vehicles, emergency use, and lateral support of base and surface courses.
84.24 	(f) "Substantial plan development" means the point in time during the plan development 
84.25 	process after which any further activities would preclude any of the feasible alternatives 
84.26 	from being selected or constructed.
84.27 	(g) "Superfluous materials" means materials that are in excess of rounded values and 
84.28 	that are not necessary to meet the minimum requirements for a feasible alternative.
84.29 		Subd. 2.Required analysis. (a) For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing, and 
84.30 	road repair funding categories any project with 60,000 or more square yards of paving, 
84.31 	including for the shoulder, the commissioner shall must perform a life-cycle cost analysis 
84.32 	and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered. The 
84.33 	commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life cycle is 
85.1 	not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost analysis 
85.2 	is required for projects to be constructed after July 1, 2011. and document the chosen 
85.3 	pavement strategy as provided in this section. The commissioner must perform the life-cycle 
85.4 	cost analysis prior to substantial plan development.
85.5 	(b) When conducting a life-cycle cost analysis, the commissioner must:
85.6 	(1) derive initial and future costs from Minnesota-based historical data of roadways with 
85.7 	similar characteristics, including but not limited to similar geographical location, rural or 
85.8 	urban classification, traffic volumes, construction practices, staging, and vehicle classification 
85.9 	percentages;
85.10 	(2) determine the analysis period based on the longest design life of all feasible 
85.11 	alternatives or 60 years, whichever is longer;
85.12 	(3) compensate for any life added or lost due to rounding if pavement thickness is rounded 
85.13 	up or down;
85.14 	(4) ensure that each feasible alternative being considered in the analysis meets the 
85.15 	minimum requirements for that alternative and must consider only the pavement, base, and 
85.16 	subbase materials that are required to meet the minimum criteria for that alternative;
85.17 	(5) identify all feasible alternatives, including a full range of rehabilitation strategies for 
85.18 	both rigid and flexible pavements;
85.19 	(6) include agency costs, including but not limited to initial pavement, future rehabilitation 
85.20 	and maintenance projects, overhead, design, contract administration, and routine maintenance;
85.21 	(7) include mobilization costs related to construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation;
85.22 	(8) include costs for traffic control to protect workers and the public during each 
85.23 	construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation activity in the analysis;
85.24 	(9) identify and use realistic timing of future maintenance and construction practices 
85.25 	using similar characteristics, including but not limited to similar geographical location, rural 
85.26 	or urban classification, traffic volumes, construction practices, staging, and vehicle 
85.27 	classification percentages;
85.28 	(10) for each feasible alternative with residual service life at the end of the analysis 
85.29 	period, calculate the value of any residual service life and include the value as a credit in 
85.30 	the final year of the analysis period;
85.31 	(11) include an explanation of the methodology used to produce the cost estimate and 
85.32 	why that method was selected; and
86.1 	(12) include an explanation of the timing selected of rehabilitation and maintenance and 
86.2 	why that timing was selected.
86.3 	(c) The commissioner must not include the following in a life-cycle cost analysis:
86.4 	(1) elements that are the same for all alternatives;
86.5 	(2) life-cycle calculations for shoulder pavement, shoulder base, or shoulder subbase; 
86.6 	and
86.7 	(3) any superfluous material that is included as part of the feasible alternative but is not 
86.8 	required to meet the minimum requirements of the feasible alternative, including any material 
86.9 	that may be included due to the designer's preference or recommendation in the department's 
86.10 	Pavement Design Manual. This clause does not preclude the commissioner from selecting 
86.11 	a pavement strategy that uses superfluous materials, but the superfluous materials must not 
86.12 	be a factor in making the selection.
86.13 		Subd. 2a.Review and collaboration. (a) Before finalizing a pavement selection, the 
86.14 	commissioner must post a draft of the life-cycle cost analysis and the draft pavement selection 
86.15 	on the department's Office of Materials and Road Research website for 21 days. During 
86.16 	this period, the commissioner must allow industry association representatives to submit 
86.17 	questions and comments. The commissioner must collaborate with the person who submitted 
86.18 	the question or comment, where necessary, to ensure the commissioner fully understands 
86.19 	the question or comment. The commissioner must respond to each comment or question in 
86.20 	writing, which must include a description of any associated changes that will be made to 
86.21 	the life-cycle cost analysis.
86.22 	(b) After the review period under paragraph (a) closes, the commissioner must make 
86.23 	revisions to the life-cycle cost analysis in response to questions or comments received. If 
86.24 	the commissioner revises the type of pavement from concrete to asphalt or from asphalt to 
86.25 	concrete, the commissioner must post the revised life-cycle cost analysis for review in 
86.26 	accordance with the requirements under paragraph (a).
86.27 		Subd. 2b.Selection. (a) After the review period required in subdivision 2a and any 
86.28 	subsequent changes to the analysis, the commissioner must select the pavement strategy 
86.29 	and prepare a document of justification. At a minimum, the document of justification must:
86.30 	(1) explain why the pavement strategy was selected;
86.31 	(2) if the lowest life-cycle cost is not selected, justify why a strategy with a higher 
86.32 	life-cycle cost was selected;
87.1 	(3) include all comments and questions received during the review period and the 
87.2 	commissioner's responses to each; and
87.3 	(4) identify any superfluous materials, quantify the superfluous materials' associated 
87.4 	costs, and provide the rationale for the superfluous materials' inclusion.
87.5 	(b) The commissioner must submit the analysis and document of justification to a licensed 
87.6 	professional engineer for review. A life-cycle cost analysis is not considered final until it 
87.7 	is certified and signed by a licensed professional engineer as provided by Minnesota Rules, 
87.8 	part 1800.4200.
87.9 	(c) For all projects that began construction on or after January 1, 2024, the commissioner 
87.10 	must store all life-cycle cost analyses and documents of justification on the department's 
87.11 	website in a manner that allows the public to easily access the documents.
87.12 	(d) After completing the certification and signature requirements in paragraph (b) and 
87.13 	the posting requirements in paragraph (c), the commissioner may advance the project to 
87.14 	substantial plan development.
87.15 		Subd. 3.Report. The commissioner shall must report by January 31 annually to the 
87.16 	chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives legislative
87.17 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance on life-cycle cost analyses under 
87.18 	this section. At a minimum, the report must include information on the results of the analyses 
87.19 	required in under subdivision 2, the public review under subdivision 2a, and the final 
87.20 	selection and document of justification under subdivision 2b.

87.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

87.22 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.40, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
87.23 		Subd. 3.Safe routes to school accounts. (a) A safe routes to school account is established 
87.24 	in the bond proceeds fund. The account consists of state bond proceeds appropriated to the 
87.25 	commissioner. Money in the account may only be expended on bond-eligible costs of a 
87.26 	project receiving financial assistance as provided under this section. All uses of funds from 
87.27 	the account must be for publicly owned property.
87.28 	(b) A safe routes to school account is established in the general special revenue fund. 
87.29 	The account consists of funds as provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, 
87.30 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account may only be 
87.31 	expended on a project receiving financial assistance as provided under this section.

88.1 	Sec. 83. [174.46] CONSTRUCTION OF NONARTERIAL BUS RAPID TRANSIT 
88.2 	FACILITIES.
88.3 	(a) For purposes of this section, "total estimated construction cost" means either (1) the 
88.4 	cost of construction for a complete transit line project, or (2) the sum of the costs of all 
88.5 	discrete segments of a transit line project.
88.6 	(b) If a planned bus rapid transit line has either (1) a total estimated construction cost 
88.7 	of more than $100,000,000, or (2) will operate substantially within separated rights-of-way, 
88.8 	the commissioner is the responsible authority and must construct bus rapid transit facilities 
88.9 	and infrastructure in the metropolitan area. The commissioner must ensure any construction 
88.10 	project subject to this section is constructed in compliance with applicable plans and designs 
88.11 	adopted by the Metropolitan Council.

88.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
88.13 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

88.14 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 174.49, subdivision 6, is amended 
88.15 	to read:
88.16 		Subd. 6.Metropolitan counties; use of funds. (a) A metropolitan county must use 
88.17 	funds that are received under subdivision 5 as follows:
88.18 	(1) 41.5 percent for active transportation and transportation corridor safety studies;
88.19 	(2) 41.5 percent for:
88.20 	(i) repair, preservation, and rehabilitation of transportation systems; and
88.21 	(ii) roadway replacement to reconstruct, reclaim, or modernize a corridor without adding 
88.22 	traffic capacity, except for auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet; and
88.23 	(3) 17 percent for any of the following:
88.24 	(i) transit purposes, including but not limited to operations, maintenance, capital 
88.25 	maintenance, demand response service, and assistance to replacement service providers 
88.26 	under section 473.388;
88.27 	(ii) complete streets projects, as provided under section 174.75; and
88.28 	(iii) projects, programs, or operations activities that meet the requirements of a mitigation 
88.29 	action under section 161.178, subdivision 4.
88.30 	(b) Funds under paragraph (a), clause (3), must supplement and not supplant existing 
88.31 	sources of revenue.
89.1 	(c) A metropolitan county may use funds that are received under subdivision 5 as debt 
89.2 	service for obligations issued by the county in accordance with chapter 475, provided that 
89.3 	the obligations are issued for a use allowable under this section.

89.4 	Sec. 85. [174.595] TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES CAPITAL PROGRAM.
89.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
89.6 	the meanings given.
89.7 	(b) "Capital building asset" includes but is not limited to district headquarter buildings, 
89.8 	truck stations, salt storage or other unheated storage buildings, deicing and anti-icing 
89.9 	facilities, fuel dispensing facilities, highway rest areas, and vehicle weigh and inspection 
89.10 	stations.
89.11 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
89.12 	(d) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
89.13 	(e) "Program" means the transportation facilities capital program established in this 
89.14 	section.
89.15 		Subd. 2.Program established. The commissioner must establish a transportation 
89.16 	facilities capital program in conformance with this section to provide for capital building 
89.17 	asset projects related to buildings and other capital facilities of the department.
89.18 		Subd. 3.Transportation facilities capital accounts. (a) A transportation facilities 
89.19 	capital account is established in the trunk highway fund. The account consists of money 
89.20 	appropriated from the trunk highway fund for the purposes of the program and any other 
89.21 	money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account by law.
89.22 	(b) A transportation facilities capital subaccount is established in the bond proceeds 
89.23 	account in the trunk highway fund. The subaccount consists of trunk highway bond proceeds 
89.24 	appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the program. Money in the subaccount 
89.25 	may only be expended on trunk highway purposes including the purposes specified in this 
89.26 	section.
89.27 		Subd. 4.Implementation standards. The commissioner must establish a process to 
89.28 	implement the program that includes allocation of funding based on review of eligible 
89.29 	projects as provided under subdivision 5 and prioritization as provided under subdivision 
89.30 	6. The process must be in conformance with trunk highway fund uses for the purposes of 
89.31 	constructing, improving, and maintaining the trunk highway system in the state pursuant 
89.32 	to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV.
90.1 		Subd. 5.Eligible expenditures. A project is eligible under this section only if it:
90.2 	(1) involves the construction, improvement, or maintenance of a capital building asset 
90.3 	that is part of the trunk highway system;
90.4 	(2) performs at least one of the following:
90.5 	(i) supports the programmatic mission of the department;
90.6 	(ii) extends the useful life of existing buildings; or
90.7 	(iii) renovates or constructs facilities to meet the department's current and future 
90.8 	operational needs; and
90.9 	(3) complies with the sustainable building guidelines provided in section 16B.325.
90.10 		Subd. 6.Prioritization. In prioritizing funding allocation among projects under the 
90.11 	program, the commissioner must consider:
90.12 	(1) whether a project ensures effective and efficient condition and operation of the 
90.13 	facility;
90.14 	(2) the urgency in ensuring the safe use of existing buildings;
90.15 	(3) the project's total life-cycle cost;
90.16 	(4) additional criteria for priorities otherwise specified in law that apply to a category 
90.17 	listed in the act making an appropriation for the program; and
90.18 	(5) any other criteria the commissioner deems necessary.

90.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

90.20 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 174.634, subdivision 2, is amended 
90.21 	to read:
90.22 		Subd. 2.Passenger rail account; transfers; appropriation. (a) A passenger rail account 
90.23 	is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided in this 
90.24 	subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, collected, or otherwise 
90.25 	provided to the account.
90.26 	(b) By July 15 annually beginning in calendar year 2027, the commissioner of revenue 
90.27 	must transfer an amount from the general fund to the passenger rail account that equals 50 
90.28 	percent of the portion of the state general tax under section 275.025 levied on railroad 
90.29 	operating property, as defined under section 273.13, subdivision 24, in the prior calendar 
90.30 	year.
91.1 	(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation 
91.2 	for the net operating and capital maintenance costs of intercity passenger rail, which may 
91.3 	include but are not limited to planning, designing, developing, constructing, equipping, 
91.4 	administering, operating, promoting, maintaining, and improving passenger rail service 
91.5 	within the state, after accounting for operating revenue, federal funds, and other sources.
91.6 	(d) By November 1 each year, the commissioner must report on the passenger rail account 
91.7 	to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with 
91.8 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report must, at a minimum, include:
91.9 	(1) the actual revenue and expenditures in each of the previous two fiscal years;
91.10 	(2) the budgeted and forecasted revenue and expenditures in the current fiscal year and 
91.11 	each fiscal year within the state forecast period; and
91.12 	(3) the uses of expenditures or planned expenditures in each fiscal year included under 
91.13 	clauses (1) and (2).

91.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

91.15 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 174.634, is amended by adding a 
91.16 	subdivision to read:
91.17 		Subd. 3.Fee and revenue collection authorized. (a) The commissioner may, directly 
91.18 	or through a contractor, vendor, operator, or partnership with a federal or state government 
91.19 	entity, including Amtrak, collect a fee or other revenue related to passenger rail services 
91.20 	within the state. Fees and revenue to be collected include but are not limited to fees and 
91.21 	revenue generated through ticket sales and sales of on-board and promotional goods. Revenue 
91.22 	may be collected as determined by the commissioner. Fees and revenue under this section 
91.23 	are subject to section 16A.1283, except for an increase of a fee enacted under this section.
91.24 	(b) Fees and revenue collected under this subdivision must be deposited in the passenger 
91.25 	rail account under subdivision 2.

91.26 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
91.27 		Subdivision 1.Definition Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following 
91.28 	terms have the meanings given.
91.29 	(b) "Complete streets" is the planning, scoping, design, implementation, operation, and 
91.30 	maintenance of roads in order to reasonably address the safety and accessibility needs of 
91.31 	users of all ages and abilities. Complete streets considers the needs of motorists, pedestrians, 
92.1 	transit users and vehicles, bicyclists, and commercial and emergency vehicles moving along 
92.2 	and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a manner that is sensitive to the local context 
92.3 	and recognizes that the needs vary in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
92.4 	(c) "Vulnerable road user" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 92b.

92.5 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.75, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
92.6 		Subd. 2.Implementation. (a) The commissioner shall must implement a complete 
92.7 	streets policy after consultation with stakeholders, state and regional agencies, local 
92.8 	governments, and road authorities. The commissioner, after such consultation, shall must
92.9 	address relevant protocols, guidance, standards, requirements, and training, and shall 
92.10 	integrate.
92.11 	(b) The complete streets policy must include but is not limited to:
92.12 	(1) integration of related principles of context-sensitive solutions.;
92.13 	(2) integration throughout the project development process;
92.14 	(3) methods to evaluate inclusion of active transportation facilities in a project, which 
92.15 	may include but is not limited to sidewalks, crosswalk markings, pedestrian accessibility, 
92.16 	and bikeways; and
92.17 	(4) consideration of consultation with other road authorities regarding existing and 
92.18 	planned active transportation network connections.

92.19 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.75, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
92.20 	read:
92.21 		Subd. 2a.Implementation guidance. The commissioner must maintain guidance that 
92.22 	accompanies the complete streets policy under this section. The guidance must include 
92.23 	sections on:
92.24 	(1) an analysis framework that provides for:
92.25 	(i) identification of characteristics of a project;
92.26 	(ii) highway system categorization based on context, including population density, land 
92.27 	use, density and scale of surrounding development, volume of highway use, and the nature 
92.28 	and extent of active transportation; and
93.1 	(iii) relative emphasis for different road system users in each of the categories under 
93.2 	item (ii) in a manner that supports safety and mobility of vulnerable road users, motorcyclists 
93.3 	or other operators of two- or three-wheeled vehicles, and public transit users; and
93.4 	(2) an analysis of speed limit reductions and associated roadway design modifications 
93.5 	to support safety and mobility in active transportation.

93.6 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216E.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
93.7 		Subdivision 1.Policy. The legislature hereby declares it to be the policy of the state to 
93.8 	locate large electric power facilities and high voltage transmission lines in an orderly manner 
93.9 	compatible with environmental preservation and the efficient use of resources. In accordance 
93.10 	with this policy the commission shall choose locations that minimize adverse human and 
93.11 	environmental impact while insuring continuing electric power system reliability and integrity 
93.12 	and insuring that electric energy needs are met and fulfilled in an orderly and timely fashion.

93.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

93.14 	Sec. 92. [219.756] YARDMASTER HOURS OF SERVICE.
93.15 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
93.16 	the meanings given.
93.17 	(b) "Railroad" means a common carrier that is classified by federal law or regulation as 
93.18 	a Class I railroad, Class I rail carrier, Class II railroad, Class II rail carrier, Class III railroad, 
93.19 	or Class III rail carrier.
93.20 	(c) "Yardmaster" means an employee of a common carrier who is responsible for 
93.21 	supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a railyard, 
93.22 	not including a dispatching service employee, signal employee, or train employee as those 
93.23 	terms are defined in United States Code, title 49, section 21101.
93.24 		Subd. 2.Hours of service. (a) A railroad operating in this state must not require or allow 
93.25 	a yardmaster to remain or go on duty:
93.26 	(1) in any month when the employee has spent a total of 276 hours on duty or in any 
93.27 	other mandatory service for the carrier;
93.28 	(2) for a period exceeding 12 consecutive hours; and
93.29 	(3) unless the employee has had at least ten consecutive hours off duty during the prior 
93.30 	24 hours.
94.1 	(b) A railroad operating in this state must not require or allow a yardmaster to remain 
94.2 	or go on duty after the employee has initiated an on-duty period each day for six consecutive 
94.3 	days unless the employee has had 48 consecutive hours off at the employee's home terminal, 
94.4 	during which time the employee is unavailable for any service.

94.5 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
94.6 		Subd. 3.Motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue. (a) On or before June 30 of each fiscal 
94.7 	year, the commissioner of revenue must estimate the revenues, including interest and 
94.8 	penalties and minus refunds, collected under this section for the current fiscal year.
94.9 	(b) By July 15 of the subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner of management and 
94.10 	budget must transfer the revenues estimated under paragraph (a) from the general fund as 
94.11 	follows:
94.12 	(1) 38 percent to the county state-aid highway fund;
94.13 	(2) 38 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account;
94.14 	(3) 13 percent to the Minnesota state transportation fund local bridge program account 
94.15 	in the special revenue fund, which is hereby created; and
94.16 	(4) 11 percent to the highway user tax distribution fund.
94.17 	(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation 
94.18 	must allocate the funds transferred under paragraph (b), clause (1), to the counties in the 
94.19 	metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, excluding the counties of 
94.20 	Hennepin and Ramsey, so that each county receives the percentage that its population, as 
94.21 	defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year 
94.22 	prior to the current calendar year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving 
94.23 	funds under this paragraph.
94.24 	(d) The amount transferred Money in the local bridge program account under paragraph 
94.25 	(b), clause (3), must be used is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for the 
94.26 	local bridge program under section 174.50, subdivisions 6 to 7.
94.27 	(e) The revenues under this subdivision do not include the revenues, including interest 
94.28 	and penalties and minus refunds, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 
94.29 	subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 
94.30 	article XI, section 15.

95.1 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.993, subdivision 2a, is 
95.2 	amended to read:
95.3 		Subd. 2a.Uses reporting. By February 15 of each even-numbered year, a metropolitan 
95.4 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, that imposes the taxes under this section 
95.5 	must submit a report to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative 
95.6 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. For the purpose of this 
95.7 	subdivision, "staff" means those employees who are identified in any of the following roles 
95.8 	for the legislative committees: committee administrator, committee legislative assistant, 
95.9 	caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or nonpartisan research. At a minimum, the report 
95.10 	must include:
95.11 	(1) actual transportation sales tax collections by the county over the previous five calendar 
95.12 	years;
95.13 	(2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenue that is estimated to be collected by the 
95.14 	county in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
95.15 	(3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the 
95.16 	next ten calendar years:
95.17 	(i) the amount of sales tax revenue expended or proposed to be expended for each of 
95.18 	the following:
95.19 	(A) planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of guideways, as defined in section 
95.20 	473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
95.21 	(B) nonguideway transit and active transportation uses;
95.22 	(C) highway uses; and
95.23 	(D) uses not otherwise specified in subitems (A) to (C); and
95.24 	(ii) completed, current, planned, and eligible projects for each category under item (i); 
95.25 	and
95.26 	(iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated county sales tax revenue.

95.27 	Sec. 95. [325F.661] SALE OF ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES AND OTHER 
95.28 	ELECTRIC CYCLES.
95.29 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
95.30 	the meanings given.
96.1 	(b) "Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle," "class 2 electric-assisted bicycle," and "class 3 
96.2 	electric-assisted bicycle" have the meanings given in section 169.011, subdivisions 15a, 
96.3 	15b, and 15c.
96.4 	(c) "Electric-assisted bicycle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 
96.5 	27.
96.6 	(d) "Motorcycle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 44.
96.7 	(e) "Motorized bicycle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 45.
96.8 	(f) "Multiple mode electric-assisted bicycle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, 
96.9 	subdivision 45a.
96.10 		Subd. 2.Electric-assisted bicycle. Before a purchase is completed, a seller of an 
96.11 	electric-assisted bicycle must disclose to a consumer in written form:
96.12 	(1) the maximum motor power of the electric-assisted bicycle;
96.13 	(2) the maximum speed of the electric-assisted bicycle, as evaluated using a test method 
96.14 	matching the criteria specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, section 1512.2(a)(2), 
96.15 	or successor requirements; and
96.16 	(3) whether the electric-assisted bicycle is a class 1, class 2, class 3, or multiple mode 
96.17 	electric-assisted bicycle.
96.18 		Subd. 3.Other electric cycles. (a) A seller of a motorized bicycle or motorcycle equipped 
96.19 	with an electric motor for propulsion may not sell the vehicle or offer the vehicle for sale 
96.20 	if it is labeled as a class 1, class 2, class 3, or multiple mode electric-assisted bicycle.
96.21 	(b) Before a purchase is completed and in any advertising materials, a seller of a 
96.22 	motorized bicycle or motorcycle equipped with an electric motor for propulsion who 
96.23 	describes the vehicle as an "electric bicycle," "electric bike," "e-bike," or other similar term 
96.24 	must disclose to a consumer:
96.25 	(1) the name or classification of the vehicle under state law or the most likely 
96.26 	classification following an intended or anticipated vehicle modification as defined in section 
96.27 	169.011, subdivision 27, paragraph (b); and
96.28 	(2) the following statement:
96.29 	"This vehicle is not an "electric-assisted bicycle" as defined in Minnesota law. It is 
96.30 	instead a type of motor vehicle and subject to applicable motor vehicle laws if used on 
96.31 	public roads or public lands. Your insurance policies might not provide coverage for crashes 
97.1 	involving the use of this vehicle. To determine coverage, you should contact your insurance 
97.2 	company or agent."
97.3 	(c) Advertising materials under paragraph (b) include but are not limited to a website 
97.4 	or social media post that identifies or promotes the vehicle.
97.5 	(d) The disclosure under paragraph (b) must be (1) written, and (2) provided clearly and 
97.6 	conspicuously and in a manner designed to attract the attention of a consumer.
97.7 		Subd. 4.Unlawful practices. It is an unlawful practice under section 325F.69 to advertise, 
97.8 	offer for sale, or sell a motorized bicycle or motorcycle equipped with an electric motor for 
97.9 	propulsion:
97.10 	(1) as an electric-assisted bicycle; or
97.11 	(2) using the words "electric bicycle," "electric bike," "e-bike," or other similar term 
97.12 	without providing the disclosure required under subdivision 3.

97.13 	Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended 
97.14 	to read:
97.15 		Subd. 6.Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders. (a) Except as provided in this 
97.16 	subdivision, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $75 surcharge 
97.17 	on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty 
97.18 	misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of: (1) a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
97.19 	parking, for which there is a $12 surcharge; and (2) section 609.855, subdivision 1, 3, or 
97.20 	3a, for which there is a $25 surcharge. When a defendant is convicted of more than one 
97.21 	offense in a case, the surcharge shall be imposed only once in that case. In the Second 
97.22 	Judicial District, the court shall impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional 
97.23 	$1 surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, 
97.24 	or petty misdemeanor offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
97.25 	parking, if the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The 
97.26 	surcharge shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the 
97.27 	sentence is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a petty 
97.28 	misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.
97.29 	(b) The court may reduce the amount or waive payment of the surcharge required under 
97.30 	this subdivision on a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person 
97.31 	or the convicted person's immediate family. Additionally, the court may permit the defendant 
97.32 	to perform community work service in lieu of a surcharge.
98.1 	(c) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it to the 
98.2 	commissioner of management and budget.
98.3 	(d) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the surcharge 
98.4 	before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the correctional 
98.5 	facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the surcharge from any 
98.6 	earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility or while on conditional 
98.7 	release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount collected to the court 
98.8 	administrator or other entity collecting the surcharge imposed by the court.
98.9 	(e) A person who enters a diversion program, continuance without prosecution, 
98.10 	continuance for dismissal, or stay of adjudication for a violation of chapter 169 must pay 
98.11 	the surcharge described in this subdivision. A surcharge imposed under this paragraph shall 
98.12 	be imposed only once per case.
98.13 	(f) The surcharge does not apply to:
98.14 	(1) citations issued pursuant to section 169.06, subdivision 10;
98.15 	(2) citations issued pursuant to section 169.14, subdivision 13;
98.16 	(3) administrative citations issued pursuant to section 169.999.; or
98.17 	(g) The surcharge does not apply to (4) administrative citations issued by transit rider 
98.18 	investment program personnel pursuant to section 473.4075.

98.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

98.20 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
98.21 	to read:
98.22 		Subd. 57c.Roadable aircraft. "Roadable aircraft" has the meaning given in section 
98.23 	169.011, subdivision 67a.

98.24 	Sec. 98. [430.001] DEFINITIONS.
98.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have 
98.26 	the meanings given.
98.27 		Subd. 2.City. "City" means a home rule charter or statutory city.
98.28 		Subd. 3.City council. "City council" means the governing body of a city.
99.1 		Subd. 4.System of streets, parks, and parkways. "System of streets, parks, and 
99.2 	parkways" means a body of contiguous land designated to be used in part for streets and in 
99.3 	part for parks or parkways.

99.4 	Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 430.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
99.5 		Subd. 2.Parking lots; pedestrian malls and uses. The council of a city of the first 
99.6 	class may by resolution designate land to be acquired, improved, and operated for motor 
99.7 	vehicle parking lots. By resolution, the council may designate lands to be acquired, improved, 
99.8 	and operated for pedestrian malls. By ordinance adopted under section 430.011, the council 
99.9 	may designate streets in central business districts any property within a city right-of-way
99.10 	to be improved primarily for pedestrian uses.

99.11 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 430.011, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
99.12 		Subdivision 1.Legislative findings. The legislature finds that: (1) increases in population 
99.13 	and automobile usage have created traffic congestion in central business districts of cities 
99.14 	of the first class cities; (2) those conditions endanger pedestrians and impede the movement 
99.15 	of police and fire equipment, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles; (3) certain streets 
99.16 	in those central business districts cities have been improved to their maximum width for 
99.17 	sidewalk and roadway purposes and cannot be further widened without taking valuable 
99.18 	buildings and improvements, substantially impairing the primary function of those city 
99.19 	streets as pedestrian facilities, and impairing the cities' sources of tax revenue; and (4) 
99.20 	limitation on the use of those streets by private vehicles may be found by the council of any 
99.21 	city of the first class to be in the interest of the city and state, to be of benefit to adjoining 
99.22 	properties, and to be essential to the effective use of the streets for street purposes.

99.23 	Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 430.011, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
99.24 		Subd. 2.Statement of policy. It is the state's policy to permit the city council of any 
99.25 	city of the first class to protect the public welfare and the interests of the public in the safe 
99.26 	and effective movement of persons and to preserve and enhance the function and appearance 
99.27 	of the central business districts of cities of the first class cities by adopting pedestrian mall 
99.28 	ordinances under this section.

99.29 	Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 430.011, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
99.30 		Subd. 3.Pedestrian mall ordinances authorized. (a) A pedestrian mall ordinance may 
99.31 	be adopted if the city council finds that:
100.1 	(1) a street or a part of a street (i) is not a part of any state highway, (ii) is located 
100.2 	primarily in a central business district within a city right-of-way, and (iii) is improved to 
100.3 	its maximum width for roadway and sidewalk purposes, and (iv) is congested during all or 
100.4 	a substantial part of normal business hours;
100.5 	(2) the movement of police and fire equipment and other emergency vehicles would not 
100.6 	be impeded;
100.7 	(2) (3) reasonably convenient alternate routes exist for private vehicles to other parts of 
100.8 	the city and state;
100.9 	(3) (4) continued unlimited use of the street or part of the street by private vehicles may 
100.10 	endanger pedestrians;
100.11 	(4) (5) abutting properties can reasonably and adequately receive and deliver merchandise 
100.12 	and materials from other streets and alleys or through arrangements for limited use of the 
100.13 	streets by carriers of merchandise and materials; and
100.14 	(5) (6) it would be in the best interests of the city and the public and of benefit to adjacent 
100.15 	properties to use the street primarily for pedestrian purposes and pedestrian use is the highest 
100.16 	and best use of the street or part of it.
100.17 	(b) In addition to meeting the criteria under paragraph (a), a pedestrian mall ordinance 
100.18 	may be adopted relating to property that is immediately adjacent to at least one side of an 
100.19 	intersection with a road that is not within the city right-of-way only if the city has consulted 
100.20 	with the other road authority, including for consideration of changes to traffic flow. If the 
100.21 	other road authority is opposed to the location of the proposed pedestrian mall, the city must 
100.22 	make publicly available a detailed written response to the road authority before adopting 
100.23 	the ordinance.
100.24 	(c) A city must receive the approval of the county to use part of a county road as a 
100.25 	pedestrian mall and must collaborate with all relevant state and local governments in the 
100.26 	pedestrian mall planning process.

100.27 	Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 430.023, is amended to read:
100.28 	430.023 WHEN CLERK TO MAIL NOTICE IN CONDEMNATION 
100.29 	PROCEEDING.
100.30 	If a city of the first class is authorized in its charter to condemn property for public use 
100.31 	and to appoint commissioners to assess damages or benefits on condemned property and is 
100.32 	required by its charter to give notice of the filing of the commissioners' report, the city clerk 
101.1 	shall give the required notice. Notice must be given by mailing it to the person whose name 
101.2 	appears on the records of the auditor of the county in which the city is located as the person 
101.3 	who last paid the taxes on the property proposed to be taken, within 48 hours after the filing 
101.4 	of the commissioners' report.

101.5 	Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 430.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
101.6 		Subdivision 1.Limitation of actions. No action may be commenced or maintained, and 
101.7 	no defense interposed, questioning the validity, regularity, or legality of all or part of a 
101.8 	pedestrian mall ordinance, or an amendment, to it adopted by a city of the first class under 
101.9 	section 430.011, subdivision 3 or 13 except by an appeal to the district court of the county 
101.10 	in which the city is located within 20 days after the final adoption and publication of the 
101.11 	ordinance or amendment.

101.12 	Sec. 105. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 430.13, is amended to read:
101.13 	430.13 SCOPE OF CHAPTER; DEFINITION; BONDED DEBT.
101.14 	This chapter applies to cities of the first class.
101.15 	The term "city council" means the governing body of a city.
101.16 	Certificates or bonds that may be issued to finance an improvement under this chapter 
101.17 	are part of the bonded debt of the city. In calculating the net indebtedness of the city due to 
101.18 	the issue of certificates or bonds, there may be deducted from the gross debt of the city the 
101.19 	amount of certificates or bonds that are payable wholly or partly from collections of special 
101.20 	assessments levied on property benefited by the improvements, including general obligations 
101.21 	of the issuing city, if the city is entitled to reimbursement, in whole or in part, from the 
101.22 	proceeds of special assessments levied upon property especially benefited by the 
101.23 	improvements.

101.24 	Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
101.25 	to read:
101.26 		Subd. 6.Transportation financial review. (a) By December 1 annually, the council 
101.27 	must prepare and submit a financial review that details revenue and expenditures for the 
101.28 	transportation components under the council's budget. The council must submit the financial 
101.29 	review to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees and 
101.30 	divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and to the commissioner 
101.31 	of management and budget. For the purposes of this subdivision, "staff" means those 
101.32 	employees who are identified in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: 
102.1 	committee administrator, committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, 
102.2 	counsel, or nonpartisan research.
102.3 	(b) At a minimum, the financial review must identify:
102.4 	(1) the actual revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances in each of the 
102.5 	previous four state fiscal years;
102.6 	(2) budgeted and forecasted revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances in 
102.7 	the current state fiscal year and each state fiscal year within the state forecast period;
102.8 	(3) for the most recent completed state fiscal year, a comparison between the budgeted 
102.9 	and actual amounts under clause (1); and
102.10 	(4) for the most recent completed state fiscal year, fund balances for each replacement 
102.11 	service provider under section 473.388.
102.12 	(c) The information under paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3), must include:
102.13 	(1) a breakdown by each transportation funding source identified by the council, including 
102.14 	but not limited to legislative appropriations; federal funds; fare collections; property tax; 
102.15 	and sales tax, including sales tax used for active transportation under section 473.4465, 
102.16 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1);
102.17 	(2) a breakdown by each transportation operating budget category established by the 
102.18 	council, including but not limited to bus, light rail transit, commuter rail, planning, special 
102.19 	transportation service under section 473.386, and assistance to replacement service providers 
102.20 	under section 473.388; and
102.21 	(3) data for operations, capital maintenance, and transit capital.
102.22 	(d) The financial review must summarize reserve policies, identify the methodology for 
102.23 	cost allocation, and describe revenue assumptions and variables affecting the assumptions.

102.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
102.25 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
102.26 	Scott, and Washington.

102.27 	Sec. 107. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3927, is amended to read:
102.28 	473.3927 ZERO-EMISSION AND ELECTRIC TRANSIT VEHICLES.
102.29 		Subdivision 1.Transition plan required. (a) The council must develop and maintain 
102.30 	a zero-emission and electric transit vehicle transition plan.
103.1 	(b) The council must complete the initial revise the plan by February 15, 2022 2025, 
103.2 	and revise the plan at least once every five three years following each prior revision.
103.3 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
103.4 	meanings given.
103.5 	(b) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01, 
103.6 	subdivision 2.
103.7 	(c) "Qualified transit bus" means a motor vehicle that meets the requirements under 
103.8 	paragraph (d), clauses (1) and (2).
103.9 	(d) "Zero-emission transit bus" means a motor vehicle that:
103.10 	(1) is designed for public transit service;
103.11 	(2) has a capacity of more than 15 passengers, including the driver; and
103.12 	(3) produces no exhaust-based greenhouse gas emissions from the onboard source of 
103.13 	motive power of the vehicle under all operating conditions.
103.14 		Subd. 2.Plan development. At a minimum, the plan must:
103.15 	(1) establish implementation policies and, guidance, and recommendations to implement 
103.16 	the transition to a transit service fleet of exclusively zero-emission and electric transit 
103.17 	vehicles, including for recipients of financial assistance under section 473.388;
103.18 	(2) establish a bus procurement transition strategy so that beginning on January 1, 2035, 
103.19 	any qualified transit bus purchased for regular route transit service or special transportation 
103.20 	service under section 473.386 by the council is a zero-emission transit bus;
103.21 	(3) consider methods for transit providers to maximize greenhouse gas reduction in 
103.22 	addition to zero-emission transit bus procurement, including but not limited to service 
103.23 	expansion, reliability improvements, and other transit service improvements;
103.24 	(4) analyze greenhouse gas emission reduction from transit improvements identified 
103.25 	under clause (3) in comparison to the zero-emission transit bus procurement strategy under 
103.26 	clause (2);
103.27 	(5) set transition milestones or performance measures, or both, which may include vehicle 
103.28 	procurement goals over the transition period in conjunction with the strategy under clause 
103.29 	(2);
103.30 	(3) (6) identify barriers, constraints, and risks, and determine objectives and strategies 
103.31 	to address the issues identified;
104.1 	(4) (7) consider findings and best practices from other transit agencies;
104.2 	(5) (8) analyze zero-emission and electric transit vehicle technology impacts, including 
104.3 	cold weather operation and emerging technologies;
104.4 	(9) prioritize deployment of zero-emission transit buses based on the extent to which 
104.5 	service is provided to environmental justice areas, as defined in section 116.065, subdivision 
104.6 	1;
104.7 	(6) (10) consider opportunities to prioritize the deployment of zero-emissions vehicles 
104.8 	in areas with poor air quality;
104.9 	(11) consider opportunities to prioritize deployment of zero-emission transit buses along 
104.10 	arterial and highway bus rapid transit routes, including methods to maximize cost 
104.11 	effectiveness with bus rapid transit construction projects;
104.12 	(7) (12) provide detailed estimates of implementation costs to implement the plan and 
104.13 	achieve the transition under clause (2), which, to the extent feasible, must include a forecast 
104.14 	of annual expenditures, identification of potential sources of funding, and a summary of 
104.15 	any anticipated or planned activity to seek additional funds; and
104.16 	(8) (13) examine capacity, constraints, and potential investments in the electric 
104.17 	transmission and distribution grid, in consultation with appropriate public utilities;
104.18 	(14) identify methods to coordinate necessary facility upgrades in a manner that 
104.19 	maximizes cost effectiveness and overall system reliability;
104.20 	(15) examine workforce impacts under the transition plan, including but not limited to 
104.21 	changes in staffing complement; personnel skill gaps and needs; and employee training, 
104.22 	retraining, or role transitions; and
104.23 	(16) summarize updates to the plan from the most recent version.
104.24 		Subd. 3.Copy to legislature. Upon completion or revision of the plan, the council must 
104.25 	provide a copy to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative 
104.26 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

104.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
104.28 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
104.29 	Scott, and Washington.

105.1 	Sec. 108. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
105.2 		Subd. 1a.Designation of responsible authority. For each proposed light rail transit 
105.3 	facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan Council 
105.4 	or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation as the entity 
105.5 	responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping the facility. 
105.6 	Notwithstanding such designation, The commissioner and the council may enter into one 
105.7 	or more cooperative agreements with the Metropolitan Council with respect to the planning, 
105.8 	designing, acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light rail transit facility that 
105.9 	provide for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in support of the project in a 
105.10 	manner that best serves the project and the public.

105.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
105.12 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

105.13 	Sec. 109. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
105.14 		Subd. 4.Preliminary design plans; council hearing. If the governing body of one or 
105.15 	more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the preliminary design plans within the period 
105.16 	allowed under subdivision 3, the council shall hold a hearing on the plans, giving the 
105.17 	commissioner of transportation, if the responsible authority, any disapproving local 
105.18 	governmental units, and other persons an opportunity to present their views on the plans. 
105.19 	The council may conduct independent study as it deems desirable and may mediate and 
105.20 	attempt to resolve disagreements about the plans. Within 60 days after the hearing, the 
105.21 	council shall review the plans and shall decide what amendments to the plans, if any, must 
105.22 	be made to accommodate the objections presented by the disapproving local governmental 
105.23 	units. Amendments to the plans as decided by the council must be made before continuing 
105.24 	the planning and designing process.

105.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
105.26 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

105.27 	Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
105.28 		Subd. 7.Council review. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, Before 
105.29 	proceeding with construction of a light rail transit facility, the commissioner must submit 
105.30 	preliminary and final design plans to the Metropolitan Council. The council must review 
105.31 	the plans for consistency with the council's development guide and approve the plans.

106.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
106.2 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

106.3 	Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
106.4 		Subd. 9.Light rail transit operating costs. (a) Before submitting an application for 
106.5 	federal assistance for light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area, the Metropolitan 
106.6 	Council must prepare an estimate of the amount of operating subsidy which will be required 
106.7 	to operate light rail transit in the corridor to which the federal assistance would be applied. 
106.8 	The estimate must indicate the amount of operating subsidy estimated to be required in each 
106.9 	of the first ten years of operation of the light rail transit facility. If the commissioner of 
106.10 	transportation is the responsible authority, The commissioner must provide information 
106.11 	requested by the council that is necessary to make the estimate.
106.12 	(b) The council must review and evaluate the estimate developed under paragraph (a) 
106.13 	with regard to the effect of operating the light rail transit facility on the currently available 
106.14 	mechanisms for financing transit in the metropolitan area.

106.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
106.16 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

106.17 	Sec. 112. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
106.18 		Subd. 14.Transfer of facility after construction. If the commissioner of transportation 
106.19 	is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, The commissioner must 
106.20 	transfer to the Metropolitan Council all facilities constructed and all equipment and property 
106.21 	acquired in developing the a particular light rail transit facility upon completion of 
106.22 	construction.

106.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
106.24 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

106.25 	Sec. 113. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3995, is amended to read:
106.26 	473.3995 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.
106.27 	(a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development and 
106.28 	construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a responsible 
106.29 	authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for proposals or requests 
106.30 	for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project development and 
106.31 	construction" means a project delivery system in which a single contractor is responsible 
107.1 	for both the design and construction of the project and bids the design and construction 
107.2 	together.
107.3 	(b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development and 
107.4 	construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410 to 
107.5 	161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
107.6 	(1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail 
107.7 	transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner," 
107.8 	"Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road 
107.9 	authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the 
107.10 	Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as a 
107.11 	geographical location;
107.12 	(2) (1) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable to 
107.13 	the procurement; and
107.14 	(3) (2) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit 
107.15 	project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or 
107.16 	prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the 
107.17 	procurement.

107.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
107.19 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

107.20 	Sec. 114. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3997, is amended to read:
107.21 	473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
107.22 	(a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact statement, 
107.23 	and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for each light rail transit facility, the 
107.24 	responsible authority may prepare an application for federal assistance for the light rail 
107.25 	transit facility. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, The application must be 
107.26 	reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is submitted by the 
107.27 	commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the operating cost 
107.28 	estimate developed under section 473.3994, subdivision 9.
107.29 	(b) Except for the designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit 
107.30 	facility, no political subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal 
107.31 	assistance for light rail transit planning or construction.

108.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
108.2 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

108.3 	Sec. 115. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.405, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
108.4 		Subd. 4.Transit systems. Except as provided by sections 174.46 and 473.3993 to 
108.5 	473.3997, the council may engineer, construct, equip, and operate transit and paratransit 
108.6 	systems, projects, or any parts thereof, including road lanes or rights-of-way, terminal 
108.7 	facilities, maintenance and garage facilities, ramps, parking areas, and any other facilities 
108.8 	useful for or related to any public transit or paratransit system or project. The council may 
108.9 	sell or lease naming rights with regard to light rail transit stations and apply revenues from 
108.10 	sales or leases to light rail transit operating costs.

108.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
108.12 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

108.13 	Sec. 116. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 473.412, subdivision 2, is amended 
108.14 	to read:
108.15 		Subd. 2.Standards established. (a) By October 1, 2023, The Metropolitan Council 
108.16 	must adopt standards on cleanliness and repair of transit vehicles and stations. To the extent 
108.17 	practicable, the standards must address:
108.18 	(1) cleaning requirements for transit stations and vehicles operated by the council;
108.19 	(2) a strategy for discovering and removing vandalism, graffiti, or other defacement to 
108.20 	transit stations or vehicles operated by the council;
108.21 	(3) a proposal for the timely repair of damage to transit stations and transit vehicle 
108.22 	fixtures, structures, or other property used for the purpose of supporting public transit; and
108.23 	(4) any other cleanliness standards necessary to provide a quality ridership experience 
108.24 	for all transit users.
108.25 	(b) By February 1, 2024, The Metropolitan Council must provide information on the 
108.26 	council's website on how the council solicits public feedback on cleanliness and rider 
108.27 	experience at transit stations and on transit vehicles. The council must post conspicuous 
108.28 	notice of the public feedback options at each light rail transit station and bus rapid transit 
108.29 	station operated by the council.

108.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

109.1 	Sec. 117. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 473.412, subdivision 3, is amended 
109.2 	to read:
109.3 		Subd. 3.Report required; cleaning standards and expenditures. (a) By October 1, 
109.4 	2023, and every two years October 1, 2024, and every year thereafter, the Metropolitan 
109.5 	Council must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
109.6 	with jurisdiction over transit policy and finance on transit cleanliness and the ridership 
109.7 	experience.
109.8 	(b) The first report due under paragraph (a) must provide information on the council's 
109.9 	adopted cleanliness standards required under subdivision 2, including whether the council 
109.10 	adopted new cleanliness standards or revisions to current cleanliness standards. The first 
109.11 	report must also provide information on how the council developed the cleanliness standards, 
109.12 	the stakeholders it consulted in drafting the cleanliness standards, and the financial resources 
109.13 	needed to implement the cleaning and repair standards. The first report must also identify 
109.14 	the council's proposal for soliciting public feedback on cleanliness and rider experience at 
109.15 	transit stations and on transit vehicles operated by the council. A report prepared under this 
109.16 	subdivision must include information gathered from the required public feedback on 
109.17 	cleanliness and rider experience required in subdivision 2, paragraph (b).  The council must 
109.18 	consider and recommend revisions to cleanliness standards based on the collection of public 
109.19 	feedback and must summarize feedback received by the council in the report.
109.20 	(c) For reports submitted on October 1, 2025, and every two years thereafter, the report
109.21 	A report submitted under this subdivison must include:
109.22 	(1) the total expenditures for cleaning and repairing transit stations and transit vehicles;
109.23 	(2) a report on the frequency, type, and location of repairs;
109.24 	(3) a report on whether specific transit stations needed a higher proportion of cleaning 
109.25 	or repairs and detail the council's strategy to resolve identified and persistent concerns at 
109.26 	those locations;
109.27 	(4) a report on recommendations to address workforce challenges for maintaining the
109.28 	the implementation and maintenance of cleanliness and repair standards adopted by the 
109.29 	council, including whether the council maintained agreements with third-party services for 
109.30 	cleaning and repair;
109.31 	(5) whether the council has adopted preventative measures against vandalism or graffiti; 
109.32 	and
110.1 	(6) any recommendations for additions to the transit rider code of conduct adopted by 
110.2 	the council under section 473.4065 or the transit rider investment program under section 
110.3 	473.4075.
110.4 	(d) The council must collect and summarize the public comments it receives and 
110.5 	incorporate those comments into the report required under paragraph (c).

110.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

110.7 	Sec. 118. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 473.4465, subdivision 4, is amended 
110.8 	to read:
110.9 		Subd. 4.Use of funds; metropolitan counties; reporting. (a) A metropolitan county 
110.10 	must use revenue from the regional transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.9915
110.11 	in conformance with the requirements under section 174.49, subdivision 6.
110.12 	(b) By February 15 of each even-numbered year, a metropolitan county must submit a 
110.13 	report to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with 
110.14 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the use of funds received under section 
110.15 	297A.9915. This report must be submitted in conjunction with the report required under 
110.16 	section 297A.993, subdivision 2a. At a minimum, the report must include:
110.17 	(1) actual sales tax collections allocated to the county over the previous five calendar 
110.18 	years;
110.19 	(2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenue that is estimated to be allocated to the 
110.20 	county in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
110.21 	(3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the 
110.22 	next ten calendar years:
110.23 	(i) the amount of sales tax revenue expended or proposed to be expended for each of 
110.24 	the allowable uses under section 174.49, subdivision 6;
110.25 	(ii) completed, current, planned, and eligible projects or programs for each category 
110.26 	under item (i); and
110.27 	(iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated regional transportation sales and 
110.28 	use tax revenue.

111.1 	Sec. 119. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.4485, is amended by adding a subdivision 
111.2 	to read:
111.3 		Subd. 3.Bus rapid transit project scope; infrastructure. (a) The Metropolitan Council 
111.4 	must design, construct, and fully scope and fund all bus rapid transit projects with the 
111.5 	following elements:
111.6 	(1) sidewalk curb ramps and pedestrian signals, meeting the most current Americans 
111.7 	with Disabilities Act standards as of the time of engineering completion, at four intersection 
111.8 	quadrants of the intersection at a bus rapid transit station not currently compliant with the 
111.9 	standards and not otherwise included in a programmed and colocated roadway reconstruction 
111.10 	project; and
111.11 	(2) traffic signal transit priority modifications, where feasible and reasonable, to improve 
111.12 	speed and efficiency of service.
111.13 	(b) Intersections impacted by the standards under paragraph (a) must include infrastructure 
111.14 	serving the bus rapid transit station from the opposite side of a street.  The standards must 
111.15 	exclude locations already compliant with current Americans with Disabilities Act standards 
111.16 	as of the time of engineering completion and those locations included in a programmed and 
111.17 	colocated roadway reconstruction project.

111.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024, for transit projects that 
111.19 	begin preliminary engineering on or after that date.

111.20 	Sec. 120. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.452, is amended to read:
111.21 	473.452 TRANSIT OPERATING RESERVES; REPORT.
111.22 	(a) By February November 1 each year, each replacement service provider under section 
111.23 	473.388 must report to the council its projected total operating expenses for the current 
111.24 	calendar state fiscal year and its projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous 
111.25 	December July 31.
111.26 	(b) By March December 1 each year, the council must submit a report to the chairs and,
111.27 	ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
111.28 	transportation policy and finance. The report must include:
111.29 	(1) the information from each provider received under paragraph (a); and
111.30 	(2) the council's projected total operating expenses for the current calendar state fiscal
111.31 	year and its projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous December July 31.
112.1 	(c) For the purpose of this section, "staff" means those employees who are identified in 
112.2 	any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee administrator, committee 
112.3 	legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or nonpartisan research.

112.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
112.5 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
112.6 	Scott, and Washington.

112.7 	Sec. 121. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 480.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
112.8 	to read:
112.9 		Subd. 10d.Uniform collections policies and procedures; limitations. The uniform 
112.10 	collections policies and procedures under subdivision 10c must not allow collections of 
112.11 	court debt, as defined in subdivision 10c, or referral of court debt to the Department of 
112.12 	Revenue, that only arises from a single violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10, or 
112.13 	169.14, subdivision 13.

112.14 	Sec. 122. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 141, is amended 
112.15 	to read:
112.16 	Sec. 141. DRIVER'S LICENSE SAME-DAY ISSUANCE PILOT PROJECT.
 112.17 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must conduct a same-day driver's license pilot 
112.18 	project as described in this section. The pilot project must be in the cities of Lakeville and 
112.19 	Moorhead and include any driver's license agent in either city that requests to participate 
112.20 	in the pilot project. This section applies to driver's license agents participating in the pilot 
112.21 	project.
112.22 	(b) An applicant who submits a properly completed application for a noncompliant 
112.23 	driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card must be provided with the license 
112.24 	or card at the time of the application. The license or card must be processed and produced 
112.25 	at the site of the application. The applicant must not be required to go to another location 
112.26 	to receive the license or card. The applicant must not be provided with a temporary license 
112.27 	or card.
112.28 	(c) The commissioner must provide the participating driver's license agents with any 
112.29 	necessary equipment to process and produce the driver's licenses and identification cards 
112.30 	on site.
112.31 	(d) The design and construction of a noncompliant driver's license, instruction permit, 
112.32 	or identification card issued under the pilot project must be substantially similar to centrally 
113.1 	issued drivers' licenses, instruction permits, or identification cards issued under Minnesota 
113.2 	Statutes, chapter 171.
113.3 	(e) A same-day noncompliant driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card 
113.4 	must, as much as practicable, contain the same security features as centrally issued 
113.5 	noncompliant drivers' licenses, identification cards, or instruction permits. The security 
113.6 	features of a same-day noncompliant driver's license, instruction permit, or identification 
113.7 	card must not obscure the colored photograph of the licensee.
113.8 	(f) To the extent practicable, the materials used in printing the noncompliant driver's 
113.9 	license, instruction permit, or identification card must be substantially similar to and must 
113.10 	not have significant differences in weight, thickness, or rigidity when compared to centrally 
113.11 	issued licenses or cards.
113.12 	(g) By January 1, 2024 2026, the commissioner must submit a report on the pilot project 
113.13 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
113.14 	over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must include the following:
113.15 	(1) a description of the pilot project and the locations that participated in the pilot project;
113.16 	(2) how many noncompliant drivers' licenses, instruction permits, or identification cards 
113.17 	were processed during the pilot project;
113.18 	(3) any information or feedback from the driver's license agents about the pilot project;
113.19 	(4) a an updated recommendation on whether the issuance of same-day noncompliant 
113.20 	drivers' licenses, instruction permits, or identification cards should be expanded statewide
113.21 	or whether the pilot project should be expanded to additional locations across the state; and
113.22 	(5) detailed information on the commissioner's implementation of the requirements in 
113.23 	paragraphs (d) to (f), including a review of security features and a comparison of a centrally 
113.24 	issued noncompliant driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card versus a 
113.25 	noncompliant driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card issued under the 
113.26 	pilot project.

113.27 	Sec. 123. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 141, the effective 
113.28 	date, is amended to read:

113.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is Paragraphs (a) to (c) are effective on October 1, 
113.30 	2022, and applies apply to applications received on or after that date. Paragraphs (d) to (g) 
113.31 	are effective August 1, 2024, and apply to credentials issued on or after that date.

114.1 	Sec. 124. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 108, is amended to read:
114.2 	Sec. 108. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
114.3 	RAMSEY COUNTY.
 114.4 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section sections168.33 and 171.061, and rules 
114.5 	adopted by the commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar 
114.6 	or driver's license agent based on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar or driver's 
114.7 	license agent office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any deputy registrar 
114.8 	or driver's license agent within Ramsey County before or after the proposed appointment, 
114.9 	the commissioner of public safety must appoint a new private deputy registrar of motor 
114.10 	vehicles and driver's license agent to operate a new full-service office of deputy registrar, 
114.11 	with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau or 
114.12 	driver's license agent bureau, at or in the vicinity of the Hmong Village shopping center at 
114.13 	1001 Johnson Parkway in the city of St. Paul. The addition of a driver's license agent 
114.14 	establishes the location as a full-service office with full authority to function as a registration 
114.15 	and motor vehicle tax collection and driver's license bureau. All other provisions regarding 
114.16 	the appointment and operation of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license 
114.17 	agent under Minnesota Statutes, section sections168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, 
114.18 	chapter chapters 7404 and 7406, apply to the office.

114.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

114.20 	Sec. 125. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 126, is amended to read:
114.21 	Sec. 126. LEGISLATIVE REPORT; SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS.
 114.22 	(a) By November 1, 2024 January 15, 2025, the commissioner of public safety must 
114.23 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
114.24 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance that identifies a process and associated 
114.25 	policies for issuance of a mailed citation to the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that a 
114.26 	speed safety camera system detects is operated in violation of a speed limit.
114.27 	(b) The commissioner must convene a task force to assist in the development of the 
114.28 	report. The task force must include the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under Minnesota 
114.29 	Statutes, section 4.076, a representative from the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, 
114.30 	a representative from the judicial branch, and a person with expertise in data privacy and 
114.31 	may include other members as the commissioner determines are necessary to develop the 
114.32 	report.
115.1 	(c) At a minimum, the report must include consideration and analysis of:
115.2 	(1) methods to identify the owner, operator, and any lessee of the motor vehicle;
115.3 	(2) compliance with federal enforcement requirements related to holders of a commercial 
115.4 	driver's license;
115.5 	(3) authority of individuals who are not peace officers to issue citations;
115.6 	(4) authority of individuals who are not peace officers to issue citations electronically;
115.7 	(5) judicial capacity to handle administrative processing of violations issued under the 
115.8 	pilot program authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147;
115.9 	(6) the appropriate legal classification of citations issued under a camera-based traffic 
115.10 	enforcement system;
115.11 	(7) data practices, including but not limited to concerns related to data privacy;
115.12 	(5) (8) due process, an appeals process, the judicial system, and other legal issues;
115.13 	(6) (9) technology options, constraints, and factors, including the implementation of 
115.14 	electronic citations; and
115.15 	(7) (10) recommendations regarding implementation, including but not limited to any 
115.16 	legislative proposal and information on implementation costs.

115.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

115.18 	Sec. 126. ANTIDISPLACEMENT COMMUNITY PROSPERITY PROGRAM 
115.19 	BOARD.
 115.20 		Subdivision 1.Creation. (a) The Antidisplacement Community Prosperity Program 
115.21 	Board is established to implement the requirements of section 128. The board consists of 
115.22 	the following members:
115.23 	(1) two Hennepin County commissioners or appointed officials representing Hennepin 
115.24 	County;
115.25 	(2) two elected or appointed officials representing the city of Minneapolis;
115.26 	(3) one elected or appointed official representing the city of Robbinsdale, appointed by 
115.27 	the governor;
115.28 	(4) one elected or appointed official representing the city of Crystal;
115.29 	(5) one elected or appointed official representing the city of Brooklyn Park;
116.1 	(6) two representatives appointed by the Blue Line Coalition;
116.2 	(7) one representative appointed by the Blue Line Extension Community Advisory 
116.3 	Committee;
116.4 	(8) one representative appointed by the Blue Line Extension Business Advisory 
116.5 	Committee;
116.6 	(9)  two representatives who live in the corridor and represent either the community or 
116.7 	a philanthropic organization, with one representative appointed by the senate majority leader 
116.8 	and one representative appointed by the senate minority leader; and
116.9 	(10) two representatives who live in the corridor and represent either the community or 
116.10 	a philanthropic organization, with one representative appointed by the speaker of the house  
116.11 	and one representative appointed by the house minority leader.
116.12 	(b) Appointments to the board must be completed by July 1, 2024.  Terms and vacancies 
116.13 	for members of the board are as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0575.
116.14 		Subd. 2.Chair; other officers. The chair of the Metropolitan Council, or their designee, 
116.15 	is responsible for chairing the first meeting of the board. The board must elect from among 
116.16 	its members a chair and vice-chair at the first meeting.
116.17 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The board must establish an application process to review and 
116.18 	approve proposed expenditures for the antidisplacement community prosperity program. 
116.19 	An application for a proposed expenditure must receive approval from a majority of board 
116.20 	members. The board may request information on financial disclosures from any entity or 
116.21 	individual seeking program expenditure funds under section 138 including a complete 
116.22 	independent financial audit of the entity. The board must not approve an expenditure if the 
116.23 	expenditure is designated or designed to benefit, directly or indirectly, any board member, 
116.24 	family member of a board member, or close associate of a board member.
116.25 	(b) The application process must evaluate proposed expenditures to determine whether 
116.26 	the expenditure is for a qualifying purpose under section 128, subdivision 3, whether an 
116.27 	equal amount of funds have been secured from nonstate sources as required in section 128, 
116.28 	and whether the expenditure benefits the people along the Blue Line light rail transit extension 
116.29 	corridor.
116.30 	(c) The Metropolitan Council and state and metropolitan agencies must cooperate with 
116.31 	the board and provide information on the Blue Line light rail transit extension project in a 
116.32 	timely manner to assist the board in conducting its business and reviewing applications for 
116.33 	program expenditures.
117.1 	(d) The board must review and consult with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 
117.2 	the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Department of Labor and 
117.3 	Industry, and the Metropolitan Council on applications for prospective expenditures to 
117.4 	identify areas of need along the project corridor and ensure expenditures achieve the 
117.5 	qualifying purpose established in section 128, subdivision 3.
117.6 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
117.7 	(1) "close associate" means an individual who has a personal or professional relationship 
117.8 	with a board member that may reasonably influence the board member's decision making; 
117.9 	and
117.10 	(2) "family" or "family member" means a spouse, parent, offspring, sibling, grandparent, 
117.11 	grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or any other individual related by marriage or blood 
117.12 	to a board member.
117.13 		Subd. 4.Expiration. The Antidisplacement Community Prosperity Program Board 
117.14 	expires on June 30, 2030.
117.15 		Subd. 5.Administration. (a) By August 1, 2024, the board must be convened and meet 
117.16 	a minimum of three times. On or after January 1, 2025, the board must meet at least quarterly 
117.17 	to consider, review, and approve proposed expenditures.
117.18 	(b) Appointments to the board must not include a member of the legislature.
117.19 		Subd. 6.Rulemaking. The board may adopt rules to carry out the requirements of section 
117.20 	135 and as needed to review, approve, and facilitate applications for program expenditures.
117.21 		Subd. 7.Compensation. Board member compensation and reimbursement for expenses 
117.22 	are governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0575, subdivision 3.
117.23 		Subd. 8.Administrative support; staff. Hennepin County must provide meeting space, 
117.24 	administrative support, and staff support for the board. The board must hold its meetings 
117.25 	within one mile of the Blue Line light rail transit extension project corridor.
117.26 		Subd. 9.Open meeting law. Meetings of the board are subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
117.27 	chapter 13D.

117.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

117.29 	Sec. 127. AUTONOMOUS MOWERS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
 117.30 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
117.31 	the meanings given.
118.1 	(b) "Autonomous mower" means a robotic or automated device designed, programmed, 
118.2 	and operated to cut grass or vegetation with programming or predefined routes to minimize 
118.3 	the need for manual assistance or intervention.
118.4 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
118.5 	(d) "Project" means the autonomous ditch mowing pilot project authorized by this section.
118.6 		Subd. 2.Research and development authorized. (a) The commissioner must research 
118.7 	the use of robotics and automation for mowing and vegetation management at rest areas; 
118.8 	highway rights-of-way, including ditches, shoulders, or other varied terrain; or other property 
118.9 	owned by the Department of Transportation. The research must explore whether other states 
118.10 	or governmental entities utilize autonomous mowing technology for mowing or vegetation 
118.11 	management to determine whether such a system could operate in Minnesota for mowing 
118.12 	at rest areas, at or alongside roadways or highways, or for other vegetation management 
118.13 	activities at property owned by the commissioner.  The research conducted under this 
118.14 	paragraph may be utilized for any autonomous mowing pilot project established by the 
118.15 	commissioner.
118.16 	(b) The commissioner must research the current and potential commercial availability 
118.17 	of autonomous mowing products used by public or private entities for applications that 
118.18 	include but are not limited to rest area mowing, highway right-of-way ditch mowing, 
118.19 	vegetation management, or other agricultural applications. The research conducted under 
118.20 	this section must analyze different configurations and types of autonomous mowers, including 
118.21 	mowers that require different levels of human intervention, to research for future statewide 
118.22 	deployment at rest areas, at or along the trunk highway system, or on other property owned 
118.23 	by the commissioner. The research must analyze whether an autonomous mower can operate 
118.24 	safely in varied terrain, including ditches, and navigate obstacles, such as culvert ends, 
118.25 	guardrails, signposts, or other barriers, including unexpected debris that may be found on 
118.26 	or alongside a highway right-of-way.
118.27 		Subd. 3.Report.  By February 15, 2025, the commissioner must submit a report to the 
118.28 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
118.29 	transportation finance and policy on the results of autonomous mower research authorized 
118.30 	in subdivision 2. The report must include:
118.31 	(1) information and analysis of other governmental agencies or private entities using 
118.32 	autonomous mowing operations;
118.33 	(2) the commissioner's detailed plan for conducting a pilot project with autonomous 
118.34 	mowing technology, once available, at rest areas; at or alongside trunk highway 
119.1 	rights-of-way, including ditches, shoulders, and other terrain; and at other properties owned 
119.2 	by the Department of Transportation;
119.3 	(3) the timeline and funding needed to conduct the autonomous mowing pilot project 
119.4 	established in clause (2);
119.5 	(4) a cost benefit analysis of whether autonomous mowing technology can yield 
119.6 	productivity or efficiency gains in maintenance of department property compared to 
119.7 	traditional methods of mowing;
119.8 	(5) an analysis of whether the operation of autonomous mowing technology by the 
119.9 	department would yield improvements compared to traditional mowing methods in worker 
119.10 	safety, congestion, environmental impact outcomes, cost savings, maintenance scheduling, 
119.11 	or any other factor deemed relevant by the commissioner; and
119.12 	(6) an analysis of the costs and any other short-term or long-term challenges posed by 
119.13 	the pilot project or the future operation of autonomous mowing technology on property 
119.14 	owned by the commissioner.

119.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

119.16 	Sec. 128. BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT EXTENSION 
119.17 	ANTIDISPLACEMENT COMMUNITY PROSPERITY PROGRAM.
119.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
119.19 	the meanings given.
119.20 	(b) "Antidisplacement community prosperity program" or "program" means the program 
119.21 	established under subdivision 2.
119.22 	(c) "Antidisplacement community prosperity program money" or "program money" 
119.23 	means the money allocated to the program from the state.
119.24 	(d) "Blue Line light rail transit extension corridor" or "corridor" means the neighborhoods 
119.25 	and communities within one mile of the route selected for the Blue Line light rail transit 
119.26 	extension project.
119.27 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The antidisplacement community prosperity program is 
119.28 	established to preserve and enhance affordable housing, small business support, job training 
119.29 	and placement, and economic vitality and to benefit the people and sense of community 
119.30 	along the Blue Line light rail transit extension corridor. Proposed program expenditures are 
119.31 	reviewed and approved by the Antidisplacement Community Prosperity Program Board 
119.32 	under section 126.
120.1 		Subd. 3.Qualifying purposes. Program money must only be expended for the following 
120.2 	purposes:
120.3 	(1) affordable housing to support:
120.4 	(i) existing residents staying in place along the project corridor; and
120.5 	(ii) development, preservation, and access to safe affordable housing and house choice;
120.6 	(2) small business and community ownership support to:
120.7 	(i) incentivize community institutions, businesses, and community members to own 
120.8 	property along the corridor and preserve cultural heritage;
120.9 	(ii) connect business owners, community institutions, and community members in the 
120.10 	corridor to other commercial nodes;
120.11 	(iii) improve the business climate before, during, and after construction in the corridor;
120.12 	(iv) prioritize the development of spaces for small businesses;
120.13 	(v) support opportunities for existing businesses to stay in place and feel supported; and
120.14 	(vi) create opportunities for further community ownership in the corridor while preserving 
120.15 	existing levels of ownership;
120.16 	(3) public space infrastructure enhancements to:
120.17 	(i) improve infrastructure around the project and corridor;
120.18 	(ii) enhance community connections to the corridor; and
120.19 	(iii) preserve cultural heritage in the corridor; and
120.20 	(4) job training and placement to increase corridor resident participation in the Blue 
120.21 	Line transit extension project and program initiatives.
120.22 		Subd. 4.Program governance. Expenditures funded under this section must be reviewed 
120.23 	and approved by the Antidisplacement Community Prosperity Program Board established 
120.24 	in section 126. The board's review must determine whether a prospective expenditure is for 
120.25 	a qualifying purpose as provided in subdivision 3. The board must not approve an expenditure 
120.26 	for any purpose unless the purpose has received an equal amount of funding from nonstate 
120.27 	sources, including federal, local, Metropolitan Council, or philanthropic funding.  The board 
120.28 	is responsible for administering the program expenditure to the approved entity or individual.
120.29 		Subd. 5.Report. By February 1 of each year, the Antidisplacement Community 
120.30 	Prosperity Program Board must submit a report to the chairs, ranking minority members, 
121.1 	and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and 
121.2 	policy. The report must include a complete review and summary of antidisplacement 
121.3 	community programming, including:
121.4 	(1) a detailed fiscal review of all expenditures, including a report on expenditures not 
121.5 	approved by the board;
121.6 	(2) the criteria for determining whether a prospective expenditure is for a qualifying 
121.7 	purpose, including a detailed analysis of the decision-making process in applying the factors 
121.8 	set forth in subdivision 3;
121.9 	(3) a description of programs or activities funded with expenditures approved by the 
121.10 	board, including any measurable outcomes achieved as a result of the funding;
121.11 	(4) the source and amount of money collected and distributed by the board;
121.12 	(5) an explanation of administrative expenses and staffing costs related to the board's 
121.13 	administration of the program, including identifying each board member's role and 
121.14 	responsibility;
121.15 	(6) detailed financial information of nonstate funding received by the board;
121.16 	(7) a detailed financial review of instances when the board required a complete, 
121.17 	independent financial audit to the extent allowed under law; and
121.18 	(8) documentation of any identified misuse of expenditures or expenditures not deemed 
121.19 	to be a qualified purpose under the criteria of subdivision 3.
121.20 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The antidisplacement community prosperity program expires on 
121.21 	June 30, 2030.

121.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

121.23 	Sec. 129. COMMERCIAL DRIVER WORKFORCE STUDY REQUIRED.
 121.24 	(a) The commissioners of public safety and transportation must jointly conduct a study 
121.25 	to address commercial driver shortages in transportation and transit sectors and propose 
121.26 	recommendations to address the challenges posed by driver shortages and the attrition rate 
121.27 	of commercial vehicle drivers in Minnesota. The study must comprehensively examine 
121.28 	challenges in test access, workforce development, driver compensation and retention, training 
121.29 	and certification offered by postsecondary institutions, and how each of those challenges 
121.30 	may be addressed by the legislature or other state regulatory action.
122.1 	(b) In conducting the study, the commissioners must consult with stakeholders involved 
122.2 	in the training, certification, licensing, development, and education of commercial drivers, 
122.3 	including but not limited to representatives from trucking companies, freight and logistics 
122.4 	companies, transit and bus operators, labor unions representing commercial motor vehicle 
122.5 	drivers, public and private commercial driver's license testing providers and behind-the-wheel 
122.6 	instructors, or any other entity that may assist the commissioners in conducting the study. 
122.7 	Stakeholders must assist the commissioners to identify key issues or policies that warrant 
122.8 	further examination, address or clarify competing claims across industries, provide analysis 
122.9 	on the reasons behind an operator shortage in Minnesota, and identify ways to increase 
122.10 	driver access, participation, and retention in commercial driving operations.
122.11 	(c) The commissioners must also consult with the Department of Labor and Industry, 
122.12 	the Department of Commerce, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, 
122.13 	Metro Transit, the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota, and 
122.14 	the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges and Universities of Minnesota in conducting 
122.15 	the study and developing the report to the legislature.
122.16 	(d) The commissioners must convene an initial meeting with stakeholders and 
122.17 	representatives from the agencies specified in paragraph (c) by July 15, 2024, to prepare 
122.18 	for the study, identify areas of examination, and establish a solicitation process for public 
122.19 	comment on the report. The public notification process required under this paragraph must 
122.20 	attempt to solicit participation from the public on commercial driver shortage and workforce 
122.21 	issues and include those comments in the report required under paragraph (f). The 
122.22 	commissioners must convene at least six meetings before publication of the report.
122.23 	(e) The commissioner of transportation is responsible for providing meeting space and 
122.24 	administrative services for meetings with stakeholders in developing the report required 
122.25 	under this section. Public members of the working group serve without compensation or 
122.26 	payment of expenses. The commissioner of transportation must host the public notification, 
122.27 	participation, and comment requirements under paragraph (d) on its website and utilize the 
122.28 	information in preparing the study.
122.29 	(f) By February 15, 2025, the commissioners must submit the results of the study, 
122.30 	stakeholder and public comments, and recommended legislative changes to the chairs, 
122.31 	ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
122.32 	transportation finance and policy.

122.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

123.1 	Sec. 130. DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENT LOCATIONS 
123.2 	COMPETITIVE BIDDING STUDY REQUIRED.
 123.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
123.4 	the meanings given.
123.5 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
123.6 	(c) "Deputy registrar" means a public or private deputy registrar appointed by the 
123.7 	commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33.
123.8 	(d) "Driver's license agent" means a public or private driver's license agent appointed 
123.9 	by the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.061.
123.10 		Subd. 2.Study required. The commissioner must conduct a driver's license agent and 
123.11 	deputy registrar open bidding process study. The study must evaluate and analyze the 
123.12 	appointment process for a replacement deputy registrar or driver's license agent when an 
123.13 	appointed deputy registrar or driver's license agent closes an approved office location. At 
123.14 	a minimum, the study must evaluate the requirements established in Minnesota Statutes, 
123.15 	sections 168.33, subdivision 8b, and 171.061, subdivision 5a, and must include:
123.16 	(1) the commissioner's proposal to establish a competitive bidding process to appoint a 
123.17 	replacement deputy registrar or driver's license agent at an existing approved office location 
123.18 	or approved replacement location;
123.19 	(2) recommended legislation to establish, implement, administer, and enforce a 
123.20 	competitive bidding process and its requirements in statute;
123.21 	(3) an analysis of how the open bid proposal would interact with the commissioner's 
123.22 	existing rules on deputy registrar and driver's license agent office locations and propose 
123.23 	recommendations to reconcile any issues;
123.24 	(4) the effect of a competitive bidding process on service outcomes, financial 
123.25 	sustainability, and needed financial assistance for deputy registrars and driver's license 
123.26 	agents;
123.27 	(5) how a competitive bidding process would initiate business development for persons 
123.28 	who are seeking appointment as a deputy registrar or driver's license agent;
123.29 	(6) the expected fiscal impact for creating and administering a competitive bidding 
123.30 	process;
123.31 	(7) an evaluation and recommendations on the impact of implementing a competitive 
123.32 	bidding process on existing deputy registrar and driver's license agent locations; and
124.1 	(8) feedback solicited from existing deputy registrars and driver's license agents on the 
124.2 	commissioner's proposal.
124.3 		Subd. 3.Report. By February 1, 2025, the commissioner must complete the study and 
124.4 	report the results of the study to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the 
124.5 	committees in the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over transportation 
124.6 	finance and policy. The report must include proposed legislation to establish and implement 
124.7 	the competitive bidding process required in Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33, subdivision 
124.8 	8b, and 171.061, subdivision 5a.

124.9 	Sec. 131. DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES; MATERIALS IN A LANGUAGE 
124.10 	OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
 124.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
124.12 	the meanings given them.
124.13 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
124.14 	(c) "Deputy registrar" means a public or private deputy registrar appointed by the 
124.15 	commissioner of public safety under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33.
124.16 	(d) "Driver's license agent" means a public or private driver's license agent appointed 
124.17 	by the commissioner of public safety under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.061.
124.18 	(e) "Equivalent materials" means written materials such as forms, applications, 
124.19 	questionnaires, letters, or notices that are used to ask or order a person to provide information 
124.20 	or to give a person information on provisions relevant to a person's rights, duties, or privileges 
124.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168, 168A, and 171, offered in a qualifying language.
124.22 	(f) "Qualifying language" means a language not in English and must include Spanish, 
124.23 	Hmong, Somali, Karen, Russian, Vietnamese, and any other language used by significant 
124.24 	populations within Minnesota as determined in subdivision 2.
124.25 	(g) "Substantial number" means 20 percent of the total number of transactions or office 
124.26 	visits at a given deputy registrar or driver's license agent location.
124.27 		Subd. 2.Offering of translated materials required. (a) The commissioner must produce 
124.28 	equivalent materials for distribution and use by a deputy registrar or driver's license agent 
124.29 	to a non-English speaking person seeking the service of a deputy registrar or driver's license 
124.30 	agent. The commissioner must translate materials in English into a qualifying language and 
124.31 	prioritize translation of material that is distributed most frequently to the public.
125.1 	(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of administration and the 
125.2 	groups specified in paragraph (c), must determine whether a location of an appointed deputy 
125.3 	registrar or driver's license agent serves a substantial number of non-English speaking people 
125.4 	and whether the non-English speaking population has access to equivalent materials in a 
125.5 	qualifying language. If the commissioner determines a location serves a substantial number 
125.6 	of non-English speaking people, the commissioner must notify the location and provide the 
125.7 	equivalent materials in all qualifying languages to the deputy registrar or driver's license 
125.8 	agent free of charge. If the commissioner determines a location serves a substantial number 
125.9 	of non-English speaking people but the language spoken is not a qualifying language, the 
125.10 	commissioner must produce equivalent materials for distribution and use by the location in 
125.11 	the nonqualifying language within 30 days of its determination.
125.12 	(c) The commissioner must consult with the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the 
125.13 	Minnesota Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, the Council for Minnesotans of African 
125.14 	Heritage, and other groups representing other non-English speaking people on the extent 
125.15 	of services offered by a deputy registrar or driver's license agent location and whether there 
125.16 	is need for equivalent materials at that location.  The commissioner must periodically consult 
125.17 	with the organizations specified in this paragraph to determine whether:
125.18 	(1) equivalent materials are required in new, nonqualifying additional languages spoken 
125.19 	by populations within Minnesota; and
125.20 	(2) existing deputy registrar or driver's license agent locations are meeting the needs of 
125.21 	non-English speaking populations in qualifying and nonqualifying languages.
125.22 	(d) If a non-English speaking person seeks the services of a deputy registrar or driver's 
125.23 	license agent but the language spoken by the person is not determined to be a qualifying 
125.24 	language, the deputy registrar or driver's license agent must determine whether the 
125.25 	Department of Public Safety has produced those materials in the language spoken by the 
125.26 	person. If the materials are not yet available, the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services 
125.27 	must be notified and provide the equivalent materials in the new language within 30 days.  
125.28 	The equivalent materials must be provided free of charge to the requester.
125.29 	(e) If the commissioner determines that equivalent materials are required in a new 
125.30 	language, the commissioner must notify the organizations specified in paragraph (c) and 
125.31 	provide notice to deputy registrars and driver's license agents of the availability of equivalent 
125.32 	materials. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of administration, must 
125.33 	establish administrative support procedures for assisting deputy registrars and driver's license 
125.34 	agents with requests for equivalent materials in a qualifying or nonqualifying language.
126.1 		Subd. 3.Report required. By February 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must 
126.2 	submit a report to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative 
126.3 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.  The report must detail 
126.4 	the efforts of the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services to implement the requirements 
126.5 	of this section and must include the following:
126.6 	(1) the locations of deputy registrars and driver's license agents who serve a substantial 
126.7 	number of non-English speaking people on a yearly basis;
126.8 	(2) the different languages requested at locations serving a substantial number of 
126.9 	non-English speaking people;
126.10 	(3) how many requests for equivalent materials in languages other than English were 
126.11 	made but not at locations that serve a substantial number of non-English speaking people 
126.12 	on a yearly basis;
126.13 	(4) the expenditures used on producing equivalent materials in languages other than 
126.14 	English;
126.15 	(5) any recommended legislative changes needed to produce equivalent materials in 
126.16 	languages other than English statewide;
126.17 	(6) any information or feedback from deputy registrars and driver's license agents; and
126.18 	(7) any information or feedback from persons who requested equivalent materials under 
126.19 	this section.

126.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024.

126.21 	Sec. 132. DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS; REPORT REQUIRED.
 126.22 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
126.23 	the meanings given:
126.24 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation;
126.25 	(2) "dynamic transportation options" includes but is not limited to nonfixed route options; 
126.26 	prearranged and dial-a-ride options arranged either via telephone, digital application, or 
126.27 	website; demand response microtransit service for last-mile connection; or private 
126.28 	transportation companies, including transportation network companies or taxis;
126.29 	(3) "nonmetropolitan county" means any Minnesota county other than those under 
126.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 4;
126.31 	(4) "stakeholders" includes at least one representative from each of the following:
127.1 	(i) the Minnesota Council on Disability;
127.2 	(ii) the American Council of the Blind of Minnesota;
127.3 	(iii) the Minnesota DeafBlind Association;
127.4 	(iv) the National Federation of the Blind;
127.5 	(v) transportation network companies and taxicabs, with at least one representative 
127.6 	familiar with dispatching services and having route connection expertise;
127.7 	(vi) the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee under Minnesota Statutes, 
127.8 	section 473.375, subdivision 9a;
127.9 	(vii) private transportation companies offering services in a nonmetropolitan county;
127.10 	(viii) providers of mobility services for persons with disabilities;
127.11 	(ix) local government authorities, with at least one representative being a county 
127.12 	commissioner; and
127.13 	(x) community organizations servicing rural populations;
127.14 	(5) "transportation network company" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, 
127.15 	65B.472, subdivision 1; and
127.16 	(6) "wheelchair accessible vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a ramp or lift capable 
127.17 	of transporting nonfolding motorized wheelchairs, mobility scooters, or other mobility 
127.18 	devices.
127.19 		Subd. 2.Study required. (a) The commissioner must study access to ridesharing, 
127.20 	nonfixed route transit, ride hailing via phone or digital application, demand response service, 
127.21 	or other dynamic transportation options in rural areas. The study must be conducted with 
127.22 	stakeholders to identify inefficiencies in route connections and demand response; the 
127.23 	coordination across different public, private, and individual sources of transportation; and 
127.24 	service time. The study must aim to create and implement a pilot program that can allow 
127.25 	transportation providers in rural and nonmetropolitan Minnesota to collaborate to maximize 
127.26 	efficiency of ride services for people without vehicles.  The stakeholders, in identifying 
127.27 	efficiencies and coordination efforts, must identify areas of cooperation to maximize the 
127.28 	use of vehicles for ambulatory people with disabilities while maximizing the number of 
127.29 	wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the program.
127.30 	(b) By February 15, 2025, the commissioner of transportation must report the results of 
127.31 	the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
127.32 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.  The report must include the 
128.1 	commissioner's proposal for instituting a dynamic transportation pilot program in two 
128.2 	nonmetropolitan counties by April 1, 2025.

128.3 	Sec. 133. ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLE YOUTH OPERATION; STUDY 
128.4 	REQUIRED.
 128.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
128.6 	the meanings given.
128.7 	(b) "Active transportation advisory committee" means the committee established in 
128.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.375.
128.9 	(c) "Advisory Council on Traffic Safety" means the advisory council established in 
128.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076.
128.11 	(d) "Commissioners" means the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner 
128.12 	of transportation.
128.13 	(e) "Electric-assisted bicycle" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 
128.14 	169.011, subdivision 27.
128.15 		Subd. 2.Electric-assisted bicycles study. (a) The commissioners must conduct a study 
128.16 	and develop recommendations on the operation of electric-assisted bicycles by persons 
128.17 	under the age of 18 to increase the safety of riders, other cyclists, and all other users of 
128.18 	active transportation infrastructure.   The commissioners must conduct the study jointly with 
128.19 	the active transportation advisory committee and the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety.
128.20 	(b)  The study required under paragraph (a) must address and analyze the following 
128.21 	topics:
128.22 	(1) identify challenges to the safe operation of electric-assisted bicycles by those under 
128.23 	the age of 18;
128.24 	(2) evaluate existing legal authority for strategies, practices, and methods to reduce the 
128.25 	availability of modifications to the electric motor of electric-assisted bicycles;
128.26 	(3) make recommendations on whether to change state law to improve electric-assisted 
128.27 	bicycle safety on roads, trails, and other areas where safe operation of electric-assisted 
128.28 	bicycles is needed; and
128.29 	(4) propose educational and public awareness campaigns to educate the public about 
128.30 	electric-assisted bicycles, promote their safe operation, and raise awareness of their unique 
128.31 	characteristics when operating on roadways.
129.1 	(c)  In conducting the study with the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety and the active 
129.2 	transportation advisory committee, the commissioners must consult with interested 
129.3 	stakeholders, including but not limited to:
129.4 	(1) active transportation and bicycling advocates;
129.5 	(2) local elected officials;
129.6 	(3) retailers and manufacturers of electric-assisted bicycles;
129.7 	(4) the Department of Natural Resources;
129.8 	(5) the Department of Commerce;
129.9 	(6) E-12 educators with experience in active transportation safety training;
129.10 	(7) medical professionals and emergency medical technicians;
129.11 	(8) the State Patrol and local law enforcement; and
129.12 	(9) consumer protection advocates.
129.13 		Subd. 3.Report. (a) By February 1, 2026, the commissioners must submit the study 
129.14 	conducted under this section to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the 
129.15 	legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
129.16 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "staff" means those employees who are identified 
129.17 	in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee administrator, 
129.18 	committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or nonpartisan 
129.19 	research.

129.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

129.21 	Sec. 134. PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN; MOTORCYCLE OPERATIONS.
 129.22 	The commissioner of public safety must implement a statewide public education campaign 
129.23 	to alert drivers and the public on how motorcycles may safely pass a vehicle within the 
129.24 	same lane or between parallel lanes. The information must be consistent with the requirements 
129.25 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.974, subdivision 5.

129.26 	Sec. 135. REPORT; CITY SPEED LIMIT ANALYSIS STUDY REQUIRED.
 129.27 	(a) The commissioner of transportation must conduct a comprehensive study to assess 
129.28 	speed limits in cities that adopted speed limits on city streets under the provisions provided 
129.29 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.14, subdivision 5h, since the provision's enactment.  The 
129.30 	commissioner must conduct the assessment on all cities that have instituted speed limit 
130.1 	changes to determine whether the cities are setting the appropriate speed limit for the roadway 
130.2 	based on engineering principles, safety considerations, and traffic flow.
130.3 	(b) The study required under this section must include:
130.4 	(1) an evaluation of roadway design and characteristics;
130.5 	(2) an analysis of traffic volume and patterns;
130.6 	(3) an examination of crash data and safety records;
130.7 	(4) a review of existing speed studies and surveys;
130.8 	(5) any discrepancies between established speed limits and engineering recommendations; 
130.9 	and
130.10 	(6) recommendations for upward adjustments to city speed limits necessary to align with 
130.11 	engineering principles and enhance roadway safety and design.
130.12 	(c) By March 15, 2025, the commissioner of transportation must submit the results of 
130.13 	the comprehensive study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
130.14 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.  The report must identify 
130.15 	affected cities and recommend upward adjustments based on observations in the report.

130.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

130.17 	Sec. 136. REPORT; DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES MAIL AND ONLINE 
130.18 	SERVICES EXPANSION.
 130.19 	(a) By February 15, 2025, the commissioner of public safety must report to the chairs, 
130.20 	ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
130.21 	transportation finance and policy on expanding online and mail services for Minnesota 
130.22 	drivers' licenses and identification cards.  The report must:
130.23 	(1) analyze the online application process established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
130.24 	171.06, subdivision 7a;
130.25 	(2) evaluate whether to merge the online application process with the remote application 
130.26 	process provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06, subdivision 7;
130.27 	(3) analyze other services offered by the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services and 
130.28 	the Department of Public Safety to determine where and how to offer temporary mailing 
130.29 	address services for Minnesota residents similar to the temporary mailing address for a 
130.30 	driver's license or identification card application provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
130.31 	171.06, subdivision 3;
131.1 	(4) identify performance and service standards for the online renewal application process 
131.2 	for REAL ID-compliant and noncompliant drivers' licenses and identification cards;
131.3 	(5) identify how the department utilized its website to assist the public with the online 
131.4 	renewal application process or the use of a temporary mailing address and detail the 
131.5 	department's efforts required in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph 
131.6 	(g) and subdivision 7a, paragraph (e);
131.7 	(6) evaluate the photograph requirements for online renewal applications established in 
131.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06, subdivision 7a, and make recommendations on the 
131.9 	procedures needed to permit an applicant to submit by mail or online application a photograph 
131.10 	to the department that meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 171.07 and 
131.11 	171.071, and Minnesota Rules, part 7410.1810, subpart 1;
131.12 	(7) evaluate the vision examination requirements for online driver's license applications 
131.13 	established in Minnesota Statutes, sections 171.06, subdivision 7a, and 171.13, and make 
131.14 	recommendations on improvements to the vision examination process, including information 
131.15 	on permitting applicants to submit a vision certificate for each application in lieu of a vision 
131.16 	test on site;
131.17 	(8) analyze the impact of establishing online renewal for drivers' licenses and 
131.18 	identification cards on driver's license agents and full-service providers; and
131.19 	(9) evaluate and modify, if necessary, the fee-sharing provision under Minnesota Statutes, 
131.20 	section 171.06, subdivision 7a, paragraph (f), and create additional proposals to institute 
131.21 	fee-sharing between the commissioner, deputy registrars, and full-service providers as the 
131.22 	department establishes additional online and mail services, including but not limited to an 
131.23 	evaluation of fee-sharing for all transactions, online-only transactions, or enacting a new 
131.24 	fee exclusively for the online renewal of drivers' licenses or identification cards that would 
131.25 	be shared between the commissioner, deputy registrars, full-service providers, and driver's 
131.26 	license agents.
131.27 	(b) The report required in paragraph (a) must include recommendations to the legislature 
131.28 	on areas where it is appropriate to expand online services offered by the department and 
131.29 	how such an expansion would impact the quality of services and financial sustainability of 
131.30 	driver's license agents, deputy registrars, and full-service providers. The report must analyze 
131.31 	and review procedures in other states that offer online driver's license applications and 
131.32 	renewals. For the information required in paragraph (a), clause (6), the report must compare 
131.33 	the process for the issuance of a United States passport where a passport applicant may 
131.34 	submit a secure photo for use in the credential.  For the information required in paragraph 
132.1 	(a), clause (7), the report must evaluate how other states address vision examination 
132.2 	requirements for online applications for a driver's license and provide an analysis of the 
132.3 	timeframe required for an examination.
132.4 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "staff" means those employees who are identified 
132.5 	in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee administrator, 
132.6 	committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or nonpartisan 
132.7 	research.

132.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2024.

132.9 	Sec. 137. REPORT; CLEAN TRANSPORTATION STANDARD STUDY.
 132.10 	(a) The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota must assess 
132.11 	and report on the overall economic and policy impacts of a clean transportation standard 
132.12 	for transportation fuels supplied to Minnesota. The clean transportation standard studied in 
132.13 	the report must reduce the aggregate carbon intensity of transportation fuels to at least 25 
132.14 	percent below the 2018 baseline level by 2030, by 75 percent by the end of 2040, and a goal 
132.15 	of 100 percent reduction by the end of 2050.
132.16 	(b) At a minimum, the report must include:
132.17 	(1) a comprehensive review of low carbon transportation fuel standards established in 
132.18 	other states and impacts of the standards after their implementation;
132.19 	(2) an economic evaluation of legislative proposals of a proposed clean transportation 
132.20 	standard in Minnesota;
132.21 	(3) an analysis of the expected per mile cost or cost savings for light-, medium-, and 
132.22 	heavy-duty vehicle fleets under a Minnesota clean transportation standard;
132.23 	(4) an evaluation of strategies and mechanisms for adjusting the stringency of the 
132.24 	aggregate carbon intensity in response to potential oversupply or undersupply of clean 
132.25 	transportation fuels, including a review of cost containment and credit market adjustment 
132.26 	mechanisms in other states that have implemented a clean transportation standard;
132.27 	(5) a comparison of a clean transportation standard with alternative strategies for funding 
132.28 	equitable vehicle electrification and reducing the aggregate carbon intensity of biofuels and 
132.29 	petroleum consistent with achieving statewide transportation greenhouse gas emissions 
132.30 	reductions of 25 percent below the 2018 baseline by the end of 2030 and by 75 percent by 
132.31 	the end of 2040;
133.1 	(6) an evaluation of the interaction of a clean transportation standard with federal 
133.2 	incentives, including tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen, clean fuels, carbon 
133.3 	capture store and carbon capture utilization, and transportation electrification; and
133.4 	(7) any other considerations or factors for a proposed clean transportation standard in 
133.5 	Minnesota, including an analysis of the appropriate enforcement authority and regulatory 
133.6 	role of the Department of Transportation.
133.7 	(c) By January 15, 2025, the Center for Transportation Studies must report its findings 
133.8 	to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with 
133.9 	jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.

133.10 	Sec. 138. REPORT; METRO MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS.
 133.11 	(a) The commissioner of transportation must, in consultation with the chair of the 
133.12 	Metropolitan Council, perform a Metro Mobility enhancement and service study and develop 
133.13 	recommendations to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, reliability, dignity, and experience 
133.14 	of riders of the special transportation service under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386, 
133.15 	and report the recommendations to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the 
133.16 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.  The 
133.17 	commissioner must evaluate the Metro Mobility program, which must include but is not 
133.18 	limited to analysis of customer service, program costs and expenditures, service coverage 
133.19 	area and hours, reservation and scheduling, and buses and equipment.
133.20 	(b) The study must include:
133.21 	(1) a fiscal review that identifies uses of funds, including an identification for reducing 
133.22 	program costs;
133.23 	(2) an identification and analysis of options to improve Metro Mobility program service, 
133.24 	limit costs, and improve efficiency;
133.25 	(3) an analysis of improvements to service and customer experience, including the 
133.26 	creation of a state-operated digital application to utilize special transportation services;
133.27 	(4) an evaluation of accessibility impacts and constraints for riders who use a wheelchair 
133.28 	or otherwise require specialized equipment or service;
133.29 	(5) a consideration of service models, technologies, partnership models, and anticipated 
133.30 	industry changes;
133.31 	(6) an analysis of integration impacts with regional transit service;
134.1 	(7) an evaluation of whether the Metro Mobility enhancement pilot program instituted 
134.2 	under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 121, should be made permanent or expanded 
134.3 	to other nonmetropolitan service areas;
134.4 	(8) an evaluation and assessment of the use of transportation network companies or taxi 
134.5 	services to provide an enhanced service option in which riders pay a higher fare than other 
134.6 	users of Metro Mobility services;
134.7 	(9) an evaluation of the feasibility of nonsubsidized, subsidized, and tiered ride services 
134.8 	handled by a dispatching service provider; and
134.9 	(10) an analysis of and recommendations for comprehensive improvements in dispatching, 
134.10 	route coordination, call sequencing and customer service, integration with transportation 
134.11 	network company applications, and cataloging rides for maximum efficiency and driver 
134.12 	compensation.
134.13 	(c) The Metropolitan Council must cooperate with the Department of Transportation 
134.14 	and provide information requested in a timely fashion to implement and conduct the study.
134.15 	(d) By February 15, 2025, the commissioner must submit the report and findings to the 
134.16 	chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
134.17 	over transportation policy and finance.

134.18 	Sec. 139. REPORT; MINNESOTA STATE FAIR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; 
134.19 	METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
 134.20 	(a) By August 1, 2024, the Metropolitan Council must develop a Minnesota State Fair 
134.21 	transportation service plan for implementation at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair and submit 
134.22 	a report on the plan to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
134.23 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.
134.24 	(b) At a minimum, the council's service plan must:
134.25 	(1) include enhancements to transit, bus, and Metro Transit-operated park-and-ride 
134.26 	services to and from the State Fairgrounds for the 2024 State Fair, including a comparison 
134.27 	of those enhancements to the prior four years;
134.28 	(2) include a proposal to integrate alternative transportation modes such as biking and 
134.29 	walking in the development of enhanced bus and Metro Transit-operated park-and-ride 
134.30 	services, including but not limited to pedestrian safety enhancements at facilities offering 
134.31 	transportation to and from the State Fair and providing secure bicycle storage at park-and-ride 
134.32 	locations;
135.1 	(3) identify and evaluate future transportation solutions offered by the council during 
135.2 	the State Fair to address emerging challenges presented by the State Fair's attendance 
135.3 	numbers, including expanded park-and-ride locations and increased frequency of service 
135.4 	at existing Metro Transit-operated park-and-ride locations, expanded express bus offerings, 
135.5 	coordination with regional service providers to provide transportation to and from the State 
135.6 	Fair, and any other recommendations recommended by the council;
135.7 	(4) detail a coordination strategy with the State Fair staff regarding the existing 
135.8 	transportation planning process;
135.9 	(5) identify the council's strategy for coordinating with relevant city and county 
135.10 	governments, including in the area of the State Fairgrounds, to identify and address any 
135.11 	issues with enhanced transit, bus, and Metro Transit-operated park-and-ride services for the 
135.12 	2024 State Fair;
135.13 	(6) detail the council's strategy for ensuring the availability of all other regular transit 
135.14 	and bus services in the metropolitan area during the State Fair; and
135.15 	(7) evaluate whether the net expected cost of the service provided by a replacement 
135.16 	service provider for State Fair transportation meets the total expected fare revenue for the 
135.17 	service.
135.18 	(c) A replacement service provider under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, must 
135.19 	cooperate with the Metropolitan Council and provide information requested in a timely 
135.20 	fashion to implement and conduct the study.

135.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

135.22 	Sec. 140. STUDY; WAYSIDE DETECTORS.
 135.23 	(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
135.24 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation; and
135.25 	(2) "wayside detector" or "wayside detector system" means one or more electronic 
135.26 	devices that:
135.27 	(i) perform automated scanning of passing trains, rolling stock, and on-track equipment 
135.28 	to detect defects or precursors to defects in equipment or component parts; and
135.29 	(ii) provide notification to individuals of a defect or precursor to a defect.
135.30 	(b) The commissioner must conduct a comprehensive study on wayside detector systems 
135.31 	and other rail inspection technologies.  The commissioner must engage with the governor's 
136.1 	Freight Rail Council under Executive Order 24-01 to consider and review issues related to 
136.2 	wayside detectors, including analyzing existing federal regulations and guidance, incidents 
136.3 	and performance data, safety complaints, and best practices.
136.4 	(c) The study must:
136.5 	(1) analyze deployed and emerging wayside detector system technology, including 
136.6 	known detector types and quantities and may include, but is not limited to, the following 
136.7 	inspection technologies:
136.8 	(i) acoustic bearing detectors;
136.9 	(ii) hot box detectors;
136.10 	(iii) wheel tread inspection detectors;
136.11 	(iv) wheel impact load detectors;
136.12 	(v) wheel temperature detectors;
136.13 	(vi) wheel profile detectors; and
136.14 	(vii) machine vision systems;
136.15 	(2) analyze wayside detector systems' impacts on railroad safety and identify accidents 
136.16 	and incident trends of rolling stock or other conditions monitored by wayside detectors;
136.17 	(3) identify current practices for defect notification to train crews;
136.18 	(4) identify current practices for wayside detector systems or other inspection technology 
136.19 	deployment and maintenance;
136.20 	(5) estimate costs of requiring wayside detector systems for Class II and Class III railroads 
136.21 	and rail carriers, and identify potential state funding mechanisms to institute such 
136.22 	requirements;
136.23 	(6) include a federal preemption analysis of mandating wayside detector systems under 
136.24 	state law that includes an analysis and examination of federal law, case law, and federal 
136.25 	guidance;
136.26 	(7) analyze the costs and impacts, if any, on the transport of goods on certain Minnesota 
136.27 	industries and sectors, including agriculture, taconite mining, manufacturing, timber, retail, 
136.28 	and automotive, if implementation of a wayside detector system is required in Minnesota; 
136.29 	and
137.1 	(8) review current and anticipated Federal Railroad Administration efforts to regulate 
137.2 	wayside detector systems, including guidance from the federal Railroad Safety Advisory 
137.3 	Committee on wayside detectors.
137.4 	(d) By February 1, 2025, the commissioner must submit a joint report with the governor's 
137.5 	Freight Rail Council on the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
137.6 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation, commerce, and civil law policy 
137.7 	and finance.

137.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

137.9 	Sec. 141. SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE REVIEW COMMITTEE STUDY.
 137.10 	(a) By February 15, 2025, the commissioner of public safety must conduct a 
137.11 	comprehensive study on the establishment of a standing committee in the Division of Driver 
137.12 	and Vehicle Services to review and approve proposals for special license plates in Minnesota.  
137.13 	The study must also evaluate potential improvements to the current statutory and legislative 
137.14 	process for approving specialty license plates, including removal and delegation of legislative 
137.15 	authority in the approval of new special license plates.
137.16 	(b) The study required in paragraph (a) must:
137.17 	(1) evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of establishing a standing committee tasked 
137.18 	with reviewing and approving proposals for special license plates;
137.19 	(2) propose criteria for a standing committee to evaluate each proposal based on criteria 
137.20 	such as public interest, community support, relevance to the purpose of special license 
137.21 	plates, and potential revenue generation;
137.22 	(3) assess the current statutory process for approving special license plates, including 
137.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 168.1293, and include suggested improvements to the statutory 
137.24 	language to improve transparency, accountability, and public input in the special license 
137.25 	plate process;
137.26 	(4) analyze the roles and responsibilities of relevant stakeholders, including the legislature, 
137.27 	the Department of Public Safety, community organizations, or other interested parties 
137.28 	involved in the current approval, creation, and distribution of special license plates in 
137.29 	Minnesota;
137.30 	(5) examine whether other states have adopted similar review committees for special 
137.31 	license plates;
138.1 	(6) evaluate the potential costs or benefits to removing legislative authority to approve 
138.2 	special license plates, including a detailed analysis of fiscal considerations;
138.3 	(7) evaluate whether the creation of a standing committee for review of special license 
138.4 	plates would have any impact on rules currently adopted and enforced by the commissioner, 
138.5 	including Minnesota Rules, part 7403.0500;
138.6 	(8) evaluate whether the standing committee should be responsible for monitoring the 
138.7 	implementation and usage of approved special license plates and recommend any necessary 
138.8 	modifications or discontinuations;
138.9 	(9) assess the required resources, staffing, and administrative support needed to establish 
138.10 	and maintain the standing committee; and
138.11 	(10) provide any other recommendations to the potential improvement to the special 
138.12 	license plate process, including design, implementation, and public engagement.
138.13 	(c) The commissioner must submit the results of the study to the chairs, ranking minority 
138.14 	members, and staff of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation 
138.15 	finance and policy.

138.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

138.17 	Sec. 142. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS.
 138.18 	(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic 
138.19 	Control Devices established by the commissioner of transportation under Minnesota Statutes, 
138.20 	section 169.06, subdivision 2, by July 1, 2024, the commissioner must implement section 
138.21 	2B.21 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th 
138.22 	Edition, as incorporated by the United States Department of Transportation, pertaining to 
138.23 	traffic engineering studies and investigations for establishing or reevaluating speed limits 
138.24 	within speed zones.
138.25 	(b) This section expires upon adoption of relevant revisions to the Minnesota Manual 
138.26 	on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that pertain to traffic engineering studies and 
138.27 	investigations for speed zones. The commissioner must notify the revisor of statutes, whether 
138.28 	electronically or in writing, of the expiration.

138.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

139.1 	Sec. 143. TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEMS; EVALUATION AND 
139.2 	REPORTING.
 139.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms and the 
139.4 	terms defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, subdivision 1, have the meanings 
139.5 	given.
139.6 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
139.7 	(c) "Commissioners" means the commissioners of transportation and public safety.
139.8 	(d) "Pilot program" means the traffic safety camera system pilot project established in 
139.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147.
139.10 	(e) "Traffic safety camera system" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 
139.11 	169.011, subdivision 85a.
139.12 		Subd. 2.Independent evaluation; general requirements. (a) The commissioner must 
139.13 	arrange for an independent evaluation of traffic safety camera systems that includes analysis 
139.14 	of the pilot program. By December 31, 2028, the commissioner must submit a copy of the 
139.15 	evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
139.16 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.
139.17 	(b) The evaluation must be performed outside the Departments of Transportation and 
139.18 	Public Safety by an entity with qualifying experience in traffic safety research. The evaluation 
139.19 	must include any monitoring sites established by an implementing authority.
139.20 	(c) The commissioner must establish an evaluation methodology that provides 
139.21 	standardized metrics and evaluation measures and enables valid statistical comparison across 
139.22 	monitoring sites.
139.23 	(d) At a minimum, the evaluation must:
139.24 	(1) analyze the effectiveness of traffic safety camera systems in lowering travel speeds, 
139.25 	reducing speed differentials, reducing violations of traffic-control signals, and meeting any 
139.26 	other measures identified in the evaluation methodology;
139.27 	(2) perform statistical analyses of traffic speeds, crashes, injuries, fatalities, and other 
139.28 	measurable traffic incidents; and
139.29 	(3) identify any changes in traffic congestion attributable to traffic safety camera systems.
139.30 		Subd. 3.Independent evaluation; implementing authorities. (a) Each implementing 
139.31 	authority under the pilot program must follow the evaluation methodology established under 
139.32 	subdivision 2.
140.1 	(b) Each implementing authority under the pilot program must provide information for 
140.2 	the evaluation under subdivision 2 as requested and include the following: the total number 
140.3 	of warnings issued; the total number of citations issued; the number of people who opted 
140.4 	for diversion under Minnesota Statutes, sections 169.06, subdivision 10, paragraph (b), and 
140.5 	169.14, subdivision 13, paragraph (b); gross and net revenue received; expenditures incurred; 
140.6 	a description of how the net revenue generated by the program was used; total amount of 
140.7 	any payments made to a contractor; the number of employees involved in the pilot program; 
140.8 	the type of traffic safety camera system used; the location of each monitoring site; the 
140.9 	activation start and stop dates of the traffic safety camera system at each monitoring site; 
140.10 	the number of citations issued, with a breakout by monitoring site; the number of instances 
140.11 	in which a traffic enforcement agent reviewed recorded video or images for a potential 
140.12 	violation but did not issue a resulting citation; and details on traffic safety camera system 
140.13 	inspection and maintenance activities.
140.14 		Subd. 4.Pilot program reporting. (a) An implementing authority that operates a traffic 
140.15 	safety camera system in a calendar year must publish a report on the implementation for 
140.16 	that calendar year. The report is due by March 1 of the following calendar year.
140.17 	(b) At a minimum, the report must summarize the activities of the implementing authority 
140.18 	and provide the information required under subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
140.19 		Subd. 5.Legislative report. By January 15, 2029, the commissioners must submit a 
140.20 	report on traffic safety camera systems to the members of the legislative committees with 
140.21 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must:
140.22 	(1) provide a review of the pilot program;
140.23 	(2) provide data on citations issued under the pilot program, with breakouts by year and 
140.24 	location;
140.25 	(3) summarize the results of the independent evaluation under subdivision 2;
140.26 	(4) evaluate any disparities in impacts under the pilot programs, including by income, 
140.27 	by race, and in communities that are historically underrepresented in transportation planning;
140.28 	(5) identify fiscal impacts of implementation of traffic safety camera systems; and
140.29 	(6) make any recommendations regarding ongoing traffic safety camera implementation, 
140.30 	including but not limited to any draft legislative proposal.

141.1 	Sec. 144. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 141.2 	(a) The revisor of statutes must recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 169.21, subdivision 
141.3 	6, as Minnesota Statutes, section 171.0701, subdivision 1b. The revisor must correct any 
141.4 	cross-references made necessary by this recodification.
141.5 	(b) The revisor of statutes must recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 473.3927, 
141.6 	subdivision 1, as Minnesota Statutes, section 473.3927, subdivision 1b. The revisor must 
141.7 	correct any cross-references made necessary by this recodification.

141.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

141.9 	ARTICLE 3
141.10 	LABOR APPROPRIATIONS

141.11	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
141.12 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
141.13 	and for the purposes specified in sections 2 to 4. The appropriations are from the general 
141.14 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
141.15 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
141.16 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
141.17 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
141.18 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

141.19				APPROPRIATIONS
	
141.20				Available for the Year
	
141.21				Ending June 30
	
141.22					2024
		2025

141.23	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	-0-
	$
	174,000
	
141.24 	$174,000 the second year is for technical 
141.25 	assistance for rulemaking for acceptable blood 
141.26 	lead levels for workers. This appropriation is 
141.27 	onetime and is available until June 30, 2026.

141.28
141.29	Sec. 3. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	-0-
	$
	335,000
	
141.30 	$335,000 the second year is for labor relations 
141.31 	staffing costs. The base for this appropriation 
141.32 	is $452,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $403,000 
141.33 	for fiscal year 2027 and each year thereafter.

142.1
142.2	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
INDUSTRY
 	$
	-0-
	$
	9,000,000
	
142.3 	(a) $9,000,000 the second year is for a grant 
142.4 	to Tending the Soil to redevelop a building 
142.5 	located at 2808 Hennepin Avenue South in 
142.6 	Minneapolis, for use as the Rise Up Center to 
142.7 	house a workforce development and job 
142.8 	training center, office spaces for the 
142.9 	administration of workforce development 
142.10 	programs, and a public gathering space. The 
142.11 	center, when complete, shall be capable of 
142.12 	training up to 3,000 low-income workers 
142.13 	annually from diverse backgrounds in the 
142.14 	fields of green energy, construction, food 
142.15 	processing, and other stable careers through 
142.16 	preapprenticeships and job readiness training, 
142.17 	in partnership with labor and grassroots 
142.18 	organizations. This is a onetime appropriation 
142.19 	and is available until June 30, 2029.  
142.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
142.21 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may 
142.22 	use up to one percent of this appropriation for 
142.23 	administrative costs.
142.24 	(b) Beginning January 15, 2025, the 
142.25 	commissioner of labor and industry must 
142.26 	annually report to the legislative committees 
142.27 	with jurisdiction over economic development, 
142.28 	workforce development, jobs, and labor 
142.29 	regarding the uses of funds in this grant. The 
142.30 	report must include how much of the grant 
142.31 	funds remain unspent. The report must also 
142.32 	detail the number of workers served by the 
142.33 	grant. A final report is due the January 15 
142.34 	immediately following the cancellation or 
142.35 	exhaustion of this grant. As a condition of 
142.36 	receiving the grant, Tending the Soil must 
143.1 	agree to provide the commissioner any 
143.2 	information needed to complete this report.

143.3 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 14, section 1, is amended to read:
143.4 	Section 1. EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME APPROPRIATIONS.
 143.5 	(a) $1,445,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,209,000 $1,899,000 in fiscal year 2025 are 
143.6 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for enforcement 
143.7 	and other duties regarding earned sick and safe time under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
143.8 	181.9445 to 181.9448, and chapter 177. The base for this appropriation is $1,899,000 for 
143.9 	fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
143.10 	(b) $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
143.11 	the general fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for grants to community 
143.12 	organizations under Minnesota Statutes, section 177.50, subdivision 4. This is a onetime 
143.13 	appropriation.
143.14 	(c) $310,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
143.15 	of labor and industry for rulemaking related to earned sick and safe time under Minnesota 
143.16 	Statutes, sections 181.9445 to 181.9448, and chapter 177. This is a onetime appropriation 
143.17 	and is available until June 30, 2027.

143.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

143.19 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 19, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

143.21143.20
	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	47,710,000
	$
	44,044,000
44,627,000

143.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
143.23		2024
	2025
	
143.25143.24
	General
	7,200,000
	4,889,000
5,132,000
	
143.26
143.27	Workers' 
Compensation
	30,599,000
	32,390,000
32,669,000
	
143.28
143.29	Workforce 
Development
	9,911,000
	6,765,000
6,826,000
	
143.30 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
143.31 	purpose are specified in the following 
143.32 	subdivisions. The general fund base for this 
143.33 	appropriation is $4,936,000 $5,077,000 in 
144.1 	fiscal year 2026 and $4,958,000 $5,099,000
144.2 	in fiscal year 2027 and each year thereafter. 
144.3 	The workers compensation fund base is 
144.4 	$32,749,000 $32,892,000 in fiscal year 2026 
144.5 	and $32,458,000 in fiscal year 2027 and each 
144.6 	year thereafter. The workforce development 
144.7 	fund base is $6,765,000 $6,826,000 in fiscal 
144.8 	year 2026 and each year thereafter.

144.9 	Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 19, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

144.11144.10
	Subd. 3.Labor Standards
 		6,520,000
		6,270,000
6,574,000

144.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
144.14144.13
	General
	4,957,000
	4,635,000
4,878,000
	
144.15
144.16	Workforce 
Development
	1,563,000
	1,635,000
1,696,000
	
144.17 	The general fund base for this appropriation 
144.18 	is $4,682,000 $4,823,000 in fiscal year 2026 
144.19 	and $4,704,000 $4,845,000 in fiscal year 2027 
144.20 	and each year thereafter.
144.21 	(a) $2,046,000 each year is for wage theft 
144.22 	prevention.
144.23 	(b) $1,563,000 the first year and $1,635,000
144.24 	$1,696,000 the second year are from the 
144.25 	workforce development fund for prevailing 
144.26 	wage enforcement.
144.27 	(c) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the 
144.28 	second year are for outreach and enforcement 
144.29 	efforts related to changes to the nursing 
144.30 	mothers, lactating employees, and pregnancy 
144.31 	accommodations law.
144.32 	(d) $661,000 the first year and $357,000 the 
144.33 	second year are to perform work for the 
144.34 	Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board. 
145.1 	The base for this appropriation is $404,000 in 
145.2 	fiscal year 2026 and $357,000 in fiscal year 
145.3 	2027.
145.4 	(e) $225,000 the first year and $169,000 the 
145.5 	second year are for the purposes of the Safe 
145.6 	Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing 
145.7 	Workers Act.
145.8 	(f) $27,000 the first year is for the creation 
145.9 	and distribution of a veterans' benefits and 
145.10 	services poster under Minnesota Statutes, 
145.11 	section 181.536.
145.12 	(g) $141,000 the second year is to inform and 
145.13 	educate employers relating to Minnesota 
145.14 	Statutes, section 181.960.

145.15 	Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 19, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

145.17145.16
	Subd. 5.Workplace Safety
 		8,644,000
		7,559,000
7,838,000

145.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
145.19	General
	2,000,000
	-0-
	
145.20
145.21	Workers' 
Compensation
	6,644,000
	7,559,000
7,838,000
	
145.22 	The workers compensation fund base for this 
145.23 	appropriation is $7,918,000 $8,061,000 in 
145.24 	fiscal year 2026 and $7,627,000 in fiscal year 
145.25 	2027 and each year thereafter.
145.26 	$2,000,000 the first year is for the ergonomics 
145.27 	safety grant program. This appropriation is 
145.28 	available until June 30, 2026. This is a onetime 
145.29 	appropriation.

145.30 	Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 19, section 4, is amended to read:

145.31	Sec. 4. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES
 	$
	3,707,000
	$
	3,789,000
	
146.1 	(a) $750,000 each year is for purposes of the 
146.2 	Public Employment Relations Board under 
146.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.041.
146.4 	(b) $68,000 each year is for grants to area 
146.5 	labor management committees. Grants may 
146.6 	be awarded for a 12-month period beginning 
146.7 	July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance 
146.8 	remaining at the end of the first year does not 
146.9 	cancel but is available for the second year.
146.10 	(c) $47,000 each year is for rulemaking, 
146.11 	staffing, and other costs associated with peace 
146.12 	officer grievance procedures.

146.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.

146.14 	ARTICLE 4
146.15 	COMBATIVE SPORTS - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

146.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 341.25, is amended to read:
146.17 	341.25 RULES.
146.18 	(a) The commissioner may adopt rules that include standards for the physical examination 
146.19 	and condition of combatants and referees.
146.20 	(b) The commissioner may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
146.21 	chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of all combative sport contests and their 
146.22 	manner, supervision, time, and place.
146.23 	(c) The most recent version of the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, as promulgated 
146.24 	by the Association of Boxing Commissions, is incorporated by reference and made a part 
146.25 	of this chapter except as qualified by this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2202. In 
146.26 	the event of a conflict between this chapter and the Unified Rules, this chapter must govern.
146.27 	(d) The most recent version of the Unified Rules of Boxing, as promulgated by the 
146.28 	Association of Boxing Commissions, is incorporated by reference and made a part of this 
146.29 	chapter except as qualified by this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2201. In the event 
146.30 	of a conflict between this chapter and the Unified Rules, this chapter must govern.
146.31 	(e) The most recent version of the Unified Rules of Kickboxing and Unified Rules of 
146.32 	Muay Thai, as promulgated by the Association of Boxing Commissions, is are incorporated 
147.1 	by reference and made a part of this chapter except as qualified by this chapter and any 
147.2 	applicable Minnesota Rules. In the event of a conflict between this chapter and the Unified 
147.3 	Rules those rules, this chapter must govern. If a promoter seeks to hold a kickboxing event 
147.4 	governed by a different set of kickboxing rules, the promoter must send the commissioner 
147.5 	a copy of the rules under which the proposed bouts will be conducted at least 45 days before 
147.6 	the event. The commissioner may approve or deny the use of the alternative rules at the 
147.7 	commissioner's discretion. If the alternative rules are approved for an event, this chapter 
147.8 	and any applicable Minnesota Rules, except of those incorporating the Unified Rules of 
147.9 	Kickboxing and Unified Rules of Muay Thai, must govern if there is a conflict between the 
147.10 	rules and Minnesota law.

147.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 341.28, subdivision 5, is amended 
147.12 	to read:
147.13 		Subd. 5.Regulatory authority; martial arts and amateur boxing.  (a) Unless this 
147.14 	chapter specifically states otherwise, contests or exhibitions for martial arts and amateur 
147.15 	boxing are exempt from the requirements of this chapter and officials at these events are 
147.16 	not required to be licensed under this chapter.
147.17 	(b) Martial arts and amateur boxing contests, unless subject to the exceptions set forth 
147.18 	in subdivision 6 or 7, must be regulated by a nationally recognized organization approved 
147.19 	by the commissioner. The organization must have a set of written standards, procedures, or 
147.20 	rules used to sanction the combative sports it oversees.
147.21 	(c) Any regulatory body overseeing a martial arts or amateur boxing event must submit 
147.22 	bout results to the commissioner within 72 hours after the event. If the regulatory body 
147.23 	issues suspensions, the regulatory body must submit to the commissioner a list of any 
147.24 	suspensions resulting from the event within 72 hours after the event. Regulatory bodies that 
147.25 	oversee combative sports or martial arts contests under subdivision 6 or 7 are not subject 
147.26 	to this paragraph.

147.27 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 341.28, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
147.28 	read:
147.29 		Subd. 7.Regulatory authority; youth competition. Combative sports or martial arts 
147.30 	contests between individuals under the age of 18 years are exempt from the requirements 
147.31 	of this chapter and officials at these events are not required to be licensed under this chapter. 
147.32 	A contest under this subdivision must be regulated by (1) a widely recognized organization 
147.33 	that regularly oversees youth competition, or (2) a local government.

148.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 341.29, is amended to read:
148.2 	341.29 JURISDICTION OF COMMISSIONER.
148.3 	The commissioner shall:
148.4 	(1) have sole direction, supervision, regulation, control, and jurisdiction over all 
148.5 	combative sport contests that are held within this state unless a contest is exempt from the 
148.6 	application of this chapter under federal law;
148.7 	(2) have sole control, authority, and jurisdiction over all licenses required by this chapter;
148.8 	(3) grant a license to an applicant if, in the judgment of the commissioner, the financial 
148.9 	responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are consistent with 
148.10 	the public interest, convenience, or necessity and in the best interests of combative sports 
148.11 	and conforms with this chapter and the commissioner's rules;
148.12 	(4) deny, suspend, or revoke a license using the enforcement provisions of section 
148.13 	326B.082, except that the licensing reapplication time frames remain within the sole 
148.14 	discretion of the commissioner; and
148.15 	(5) serve final nonlicensing orders in performing the duties of this chapter which are 
148.16 	subject to the contested case procedures provided in sections 14.57 to 14.69.

148.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 341.30, subdivision 4, is amended 
148.18 	to read:
148.19 		Subd. 4.Prelicensure requirements. (a) Before the commissioner issues a promoter's 
148.20 	license to an individual, corporation, or other business entity, the applicant shall complete 
148.21 	a licensing application on the Office of Combative Sports website or on forms prescribed 
148.22 	by the commissioner and shall:
148.23 	(1) show on the licensing application the owner or owners of the applicant entity and 
148.24 	the percentage of interest held by each owner holding a 25 percent or more interest in the 
148.25 	applicant;
148.26 	(2) provide the commissioner with a copy of the latest financial statement of the applicant;
148.27 	(3) provide proof, where applicable, of authorization to do business in the state of 
148.28 	Minnesota; and
148.29 	(4) deposit with the commissioner a surety bond in an amount set by the commissioner, 
148.30 	which must not be less than $10,000. The bond shall be executed in favor of this state and 
149.1 	shall be conditioned on the faithful performance by the promoter of the promoter's obligations 
149.2 	under this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
149.3 	(b) Before the commissioner issues a license to a combatant, the applicant shall:
149.4 	(1) submit to the commissioner the results of current medical examinations on forms 
149.5 	prescribed by the commissioner that state that the combatant is cleared to participate in a 
149.6 	combative sport contest. The applicant must undergo and submit the results of the following 
149.7 	medical examinations, which do not exempt a combatant from the requirements in section 
149.8 	341.33:
149.9 	(i) a physical examination performed by a licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic 
149.10 	medicine, advance practice nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant. Physical examinations 
149.11 	are valid for one year from the date of the exam;
149.12 	(ii) an ophthalmological examination performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist 
149.13 	that includes dilation designed to detect any retinal defects or other damage or a condition 
149.14 	of the eye that could be aggravated by combative sports. Ophthalmological examinations 
149.15 	are valid for one year from the date of the exam;
149.16 	(iii) blood work results for HBsAg (Hepatitis B surface antigen), HCV (Hepatitis C 
149.17 	antibody), and HIV. Blood work results are good for one year from the date blood was 
149.18 	drawn. The commissioner shall not issue a license to an applicant submitting positive test 
149.19 	results for HBsAg, HCV, or HIV; and
149.20 	(iv) other appropriate neurological or physical examinations before any contest, if the 
149.21 	commissioner determines that the examination is desirable to protect the health of the 
149.22 	combatant;
149.23 	(2) complete a licensing application on the Office of Combative Sports website or on 
149.24 	forms prescribed by the commissioner; and
149.25 	(3) provide proof that the applicant is 18 years of age. Acceptable proof is a photo driver's 
149.26 	license, state photo identification card, passport, or birth certificate combined with additional 
149.27 	photo identification.
149.28 	(c) Before the commissioner issues an amateur combatant license to an individual, the 
149.29 	applicant must submit proof of qualifications that includes at a minimum: (1) an applicant's 
149.30 	prior bout history and evidence showing that the applicant has completed at least six months 
149.31 	of training in a combative sport; or (2) a letter of recommendation from a coach or trainer.
149.32 	(d) Before the commissioner issues a professional combatant license to an individual, 
149.33 	the applicant must submit proof of qualifications that includes an applicant's prior bout 
150.1 	history showing the applicant has competed in at least four sanctioned combative sports 
150.2 	contests. If the applicant has not competed in at least four sanctioned combative sports 
150.3 	contests, the commissioner may still grant the applicant a license if the applicant provides 
150.4 	evidence demonstrating that the applicant has sufficient skills and experience in combative 
150.5 	sports or martial arts to compete as a professional combatant.
150.6 	(c) (e) Before the commissioner issues a license to a referee, judge, or timekeeper, the 
150.7 	applicant must submit proof of qualifications that may include certified training from the 
150.8 	Association of Boxing Commissions, licensure with other regulatory bodies, professional 
150.9 	references, or a log of bouts worked.
150.10 	(d) (f) Before the commissioner issues a license to a ringside physician, the applicant 
150.11 	must submit proof that they are licensed to practice medicine in the state of Minnesota and 
150.12 	in good standing.

150.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 341.321, is amended to read:
150.14 	341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
150.15 	(a) The fee schedule for professional and amateur licenses issued by the commissioner 
150.16 	is as follows:
150.17 	(1) referees, $25;
150.18 	(2) promoters, $700;
150.19 	(3) judges and knockdown judges, $25;
150.20 	(4) trainers and seconds, $40;
150.21 	(5) timekeepers, $25;
150.22 	(6) professional combatants, $70;
150.23 	(7) amateur combatants, $35; and
150.24 	(8) ringside physicians, $25.
150.25 	All license fees shall be paid no later than the weigh-in prior to the contest. No license may 
150.26 	be issued until all prelicensure requirements in section 341.30 are satisfied and fees are 
150.27 	paid.
150.28 	(b) A promoter or event organizer of an event regulated by the Department of Labor and 
150.29 	Industry must pay, per event, a combative sport contest fee of.
151.1 	(c) If the promoter sells tickets for the event, the event fee is $1,500 per event or four 
151.2 	percent of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater. The fee must be paid as follows:
151.3 	(1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled, which is nonrefundable;
151.4 	(2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest;
151.5 	(3) if four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to 
151.6 	the commissioner within 14 days of the completed contest; and
151.7 	(4) the value of all complimentary tickets distributed for an event, to the extent they 
151.8 	exceed five percent of total event attendance, counts toward gross tickets sales for the 
151.9 	purposes of determining a combative sports contest fee. For purposes of this clause, the 
151.10 	lowest advertised ticket price shall be used to calculate the value of complimentary tickets.
151.11 	(d) If the promoter does not sell tickets and receives only a flat payment from a venue 
151.12 	to administer the event, the event fee is $1,500 per event or four percent of the flat payment, 
151.13 	whichever is greater. The fee must be paid as follows:
151.14 	(1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled, which is nonrefundable;
151.15 	(2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest; and
151.16 	(3) if four percent of the flat payment is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to the 
151.17 	commissioner within 14 days of the completed contest.
151.18 	(c) (e) All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the 
151.19 	commissioner account in the special revenue fund.

151.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 341.33, is amended by adding a 
151.21 	subdivision to read:
151.22 		Subd. 3.Medical records. The commissioner may, if the commissioner determines that 
151.23 	doing so would be desirable to protect the health of a combatant, provide the combatant's 
151.24 	medical information collected under this chapter to the physician conducting a prebout exam 
151.25 	under this section or to the ringside physician or physicians assigned to the combatant's 
151.26 	combative sports contest.

151.27 	Sec. 8. [341.352] DATA PRIVACY.
151.28 	All health records collected, created, or maintained under this chapter are private data 
151.29 	on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

152.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 341.355, is amended to read:
152.2 	341.355 CIVIL PENALTIES.
152.3 	When the commissioner finds that a person has violated one or more provisions of any 
152.4 	statute, rule, or order that the commissioner is empowered to regulate, enforce, or issue, the 
152.5 	commissioner may impose, for each violation, a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each 
152.6 	violation, or a civil penalty that deprives the person of any economic advantage gained by 
152.7 	the violation, or both. The commissioner may also impose these penalties against a person 
152.8 	who has violated section 341.28, subdivision 5, paragraph (b) or (c), or subdivision 7.

152.9 	ARTICLE 5
152.10 	BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES

152.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.892, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
152.12 		Subd. 10.Training. (a) A person appointed to the arbitrator roster under this section 
152.13 	must complete training as required by the commissioner during the person's appointment. 
152.14 	At a minimum, an initial training must include:
152.15 	(1) at least six hours on the topics of cultural competency, racism, implicit bias, and 
152.16 	recognizing and valuing community diversity and cultural differences; and
152.17 	(2) at least six hours on topics related to the daily experience of peace officers, which 
152.18 	may include ride-alongs with on-duty officers or other activities that provide exposure to 
152.19 	the environments, choices, and judgments required of officers in the field.
152.20 	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules establishing training requirements consistent 
152.21 	with this subdivision.
152.22 	(b) An arbitrator appointed to the roster of arbitrators in 2020 must complete the required 
152.23 	initial training by July 1, 2021. (c) An arbitrator appointed to the roster of arbitrators after 
152.24 	2020 must complete the required initial training within six months of the arbitrator's 
152.25 	appointment.
152.26 	(c) (d) The Bureau of Mediation Services must pay for all costs associated with the 
152.27 	required training must be borne by the arbitrator.

152.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

152.29 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 152.30 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 179.81; 179.82; 179.83, subdivision 1; 179.84, 
152.31 	subdivision 1; and 179.85, are repealed.
153.1 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 5520.0100; 5520.0110; 5520.0120, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
153.2 	and 7; 5520.0200; 5520.0250, subparts 1, 2, and 4; 5520.0300; 5520.0500, subparts 1, 2, 
153.3 	3, 4, 5, and 6; 5520.0520; 5520.0540; 5520.0560; 5520.0600; 5520.0620; 5520.0700; 
153.4 	5520.0710; and 5520.0800, are repealed.

153.5 	ARTICLE 6
153.6 	PUBLIC EMPLOYEE LABOR RELATIONS (PELRA)

153.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 13.43, subdivision 6, is amended 
153.8 	to read:
153.9 		Subd. 6.Access by labor organizations, Bureau of Mediation Services, Public 
153.10 	Employment Relations Board. (a) Notwithstanding classification by any other provision 
153.11 	of this chapter upon request from an exclusive representative, personnel data must be 
153.12 	disseminated to labor organizations and the Public Employment Relations Board to the 
153.13 	extent necessary to conduct elections, investigate and process grievances, and implement 
153.14 	the provisions of chapters 179 and 179A.
153.15 	(b) Personnel data shall be disseminated to labor organizations, the Public Employment 
153.16 	Relations Board, and the Bureau of Mediation Services to the extent the dissemination is 
153.17 	ordered or authorized by the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services or the 
153.18 	Public Employment Relations Board or its employees or agents. Employee Social Security 
153.19 	numbers are not necessary to implement the provisions of chapters 179 and 179A.
153.20 	(b) (c) Personnel data described under section 179A.07, subdivision 8, must be 
153.21 	disseminated to an exclusive representative under the terms of that subdivision.
153.22 	(c) (d) An employer who disseminates personnel data to a labor organization pursuant 
153.23 	to this subdivision shall not be subject to liability under section 13.08. Nothing in this 
153.24 	paragraph shall impair or limit any remedies available under section 325E.61.
153.25 	(d) (e) The home addresses, nonemployer issued phone numbers and email addresses, 
153.26 	dates of birth, and emails or other communications between exclusive representatives and 
153.27 	their members, prospective members, and nonmembers are private data on individuals.

153.28 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.03, subdivision 14, is amended 
153.29 	to read:
153.30 		Subd. 14.Public employee or employee. (a) "Public employee" or "employee" means 
153.31 	any person appointed or employed by a public employer except:
153.32 	(1) elected public officials;
154.1 	(2) election officers;
154.2 	(3) commissioned or enlisted personnel of the Minnesota National Guard;
154.3 	(4) emergency employees who are employed for emergency work caused by natural 
154.4 	disaster;
154.5 	(5) part-time employees whose service does not exceed the lesser of 14 hours per week 
154.6 	or 35 percent of the normal work week in the employee's appropriate unit;
154.7 	(6) employees, other than employees working for a Minnesota school district or charter 
154.8 	school in a position for which no license is required by the Professional Educator Licensing 
154.9 	Standards Board, whose positions are basically temporary or seasonal in character and: (i) 
154.10 	are not for more than 67 working days in any calendar year; or (ii) are not working for a 
154.11 	Minnesota school district or charter school; or (iii) are not for more than 100 working days 
154.12 	in any calendar year and the employees are under the age of 22, are full-time students 
154.13 	enrolled in a nonprofit or public educational institution prior to being hired by the employer, 
154.14 	and have indicated, either in an application for employment or by being enrolled at an 
154.15 	educational institution for the next academic year or term, an intention to continue as students 
154.16 	during or after their temporary employment;
154.17 	(7) employees providing services for not more than two consecutive quarters to the 
154.18 	Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities under the terms of a 
154.19 	professional or technical services contract as defined in section 16C.08, subdivision 1;
154.20 	(8) employees of charitable hospitals as defined by section 179.35, subdivision 3, except 
154.21 	that employees of charitable hospitals as defined by section 179.35, subdivision 3, are public 
154.22 	employees for purposes of sections 179A.051, 179A.052, and 179A.13;
154.23 	(9) full-time undergraduate students employed by the school which they attend under a 
154.24 	work-study program or in connection with the receipt of financial aid, irrespective of number 
154.25 	of hours of service per week;
154.26 	(10) an individual who is employed for less than 300 hours in a fiscal year as an instructor 
154.27 	in an adult vocational education program;
154.28 	(11) with respect to court employees:
154.29 	(i) personal secretaries to judges;
154.30 	(ii) law clerks;
154.31 	(iii) managerial employees;
154.32 	(iv) confidential employees; and
155.1 	(v) supervisory employees; or
155.2 	(12) with respect to employees of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., managerial, 
155.3 	supervisory, and confidential employees.
155.4 	(b) The following individuals are public employees regardless of the exclusions of 
155.5 	paragraph (a), clauses (5) to (7):
155.6 	(1) an employee hired by a school district or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
155.7 	State Colleges and Universities except at the university established in the Twin Cities 
155.8 	metropolitan area under section 136F.10 or for community services or community education 
155.9 	instruction offered on a noncredit basis: (i) to replace an absent teacher or faculty member 
155.10 	who is a public employee, where the replacement employee is employed more than 30 
155.11 	working days as a replacement for that teacher or faculty member; or (ii) to take a teaching 
155.12 	position created due to increased enrollment, curriculum expansion, courses which are a 
155.13 	part of the curriculum whether offered annually or not, or other appropriate reasons;
155.14 	(2) an employee hired for a position under paragraph (a), clause (6), item (i), if that same 
155.15 	position has already been filled under paragraph (a), clause (6), item (i), in the same calendar 
155.16 	year and the cumulative number of days worked in that same position by all employees 
155.17 	exceeds 67 calendar days in that year. For the purpose of this paragraph, "same position" 
155.18 	includes a substantially equivalent position if it is not the same position solely due to a 
155.19 	change in the classification or title of the position;
155.20 	(3) an early childhood family education teacher employed by a school district; and
155.21 	(4) an individual hired by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
155.22 	Universities as the instructor of record to teach (i) one class for more than three credits in 
155.23 	a fiscal year, or (ii) two or more credit-bearing classes in a fiscal year.

155.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.03, subdivision 18, is amended 
155.25 	to read:
155.26 		Subd. 18.Teacher. "Teacher" means any public employee other than a superintendent 
155.27 	or assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or a supervisory or confidential 
155.28 	employee, employed by a school district:
155.29 	(1) in a position for which the person must be licensed by the Professional Educator 
155.30 	Licensing and Standards Board or the commissioner of education;
155.31 	(2) in a position as a physical therapist, occupational therapist, art therapist, music 
155.32 	therapist, or audiologist; or
156.1 	(3) in a position creating and delivering instruction to children in a preschool, school 
156.2 	readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program or other school district or 
156.3 	charter school-based early education program, except that an employeeemployees in a 
156.4 	bargaining unit certified before January 1, 2023, may remain in a bargaining unit that does 
156.5 	not include teachers unless an exclusive representative files a petition for a unit clarification 
156.6 	on the status of a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten 
156.7 	program or other school district or charter school-based early education program position
156.8 	or to transfer exclusive representative status.

156.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
156.10 		Subd. 2.Alternate members. (a) The appointing authorities shall appoint alternate 
156.11 	members to serve only in the case event of a member having a conflict of interest or being 
156.12 	unavailable for a meeting under subdivision 9, as follows:
156.13 	(1) one alternate, appointed by the governor, who is an officer or employee of an exclusive 
156.14 	representative of public employees, to serve as an alternate to the member appointed by the 
156.15 	governor who is an officer or employee of an exclusive representative of public employees. 
156.16 	This alternate must not be an officer or employee of the same exclusive representative of 
156.17 	public employees as the member for whom the alternate serves;
156.18 	(2) one alternate, appointed by the governor, who is a representative of public employers, 
156.19 	to serve as an alternate to the member appointed by the governor who is a representative of 
156.20 	public employers. This alternate must not represent the same public employer as the member 
156.21 	for whom the alternate serves; and
156.22 	(3) one alternate, appointed by the member who is an officer or employee of an exclusive 
156.23 	representative of public employees and the member who is a representative of public 
156.24 	employers, who is not an officer or employee of an exclusive representative of public 
156.25 	employees, or a representative of a public employer, to serve as an alternate for the member 
156.26 	that represents the public at large.
156.27 	(b) Each alternate member shall serve a term that is coterminous with the term of the 
156.28 	member for whom the alternate member serves as an alternate.

156.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.041, subdivision 10, is amended 
156.30 	to read:
156.31 		Subd. 10.Open Meeting Law; exceptions. Chapter 13D does not apply to meetings of 
156.32 	the a board meeting when itthe board is:
157.1 	(1) deliberating on the merits of an unfair labor practice charges charge under sections 
157.2 	179.11, 179.12, and 179A.13;
157.3 	(2) reviewing a hearing officer's recommended decision and order of a hearing officer
157.4 	under section 179A.13; or
157.5 	(3) reviewing decisions of the a commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services 
157.6 	relating todecision on an unfair labor practices practice under section 179A.12, subdivision 
157.7 	11.

157.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.06, subdivision 6, is amended 
157.9 	to read:
157.10 		Subd. 6.Payroll deduction, authorization, and remittance. (a) Public employees have 
157.11 	the right to A public employee may request and be allowed payroll deduction for the 
157.12 	exclusive representative that represents the employee's position and the its associated political 
157.13 	fund associated with the exclusive representative and registered pursuant to under section 
157.14 	10A.12. If no exclusive representative represents an employee's position, the public employee 
157.15 	may request payroll deduction for the organization of the employee's choice. A public 
157.16 	employer must provide payroll deduction according to any public employee's request under 
157.17 	this paragraph.
157.18 	(b) A public employer must rely on a certification from any an exclusive representative 
157.19 	requesting remittance of a deduction that the organization has and will maintain an 
157.20 	authorization, signed, either by hand or electronically according to section 325L.02, paragraph 
157.21 	(h), by the public employee from whose salary or wages the deduction is to be made, which 
157.22 	may include an electronic signature by the public employee as defined in section 325L.02, 
157.23 	paragraph (h). An exclusive representative making such a certification must not be is not
157.24 	required to provide the public employer a copy of the authorization unless a dispute arises 
157.25 	about the authorization's existence or terms of the authorization. The exclusive representative 
157.26 	must indemnify the public employer for any successful claims made by the employee for 
157.27 	unauthorized deductions in reliance on the certification.
157.28 	(b) (c) A duespayroll deduction authorization remains in effect is effective until the
157.29 	exclusive representative notifies the employer receives notice from the exclusive 
157.30 	representative that a public employee has changed or canceled their the employee's
157.31 	authorization in writing in accordance with the terms of the original authorizing document, 
157.32 	and authorization. When determining whether deductions have been properly changed or 
157.33 	canceled, a public employer must rely on information from the exclusive representative 
157.34 	receiving remittance of the deduction regarding whether the deductions have been properly 
158.1 	changed or canceled. The exclusive representative must indemnify the public employer, 
158.2 	including any reasonable attorney fees and litigation costs, for any successful claims made 
158.3 	by the employee for unauthorized deductions made in reliance on such information.
158.4 	(c) (d) Deduction authorization under this section is:
158.5 	(1) independent from the public employee's membership status in the organization to 
158.6 	which payment is remitted; and is
158.7 	(2) effective regardless of whether a collective bargaining agreement authorizes the 
158.8 	deduction.
158.9 	(d) Employers (e) An employer must commence:
158.10 	(1) begin deductions within 30 days of notice of authorization from the after an exclusive 
158.11 	representative submits a certification under paragraph (b); and must
158.12 	(2) remit the deductions to the exclusive representative within 30 days of the deduction. 
158.13 	The failure of an employer to comply with the provisions of this paragraph shall be an unfair 
158.14 	labor practice under section 179A.13, the relief for which shall be reimbursement by the 
158.15 	employer of deductions that should have been made or remitted based on a valid authorization 
158.16 	given by the employee or employees.
158.17 	(e) In the absence of an exclusive representative, public employees have the right to 
158.18 	request and be allowed payroll deduction for the organization of their choice.
158.19 	(f) An exclusive representative must indemnify a public employer:
158.20 	(1) for any successful employee claim for unauthorized employer deductions made by 
158.21 	relying on an exclusive representative's certification under paragraph (b); and
158.22 	(2) for any successful employee claim for unauthorized employer deductions made by 
158.23 	relying on information for changing or canceling deductions under paragraph (c), with 
158.24 	indemnification including any reasonable attorney fees and litigation costs.
158.25 	(f) (g) Any dispute under this subdivision must be resolved through an unfair labor 
158.26 	practice proceeding under section 179A.13. It is an unfair labor practice if an employer fails 
158.27 	to comply with paragraph (e), and the employer must reimburse deductions that should have 
158.28 	been made or remitted based on a valid authorization given by the employee or employees.

159.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.07, subdivision 8, is amended 
159.2 	to read:
159.3 		Subd. 8.Bargaining unit information. (a) Within 20 calendar days from the date of 
159.4 	hire of after a bargaining unit employee is hired, a public employer must provide the 
159.5 	following contact information on the employee to an the unit's exclusive representative or 
159.6 	its affiliate in an Excel file format or other format agreed to by the exclusive representative:
159.7 	(1) name;
159.8 	(2) job title;
159.9 	(3) worksite location, including location within in a facility when appropriate;
159.10 	(4) home address;
159.11 	(5) work telephone number;
159.12 	(6) home and personal cell phone numbers on file with the public employer;
159.13 	(7) date of hire; and
159.14 	(8) work email address and personal email address on file with the public employer.
159.15 	(b) Every 120 calendar days beginning on January 1, 2024, a public employer must 
159.16 	provide to an a bargaining unit's exclusive representative in an Excel file or similar format 
159.17 	agreed to by the exclusive representative the following information under paragraph (a) for 
159.18 	all bargaining unit employees: name; job title; worksite location, including location within 
159.19 	a facility when appropriate; home address; work telephone number; home and personal cell 
159.20 	phone numbers on file with the public employer; date of hire; and work email address and 
159.21 	personal email address on file with the public employer.
159.22 	(c) A public employer must notify an exclusive representative within 20 calendar days 
159.23 	of the separation of If a bargaining unit employee separates from employment or transfer
159.24 	transfers out of the bargaining unit of a bargaining unit employee, the employee's public 
159.25 	employer must notify the employee's exclusive representative within 20 calendar days after 
159.26 	the separation or transfer, including whether the unit departure was due to a transfer, 
159.27 	promotion, demotion, discharge, resignation, or retirement.

159.28 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.07, subdivision 9, is amended 
159.29 	to read:
159.30 		Subd. 9.Access. (a) A public employer must allow an exclusive representative or the 
159.31 	representative's agent to meet in person with a newly hired employees, without charge to 
160.1 	the pay or leave time of the employees, for 30 minutes, employee within 30 calendar days 
160.2 	from the date of hire, during new employee orientations or, if the employer does not conduct 
160.3 	new employee orientations, at individual or group meetings arranged by the employer in 
160.4 	coordination with the exclusive representative or the representative's agent during the newly 
160.5 	hired employees' regular working hours. For an orientation or meeting under this paragraph, 
160.6 	an employer must allow the employee and exclusive representative up to 30 minutes to meet 
160.7 	and must not charge the employee's pay or leave time during the orientation or meeting, or 
160.8 	the pay or leave time of an employee of the public employer acting as an agent of the 
160.9 	exclusive representative using time off under subdivision 6. An orientation or meeting may 
160.10 	be held virtually or for longer than 30 minutes only by mutual agreement of the employer 
160.11 	and exclusive representative.
160.12 	(b) An exclusive representative shall must receive no less than at least ten days' notice 
160.13 	in advance of an orientation, except that but a shorter notice may be provided where if there 
160.14 	is an urgent need critical to the employer's operations of the public employer that was not 
160.15 	reasonably foreseeable. Notice of and attendance at new employee orientations and other 
160.16 	meetings under this paragraph must be and paragraph (a) are limited to the public employer,:
160.17 	(1) the employees,;
160.18 	(2) the exclusive representative, and;
160.19 	(3) any vendor contracted to provide a service for purposes of the meeting. Meetings 
160.20 	may be held virtually or for longer than 30 minutes; and
160.21 	(4) the public employer or its designee, who may attend only by mutual agreement of 
160.22 	the public employer and exclusive representative.
160.23 	(b) (c) A public employer must allow an exclusive representative to communicate with 
160.24 	bargaining unit members using their employer-issued email addresses regarding by email 
160.25 	on:
160.26 	(1) collective bargaining,;
160.27 	(2) the administration of collective bargaining agreements,;
160.28 	(3) the investigation of grievances, and other workplace-related complaints and issues,;
160.29 	and
160.30 	(4) internal matters involving the governance or business of the exclusive representative, 
160.31 	consistent with the employer's generally applicable technology use policies.
161.1 	(d) An exclusive representative may communicate with bargaining unit members under 
161.2 	paragraph (c) via the members' employer-issued email addresses, but the communication 
161.3 	must be consistent with the employer's generally applicable technology use policies.
161.4 	(c) (e) A public employer must allow an exclusive representative to meet with bargaining 
161.5 	unit members in facilities owned or leased by the public employer regarding to communicate 
161.6 	on:
161.7 	(1) collective bargaining,;
161.8 	(2) the administration of collective bargaining agreements,;
161.9 	(3) the investigation of grievances and other workplace-related complaints and issues,;
161.10 	and
161.11 	(4) internal matters involving the governance or business of the exclusive representative, 
161.12 	provided the use does not interfere with governmental operations and the exclusive 
161.13 	representative complies with worksite security protocols established by the public employer. 
161.14 	Meetings conducted.
161.15 	(f) The following applies for a meeting under paragraph (e):
161.16 	(1) a meeting cannot interfere with government operations;
161.17 	(2) the exclusive representative must comply with employer-established worksite security 
161.18 	protocols;
161.19 	(3) a meeting in a government buildings pursuant to this paragraph must not building 
161.20 	cannot be for the purpose of supporting or opposing any candidate for partisan political 
161.21 	office or for the purpose of distributing literature or information regarding on partisan 
161.22 	elections.; and
161.23 	(4) an exclusive representative conducting a meeting in a government building or other 
161.24 	government facility pursuant to this subdivision may be charged for maintenance, security, 
161.25 	and other costs related to the use of using the government building or facility that would 
161.26 	not otherwise be incurred by the government entity.

161.27 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
161.28 	read:
161.29 		Subd. 4.Unit mergers. Upon the request of an exclusive representative for bargaining 
161.30 	units other than those defined in section 179A.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner must 
161.31 	designate as a single unit two bargaining units represented by the exclusive representative, 
161.32 	subject to subdivision 2 as well as any other statutory bargaining unit designation.

162.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 
162.2 	to read:
162.3 		Subd. 5.Position classifications. For the purpose of determining whether a new position 
162.4 	should be included in an existing bargaining unit, the position shall be analyzed with respect 
162.5 	to its assigned duties, without regard to title or telework status.

162.6 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.10, subdivision 2, is amended 
162.7 	to read:
162.8 		Subd. 2.State employees. (a) Unclassified employees, unless otherwise excluded, are 
162.9 	included within the units which that include the classifications to which they are assigned 
162.10 	for purposes of compensation. Supervisory employees shall only can be assigned only to 
162.11 	units unit 12 and or 16. The following units are the appropriate units of executive branch 
162.12 	state employees:
162.13 	(1) law enforcement unit;
162.14 	(2) craft, maintenance, and labor unit;
162.15 	(3) service unit;
162.16 	(4) health care nonprofessional unit;
162.17 	(5) health care professional unit;
162.18 	(6) clerical and office unit;
162.19 	(7) technical unit;
162.20 	(8) correctional guards unit;
162.21 	(9) state university instructional unit;
162.22 	(10) state college instructional unit;
162.23 	(11) state university administrative unit;
162.24 	(12) professional engineering unit;
162.25 	(13) health treatment unit;
162.26 	(14) general professional unit;
162.27 	(15) professional state residential instructional unit;
162.28 	(16) supervisory employees unit;
162.29 	(17) public safety radio communications operator unit;
163.1 	(18) licensed peace officer special unit; and
163.2 	(19) licensed peace officer leader unit.
163.3 	Each unit consists of the classifications or positions assigned to it in the schedule of 
163.4 	state employee job classification and positions maintained by the commissioner. The 
163.5 	commissioner may only make changes in the schedule in existence on the day prior to 
163.6 	August 1, 1984, as required by law or as provided in subdivision 4.
163.7 	(b) The following positions are included in the licensed peace officer special unit:
163.8 	(1) State Patrol lieutenant;
163.9 	(2) NR district supervisor - enforcement;
163.10 	(3) assistant special agent in charge;
163.11 	(4) corrections investigation assistant director 2;
163.12 	(5) corrections investigation supervisor; and
163.13 	(6) commerce supervisor special agent.
163.14 	(c) The following positions are included in the licensed peace officer leader unit:
163.15 	(1) State Patrol captain;
163.16 	(2) NR program manager 2 enforcement; and
163.17 	(3) special agent in charge.
163.18 	(d) Each unit consists of the classifications or positions assigned to it in the schedule of 
163.19 	state employee job classification and positions maintained by the commissioner. The 
163.20 	commissioner may make changes in the schedule in existence on the day before August 1, 
163.21 	1984, only:
163.22 	(1) as required by law; or
163.23 	(2) as provided in subdivision 4.

163.24 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.12, subdivision 2a, is amended 
163.25 	to read:
163.26 		Subd. 2a.Majority verification procedure. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
163.27 	of this section, An employee organization may file a petition with the commissioner 
163.28 	requesting certification as the exclusive representative of an a proposed appropriate unit 
163.29 	based on a verification that for which there is no currently certified exclusive representative. 
163.30 	The petition must include over 50 percent of the employees in the proposed appropriate 
164.1 	unit who wish to be represented by the petitioner organization. The commissioner shall 
164.2 	require dated representation authorization signatures of affected employees as verification 
164.3 	of the employee organization's claim of majority status.
164.4 	(b) Upon receipt of an employee organization's petition, accompanied by employee 
164.5 	authorization signatures under this subdivision, the commissioner shall investigate the 
164.6 	petition. If the commissioner determines that over 50 percent of the employees in an the
164.7 	appropriate unit have provided authorization signatures designating the petitioning employee 
164.8 	organization specified in the petition as their exclusive representative, the commissioner 
164.9 	shall not order an election but shall must certify the employee organization as the employees' 
164.10 	exclusive representative without ordering an election under this section.

164.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
164.12 		Subd. 5.Commissioner to investigate. The commissioner shall, Upon receipt of an 
164.13 	employee organization's receiving a petition to the commissioner under subdivision 3 1a 
164.14 	or 2a, the commissioner must:
164.15 	(1) investigate to determine if sufficient evidence of a question of representation exists;
164.16 	and
164.17 	(2) hold hearings necessary to determine the appropriate unit and other matters necessary 
164.18 	to determine the representation rights of the affected employees and employer.

164.19 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.12, subdivision 6, is amended 
164.20 	to read:
164.21 		Subd. 6.Authorization signatures. In (a) When determining the numerical status of 
164.22 	an employee organization for purposes of this section, the commissioner shall must require 
164.23 	a dated representation authorization signatures of affected employees signature of each 
164.24 	affected employee as verification of the statements contained in the joint request or petitions
164.25 	petition. These
164.26 	(b) An authorization signatures shall be signature is privileged and confidential 
164.27 	information available to the commissioner only. An electronic signatures signature, as 
164.28 	defined in section 325L.02, paragraph (h), shall be is valid as an authorization signatures
164.29 	signature.
164.30 	(c) An authorization signatures shall be signature is valid for a period of one year 
164.31 	following the signature date of signature.

165.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.12, subdivision 11, is amended 
165.2 	to read:
165.3 		Subd. 11.Unfair labor practices. The commissioner may void the result of an election 
165.4 	or majority verification procedure and order a new election or procedure if the commissioner 
165.5 	finds that one of the following:
165.6 	(1) there was an unfair labor practice that:
165.7 	(i) was committed by an employer or, a representative candidate or, an employee, or a 
165.8 	group of employees,; and that the unfair labor practice
165.9 	(ii) affected the result of an the election or the majority verification procedure pursuant 
165.10 	to subdivision 2a,; or that
165.11 	(2) procedural or other irregularities in the conduct of the election or majority verification 
165.12 	procedure may have substantially affected its the results, the commissioner may void the 
165.13 	result and order a new election or majority verification procedure.

165.14 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
165.15 		Subdivision 1.Actions. (a) The practices specified in this section are unfair labor 
165.16 	practices. Any employee, employer, employee or employer organization, exclusive 
165.17 	representative, or any other person or organization aggrieved by an unfair labor practice as 
165.18 	defined in this section may file an unfair labor practice charge with the board.
165.19 	(b) Whenever it is charged that any party has engaged in or is engaging in any unfair 
165.20 	labor practice, an investigator designated by the board shall promptly conduct an investigation 
165.21 	of the charge. Unless after the investigation the board finds that the charge has no reasonable 
165.22 	basis in law or fact, the board shall promptly issue a complaint and cause to be served upon 
165.23 	the party a complaint stating the charges, accompanied by a notice of hearing before a 
165.24 	qualified hearing officer designated by the board at the offices of the bureau or other location 
165.25 	as the board deems appropriate, not less than five days nor more than 20 days more than 
165.26 	30 days after serving the complaint absent mutual agreement of the parties, provided that 
165.27 	no complaint shall be issued based upon any unfair labor practice occurring more than six 
165.28 	months prior to the filing of a charge. A complaint issued under this subdivision may be 
165.29 	amended by the board at any time prior to the issuance of an order based thereon. The party 
165.30 	who is the subject of the complaint has the right to file an answer to the original or amended 
165.31 	complaint prior to hearing and to appear in person or by a representative and give testimony 
165.32 	at the place and time fixed in the complaint. In the discretion of the hearing officer conducting 
165.33 	the hearing or the board, any other party may be allowed to intervene in the proceeding and 
166.1 	to present testimony. The board or designated hearing officers shall not be bound by the 
166.2 	rules of evidence applicable to courts, except as to the rules of privilege recognized by law.
166.3 	(c) Designated investigators must conduct the investigation of charges.
166.4 	(d) Hearing officers must be licensed to practice law in the state of Minnesota have a 
166.5 	juris doctor and must conduct the hearings and issue recommended decisions and orders.
166.6 	(e) The board or its designees shall have the power to issue subpoenas and administer 
166.7 	oaths. If any party willfully fails or neglects to appear or testify or to produce books, papers, 
166.8 	and records pursuant to the issuance of a subpoena, the board may apply to a court of 
166.9 	competent jurisdiction to request that the party be ordered to appear to testify or produce 
166.10 	the requested evidence.
166.11 	(f) A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings before the board or 
166.12 	designated hearing officer and shall be transcribed by a reporter appointed by the board.
166.13 	(g) The party on whom the burden of proof rests shall be required to sustain the burden 
166.14 	by a preponderance of the evidence.
166.15 	(h) At any time prior to the close of a hearing, the parties may by mutual agreement 
166.16 	request referral to mediation, at which time the commissioner shall appoint a mediator, and 
166.17 	the hearing shall be suspended pending the results of the mediation.
166.18 	(i) If, upon a preponderance of the evidence taken, the hearing officer determines that 
166.19 	any party named in the charge has engaged in or is engaging in an unfair labor practice, 
166.20 	then a recommended decision and order shall be issued stating findings of fact and 
166.21 	conclusions, and requiring the party to cease and desist from the unfair labor practice, to 
166.22 	post a cease-and-desist notice in the workplace, and ordering any appropriate relief to 
166.23 	effectuate the policies of this section, including but not limited to reinstatement, back pay, 
166.24 	and any other remedies that make a charging party whole. If back pay is awarded, the award 
166.25 	must include interest at the rate of seven percent per annum. The order further may require 
166.26 	the party to make reports from time to time, and demonstrate the extent to which the party 
166.27 	has complied with the order.
166.28 	(j) If there is no preponderance of evidence that the party named in the charge has 
166.29 	engaged in or is engaging in the unfair labor practice, then the hearing officer shall issue a 
166.30 	recommended decision and order stating findings of fact and dismissing the complaint.
166.31 	(k) Parties may file exceptions to the hearing officer's recommended decision and order 
166.32 	with the board no later than 30 days after service of the recommended decision and order. 
166.33 	The board shall review the recommended decision and order upon timely filing of exceptions 
167.1 	or upon its own motion. If no timely exceptions have been filed, the parties must be deemed 
167.2 	to have waived their exceptions. Unless the board reviews the recommended decision and 
167.3 	order upon its own motion, it must not be legal precedent and must be final and binding 
167.4 	only on the parties to the proceeding as issued in an order issued by the board. If the board 
167.5 	does review the recommended decision and order, the board may adopt all, part, or none of 
167.6 	the recommended decision and order, depending on the extent to which it is consistent with 
167.7 	the record and applicable laws. The board shall issue and serve on all parties its decision 
167.8 	and order. The board shall retain jurisdiction over the case to ensure the parties' compliance 
167.9 	with the board's order. Unless overturned by the board, the parties must comply with the 
167.10 	recommended decision and order.
167.11 	(l) Until the record has been filed in the court of appeals or district court, the board at 
167.12 	any time, upon reasonable notice and in a manner it deems appropriate, may modify or set 
167.13 	aside, in whole or in part, any finding or order made or issued by it.
167.14 	(m) Upon a final order that an unfair labor practice has been committed, the board or 
167.15 	the charging party may petition the district court for the enforcement of the order and for 
167.16 	appropriate temporary relief or a restraining order. When the board petitions the court, the 
167.17 	charging party may intervene as a matter of right.
167.18 	(n) Whenever it appears that any party has violated a final order of the board issued 
167.19 	pursuant to this section, the board must petition the district court for an order directing the 
167.20 	party and its officers, agents, servants, successors, and assigns to comply with the order of 
167.21 	the board. The board shall be represented in this action by its general counsel, who has been 
167.22 	appointed by the board. The court may grant or refuse, in whole or in part, the relief sought, 
167.23 	provided that the court also may stay an order of the board pending disposition of the 
167.24 	proceedings. The court may punish a violation of its order as in civil contempt.
167.25 	(o) The board shall have power, upon issuance of an unfair labor practice complaint 
167.26 	alleging that a party has engaged in or is engaging in an unfair labor practice, to petition 
167.27 	the district court for appropriate temporary relief or a restraining order. Upon the filing of 
167.28 	any such petition, the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon such parties, and 
167.29 	thereupon shall have jurisdiction to grant to the board or commissioner temporary relief or 
167.30 	a restraining order as it deems appropriate. Nothing in this paragraph precludes a charging 
167.31 	party from seeking injunctive relief in district court after filing the unfair labor practice 
167.32 	charge.
167.33 	(p) The proceedings in paragraphs (m), (n), and (o) shall be commenced in the district 
167.34 	court for the county in which the unfair labor practice which is the subject of the order or 
168.1 	administrative complaint was committed, or where a party alleged to have committed the 
168.2 	unfair labor practice resides or transacts business.

168.3 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
168.4 		Subd. 2.Employers. Public employers, their agents and representatives are prohibited 
168.5 	from:
168.6 	(1) interfering, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed 
168.7 	in sections 179A.01 to 179A.25;
168.8 	(2) dominating or interfering with the formation, existence, or administration of any 
168.9 	employee organization or contributing other support to it;
168.10 	(3) discriminating in regard to hire or tenure to encourage or discourage membership in 
168.11 	an employee organization;
168.12 	(4) discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because the employee 
168.13 	has signed or filed an affidavit, petition, or complaint or given information or testimony 
168.14 	under sections 179A.01 to 179A.25;
168.15 	(5) refusing to meet and negotiate in good faith with the exclusive representative of its 
168.16 	employees in an appropriate unit;
168.17 	(6) refusing to comply with grievance procedures contained in an agreement;
168.18 	(7) distributing or circulating a blacklist of individuals exercising a legal right or of 
168.19 	members of a labor organization for the purpose of preventing blacklisted individuals from 
168.20 	obtaining or retaining employment;
168.21 	(8) violating rules established by the commissioner regulating the conduct of 
168.22 	representation elections;
168.23 	(9) refusing to comply with a valid decision of a binding arbitration panel or arbitrator;
168.24 	(10) violating or refusing to comply with any lawful order or decision issued by the 
168.25 	commissioner or the board;
168.26 	(11) refusing to provide, upon the request of the exclusive representative, all information 
168.27 	pertaining to the public employer's budget both present and proposed, revenues, and other 
168.28 	financing information provided that in the executive branch of state government this clause 
168.29 	may not be considered contrary to the budgetary requirements of sections 16A.10 and 
168.30 	16A.11; or
169.1 	(12) granting or offering to grant the status of permanent replacement employee to a 
169.2 	person for performing bargaining unit work for the employer during a lockout of employees 
169.3 	in an employee organization or during a strike authorized by an employee organization that 
169.4 	is an exclusive representative.;
169.5 	(13) failing or refusing to provide information that is relevant to enforcement or 
169.6 	negotiation of a contract within a reasonable time from receiving a request by an exclusive 
169.7 	representative, not to exceed ten days for information relevant to contract enforcement or 
169.8 	30 days for information relevant to contract negotiation absent mutual agreement by the 
169.9 	parties; or
169.10 	(14) refusing to reassign a position after the commissioner has determined the position 
169.11 	was not placed into the correct bargaining unit.

169.12 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
169.13 		Subdivision 1.Units. The following are the appropriate employee units of the Hennepin 
169.14 	Healthcare System, Inc. All units shall exclude supervisors, managerial employees, and 
169.15 	confidential employees. No additional units of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., shall be 
169.16 	eligible to be certified for the purpose of meeting and negotiating with an exclusive 
169.17 	representative. The units include all:
169.18 	(1) registered nurses;
169.19 	(2) physicians except those employed as interns, residents, or fellows;
169.20 	(3) professionals except for registered nurses and physicians;
169.21 	(4) technical and paraprofessional employees;
169.22 	(5) carpenters, electricians, painters, and plumbers;
169.23 	(6) health general service employees;
169.24 	(7) interpreters;
169.25 	(8) emergency medical technicians/emergency medical dispatchers (EMT/EMD), and 
169.26 	paramedics;
169.27 	(9) bioelectronics specialists, bioelectronics technicians, and electronics technicians;
169.28 	(10) skilled maintenance employees; and
169.29 	(11) clerical employees.; and
169.30 	(12) physicians employed as interns, residents, and fellows.

170.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.54, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
170.2 		Subd. 5.Legislative action on Collective bargaining agreements. Any agreement 
170.3 	reached between the state and the exclusive representative of individual providers under 
170.4 	chapter 179A shall be submitted to the legislature to be accepted or rejected in accordance 
170.5 	with sections 3.855 and 179A.22 The commissioner of management and budget is authorized 
170.6 	to enter into and implement agreements, including interest arbitration decisions, with the 
170.7 	exclusive representative of individual providers as provided in section 179A.22, subdivision 
170.8 	4, except for terms and conditions requiring appropriations, changes to state law, or approval 
170.9 	from the federal government which shall be contingent upon and executed following receipt 
170.10 	of appropriations and state and federal approval.

170.11 	Sec. 20. RULEMAKING.
 170.12 	The commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services must adopt rules on petitions 
170.13 	for majority verification, including technical changes needed for consistency with Minnesota 
170.14 	Statutes, section 179A.12, and the commissioner may use the expedited rulemaking process 
170.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389.

170.16 	Sec. 21. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 170.17 	The revisor of statutes must renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.12, subdivision 
170.18 	3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.12, subdivision 1a.

170.19 	ARTICLE 7
170.20 	EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME MODIFICATIONS

170.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended 
170.22 	to read:
170.23 		Subd. 4.Compliance orders. The commissioner may issue an order requiring an 
170.24 	employer to comply with sections 177.21 to 177.435, 177.50, 179.86, 181.02, 181.03, 
170.25 	181.031, 181.032, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.165, 181.172, 
170.26 	paragraph (a) or (d), 181.214 to 181.217, 181.275, subdivision 2a, 181.635, 181.722, 181.79, 
170.27 	181.85 to 181.89, 181.939 to 181.943, 181.9445 to 181.9448, 181.987, 181.991, 268B.09, 
170.28 	subdivisions 1 to 6, and 268B.14, subdivision 3, with any rule promulgated under section 
170.29 	177.28, 181.213, or 181.215. The commissioner shall issue an order requiring an employer 
170.30 	to comply with sections 177.41 to 177.435, 181.165, or 181.987 if the violation is repeated. 
170.31 	For purposes of this subdivision only, a violation is repeated if at any time during the two 
170.32 	years that preceded the date of violation, the commissioner issued an order to the employer 
171.1 	for violation of sections 177.41 to 177.435, 181.165, or 181.987 and the order is final or 
171.2 	the commissioner and the employer have entered into a settlement agreement that required 
171.3 	the employer to pay back wages that were required by sections 177.41 to 177.435. The 
171.4 	department shall serve the order upon the employer or the employer's authorized 
171.5 	representative in person or by certified mail at the employer's place of business. An employer 
171.6 	who wishes to contest the order must file written notice of objection to the order with the 
171.7 	commissioner within 15 calendar days after being served with the order. A contested case 
171.8 	proceeding must then be held in accordance with sections 14.57 to 14.69 or 181.165. If, 
171.9 	within 15 calendar days after being served with the order, the employer fails to file a written 
171.10 	notice of objection with the commissioner, the order becomes a final order of the 
171.11 	commissioner. For the purposes of this subdivision, an employer includes a contractor that 
171.12 	has assumed a subcontractor's liability within the meaning of section 181.165.

171.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

171.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 177.50, is amended by adding a 
171.15 	subdivision to read:
171.16 		Subd. 6.Rulemaking authority. The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out the 
171.17 	purposes of this section and sections 181.9445 to 181.9448.

171.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

171.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 177.50, is amended by adding a 
171.20 	subdivision to read:
171.21 		Subd. 7.Remedies. (a) If an employer does not provide earned sick and safe time 
171.22 	pursuant to section 181.9446, or does not allow the use of earned sick and safe time pursuant 
171.23 	to section 181.9447, the employer is liable to all employees who were not provided or not 
171.24 	allowed to use earned sick and safe time for an amount equal to all earned sick and safe 
171.25 	time that should have been provided or could have been used, plus an additional equal 
171.26 	amount as liquidated damages.
171.27 	(b) If the employer does not possess records sufficient to determine the earned sick and 
171.28 	safe time an employee should have been provided pursuant to paragraph (a), the employer 
171.29 	is liable to the employee for an amount equal to 48 hours of earned sick and safe time  for 
171.30 	each year earned sick and safe time was not provided, plus an additional equal amount as 
171.31 	liquidated damages.

171.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

172.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.032, is amended to read:
172.2 	181.032 REQUIRED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS BY EMPLOYER; NOTICE 
172.3 	TO EMPLOYEE.
172.4 	(a) At the end of each pay period, the employer shall provide each employee an earnings 
172.5 	statement, either in writing or by electronic means, covering that pay period. An employer 
172.6 	who chooses to provide an earnings statement by electronic means must provide employee 
172.7 	access to an employer-owned computer during an employee's regular working hours to 
172.8 	review and print earnings statements, and must make statements available for review or 
172.9 	printing for a period of three years.
172.10 	(b) The earnings statement may be in any form determined by the employer but must 
172.11 	include:
172.12 	(1) the name of the employee;
172.13 	(2) the rate or rates of pay and basis thereof, including whether the employee is paid by 
172.14 	hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission, or other method;
172.15 	(3) allowances, if any, claimed pursuant to permitted meals and lodging;
172.16 	(4) the total number of hours worked by the employee unless exempt from chapter 177;
172.17 	(5) the total number of earned sick and safe time hours accrued and available for use 
172.18 	under section 181.9446;
172.19 	(6) the total number of earned sick and safe time hours used during the pay period under 
172.20 	section 181.9447;
172.21 	(7) (5) the total amount of gross pay earned by the employee during that period;
172.22 	(8) (6) a list of deductions made from the employee's pay;
172.23 	(9) (7) any amount deducted by the employer under section 268B.14, subdivision 3, and 
172.24 	the amount paid by the employer based on the employee's wages under section 268B.14, 
172.25 	subdivision 1;
172.26 	(10) (8) the net amount of pay after all deductions are made;
172.27 	(11) (9) the date on which the pay period ends;
172.28 	(12) (10) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if 
172.29 	different from the legal name;
172.30 	(13) (11) the physical address of the employer's main office or principal place of business, 
172.31 	and a mailing address if different; and
173.1 	(14) (12) the telephone number of the employer.
173.2 	(c) An employer must provide earnings statements to an employee in writing, rather 
173.3 	than by electronic means, if the employer has received at least 24 hours notice from an 
173.4 	employee that the employee would like to receive earnings statements in written form. Once 
173.5 	an employer has received notice from an employee that the employee would like to receive 
173.6 	earnings statements in written form, the employer must comply with that request on an 
173.7 	ongoing basis.
173.8 	(d) At the start of employment, an employer shall provide each employee a written notice 
173.9 	containing the following information:
173.10 	(1) the rate or rates of pay and basis thereof, including whether the employee is paid by 
173.11 	the hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission, or other method, and the specific 
173.12 	application of any additional rates;
173.13 	(2) allowances, if any, claimed pursuant to permitted meals and lodging;
173.14 	(3) paid vacation, sick time, or other paid time-off accruals and terms of use;
173.15 	(4) the employee's employment status and whether the employee is exempt from minimum 
173.16 	wage, overtime, and other provisions of chapter 177, and on what basis;
173.17 	(5) a list of deductions that may be made from the employee's pay;
173.18 	(6) the number of days in the pay period, the regularly scheduled pay day, and the pay 
173.19 	day on which the employee will receive the first payment of wages earned;
173.20 	(7) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if different 
173.21 	from the legal name;
173.22 	(8) the physical address of the employer's main office or principal place of business, and 
173.23 	a mailing address if different; and
173.24 	(9) the telephone number of the employer.
173.25 	(e) The employer must keep a copy of the notice under paragraph (d) signed by each 
173.26 	employee acknowledging receipt of the notice. The notice must be provided to each employee 
173.27 	in English. The English version of the notice must include text provided by the commissioner 
173.28 	that informs employees that they may request, by indicating on the form, the notice be 
173.29 	provided in a particular language. If requested, the employer shall provide the notice in the 
173.30 	language requested by the employee. The commissioner shall make available to employers 
173.31 	the text to be included in the English version of the notice required by this section and assist 
173.32 	employers with translation of the notice in the languages requested by their employees.
174.1 	(f) An employer must provide the employee any written changes to the information 
174.2 	contained in the notice under paragraph (d) prior to the date the changes take effect.

174.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

174.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9445, subdivision 4, is amended 
174.5 	to read:
174.6 		Subd. 4.Earned sick and safe time. "Earned sick and safe time" means leave, including 
174.7 	paid time off and other paid leave systems, that is paid at the same hourlybase rate as an 
174.8 	employee earns from employment that may be used for the same purposes and under the 
174.9 	same conditions as provided under section 181.9447, but in no case shall this hourlybase
174.10 	rate be less than that provided under section 177.24 or an applicable local minimum wage.

174.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

174.12 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9445, is amended by adding a 
174.13 	subdivision to read:
174.14 		Subd. 4a.Base rate. "Base rate" means:
174.15 	(1) for employees paid on an hourly basis, the same rate received per hour of work;
174.16 	(2) for employees paid on an hourly basis who receive multiple hourly rates, the rate 
174.17 	the employee would have been paid for the period of time in which leave was taken;
174.18 	(3) for employees paid on a salary basis, the same rate guaranteed to the employee as if 
174.19 	the employee had not taken the leave; and
174.20 	(4) for employees paid solely on a commission, piecework, or any basis other than hourly 
174.21 	or salary, a rate no less than the applicable local, state, or federal minimum wage, whichever 
174.22 	is greater.
174.23 	For purposes of this section and section 181.9446, base rate does not include commissions; 
174.24 	shift differentials that are in addition to an hourly rate; premium payments for overtime 
174.25 	work; premium payments for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or scheduled days off; 
174.26 	bonuses; or gratuities as defined by section 177.23.

174.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

175.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9445, subdivision 5, is amended 
175.2 	to read:
175.3 		Subd. 5.Employee. "Employee" means any person who is employed by an employer, 
175.4 	including temporary and part-time employees, who performs is anticipated by the employer 
175.5 	to perform work for at least 80 hours in a year for that employer in Minnesota. Employee 
175.6 	does not include:
175.7 	(1) an independent contractor; or
175.8 	(2) an individual who is a volunteer firefighter or paid on-call firefighter, with a 
175.9 	department charged with the prevention or suppression of fires within the boundaries of the 
175.10 	state; is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 15; 
175.11 	or is an ambulance service personnel as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3a, who 
175.12 	serves in a paid on-call position;
175.13 	(3) an individual who is an elected official or a person who is appointed to fill a vacancy 
175.14 	in an elected office as part of a legislative governing body of Minnesota or a political 
175.15 	subdivision; or
175.16 	(4) an individual employed by a farmer, family farm, or a family farm corporation to 
175.17 	provide physical labor on or management of a farm if:
175.18 	(i) the farmer, family farm, or family farm corporation employs five or fewer employees; 
175.19 	or
175.20 	(ii) the farmer, family farm, or family farm corporation employs the individual to perform 
175.21 	work for 28 days or less each year.
175.22 	(2) an individual employed by an air carrier as a flight deck or cabin crew member who:
175.23 	(i) is subject to United States Code, title 45, sections 181 to 188;
175.24 	(ii) works less than a majority of their hours in Minnesota in a calendar year; and
175.25 	(iii) is provided with paid leave equal to or exceeding the amounts in section 181.9446.

175.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

175.27 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9446, is amended to read:
175.28 	181.9446 ACCRUAL OF EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME.
175.29 	(a) An employee accrues a minimum of one hour of earned sick and safe time for every 
175.30 	30 hours worked up to a maximum of 48 hours of earned sick and safe time in a year. 
176.1 	Employees may not accrue more than 48 hours of earned sick and safe time in a year unless 
176.2 	the employer agrees to a higher amount.
176.3 	(b)(1) Except as provided in clause (2), employers must permit an employee to carry 
176.4 	over accrued but unused sick and safe time into the following year. The total amount of 
176.5 	accrued but unused earned sick and safe time for an employee must not exceed 80 hours at 
176.6 	any time, unless an employer agrees to a higher amount.
176.7 	(2) In lieu of permitting the carryover of accrued but unused sick and safe time into the 
176.8 	following year as provided under clause (1), an employer may provide an employee with 
176.9 	earned sick and safe time for the year that meets or exceeds the requirements of this section 
176.10 	that is available for the employee's immediate use at the beginning of the subsequent year 
176.11 	as follows: (i) 48 hours, if an employer pays an employee for accrued but unused sick and 
176.12 	safe time at the end of a year at the same hourlybase rate as an employee earns from 
176.13 	employment  and in no case at a rate less than that provided under section 177.24 or an 
176.14 	applicable local minimum wage; or (ii) 80 hours, if an employer does not pay an employee 
176.15 	for accrued but unused sick and safe time at the end of a year at the same or greater hourly 
176.16 	rate as an employee earns from employment. In no case shall this hourly rate be less than 
176.17 	that provided under section 177.24, or an applicable local minimum wage.
176.18 	(c) Employees who are exempt from overtime requirements under United States Code, 
176.19 	title 29, section 213(a)(1), as amended through January 1, 2024, are deemed to work 40 
176.20 	hours in each workweek for purposes of accruing earned sick and safe time, except that an 
176.21 	employee whose normal workweek is less than 40 hours will accrue earned sick and safe 
176.22 	time based on the normal workweek.
176.23 	(d) Earned sick and safe time under this section begins to accrue at the commencement 
176.24 	of employment of the employee.
176.25 	(e) Employees may use earned sick and safe time as it is accrued.

176.26 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9447, subdivision 1, is amended 
176.27 	to read:
176.28 		Subdivision 1.Eligible use. An employee may use accrued earned sick and safe time 
176.29 	for:
176.30 	(1) an employee's:
176.31 	(i) mental or physical illness, injury, or other health condition;
177.1 	(ii) need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, 
177.2 	or health condition; or
177.3 	(iii) need for preventive medical or health care; or
177.4 	(iv) need to make arrangements for or attend funeral services or a memorial, or address 
177.5 	financial or legal matters that arise after the death of a family member;
177.6 	(2) care of a family member:
177.7 	(i) with a mental or physical illness, injury, or other health condition;
177.8 	(ii) who needs medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, 
177.9 	injury, or other health condition; or
177.10 	(iii) who needs preventive medical or health care;
177.11 	(3) absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of the employee or 
177.12 	employee's family member, provided the absence is to:
177.13 	(i) seek medical attention related to physical or psychological injury or disability caused 
177.14 	by domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking;
177.15 	(ii) obtain services from a victim services organization;
177.16 	(iii) obtain psychological or other counseling;
177.17 	(iv) seek relocation or take steps to secure an existing home due to domestic abuse, 
177.18 	sexual assault, or stalking; or
177.19 	(v) seek legal advice or take legal action, including preparing for or participating in any 
177.20 	civil or criminal legal proceeding related to or resulting from domestic abuse, sexual assault, 
177.21 	or stalking;
177.22 	(4) closure of the employee's place of business due to weather or other public emergency 
177.23 	or an employee's need to care for a family member whose school or place of care has been 
177.24 	closed due to weather or other public emergency;
177.25 	(5) the employee's inability to work or telework because the employee is: (i) prohibited 
177.26 	from working by the employer due to health concerns related to the potential transmission 
177.27 	of a communicable illness related to a public emergency; or (ii) seeking or awaiting the 
177.28 	results of a diagnostic test for, or a medical diagnosis of, a communicable disease related 
177.29 	to a public emergency and such employee has been exposed to a communicable disease or 
177.30 	the employee's employer has requested a test or diagnosis; and
178.1 	(6) when it has been determined by the health authorities having jurisdiction or by a 
178.2 	health care professional that the presence of the employee or family member of the employee 
178.3 	in the community would jeopardize the health of others because of the exposure of the 
178.4 	employee or family member of the employee to a communicable disease, whether or not 
178.5 	the employee or family member has actually contracted the communicable disease.
178.6 	For the purposes of this subdivision, a public emergency shall include a declared 
178.7 	emergency as defined in section 12.03 or a declared local emergency under section 12.29.

178.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

178.9 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9447, subdivision 3, is amended 
178.10 	to read:
178.11 		Subd. 3.Documentation. (a) When an employee uses earned sick and safe time for 
178.12 	more than three consecutive scheduled work days, an employer may require reasonable 
178.13 	documentation that the earned sick and safe time is covered by subdivision 1.
178.14 	(b) For earned sick and safe time under subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (5), and (6), 
178.15 	reasonable documentation may include a signed statement by a health care professional 
178.16 	indicating the need for use of earned sick and safe time. However, if the employee or 
178.17 	employee's family member did not receive services from a health care professional, or if 
178.18 	documentation cannot be obtained from a health care professional in a reasonable time or 
178.19 	without added expense, then reasonable documentation for the purposes of this paragraph 
178.20 	may include a written statement from the employee indicating that the employee is using 
178.21 	or used earned sick and safe time for a qualifying purpose covered by subdivision 1, clause 
178.22 	(1), (2), (5), or (6).
178.23 	(c) For earned sick and safe time under subdivision 1, clause (3), an employer must 
178.24 	accept a court record or documentation signed by a volunteer or employee of a victims 
178.25 	services organization, an attorney, a police officer, or an antiviolence counselor as reasonable 
178.26 	documentation. If documentation cannot be obtained in a reasonable time or without added 
178.27 	expense, then reasonable documentation for the purposes of this paragraph may include a 
178.28 	written statement from the employee indicating that the employee is using or used earned 
178.29 	sick and safe time for a qualifying purpose covered under subdivision 1, clause (3).
178.30 	(d) For earned sick and safe time to care for a family member under subdivision 1, clause 
178.31 	(4), an employer must accept as reasonable documentation a written statement from the 
178.32 	employee indicating that the employee is using or used earned sick and safe time for a 
178.33 	qualifying purpose as reasonable documentation.
179.1 	(e) An employer must not require disclosure of details relating to domestic abuse, sexual 
179.2 	assault, or stalking or the details of an employee's or an employee's family member's medical 
179.3 	condition as related to an employee's request to use earned sick and safe time under this 
179.4 	section.
179.5 	(f) Written statements by an employee may be written in the employee's first language 
179.6 	and need not be notarized or in any particular format.

179.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

179.8 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9447, subdivision 5, is amended 
179.9 	to read:
179.10 		Subd. 5.Increment of time used. Earned sick and safe time may be used in the smallest 
179.11 	increment of time tracked by the employer's payroll system, provided such increment is not 
179.12 	more than four hours same increment of time for which employees are paid, provided an 
179.13 	employer is not required to provide leave in less than 15-minute increments nor can the 
179.14 	employer require use of earned sick and safe time in more than four-hour increments.

179.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

179.16 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9447, subdivision 10, is amended 
179.17 	to read:
179.18 		Subd. 10.Employer records and required statement to employees. (a) Employers 
179.19 	shall retain accurate records documenting hours worked by employees and earned sick and 
179.20 	safe time taken and comply with all requirements under section 177.30.
179.21 	(b) At the end of each pay period, the employer shall provide, in writing or electronically, 
179.22 	information stating the employee's current amount of:
179.23 	(1)          the total number of earned sick and safe time hours available to the employee for 
179.24 	use under section 181.9446; and
179.25 	(2)          the total number of earned sick and safe time hours used during the pay period under 
179.26 	section 181.9447.
179.27 	Employers may choose a reasonable system for providing this information, including 
179.28 	but not limited to listing information on or attached to each earnings statement or an 
179.29 	electronic system where employees can access this information. An employer who chooses 
179.30 	to provide this information by electronic means must provide employee access to an 
179.31 	employer-owned computer during an employee's regular working hours to review and print.
180.1 	(b) (c) An employer must allow an employee to inspect records required by this section 
180.2 	and relating to that employee at a reasonable time and place.
180.3 	(d) The records required by this section must be kept for three years.
180.4 	(e) All records required to be kept under this section must be readily available for 
180.5 	inspection by the commissioner upon demand. The records must be either kept at the place 
180.6 	where employees are working or kept in a manner that allows the employer to comply with 
180.7 	this paragraph within 72 hours.

180.8 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9447, subdivision 11, is amended 
180.9 	to read:
180.10 		Subd. 11.Confidentiality and nondisclosure. (a) If, in conjunction with this section, 
180.11 	an employer possesses:
180.12 	(1) health or medical information regarding an employee or an employee's family 
180.13 	member;
180.14 	(2) information pertaining to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking;
180.15 	(3) information that the employee has requested or obtained leave under this section; or
180.16 	(4) any written or oral statement, documentation, record, or corroborating evidence 
180.17 	provided by the employee or an employee's family member, the employer must treat such 
180.18 	information as confidential.
180.19 	Information given by an employee may only be disclosed by an employer if the disclosure 
180.20 	is requested or consented to by the employee, when ordered by a court or administrative 
180.21 	agency, or when otherwise required by federal or state law.
180.22 	(b) Records and documents relating to medical certifications, recertifications, or medical 
180.23 	histories of employees or family members of employees created for purposes of section 
180.24 	177.50 or sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 must be maintained as confidential medical records 
180.25 	separate from the usual personnel files. At the request of the employee, the employer must 
180.26 	destroy or return the records required by sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 that are older than 
180.27 	three years prior to the current calendar year, unless state or federal law, rule, or regulation 
180.28 	requires the employer to retain such records.
180.29 	(c) Employers may not discriminate against any employee based on records created for 
180.30 	the purposes of section 177.50 or sections 181.9445 to 181.9448.

180.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

181.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9447, is amended by adding 
181.2 	a subdivision to read:
181.3 		Subd. 12.Weather event exception. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, an employee may 
181.4 	not use sick and safe time under the conditions in subdivision 1, clause (4), if:
181.5 	(1) the employee's preassigned or foreseeable work duties during a public emergency 
181.6 	or weather event would require the employee to respond to the public emergency or weather 
181.7 	event;
181.8 	(2) the employee is a firefighter; a peace officer subject to licensure under sections 
181.9 	626.84 to 626.863; a 911 telecommunicator as defined in section 403.02, subdivision 17c; 
181.10 	a guard at a correctional facility; or a public employee holding a commercial driver's license; 
181.11 	and
181.12 	(3) one of the following two conditions are met:
181.13 	(i) the employee is represented by an exclusive representative under section 179A.03, 
181.14 	subdivision 8, and the collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding 
181.15 	governing the employee's position explicitly references section 181.9447, subdivision 1, 
181.16 	clause (4), and clearly and unambiguously waives application of that section for the 
181.17 	employee's position; or
181.18 	(ii) the employee is not represented by an exclusive representative, the employee is 
181.19 	needed for the employer to maintain minimum staffing requirements, and the employer has 
181.20 	a written policy explicitly referencing section 181.9447, subdivision 1, clause (4), that is 
181.21 	provided to such employees in a manner that meets the requirements of other earned sick 
181.22 	and safe time notices under section 181.9447, subdivision 9.

181.23 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9448, subdivision 1, is amended 
181.24 	to read:
181.25 		Subdivision 1.No Effect on more generous sick and safe time policies. (a) Nothing 
181.26 	in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting 
181.27 	or retaining earned sick and safe time policies that meet or exceed, and do not otherwise 
181.28 	conflict with, the minimum standards and requirements provided in sections 181.9445 to 
181.29 	181.9448. All paid time off and other paid leave made available to an employee by an 
181.30 	employer in excess of the minimum amount required in section 181.9446 for absences from 
181.31 	work due to personal illness or injury, but not including short-term or long-term disability 
181.32 	or other salary continuation benefits, must meet or exceed the minimum standards and 
181.33 	requirements provided in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448, except for section 181.9446. For 
182.1 	paid leave accrued prior to January 1, 2024, for absences from work due to personal illness 
182.2 	or injury, an employer may require an employee who uses such leave to follow the written 
182.3 	notice and documentation requirements in the employer's applicable policy or applicable 
182.4 	collective bargaining agreement as of December 31, 2023, in lieu of the requirements of 
182.5 	section 181.9447, subdivisions 2 and 3, provided that an employer does not require an 
182.6 	employee to use leave accrued on or after January 1, 2024, before using leave accrued prior 
182.7 	to that date.
182.8 	(b) Nothing in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed to limit the right of 
182.9 	parties to a collective bargaining agreement to bargain and agree with respect to earned sick 
182.10 	and safe time policies or to diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with any 
182.11 	contract, collective bargaining agreement, or any employment benefit program or plan that 
182.12 	meets or exceeds, and does not otherwise conflict with, the minimum standards and 
182.13 	requirements provided in this section.
182.14 	(c) Nothing in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed to preempt, limit, or 
182.15 	otherwise affect the applicability of any other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or 
182.16 	standard that provides for a greater amount, accrual, or use by employees of paid sick and 
182.17 	safe time or that extends other protections to employees.
182.18 	(d) Nothing in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed or applied so as to 
182.19 	create any power or duty in conflict with federal law.
182.20 	(e) Employers who provide earned sick and safe time to their employees under a paid 
182.21 	time off policy or other paid leave policy that may be used for the same purposes and under 
182.22 	the same conditions as earned sick and safe time, and that meets or exceeds, and does not 
182.23 	otherwise conflict with, the minimum standards and requirements provided in sections 
182.24 	181.9445 to 181.9448 are not required to provide additional earned sick and safe time.
182.25 	(f) The provisions of sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 may be waived by a collective 
182.26 	bargaining agreement with a bona fide building and construction trades labor organization 
182.27 	that has established itself as the collective bargaining representative for the affected building 
182.28 	and construction industry employees, provided that for such waiver to be valid, it shall 
182.29 	explicitly reference sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 and clearly and unambiguously waive 
182.30 	application of those sections to such employees.
182.31 	(g) An individual provider, as defined in section 256B.0711, subdivision 1, paragraph 
182.32 	(d), who provides services through a consumer support grant under section 256.476, 
182.33 	consumer-directed community supports under section 256B.4911, or community first services 
182.34 	and supports under section 256B.85, to a family member who is a participant, as defined 
183.1 	in section 256B.0711, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), may individually waive the provisions 
183.2 	of sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 for the remainder of the participant's service plan year, 
183.3 	provided that the funds are returned to the participant's budget. Once an individual provider 
183.4 	has waived the provisions of sections 181.9445 to 181.9448, they may not accrue earned 
183.5 	sick and safe time until the start of the participant's next service plan year.
183.6 	(g) (h) Sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 do not prohibit an employer from establishing a 
183.7 	policy whereby employees may donate unused accrued sick and safe time to another 
183.8 	employee.
183.9 	(h) (i) Sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 do not prohibit an employer from advancing sick 
183.10 	and safe time to an employee before accrual by the employee.

183.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, except 
183.12 	paragraph (a) is effective January 1, 2025.

183.13 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9448, subdivision 2, is amended 
183.14 	to read:
183.15 		Subd. 2.Termination; separation; transfer. Sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 do not 
183.16 	require financial or other reimbursement to an employee from an employer upon the 
183.17 	employee's termination, resignation, retirement, or other separation from employment for 
183.18 	accrued earned sick and safe time that has not been used. If an employee is transferred to 
183.19 	a separate division, entity, or location, but remains employed by the same employer, the 
183.20 	employee is entitled to all earned sick and safe time accrued at the prior division, entity, or 
183.21 	location and is entitled to use all earned sick and safe time as provided in sections 181.9445 
183.22 	to 181.9448. When there is a separation from employment and the employee is rehired 
183.23 	within 180 days of separation by the same employer, previously accrued earned sick and 
183.24 	safe time that had not been used or otherwise disbursed to the benefit of the employee upon 
183.25 	separation must be reinstated. An employee is entitled to use accrued earned sick and safe 
183.26 	time and accrue additional earned sick and safe time at the commencement of reemployment.

183.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

183.28 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9448, subdivision 3, is amended 
183.29 	to read:
183.30 		Subd. 3.Employer succession. (a) When a different employer succeeds or takes the 
183.31 	place of an existing employer, all employees of the original employer who remain employed 
183.32 	by the successor employer are entitled to all earned sick and safe time accrued but not used 
184.1 	when employed by the original employer, and are entitled to use all earned sick and safe 
184.2 	time previously accrued but not used.
184.3 	(b) If, at the time of transfer of the business, employees are terminated by the original 
184.4 	employer and hired within 30 days by the successor employer following the transfer employer 
184.5 	succession, those employees are entitled to all earned sick and safe time accrued but not 
184.6 	used when employed by the original employer, and are entitled to use all earned sick and 
184.7 	safe time previously accrued but not used.

184.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

184.9 	ARTICLE 8
184.10 	MISCELLANEOUS LABOR PROVISIONS

184.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.871, subdivision 1, is 
184.12 	amended to read:
184.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
184.14 	the meanings given them.
184.15 	(b) "Economic development" means financial assistance provided to a person directly 
184.16 	or to a local unit of government or nonprofit organization on behalf of a person who is 
184.17 	engaged in the manufacture or sale of goods and services. Economic development does not 
184.18 	include (1) financial assistance for rehabilitation of existing housing; (2) financial assistance 
184.19 	for new housing construction in which total financial assistance at a single project site is 
184.20 	less than $100,000; or (3) financial assistance for the new construction of fully detached 
184.21 	single-family affordable homeownership units for which the financial assistance covers no 
184.22 	more than ten fully detached single-family affordable homeownership units. For purposes 
184.23 	of this paragraph, "affordable homeownership" means housing targeted at households with 
184.24 	incomes, at initial occupancy, at or below 115 percent of the state or area median income, 
184.25 	whichever is greater, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
184.26 	Development.
184.27 	(c) "Financial assistance" means (1) a grant awarded by a state agency for economic 
184.28 	development related purposes if a single business receives $200,000 or more of the grant 
184.29 	proceeds; (2) a loan or the guaranty or purchase of a loan made by a state agency for 
184.30 	economic development related purposes if a single business receives $500,000 or more of 
184.31 	the loan proceeds; or (3) a reduction, credit, or abatement of a tax assessed under chapter 
184.32 	297A where the tax reduction, credit, or abatement applies to a geographic area smaller 
184.33 	than the entire state and was granted for economic development related purposes; or (4) 
185.1 	allocations of low-income housing credits by all suballocators as defined under section 
185.2 	462A.222, for which tax credits are used for multifamily housing projects consisting of 
185.3 	more than ten units. Financial assistance does not include payments by the state of aids and 
185.4 	credits under chapter 273 or 477A to a political subdivision.
185.5 	(d) "Project site" means the location where improvements are made that are financed in 
185.6 	whole or in part by the financial assistance; or the location of employees that receive financial 
185.7 	assistance in the form of employment and training services as defined in section 116L.19, 
185.8 	subdivision 4, or customized training from a technical college.
185.9 	(e) "State agency" means any agency defined under section 16B.01, subdivision 2, 
185.10 	Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.

185.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for financial assistance provided after 
185.12 	August 1, 2024, except Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.051, subdivision 2, does not apply 
185.13 	for requests for proposals that were initiated prior to August 1, 2024.

185.14 	Sec. 2. [181.912] UNDERGROUND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
185.15 	INFRASTRUCTURE.
185.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
185.17 	(1) "directional drilling" means a drilling method that utilizes a steerable drill bit to cut 
185.18 	a bore hole for installing underground utilities;
185.19 	(2) "safety-qualified underground telecommunications installer" means a person who 
185.20 	has completed underground utilities installation certification under subdivision 3;
185.21 	(3) "underground telecommunications utilities" means buried broadband, telephone and 
185.22 	other telecommunications transmission, distribution and service lines, and associated 
185.23 	facilities; and
185.24 	(4) "underground utilities" means buried electric transmission and distribution lines, gas 
185.25 	and hazardous liquids pipelines and distribution lines, sewer and water pipelines, telephone 
185.26 	or telecommunications lines, and associated facilities.
185.27 		Subd. 2.Installation requirements. The installation of underground telecommunications 
185.28 	infrastructure that is located within ten feet of existing underground utilities or that crosses 
185.29 	said utilities must be performed by safety-qualified underground telecommunications 
185.30 	installers as follows:
185.31 	(1) the location of existing utilities by hand or hydro excavation or other accepted methods 
185.32 	must be performed by a safety-qualified underground telecommunications installer;
186.1 	(2) where telecommunications infrastructure is installed by means of directional drilling, 
186.2 	the monitoring of the location and depth of the drill head must be performed by a 
186.3 	safety-qualified underground telecommunications installer; and
186.4 	(3) no less than two safety-qualified underground telecommunications installers must 
186.5 	be present at all times at any location where telecommunications infrastructure is being 
186.6 	installed by means of directional drilling.
186.7 		Subd. 3.Certification standards. (a) The commissioner of labor and industry shall 
186.8 	approve standards for a safety-qualified underground telecommunications installer 
186.9 	certification program that requires a person to:
186.10 	(1) complete a 40-hour initial course that includes classroom and hands-on instruction 
186.11 	covering proper work procedures for safe installation of underground utilities, including:
186.12 	(i) regulations applicable to excavation near existing utilities;
186.13 	(ii) identification, location, and verification of utility lines using hand or hydro excavation 
186.14 	or other accepted methods;
186.15 	(iii) response to line strike incidents;
186.16 	(iv) traffic control procedures;
186.17 	(v) use of a tracking device to safely guide directional drill equipment along a drill path; 
186.18 	and
186.19 	(vi) avoidance and mitigation of safety hazards posed by underground utility installation 
186.20 	projects;
186.21 	(2) demonstrate knowledge of the course material by successfully completing an 
186.22 	examination approved by the commissioner; and
186.23 	(3) complete a four-hour refresher course within three years of completing the original 
186.24 	course and every three years thereafter in order to maintain certification.
186.25 	(b) The commissioner must develop an approval process for training providers under 
186.26 	this subdivision, and may suspend or revoke the approval of any training provider that fails 
186.27 	to demonstrate consistent delivery of approved curriculum or success in preparing participants 
186.28 	to complete the examination.

186.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

187.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 181.960, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
187.2 		Subd. 3.Employer. "Employer" means a person who has 20 one or more employees. 
187.3 	Employer does not include a state agency, statewide system, political subdivision, or advisory 
187.4 	board or commission that is subject to chapter 13.

187.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 181A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
187.6 		Subdivision 1.General. As used in sections 181A.01 to 181A.12 181A.13, the terms 
187.7 	defined in this section shall have the following meanings.

187.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 181A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
187.9 	read:
187.10 		Subd. 5a.Online platform. "Online platform" means any public-facing website, web 
187.11 	application, or digital application, including a mobile application. Online platform includes 
187.12 	a social network, advertising network, mobile operating system, search engine, email service, 
187.13 	monetization platform to sell digital services, streaming service, paid subscription, or Internet 
187.14 	access service.

187.15 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 181A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
187.16 	read:
187.17 		Subd. 8.Content creation. "Content creation" means content shared on an online 
187.18 	platform that generates compensation.

187.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 181A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
187.20 	read:
187.21 		Subd. 9.Content creator. "Content creator" means an individual or individuals 18 years 
187.22 	of age or older, including family members, who create content performed in Minnesota that 
187.23 	generates compensation, and includes any proprietorship, partnership, company, or other 
187.24 	corporate entity assuming the name or identity of a particular individual or individuals, or 
187.25 	family members, for the purposes of that content creator.

187.26 	Sec. 8. [181A.13] COMPENSATION FOR INTERNET CONTENT CREATION.
187.27 		Subdivision 1.Minors featured in content creation. (a) Except as otherwise provided 
187.28 	in this section, a minor is considered engaged in the work of content creation when the 
187.29 	following criteria are met at any time during the previous 12-month period:
188.1 	(1) at least 30 percent of the content creator's compensated content produced within a 
188.2 	30-day period included the likeness, name, or photograph of any minor. Content percentage 
188.3 	is measured by the percentage of time the likeness, name, or photograph of a minor or, if 
188.4 	more than one minor regularly appears in the creator's content, any of the minors, visually 
188.5 	appears or is the subject of an oral narrative in a segment as compared to the total length of 
188.6 	the segment; and
188.7 	(2) the number of views received on any online platform met the online platform's 
188.8 	threshold for generating compensation or the content creator received actual compensation 
188.9 	for content equal to or greater than $0.01 per view.
188.10 	(b) A minor under the age of 14 is prohibited from engaging in the work of content 
188.11 	creation as provided in paragraph (a). If a minor under the age of 14 is featured by a content 
188.12 	creator, the minor shall receive 100 percent of the proceeds of the creator's compensation 
188.13 	for the content the minor has appeared in, less any amount owed to another minor.
188.14 	(c) A minor who is under the age of 18 and over the age of 13 may produce, create, and 
188.15 	publish their own content and are entitled to all compensation for their own content creation. 
188.16 	A minor engaged in the work of content creation as the producer, creator, and publisher of 
188.17 	content must also follow the requirements in paragraph (b).
188.18 	(d) A minor who appears incidentally in a video that depicts a public event that a 
188.19 	reasonable person would know to be a broadcast, including a concert, competition, or 
188.20 	sporting event, and is published by a content creator is not considered a violation of this 
188.21 	section.
188.22 		Subd. 2.Records required. (a) All content creators whose content features a minor 
188.23 	engaged in the work of content creation shall maintain the following records and retain the 
188.24 	records until the minor reaches the age of 21:
188.25 	(1) the name and documentary proof of the age of the minor engaged in the work of 
188.26 	content creation;
188.27 	(2) the amount of content creation that generated compensation as described in subdivision 
188.28 	1 during the reporting period;
188.29 	(3) the total number of minutes of content creation for which the content creator received 
188.30 	compensation during the reporting period;
188.31 	(4) the total number of minutes a minor was featured in content creation during the 
188.32 	reporting period;
189.1 	(5) the total compensation generated from content creation featuring a minor during the 
189.2 	reporting period; and
189.3 	(6) the amount deposited into the trust account for the benefit of the minor engaged in 
189.4 	the work of content creation as required by subdivision 3.
189.5 	(b) The records required by this subdivision must be readily accessible to the minor for 
189.6 	review. The content creator shall provide notice to the minor of the existence of the records.
189.7 		Subd. 3.Trust required. (a) A minor who is engaged in the work of content creation 
189.8 	consistent with this section must be compensated by the content creator. The content creator 
189.9 	must set aside gross earnings on the content that includes the likeness, name, or photograph 
189.10 	of the minor in a trust account to be preserved for the benefit of the minor until the minor 
189.11 	reaches the age of majority, according to the following distribution:
189.12 	(1) if only one minor meets the content threshold described in subdivision 1, the 
189.13 	percentage of total gross earnings on any segment, including the likeness, name, or 
189.14 	photograph of the minor that is equal to or greater than half of the content percentage that 
189.15 	includes the minor as described in subdivision 1; or
189.16 	(2) if more than one minor meets the content threshold described in subdivision 1 and 
189.17 	a segment includes more than one of those minors, the percentage described in clause (1) 
189.18 	for all minors in any segment must be equally divided between the minors regardless of 
189.19 	differences in percentage of content provided by the individual minors.
189.20 	(b) A trust account required under this section must, at a minimum, provide that:
189.21 	(1) the money in the account is available only to the minor engaged in the work of content 
189.22 	creation;
189.23 	(2) the account is held by a bank, corporate fiduciary, or trust company, as those terms 
189.24 	are defined in chapter 48A;
189.25 	(3) the money in the account becomes available to the minor engaged in the work of 
189.26 	content creation upon the minor attaining the age of 18 years or upon a declaration that the 
189.27 	minor is emancipated; and
189.28 	(4) that the account meets the requirements of chapter 527, the Uniform Transfers to 
189.29 	Minors Act.
189.30 		Subd. 4.Civil action; enforcement. (a) If a content creator knowingly or recklessly 
189.31 	violates this section, a minor or a person who was a minor at the time of the alleged violation 
189.32 	may commence a civil action to enforce the provisions of this section regarding the trust 
190.1 	account. In any action brought in accordance with this paragraph, the court may award 
190.2 	actual damages, including any compensation owed under this section.
190.3 	(b) Along with the civil action provided in paragraph (a), the minor may commence a 
190.4 	civil action against the content creator for damages, injunctive relief, and any other relief 
190.5 	the court finds just and equitable to enforce this section.
190.6 	(c) The attorney general may enforce subdivision 1 of this section, pursuant to section 
190.7 	8.31, and may recover costs and fees.
190.8 	(d) This section does not affect a right or remedy available under any other law of the 
190.9 	state.
190.10 	(e) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to have any effect on a party that is neither 
190.11 	the content creator nor the minor who engaged in the work of content creation.
190.12 		Subd. 5.Content deletion requests. (a) A person 13 years of age or older who was 
190.13 	featured as a minor child in content of a content creator may request the permanent deletion 
190.14 	of the content from an online platform. An online platform must have an easily accessible 
190.15 	form available online for submission of the deletion request.
190.16 	(b) An online platform that receives a deletion request shall remove and permanently 
190.17 	delete the content for which the request was made within seven days after the request was 
190.18 	submitted.
190.19 	(c) Any contract between a content creator and an online platform that would reasonably 
190.20 	be anticipated to feature a minor child must include notification to the social media platform 
190.21 	of the rights under this subdivision.
190.22 		Subd. 6.Minimum age exemption. A minor 14 years of age or older who is compensated 
190.23 	under this section is exempt from the minimum age provisions of section 181A.04, 
190.24 	subdivision 1.

190.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

190.26 	Sec. 9. [462A.051] WAGE THEFT PREVENTION AND USE OF RESPONSIBLE 
190.27 	CONTRACTORS.
190.28 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to all forms of financial assistance 
190.29 	provided by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, as well as the allocation of federal 
190.30 	low-income housing credits, for the development, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, 
190.31 	or retrofitting of multiunit residential housing, including loans, grants, tax credits, loan 
190.32 	guarantees, loan insurance, and other financial assistance.
191.1 		Subd. 2.Disclosures. An applicant for financial assistance under this chapter shall 
191.2 	disclose in the application any conviction, court judgment, agency determination, legal 
191.3 	settlement, ongoing criminal or civil investigation, or lawsuit involving alleged violations 
191.4 	of sections 177.24, 177.25, 177.32, 177.41 to 177.44, 181.03, 181.101, 181.13, 181.14, 
191.5 	181.722, 181.723, 181A.01 to 181A.12, or 609.52, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (19), 
191.6 	or United States Code, title 29, sections 201 to 219, or title 40, sections 3141 to 3148, arising 
191.7 	or occurring within the preceding five years on a construction project owned or managed 
191.8 	by the developer or owner of the proposed project, the intended general contractor for the 
191.9 	proposed project, or any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, or other affiliated 
191.10 	companies. An applicant for financial assistance shall make the disclosures required by this 
191.11 	subdivision available within 14 calendar days to any member of the public who submits a 
191.12 	request by mail or electronic correspondence. The applicant shall designate a public 
191.13 	information officer who will serve as a point of contact for public inquiries.
191.14 		Subd. 3.Responsible contractors required. As a condition of receiving financial 
191.15 	assistance, the applicant shall verify that every contractor or subcontractor of any tier 
191.16 	performing work on the proposed project meets the minimum criteria to be a responsible 
191.17 	contractor under section 16C.285, subdivision 3. This verification must meet the criteria 
191.18 	defined in section 16C.285, subdivision 4.
191.19 		Subd. 4.Certified contractor lists. As a condition of receiving financial assistance, the 
191.20 	applicant shall have available at the development site main office, a list of every contractor 
191.21 	and subcontractor of any tier that performs work or is expected to perform work on the 
191.22 	proposed project, as described in section 16C.285, subdivision 5, including the following 
191.23 	information for each contractor and subcontractor: business name, scope of work, Department 
191.24 	of Labor and Industry registration number, business name of the entity contracting its 
191.25 	services, business telephone number and email address, and actual or anticipated number 
191.26 	of workers on the project. The applicant shall establish the initial contractor list 30 days 
191.27 	before the start of construction and shall update the list each month thereafter until 
191.28 	construction is complete. The applicant shall post the contractor list in a conspicuous location 
191.29 	at the project site and make the contractor list available to members of the public upon 
191.30 	request.
191.31 		Subd. 5.Wage theft remedy. If any contractor or subcontractor of any tier is found to 
191.32 	have failed to pay statutorily required wages under section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause 
191.33 	(13), on a project receiving financial assistance or an allocation of federal low-income 
191.34 	housing tax credits from or through the agency, the recipient is responsible for correcting 
191.35 	the violation.
192.1 		Subd. 6.Wage theft prevention plans; disqualification. (a) If any contractor or 
192.2 	subcontractor of any tier fails to pay statutorily required wages on a project receiving 
192.3 	financial assistance from or through the agency as determined by an enforcement entity, 
192.4 	the recipient must have a wage theft prevention plan to be eligible for further financial 
192.5 	assistance from the agency. The project developer's wage theft prevention plan must describe 
192.6 	detailed measures that the project developer and its general contractor have taken and are 
192.7 	committed to take to prevent wage theft on the project, including provisions in any 
192.8 	construction contracts and subcontracts on the project. The plan must be submitted to the 
192.9 	Department of Labor and Industry for review. The Department of Labor and Industry may 
192.10 	require the project developer to amend the plan or adopt policies or protocols in the plan. 
192.11 	Once approved by the Department of Labor and Industry, the wage theft prevention plan 
192.12 	must be submitted by the project developer to the agency with any subsequent application 
192.13 	for financial assistance from the agency. Such wage theft prevention plans shall be made 
192.14 	available to members of the public by the agency upon request.
192.15 	(b) A developer is disqualified from receiving financial assistance from or through the 
192.16 	agency for three years if any of the developer's contractors or subcontractors of any tier are 
192.17 	found by an enforcement agency to have, within three years after entering into a wage theft 
192.18 	prevention plan under paragraph (a), failed to pay statutorily required wages on a project 
192.19 	receiving financial assistance from or through the agency for a total underpayment of $25,000 
192.20 	or more.
192.21 		Subd. 7.Enforcement. The agency may deny an application for financial assistance 
192.22 	that does not comply with this section or if the applicant refuses to enter into the agreements 
192.23 	required by this section. The agency may withhold financial assistance that has been 
192.24 	previously approved if the agency determines that the applicant has engaged in unacceptable 
192.25 	practices by failing to comply with this section until the violation is cured.

192.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for financial assistance provided after 
192.27 	August 1, 2024, except Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.051, subdivision 2, does not apply 
192.28 	for requests for proposals that were initiated prior to August 1, 2024.

192.29 	Sec. 10. RULEMAKING; ACCEPTABLE BLOOD LEAD LEVELS FOR 
192.30 	WORKERS.
 192.31 	The commissioner of labor and industry, in consultation with the commissioner of health, 
192.32 	shall adopt rules to:
192.33 	(1) lower the acceptable blood lead levels above which require mandatory removal of 
192.34 	workers from the lead exposure; and
193.1 	(2) lower the blood lead levels required before a worker is allowed to return to work. 
193.2 	The thresholds established must be based on the most recent public health information on 
193.3 	the safety of lead exposure.

193.4 	ARTICLE 9
193.5 	CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LICENSING

193.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326B.89, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
193.7 		Subd. 5.Payment limitations.  The commissioner shall not pay compensation from the 
193.8 	fund to an owner or a lessee in an amount greater than $75,000 $100,000 per licensee. The 
193.9 	commissioner shall not pay compensation from the fund to owners and lessees in an amount 
193.10 	that totals more than $550,000 per licensee. The commissioner shall only pay compensation 
193.11 	from the fund for a final judgment that is based on a contract directly between the licensee 
193.12 	and the homeowner or lessee that was entered into prior to the cause of action and that 
193.13 	requires licensure as a residential building contractor or residential remodeler.

193.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

193.15 	ARTICLE 10
193.16 	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

193.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.03, subdivision 14, is 
193.18 	amended to read:
193.19 		Subd. 14.Public employee or employee. (a) "Public employee" or "employee" means 
193.20 	any person appointed or employed by a public employer except:
193.21 	(1) elected public officials;
193.22 	(2) election officers;
193.23 	(3) commissioned or enlisted personnel of the Minnesota National Guard;
193.24 	(4) emergency employees who are employed for emergency work caused by natural 
193.25 	disaster;
193.26 	(5) part-time employees whose service does not exceed the lesser of 14 hours per week 
193.27 	or 35 percent of the normal work week in the employee's appropriate unit;
193.28 	(6) employees whose positions are basically temporary or seasonal in character and: (i) 
193.29 	are not for more than 67 working days in any calendar year; (ii) are not working for a 
193.30 	Minnesota school district or charter school; or (iii) are not for more than 100 working days 
193.31 	in any calendar year and the employees are under the age of 22, are full-time students 
194.1 	enrolled in a nonprofit or public educational institution prior to being hired by the employer, 
194.2 	excluding employment by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and have 
194.3 	indicated, either in an application for employment or by being enrolled at an educational 
194.4 	institution for the next academic year or term, an intention to continue as students during 
194.5 	or after their temporary employment;
194.6 	(7) employees providing services for not more than two consecutive quarters to the 
194.7 	Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities under the terms of a 
194.8 	professional or technical services contract as defined in section 16C.08, subdivision 1;
194.9 	(8) employees of charitable hospitals as defined by section 179.35, subdivision 3, except 
194.10 	that employees of charitable hospitals as defined by section 179.35, subdivision 3, are public 
194.11 	employees for purposes of sections 179A.051, 179A.052, and 179A.13;
194.12 	(9) full-time undergraduate students employed by the school, excluding employment by 
194.13 	the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, which they attend under a work-study 
194.14 	program or in connection with the receipt of financial aid, irrespective of number of hours 
194.15 	of service per week;
194.16 	(10) an individual who is employed for less than 300 hours in a fiscal year as an instructor 
194.17 	in an adult vocational education program;
194.18 	(11) with respect to court employees:
194.19 	(i) personal secretaries to judges;
194.20 	(ii) law clerks;
194.21 	(iii) managerial employees;
194.22 	(iv) confidential employees; and
194.23 	(v) supervisory employees; or
194.24 	(12) with respect to employees of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., managerial, 
194.25 	supervisory, and confidential employees.
194.26 	(b) The following individuals are public employees regardless of the exclusions of 
194.27 	paragraph (a), clauses (5) to (7):
194.28 	(1) an employee hired by a school district or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
194.29 	State Colleges and Universities except at the university established in the Twin Cities 
194.30 	metropolitan area under section 136F.10 or for community services or community education 
194.31 	instruction offered on a noncredit basis: (i) to replace an absent teacher or faculty member 
194.32 	who is a public employee, where the replacement employee is employed more than 30 
195.1 	working days as a replacement for that teacher or faculty member; or (ii) to take a teaching 
195.2 	position created due to increased enrollment, curriculum expansion, courses which are a 
195.3 	part of the curriculum whether offered annually or not, or other appropriate reasons;
195.4 	(2) an employee hired for a position under paragraph (a), clause (6), item (i), if that same 
195.5 	position has already been filled under paragraph (a), clause (6), item (i), in the same calendar 
195.6 	year and the cumulative number of days worked in that same position by all employees 
195.7 	exceeds 67 calendar days in that year. For the purpose of this paragraph, "same position" 
195.8 	includes a substantially equivalent position if it is not the same position solely due to a 
195.9 	change in the classification or title of the position;
195.10 	(3) an early childhood family education teacher employed by a school district; and
195.11 	(4) an individual hired by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
195.12 	Universities or the University of Minnesota as the instructor of record to teach (i) one class 
195.13 	for more than three credits in a fiscal year, or (ii) two or more credit-bearing classes in a 
195.14 	fiscal year.; and
195.15 	(5) an individual who: (i) is paid by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
195.16 	for work performed at the direction of the university or any of its employees or contractors; 
195.17 	and (ii) is enrolled in three or more university credit-bearing classes or one semester as a 
195.18 	full-time student or postdoctoral fellow during the fiscal year in which the work is performed. 
195.19 	For purposes of this section, work paid by the university includes but is not limited to work 
195.20 	that is required as a condition of receiving a stipend or tuition benefit, whether or not the 
195.21 	individual also receives educational benefit from performing that work. Individuals who 
195.22 	perform supervisory functions in regard to any individuals who are employees under this 
195.23 	clause are not considered supervisory employees for the purpose of section 179A.06, 
195.24 	subdivision 2.

195.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
195.26 		Subdivision 1.Units. (a) The following are the appropriate units of University of 
195.27 	Minnesota employees. The listed units include but are not limited to the positions described. 
195.28 	A position may be added to a unit if the commissioner makes a determination under section 
195.29 	179A.09 that the unit is appropriate for the position. All units shall exclude managerial and 
195.30 	confidential employees. Supervisory employees shall only be assigned to unit 13. No 
195.31 	additional units of University of Minnesota employees shall be recognized for the purpose 
195.32 	of meeting and negotiating.
196.1 	(1) The Law Enforcement Unit consists of includes the positions of all employees with 
196.2 	the power of arrest.
196.3 	(2) The Craft and Trades Unit consists of includes the positions of all employees whose 
196.4 	work requires specialized manual skills and knowledge acquired through formal training 
196.5 	or apprenticeship or equivalent on-the-job training or experience.
196.6 	(3) The Service, Maintenance, and Labor Unit consists of includes the positions of all 
196.7 	employees whose work is typically that of maintenance, service, or labor and which does 
196.8 	not require extensive previous training or experience, except as provided in unit 4.
196.9 	(4) The Health Care Nonprofessional and Service Unit consists of includes the positions 
196.10 	of all nonprofessional employees of the University of Minnesota hospitals, dental school, 
196.11 	and health service whose work is unique to those settings, excluding labor and maintenance 
196.12 	employees as defined in unit 3.
196.13 	(5) The Nursing Professional Unit consists of includes all positions which are required 
196.14 	to be filled by registered nurses.
196.15 	(6) The Clerical and Office Unit consists of includes the positions of all employees 
196.16 	whose work is typically clerical or secretarial, including nontechnical data recording and 
196.17 	retrieval and general office work, except as provided in unit 4.
196.18 	(7) The Technical Unit consists of includes the positions of all employees whose work 
196.19 	is not typically manual and which requires specialized knowledge or skills acquired through 
196.20 	two-year academic programs or equivalent experience or on-the-job training, except as 
196.21 	provided in unit 4.
196.22 	(8) The Twin Cities Instructional Unit consists of the positions of all instructional 
196.23 	employees with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, including 
196.24 	research associate or instructor, including research fellow, located on the Twin Cities 
196.25 	campuses.
196.26 	(9) (8) The Outstate Instructional Unit consists of includes the positions of all instructional 
196.27 	employees with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, including 
196.28 	research associate or instructor, including research fellow, located at the Duluth campus, 
196.29 	provided that the positions of instructional employees of the same ranks at the Morris, 
196.30 	Crookston, or Waseca Rochester campuses shall be included within this unit if a majority 
196.31 	of the eligible employees voting at a campus so vote during an election conducted by the 
196.32 	commissioner, provided that the election or majority verification procedure shall not be 
196.33 	held until the Duluth campus has voted in favor of representation. The election shall be held 
197.1 	or majority verification procedure shall take place when an employee organization or group 
197.2 	of employees petitions the commissioner stating that a majority of the eligible employees 
197.3 	at one of these campuses wishes to join the unit and this petition is supported by a showing 
197.4 	of at least 30 percent support from eligible employees at that campus and is filed between 
197.5 	September 1 and November 1.
197.6 	Should both units 8 and 9 elect exclusive bargaining representatives, those representatives 
197.7 	may by mutual agreement jointly negotiate a contract with the regents, or may negotiate 
197.8 	separate contracts with the regents. If the exclusive bargaining representatives jointly 
197.9 	negotiate a contract with the regents, the contract shall be ratified by each unit. For the 
197.10 	purposes of this section, an "instructional employee" is an individual who spends 35 percent 
197.11 	or more of their work time creating, delivering, and assessing the mastery of credit-bearing 
197.12 	coursework.
197.13 	(10) The Graduate Assistant Unit consists of includes the positions of all graduate 
197.14 	assistants who are enrolled in the graduate school and who hold the rank of research assistant, 
197.15 	teaching assistant, teaching associate I or II, project assistant, graduate school fellow, 
197.16 	graduate school trainee, professional school fellow, professional school trainee, or 
197.17 	administrative fellow I or II. The listed ranks do not coincide with the ranks that are 
197.18 	categorized by the University of Minnesota as professionals in training, even though in 
197.19 	some cases the job titles may be the same.
197.20 	(11) The Academic Professional and Administrative Staff Unit consists of all academic 
197.21 	professional and administrative staff positions that are not defined as included in an 
197.22 	instructional unit, the supervisory unit, the clerical unit, or the technical unit.
197.23 	(12) The Noninstructional Professional Unit consists of the positions of all employees 
197.24 	meeting the requirements of section 179A.03, subdivision 13, clause (1) or (2), which are 
197.25 	not defined as included within an instructional unit, the Academic Professional and 
197.26 	Administrative Staff Unit, or the supervisory unit.
197.27 	(13) The Supervisory Employees Unit consists of the positions of all supervisory 
197.28 	employees.
197.29 	(b) An employee of the University of Minnesota whose position is not enumerated in 
197.30 	paragraph (a) may petition the commissioner to determine an appropriate unit for the position. 
197.31 	The commissioner must make a determination for an appropriate unit as provided in section 
197.32 	179A.09 and the commissioner must give special weight to the desires of the petitioning 
197.33 	employee or representatives of the petitioning employee.

198.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
198.2 		Subd. 2.University of Minnesota employee severance. (a) Each of the following 
198.3 	groups of University of Minnesota employees has the right, as specified in this subdivision, 
198.4 	to separate from the instructional and supervisory units: (1) health sciences instructional 
198.5 	employees at all campuses with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, 
198.6 	including research associate, or instructor, including research fellow, (2) instructional 
198.7 	employees of the law school with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant 
198.8 	professor, including research associate, or instructor, including research fellow, (3) 
198.9 	instructional supervisors, (4) noninstructional professional supervisors, and (5) academic 
198.10 	professional and administrative staff supervisors.
198.11 	This (b) The right to separate may be exercised:
198.12 	(1) by petition between September 1 and November 1. If a group separates from its unit, 
198.13 	it has no right to meet and negotiate, but retains the right to meet and confer with the 
198.14 	appropriate officials on any matter of concern to the group. The right to separate must be 
198.15 	exercised as follows: An employee organization or group of employees claiming that a 
198.16 	majority of any one of these groups of employees on a statewide basis wish to separate from 
198.17 	their unit may petition the commissioner for an election during the petitioning period. If the 
198.18 	petition is supported by a showing of at least 30 percent support from the employees, the 
198.19 	commissioner shall may hold an election on the separation issue or the petitioning group 
198.20 	may proceed under the process set forth in section 179A.12. This election must be conducted 
198.21 	within 30 days of the close of the petition period. If a majority of votes cast endorse severance 
198.22 	from their unit, the commissioner shall certify that result.; or
198.23 	(2) by the group's exclusion from a proposed unit in a representation petition.
198.24 	(c) Where not inconsistent with other provisions of this section, the election is governed 
198.25 	by section 179A.12. If a group of employees severs, it may rejoin that unit by following the 
198.26 	procedures for severance during the periods for severance.

198.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.11, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
198.28 	read:
198.29 		Subd. 3.Joint bargaining. Units organized under this section that have elected exclusive 
198.30 	bargaining representatives may by mutual agreement of the exclusive representatives jointly 
198.31 	negotiate a contract with the regents or may negotiate separate contracts with the regents. 
198.32 	If the exclusive bargaining representatives jointly negotiate a contract with the regents, the 
198.33 	contract must be ratified by each unit.

199.1 	ARTICLE 11
199.2 	HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS

199.3	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
199.4 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
199.5 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
199.6 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
199.7 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
199.8 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
199.9 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
199.10 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

199.11				APPROPRIATIONS
	
199.12				Available for the Year
	
199.13				Ending June 30
	
199.14					2024
		2025

199.15	Sec. 2. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

199.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	63,025,000
	
199.17 	(a) The amounts that may be spent for each 
199.18 	purpose are specified in the following 
199.19 	subdivisions.
199.20 	(b) Unless otherwise specified, this 
199.21 	appropriation is for transfer to the housing 
199.22 	development fund for the programs specified 
199.23 	in this section.

199.24	Subd. 2.Family Homeless Prevention
 		-0-
		8,804,000
	
199.25 	This appropriation is for the family homeless 
199.26 	prevention and assistance program under 
199.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204. 
199.28 	Notwithstanding procurement provisions 
199.29 	outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
199.30 	16C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6, the agency 
199.31 	may award grants to existing program 
199.32 	grantees. This is a onetime appropriation.

200.1	Subd. 3.Minnesota Homeless Study
 		-0-
		500,000
	
200.2 	This appropriation is for a grant to the 
200.3 	Amherst H. Wilder Foundation for the 
200.4 	Minnesota homeless study. Notwithstanding 
200.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
200.6 	subdivision 14, the commissioner may use up 
200.7 	to one percent of this appropriation for 
200.8 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
200.9 	appropriation.

200.10
200.11	Subd. 4.Wilder Park Association Capital Repair 
Project
 		-0-
		3,250,000
	
200.12 	This appropriation is for a grant to the Wilder 
200.13 	Park Association to assist with the cost of a 
200.14 	major capital repair project for the 
200.15 	rehabilitation of portions of the 
200.16 	owner-occupied senior high-rise facility. 
200.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
200.18 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may 
200.19 	use up to one percent of this appropriation for 
200.20 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
200.21 	appropriation.

200.22
200.23	Subd. 5.Housing Affordability Preservation 
Investment
 		-0-
		50,000,000
	
200.24 	This appropriation is for the housing 
200.25 	affordability preservation investment program 
200.26 	under article 12, section 31. This is a onetime 
200.27 	appropriation.

200.28	Subd. 6.Expediting Rental Assistance
 		-0-
		471,000
	
200.29 	This appropriation is for the agency's work 
200.30 	under article 13 of this act. This is a onetime 
200.31 	appropriation.

201.1
201.2	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriations for 
Administrative Expenses and Report
 					
201.3 	(a) Money appropriated in this section for 
201.4 	grants must not be spent on institutional 
201.5 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
201.6 	to and necessary for the grant.
201.7 	(b) By February 15, 2025, the commissioner 
201.8 	shall report to the chairs and ranking minority 
201.9 	members of the legislative committees having 
201.10 	jurisdiction over housing finance and policy 
201.11 	the anticipated costs for administering each 
201.12 	grant in this section. Within 90 days after a 
201.13 	grantee has fulfilled the obligations of their 
201.14 	grant agreement, the commissioner shall report 
201.15 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
201.16 	of the legislative committees having 
201.17 	jurisdiction over housing finance and policy 
201.18 	on the final cost for administering each grant 
201.19 	in this section.

201.20
201.21	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
INDUSTRY
 	$
	-0-
	$
	225,000
	
201.22 	This appropriation is for the single-exit 
201.23 	stairway apartment building report under 
201.24 	article 12, section 33. This is a onetime 
201.25 	appropriation.

201.26 	Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 17, is amended to read:

201.28201.27
	Subd. 17.Housing Infrastructure
 		100,000,000
		100,000,000
60,000,000
	
201.29 	This appropriation is for the housing 
201.30 	infrastructure program for the eligible 
201.31 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
201.32 	462A.37, subdivision 2. This is a onetime 
201.33 	appropriation.

202.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 25, is amended to read:

202.2
202.3	Subd. 25.Manufactured Home Lending Grants
Program
 		10,000,000
		-0-
	
202.4 	(a) This appropriation is for the a grant to 
202.5 	NeighborWorks Home Partners for a
202.6 	manufactured home lending grant program. 
202.7 	This is a onetime appropriation.
202.8 	(b) The funds must be used for new 
202.9 	manufactured home financing programs; 
202.10 	manufactured home down payment assistance; 
202.11 	or manufactured home repair, renovation, 
202.12 	removal, and site preparation financing 
202.13 	programs.
202.14 	(c) Interest earned and repayments of principal 
202.15 	from loans issued under this subdivision must 
202.16 	be used for the purposes of this subdivision.
202.17 	(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, the 
202.18 	term "manufactured home" has the meaning 
202.19 	given in Minnesota Statutes, section 327B.01, 
202.20 	subdivision 13.

202.21 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

202.23202.22
	Subd. 29.Community Stabilization
 		45,000,000
		45,000,000
31,750,000
	
202.24 	This appropriation is for the community 
202.25 	stabilization program. This a onetime 
202.26 	appropriation. Of this amount, $10,000,000 is 
202.27 	for a grant to AEON for Huntington Place.

202.28 	Sec. 7. REPEALER.
 202.29 	Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 2, section 13, is repealed.

203.1 	ARTICLE 12
203.2 	HOUSING POLICY

203.3 	Section 1. [325E.68] PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.
203.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
203.5 	(b) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, 
203.6 	corporation, or association.
203.7 	(c) "Property manager" or "property management company" means a person who engages 
203.8 	in the business of managing real property that is owned by another person.
203.9 	(d) "Owner" means a person who has any legal or equitable interest in the real property. 
203.10 	An owner of a common interest community, as defined in chapter 515B, means the unit 
203.11 	owners' association organized under section 515B.3-101.
203.12 		Subd. 2.Interest of property management company in certain firms. No property 
203.13 	manager or property management company having an interest directly or indirectly in a 
203.14 	construction firm, salvage firm, or appraisal firm may hire the directly or indirectly owned 
203.15 	construction firm, salvage firm, or appraisal firm to perform work on a managed property 
203.16 	unless the interest has been disclosed in writing to the owner or owners at least three days 
203.17 	prior to the execution of a contract for the work. "Firm" includes a corporation, partnership, 
203.18 	association, or individual firm.
203.19 		Subd. 3.Prohibited practices. No property manager or property management company 
203.20 	shall request or accept money, rebates, or anything of value from a construction firm, salvage 
203.21 	firm, or appraisal firm as:
203.22 	(1) an inducement to refer business or clients to the firm;
203.23 	(2) a condition for awarding a contract to the firm;
203.24 	(3) part of a fee specified in a contract; or
203.25 	(4) fee splitting for services rendered, unless the other person is also a licensed contractor.
203.26 		Subd. 4.Automatic renewal. A contract between a person and a property manager or 
203.27 	property management company having a term exceeding one year must not contain an 
203.28 	automatic renewal provision that requires the association to give notice of nonrenewal more 
203.29 	than 30 days prior to the contract's anniversary date. Any contract with a property manager 
203.30 	or property management company that is automatically renewed shall be terminable by the 
203.31 	person for any reason upon 60 days' notice.
204.1 		Subd. 5.Certain compensation prohibited. A property manager or property management 
204.2 	company must not be compensated in whole or in part based on the amount of fines collected 
204.3 	by the property manager or property management company on behalf of the person and 
204.4 	shall not collect from the person or owner any fee in connection with its collection of a fine 
204.5 	imposed by the association.
204.6 		Subd. 6.Remedies. If a property manager or property management company violates 
204.7 	this section, an owner may bring an action against the property manager or property 
204.8 	management company in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the 
204.9 	owner as a consequence of the property manager's or property management company's 
204.10 	violation, together with the actual costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees. 
204.11 	The remedies in this section are in addition to any other remedies permitted by law.

204.12 	Sec. 2. [462.3576] LIMITATION ON AESTHETIC MANDATES FOR CITIES.
204.13 	A home rule charter or statutory city must not condition approval of a residential building 
204.14 	permit, subdivision development, or planned unit development on the use of one or more 
204.15 	of the following:
204.16 	(1) specific materials for aesthetic reasons for property used for a residential purpose as 
204.17 	defined by the State Building Code;
204.18 	(2) residential building or accessory structure to a residential building minimum square 
204.19 	footage or floor area ratios;
204.20 	(3) architectural design elements including, but not limited to, decks, balconies, porches, 
204.21 	gables, roof pitch, and elevation design standards;
204.22 	(4) garage square footage; or
204.23 	(5) common space, pools, or any common property necessitating a homeowner's 
204.24 	association.

204.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

204.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.02, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
204.27 		Subd. 10.Energy conservation decarbonization and climate resilience. It is further 
204.28 	declared that supplies of conventional energy resources are rapidly depleting in quantity 
204.29 	and rising in price and that the burden of these occurrences falls heavily upon the citizens 
204.30 	of Minnesota generally and persons of low and moderate income in particular. These 
204.31 	conditions are adverse to the health, welfare, and safety of all of the citizens of this state. 
205.1 	It is further declared that it is a public purpose to ensure the availability of financing to be 
205.2 	used by all citizens of the state, while giving preference to low and moderate income people, 
205.3 	to assist in the installation in their dwellings of reasonably priced energy conserving systems 
205.4 	including the use of alternative energy resources and equipment so that by the improvement 
205.5 	of the energy efficiency of, clean energy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, climate 
205.6 	resiliency, and other qualified projects for all housing, the adequacy of the total energy 
205.7 	supply may be preserved for the benefit of all citizens.

205.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 14, is amended 
205.9 	to read:
205.10 		Subd. 14.Rehabilitation loans. It may agree to purchase, make, or otherwise participate 
205.11 	in the making, and may enter into commitments for the purchase, making, or participation 
205.12 	in the making, of eligible loans for rehabilitation, with terms and conditions as the agency 
205.13 	deems advisable, to persons and families of low and moderate income, and to owners of 
205.14 	existing residential housing for occupancy by such persons and families, for the rehabilitation 
205.15 	of existing residential housing owned by them. Rehabilitation may include the addition or 
205.16 	rehabilitation of a detached accessory dwelling unit. The loans may be insured or uninsured 
205.17 	and may be made with security, or may be unsecured, as the agency deems advisable. The 
205.18 	loans may be in addition to or in combination with long-term eligible mortgage loans under 
205.19 	subdivision 3. They may be made in amounts sufficient to refinance existing indebtedness 
205.20 	secured by the property, if refinancing is determined by the agency to be necessary to permit 
205.21 	the owner to meet the owner's housing cost without expending an unreasonable portion of 
205.22 	the owner's income thereon. No loan for rehabilitation shall be made unless the agency 
205.23 	determines that the loan will be used primarily to make the housing more desirable to live 
205.24 	in, to increase the market value of the housing, for compliance with state, county or municipal 
205.25 	building, housing maintenance, fire, health or similar codes and standards applicable to 
205.26 	housing, or to accomplish energy conservation related improvements decarbonization, 
205.27 	climate resiliency, and other qualified projects. In unincorporated areas and municipalities 
205.28 	not having codes and standards, the agency may, solely for the purpose of administering 
205.29 	the provisions of this chapter, establish codes and standards. No loan under this subdivision 
205.30 	for the rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing shall be denied solely because the loan 
205.31 	will not be used for placing the owner-occupied residential housing in full compliance with 
205.32 	all state, county, or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health, or similar codes 
205.33 	and standards applicable to housing. Rehabilitation loans shall be made only when the 
205.34 	agency determines that financing is not otherwise available, in whole or in part, from private 
205.35 	lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. Accessibility rehabilitation loans authorized 
206.1 	under this subdivision may be made to eligible persons and families without limitations 
206.2 	relating to the maximum incomes of the borrowers if:
206.3 	(1) the borrower or a member of the borrower's family requires a level of care provided 
206.4 	in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons with 
206.5 	developmental disabilities;
206.6 	(2) home care is appropriate; and
206.7 	(3) the improvement will enable the borrower or a member of the borrower's family to 
206.8 	reside in the housing.
206.9 	The agency may waive any requirement that the housing units in a residential housing 
206.10 	development be rented to persons of low and moderate income if the development consists 
206.11 	of four or fewer dwelling units, one of which is occupied by the owner.

206.12 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:
206.13 		Subd. 14a.Rehabilitation loans; existing owner-occupied residential housing. It may 
206.14 	make loans to persons and families of low and moderate income to rehabilitate or to assist 
206.15 	in rehabilitating existing residential housing owned and occupied by those persons or 
206.16 	families. Rehabilitation may include replacement of manufactured homes. No loan shall be 
206.17 	made unless the agency determines that the loan will be used primarily for rehabilitation 
206.18 	work necessary for health or safety, essential accessibility improvements, or to improve the 
206.19 	energy efficiency of, clean energy, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate resiliency, 
206.20 	and other qualified projects in the dwelling. No loan for rehabilitation of owner-occupied 
206.21 	residential housing shall be denied solely because the loan will not be used for placing the 
206.22 	residential housing in full compliance with all state, county or municipal building, housing 
206.23 	maintenance, fire, health or similar codes and standards applicable to housing. The amount 
206.24 	of any loan shall not exceed the lesser of (a) a maximum loan amount determined under 
206.25 	rules adopted by the agency not to exceed $37,500, or (b) the actual cost of the work 
206.26 	performed, or (c) that portion of the cost of rehabilitation which the agency determines 
206.27 	cannot otherwise be paid by the person or family without the expenditure of an unreasonable 
206.28 	portion of the income of the person or family. Loans made in whole or in part with federal 
206.29 	funds may exceed the maximum loan amount to the extent necessary to comply with federal 
206.30 	lead abatement requirements prescribed by the funding source. In making loans, the agency 
206.31 	shall determine the circumstances under which and the terms and conditions under which 
206.32 	all or any portion of the loan will be repaid and shall determine the appropriate security for 
206.33 	the repayment of the loan. Loans pursuant to this subdivision may be made with or without 
206.34 	interest or periodic payments.

207.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 14b, is amended to read:
207.2 		Subd. 14b.Energy conservation decarbonization and climate resiliency loans. It 
207.3 	may agree to purchase, make, or otherwise participate in the making, and may enter into 
207.4 	commitments for the purchase, making, or participating in the making, of loans to persons 
207.5 	and families, without limitations relating to the maximum incomes of the borrowers, to 
207.6 	assist in energy conservation rehabilitation measures decarbonization, climate resiliency, 
207.7 	and other qualified projects for existing housing owned by those persons or families 
207.8 	including, but not limited to: weatherstripping and caulking; chimney construction or 
207.9 	improvement; furnace or space heater repair, cleaning or replacement; central air conditioner 
207.10 	installation, repair, maintenance, or replacement; air source or geothermal heat pump 
207.11 	installation, repair, maintenance, or replacement; insulation; windows and doors; and 
207.12 	structural or other directly related repairs or installations essential for energy conservation
207.13 	decarbonization, climate resiliency, and other qualified projects. Loans shall be made only 
207.14 	when the agency determines that financing is not otherwise available, in whole or in part, 
207.15 	from private lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. Loans under this subdivision 
207.16 	or subdivision 14 may:
207.17 	(1) be integrated with a utility's on-bill repayment program approved under section 
207.18 	216B.241, subdivision 5d; and
207.19 	(2) also be made for the installation of on-site solar energy or energy storage systems.

207.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
207.21 		Subd. 15.Rehabilitation grants. (a) It may make grants to persons and families of low 
207.22 	and moderate income to pay or to assist in paying a loan made pursuant to subdivision 14, 
207.23 	or to rehabilitate or to assist in rehabilitating existing residential housing owned or occupied 
207.24 	by such persons or families. For the purposes of this section, persons of low and moderate 
207.25 	income include administrators appointed pursuant to section 504B.425, paragraph (d). No 
207.26 	grant shall be made unless the agency determines that the grant will be used primarily to 
207.27 	make the housing more desirable to live in, to increase the market value of the housing or 
207.28 	for compliance with state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health 
207.29 	or similar codes and standards applicable to housing, or to accomplish energy conservation 
207.30 	related improvements decarbonization, climate resiliency, or other qualified projects. In 
207.31 	unincorporated areas and municipalities not having codes and standards, the agency may, 
207.32 	solely for the purpose of administering this provision, establish codes and standards. No 
207.33 	grant for rehabilitation of owner occupied residential housing shall be denied solely because 
207.34 	the grant will not be used for placing the residential housing in full compliance with all 
208.1 	state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health or similar codes and 
208.2 	standards applicable to housing. The amount of any grant shall not exceed the lesser of (a) 
208.3 	$6,000, or (b) the actual cost of the work performed, or (c) that portion of the cost of 
208.4 	rehabilitation which the agency determines cannot otherwise be paid by the person or family 
208.5 	without spending an unreasonable portion of the income of the person or family thereon. 
208.6 	In making grants, the agency shall determine the circumstances under which and the terms 
208.7 	and conditions under which all or any portion thereof will be repaid and shall determine the 
208.8 	appropriate security should repayment be required.
208.9 	(b) The agency may also make grants to rehabilitate or to assist in rehabilitating housing 
208.10 	under this subdivision to persons of low and moderate income for the purpose of qualifying 
208.11 	as foster parents.

208.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 15b, is amended to read:
208.13 		Subd. 15b.Energy conservation decarbonization and climate resiliency grants. (a) 
208.14 	It may make grants to assist in energy conservation rehabilitation measures decarbonization, 
208.15 	climate resiliency, and other qualified projects for existing owner occupied housing including, 
208.16 	but not limited to: insulation, storm windows and doors, furnace or space heater repair, 
208.17 	cleaning or replacement, chimney construction or improvement, weatherstripping and 
208.18 	caulking, and structural or other directly related repairs, or installations essential for energy 
208.19 	conservation decarbonization, climate resiliency, and other qualified projects. The grant to 
208.20 	any household shall not exceed $2,000.
208.21 	(b) To be eligible for an emergency energy conservation decarbonization and climate 
208.22 	resiliency grant, a household must be certified as eligible to receive emergency residential 
208.23 	heating assistance under either the federal or the state program, and either (1) have had a 
208.24 	heating cost for the preceding heating season that exceeded 120 percent of the regional 
208.25 	average for the preceding heating season for that energy source as determined by the 
208.26 	commissioner of employment and economic development, or (2) be eligible to receive a 
208.27 	federal energy conservation grant, but be precluded from receiving the grant because of a 
208.28 	need for directly related repairs that cannot be paid for under the federal program. The 
208.29 	Housing Finance Agency shall make a reasonable effort to determine whether other state 
208.30 	or federal loan and grant programs are available and adequate to finance the intended 
208.31 	improvements. An emergency energy conservation grant may be made in conjunction with 
208.32 	grants or loans from other state or federal programs that finance other needed rehabilitation 
208.33 	work. The receipt of a grant pursuant to this section shall not affect the applicant's eligibility 
208.34 	for other Housing Finance Agency loan or grant programs.

209.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
209.2 		Subd. 21.Rental property loans. The agency may make or purchase loans to owners 
209.3 	of rental property that is occupied or intended for occupancy primarily by low- and 
209.4 	moderate-income tenants and which does not comply with the standards established in 
209.5 	section 326B.106, subdivision 1, for the purpose of energy improvements decarbonization, 
209.6 	climate resiliency, and other qualified projects necessary to bring the property into full or 
209.7 	partial compliance with these standards. For property which meets the other requirements 
209.8 	of this subdivision, a loan may also be used for moderate rehabilitation of the property. The 
209.9 	authority granted in this subdivision is in addition to and not in limitation of any other 
209.10 	authority granted to the agency in this chapter. The limitations on eligible mortgagors 
209.11 	contained in section 462A.03, subdivision 13, do not apply to loans under this subdivision. 
209.12 	Loans for the improvement of rental property pursuant to this subdivision may contain 
209.13 	provisions that repayment is not required in whole or in part subject to terms and conditions 
209.14 	determined by the agency to be necessary and desirable to encourage owners to maximize 
209.15 	rehabilitation of properties.

209.16 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.05, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
209.17 		Subd. 23.Insuring financial institution loans. The agency may participate in loans or 
209.18 	establish a fund to insure loans, or portions of loans, that are made by any banking institution, 
209.19 	savings association, or other lender approved by the agency, organized under the laws of 
209.20 	this or any other state or of the United States having an office in this state, to owners of 
209.21 	renter-occupied homes or apartments that do not comply with standards set forth in section 
209.22 	326B.106, subdivision 1, without limitations relating to the maximum incomes of the owners 
209.23 	or tenants. The proceeds of the insured portion of the loan must be used to pay the costs of 
209.24 	improvements, including all related structural and other improvements, that will reduce 
209.25 	energy consumption, that will decarbonize, and that will ensure the climate resiliency of 
209.26 	housing.

209.27 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 45, is amended 
209.28 	to read:
209.29 		Subd. 45.Indian Tribes. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, at its 
209.30 	discretion the agency may make any federally recognized Indian Tribe in Minnesota, or 
209.31 	their associated Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) as defined by United States 
209.32 	Code, title 25, section 4103(22), eligible for agency funding authorized under this chapter.

210.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
210.2 	to read:
210.3 		Subd. 19.Eligibility for agency programs.  The agency may determine that a household 
210.4 	or project unit meets the rent or income requirements for a program if the household or unit 
210.5 	receives or participates in income-based state or federal public assistance benefits, including 
210.6 	but not limited to:
210.7 	(1) child care assistance programs under chapter 119B;
210.8 	(2) general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, or food support under chapter 256D;
210.9 	(3) housing support under chapter 256I;
210.10 	(4) Minnesota family investment program and diversionary work program under chapter 
210.11 	256J; and
210.12 	(5) economic assistance programs under chapter 256P.

210.13 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.21, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
210.14 		Subd. 7.Energy efficiency loans. The agency may make loans to low and moderate 
210.15 	income persons who own existing residential housing for the purpose of improving the 
210.16 	efficient energy utilization decarbonization and climate resiliency of the housing. Permitted 
210.17 	improvements shall include installation or upgrading of ceiling, wall, floor and duct 
210.18 	insulation, storm windows and doors, and caulking and weatherstripping. The improvements 
210.19 	shall not be inconsistent with the energy standards as promulgated as part of the State 
210.20 	Building Code; provided that the improvements need not bring the housing into full 
210.21 	compliance with the energy standards. Any loan for such purpose shall be made only upon 
210.22 	determination by the agency that such loan is not otherwise available, wholly or in part, 
210.23 	from private lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. The agency may promulgate 
210.24 	rules as necessary to implement and make specific the provisions of this subdivision. The 
210.25 	rules shall be designed to permit the state, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter, 
210.26 	to seek federal grants or loans for energy purposes decarbonization, climate resiliency, and 
210.27 	other qualified projects.

210.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.22, subdivision 1, is amended 
210.29 	to read:
210.30 		Subdivision 1.Debt ceiling. The aggregate principal amount of general obligation bonds 
210.31 	and notes which are outstanding at any time, excluding the principal amount of any bonds 
211.1 	and notes refunded by the issuance of new bonds or notes, shall not exceed the sum of 
211.2 	$5,000,000,000 $7,000,000,000.

211.3 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
211.4 		Subd. 2.Expending funds. The agency may expend the money in the Minnesota 
211.5 	manufactured home relocation trust fund to the extent necessary to carry out the objectives 
211.6 	of section 327C.095, subdivision 13, by making payments to manufactured home owners, 
211.7 	or other parties approved by the third-party neutral, under subdivision 13, paragraphs (a) 
211.8 	and (e), and to pay the costs of administering the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated 
211.9 	to the agency for these purposes and to the commissioner of management and budget the 
211.10 	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to pay costs incurred by the commissioner of 
211.11 	management and budget the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to administer the fund.

211.12 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended 
211.13 	to read:
211.14 		Subd. 2.Authorization. (a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate 
211.15 	principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the payment 
211.16 	made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds authorized in 
211.17 	this subdivision may be issued to fund loans, or grants for the purposes of clauses (4) and 
211.18 	(7), on terms and conditions the agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the 
211.19 	following purposes:
211.20 	(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of supportive 
211.21 	housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;
211.22 	(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or abandoned 
211.23 	housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new construction of rental 
211.24 	housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing structures will be demolished 
211.25 	or removed;
211.26 	(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of property that is attributable to 
211.27 	the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- and moderate-income home buyers;
211.28 	(4) to finance the acquisition, improvement, and infrastructure of manufactured home 
211.29 	parks under section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b;
211.30 	(5) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction 
211.31 	of senior housing;
212.1 	(6) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, and replacement of federally assisted 
212.2 	rental housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and 
212.3 	rehabilitation of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in 
212.4 	whole or in part, outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government 
212.5 	unit to finance or refinance such costs;
212.6 	(7) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction 
212.7 	of single-family housing; and
212.8 	(8) to finance the costs of construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of permanent 
212.9 	housing that is affordable to households with incomes at or below 50 percent of the area 
212.10 	median income for the applicable county or metropolitan area as published by the Department 
212.11 	of Housing and Urban Development, as adjusted for household size.
212.12 	(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference shall 
212.13 	be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or families 
212.14 	who:
212.15 	(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four 
212.16 	times in the last three years; or
212.17 	(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least four 
212.18 	times in the last three years.
212.19 	(c) Among comparable proposals for senior housing, the agency must give priority to 
212.20 	requests for projects that:
212.21 	(1) demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the housing financed as affordable to 
212.22 	senior households;
212.23 	(2) leverage other sources of funding to finance the project, including the use of 
212.24 	low-income housing tax credits;
212.25 	(3) provide access to services to residents and demonstrate the ability to increase physical 
212.26 	supports and support services as residents age and experience increasing levels of disability; 
212.27 	and
212.28 	(4) include households with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the median 
212.29 	household income for the metropolitan area.
212.30 	(d) To the extent practicable, the agency shall balance the loans made between projects 
212.31 	in the metropolitan area and projects outside the metropolitan area. Of the loans made to 
212.32 	projects outside the metropolitan area, the agency shall, to the extent practicable, balance 
213.1 	the loans made between projects in counties or cities with a population of 20,000 or less, 
213.2 	as established by the most recent decennial census, and projects in counties or cities with 
213.3 	populations in excess of 20,000.
213.4 	(e) Among comparable proposals for permanent housing, the agency must give preference 
213.5 	to projects that will provide housing that is affordable to households at or below 30 percent 
213.6 	of the area median income.
213.7 	(f) If a loan recipient uses the loan for new construction or substantial rehabilitation as 
213.8 	defined by the agency on a building containing more than four units, the loan recipient must 
213.9 	construct, convert, or otherwise adapt the building to include:
213.10 	(1) the greater of: (i) at least one unit; or (ii) at least five percent of units that are 
213.11 	accessible units, as defined by section 1002 of the current State Building Code Accessibility 
213.12 	Provisions for Dwelling Units in Minnesota, and include at least one roll-in shower in at 
213.13 	least one accessible unit as defined by section 1002 of the current State Building Code 
213.14 	Accessibility Provisions for Dwelling Units in Minnesota; and
213.15 	(2) the greater of: (i) at least one unit; or (ii) at least five percent of units that are 
213.16 	sensory-accessible units that include:
213.17 	(A) soundproofing between shared walls for first and second floor units;
213.18 	(B) no florescent lighting in units and common areas;
213.19 	(C) low-fume paint;
213.20 	(D) low-chemical carpet; and
213.21 	(E) low-chemical carpet glue in units and common areas.
213.22 	Nothing in this paragraph relieves a project funded by the agency from meeting other 
213.23 	applicable accessibility requirements.

213.24 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision 
213.25 	to read:
213.26 		Subd. 2j.Additional authorization. In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions 
213.27 	2 to 2i, the agency may issue up to $50,000,000 in one or more series to which the payments 
213.28 	under this section may be pledged.

214.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is amended 
214.2 	to read:
214.3 		Subd. 5.Additional appropriation. (a) The agency must certify annually to the 
214.4 	commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on each 
214.5 	series of bonds issued under this section.
214.6 	(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure 
214.7 	bonds issued under subdivision 2a, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
214.8 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
214.9 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
214.10 	the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $6,400,000 annually. The amounts 
214.11 	necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
214.12 	of management and budget.
214.13 	(c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure 
214.14 	bonds issued under subdivision 2b, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
214.15 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
214.16 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
214.17 	the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $800,000 annually. The amounts 
214.18 	necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
214.19 	of management and budget.
214.20 	(d) Each July 15, beginning in 2019 and through 2040, if any housing infrastructure 
214.21 	bonds issued under subdivision 2c, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
214.22 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
214.23 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
214.24 	the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $2,800,000 annually. The amounts 
214.25 	necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
214.26 	of management and budget.
214.27 	(e) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure 
214.28 	bonds issued under subdivision 2d, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
214.29 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
214.30 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
214.31 	the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary to make the transfers are 
214.32 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
214.33 	(f) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure 
214.34 	bonds issued under subdivision 2e, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
215.1 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
215.2 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
215.3 	the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary to make the transfers are 
215.4 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
215.5 	(g) Each July 15, beginning in 2022 and through 2043, if any housing infrastructure 
215.6 	bonds issued under subdivision 2f, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
215.7 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
215.8 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
215.9 	the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary to make the transfers are 
215.10 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
215.11 	(h) Each July 15, beginning in 2022 and through 2043, if any housing infrastructure 
215.12 	bonds issued under subdivision 2g, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
215.13 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
215.14 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
215.15 	the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary to make the transfers are 
215.16 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
215.17 	(i) Each July 15, beginning in 2023 and through 2044, if any housing infrastructure 
215.18 	bonds issued under subdivision 2h, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
215.19 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
215.20 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
215.21 	the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary to make the transfers are 
215.22 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
215.23 	(j) Each July 15, beginning in 2026 and through 2047, if any housing infrastructure 
215.24 	bonds issued under subdivision 2j, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those 
215.25 	bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to 
215.26 	the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, 
215.27 	the amount certified under paragraph (a). The amounts necessary to make the transfers are 
215.28 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
215.29 	(j)(k) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the 
215.30 	payments to be made by the state under this section.

216.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.39, subdivision 2, is amended 
216.2 	to read:
216.3 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
216.4 	meanings given.
216.5 	(b) "Eligible project area" means a home rule charter or statutory city located outside 
216.6 	of a metropolitan county as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, with a population 
216.7 	exceeding 500; a community that has a combined population of 1,500 residents located 
216.8 	within 15 miles of a home rule charter or statutory city located outside a metropolitan county 
216.9 	as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4; federally recognized Tribal reservations; or 
216.10 	an area served by a joint county-city economic development authority.
216.11 	(c) "Joint county-city economic development authority" means an economic development 
216.12 	authority formed under Laws 1988, chapter 516, section 1, as a joint partnership between 
216.13 	a city and county and excluding those established by the county only.
216.14 	(d) "Market rate residential rental properties" means properties that are rented at market 
216.15 	value, including new modular homes, new manufactured homes, and new manufactured 
216.16 	homes on leased land or in a manufactured home park, and may include rental developments 
216.17 	that have a portion of income-restricted units.
216.18 	(e) "Qualified expenditure" means expenditures for market rate residential rental 
216.19 	properties including acquisition of property; construction of improvements; and provisions 
216.20 	of loans or subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, public infrastructure, and related financing 
216.21 	costs.

216.22 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.395, is amended to read:
216.23 	462A.395 GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT 
216.24 	PROGRAM.
216.25 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing 
216.26 	Finance Agency may make grants to counties and cities to provide up to 50 percent of the 
216.27 	capital costs of public infrastructure necessary for an eligible workforce housing development 
216.28 	project. The commissioner may make a grant award only after determining that nonstate 
216.29 	resources are committed to complete the project. The nonstate contribution may be cash, 
216.30 	other committed grant funds, or in kind. In-kind contributions may include the value of the 
216.31 	site, whether the site is prepared before or after the law appropriating money for the grant 
216.32 	is enacted.
217.1 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
217.2 	meanings given.
217.3 	(b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located outside the metropolitan 
217.4 	area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
217.5 	(c) "Housing infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure necessary to 
217.6 	support housing development projects, including but not limited to sewers, water supply 
217.7 	systems, utility extensions, streets, wastewater treatment systems, stormwater management 
217.8 	systems, and facilities for pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus.
217.9 		Subd. 3.Eligible projects. Housing projects eligible for a grant under this section may 
217.10 	be a single-family or multifamily housing development, and either owner-occupied or rental.
217.11 	Housing projects eligible for a grant under this section may also be a manufactured home 
217.12 	development qualifying for homestead treatment under section 273.124, subdivision 3a.
217.13 		Subd. 4.Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for 
217.14 	soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a city or 
217.15 	county must include in its application a resolution of the county board or city council 
217.16 	certifying that the required nonstate match is available. The commissioner must evaluate 
217.17 	complete applications for funding for eligible projects to determine that:
217.18 	(1) the project is necessary to increase sites available for housing development that will 
217.19 	provide adequate housing stock for the current or future workforce; and
217.20 	(2) the increase in workforce housing will result in substantial public and private capital 
217.21 	investment in the county or city in which the project would be located.
217.22 	(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of 
217.23 	the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application of 
217.24 	the criteria are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
217.25 		Subd. 5.Maximum grant amount. A county or city may receive no more than $30,000
217.26 	$40,000 per lot for single-family, duplex, triplex, or fourplex housing developed, no more 
217.27 	than $60,000 per manufactured housing lot, and no more than $180,000 per lot for 
217.28 	multifamily housing with more than four units per building. A county or city may receive 
217.29 	no more than $500,000 in two years for one or more housing developments. The $500,000 
217.30 	limitation does not apply to use on manufactured housing developments.

218.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.40, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
218.2 		Subd. 3.Eligible recipients; definitions; restrictions; use of funds. (a) The agency 
218.3 	may award a grant or a loan to any recipient that qualifies under subdivision 2. The agency 
218.4 	must not award a grant or a loan to a disqualified individual or disqualified business.
218.5 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision disqualified individual means an individual who:
218.6 	(1) an individual who or an individual whose immediate family member made a 
218.7 	contribution to the account in the current or prior taxable year and received a credit certificate;
218.8 	(2) an individual who or an individual whose immediate family member owns the housing 
218.9 	for which the grant or loan will be used and is using that housing as their domicile;
218.10 	(3) an individual who meets the following criteria:
218.11 	(i) the individual is an officer or principal of a business entity; and
218.12 	(ii) that business entity made a contribution to the account in the current or previous 
218.13 	taxable year and received a credit certificate; or
218.14 	(4) an individual who meets the following criteria:
218.15 	(i) the individual directly owns, controls, or holds the power to vote 20 percent or more 
218.16 	of the outstanding securities of a business entity; and
218.17 	(ii) that business entity made a contribution to the account in the current or previous 
218.18 	taxable year and received a credit certificate.
218.19 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision disqualified business means a business entity 
218.20 	that:
218.21 	(1) made a contribution to the account in the current or prior taxable year and received 
218.22 	a credit certificate;
218.23 	(2) has an officer or principal who is an individual who made a contribution to the 
218.24 	account in the current or previous taxable year and received a credit certificate; or
218.25 	(3) meets the following criteria:
218.26 	(i) the business entity is directly owned, controlled, or is subject to the power to vote 20 
218.27 	percent or more of the outstanding securities by an individual or business entity; and
218.28 	(ii) that controlling individual or business entity made a contribution to the account in 
218.29 	the current or previous taxable year and received a credit certificate.
219.1 	(d) The disqualifications in paragraphs (b) and (c) apply if the taxpayer would be 
219.2 	disqualified either individually or in combination with one or more members of the taxpayer's 
219.3 	family, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, section 267(c)(4). For purposes of this 
219.4 	subdivision, "immediate family" means the taxpayer's spouse, parent or parent's spouse, 
219.5 	sibling or sibling's spouse, or child or child's spouse. For a married couple filing a joint 
219.6 	return, the limitations in this paragraph subdivision apply collectively to the taxpayer and 
219.7 	spouse. For purposes of determining the ownership interest of a taxpayer under paragraph 
219.8 	(a), clause (4), the rules under sections 267(c) and 267(e) of the Internal Revenue Code 
219.9 	apply.
219.10 	(e) Before applying for a grant or loan, all recipients must sign a disclosure that the 
219.11 	disqualifications under this subdivision do not apply. The Minnesota Housing Finance 
219.12 	Agency must prescribe the form of the disclosure. The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency 
219.13 	may rely on the disclosure to determine the eligibility of recipients under paragraph (a).
219.14 	(f) The agency may award grants or loans to a city as defined in section 462A.03, 
219.15 	subdivision 21; a federally recognized American Indian tribe or subdivision located in 
219.16 	Minnesota; a tribal housing corporation; a private developer; a nonprofit organization; a 
219.17 	housing and redevelopment authority under sections 469.001 to 469.047; a public housing 
219.18 	authority or agency authorized by law to exercise any of the powers granted by sections 
219.19 	469.001 to 469.047; or the owner of the housing. The provisions of subdivision 2, and 
219.20 	paragraphs (a) to (e) and (g) of this subdivision, regarding the use of funds and eligible 
219.21 	recipients apply to grants and loans awarded under this paragraph.
219.22 	(g) Except for the set-aside provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), Eligible recipients 
219.23 	must use the funds to serve households that meet the income limits as provided in section 
219.24 	462A.33, subdivision 5.

219.25 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.012, is amended by adding a subdivision 
219.26 	to read:
219.27 		Subd. 14.Assistance to preserve naturally occurring affordable housing. An authority 
219.28 	may provide financial assistance of any kind, including but not limited to grants, loans, 
219.29 	forgivable loans, payment of interest, interest rate reduction, issuance of bonds and the 
219.30 	spending of the proceeds of the bonds, to assist with the capital repair or replacement of an 
219.31 	asset or category of assets with a regular life span in excess of 25 years and with a project 
219.32 	cost in excess of $5,000,000, where: (1) the capital repair project is in a multifamily housing 
219.33 	building, whether owner-occupied or rental; (2) at least 25 percent of the units were sold 
219.34 	or are rented to households meeting low-income requirements set by the United States 
220.1 	Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (3) more than 25 years has elapsed 
220.2 	since the asset or category of assets has been repaired or replaced. In the case of a common 
220.3 	interest community, the assistance authorized herein may be provided whether or not the 
220.4 	assets being repaired or replaced are owned by the individual unit owners or by the common 
220.5 	interest community of which the individual unit owners are part of the membership, and 
220.6 	may be provided to the common interest community or to individual unit owners, or both.

220.7 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 500.215, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
220.8 		Subdivision 1.General rule. (a) Any provision of any deed restriction, subdivision 
220.9 	regulation, restrictive covenant, local ordinance, contract, rental agreement or regulation, 
220.10 	or homeowners association document that limits the right of an owner or tenant of residential 
220.11 	property to display the flag of the United States and, the flag of the State of Minnesota, or 
220.12 	the POW/MIA flag is void and unenforceable.
220.13 	(b) "Homeowners association document" includes the declaration, articles of 
220.14 	incorporation, bylaws, and rules and regulations of:
220.15 	(1) a common interest community, as defined in section 515B.1-103(10), regardless of 
220.16 	whether the common interest community is subject to chapter 515B; and
220.17 	(2) a residential community that is not a common interest community, as defined in 
220.18 	section 515B.1-103(10).

220.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

220.20 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 515B.3-102, is amended to read:
220.21 	515B.3-102 POWERS OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
220.22 	(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) and subject to the provisions 
220.23 	of the declaration or bylaws, the association shall have the power to:
220.24 	(1) adopt, amend and revoke rules and regulations not inconsistent with the articles of 
220.25 	incorporation, bylaws and declaration, as follows: (i) regulating the use of the common 
220.26 	elements; (ii) regulating the use of the units, and conduct of unit occupants, which may 
220.27 	jeopardize the health, safety or welfare of other occupants, which involves noise or other 
220.28 	disturbing activity, or which may damage the common elements or other units; (iii) regulating 
220.29 	or prohibiting animals; (iv) regulating changes in the appearance of the common elements 
220.30 	and conduct which may damage the common interest community; (v) regulating the exterior 
220.31 	appearance of the common interest community, including, for example, balconies and patios, 
220.32 	window treatments, and signs and other displays, regardless of whether inside a unit; (vi) 
221.1 	implementing the articles of incorporation, declaration and bylaws, and exercising the 
221.2 	powers granted by this section; and (vii) otherwise facilitating the operation of the common 
221.3 	interest community;
221.4 	(2) adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures and reserves, and levy and 
221.5 	collect assessments for common expenses from unit owners;
221.6 	(3) hire and discharge managing agents and other employees, agents, and independent 
221.7 	contractors;
221.8 	(4) institute, defend, or intervene in litigation or administrative proceedings (i) in its 
221.9 	own name on behalf of itself or two or more unit owners on matters affecting the common 
221.10 	elements or other matters affecting the common interest community or, (ii) with the consent 
221.11 	of the owners of the affected units on matters affecting only those units;
221.12 	(5) make contracts and incur liabilities;
221.13 	(6) regulate the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, and modification of the common 
221.14 	elements and the units;
221.15 	(7) cause improvements to be made as a part of the common elements, and, in the case 
221.16 	of a cooperative, the units;
221.17 	(8) acquire, hold, encumber, and convey in its own name any right, title, or interest to 
221.18 	real estate or personal property, but (i) common elements in a condominium or planned 
221.19 	community may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest only pursuant to section 
221.20 	515B.3-112, or (ii) part of a cooperative may be conveyed, or all or part of a cooperative 
221.21 	may be subjected to a security interest, only pursuant to section 515B.3-112;
221.22 	(9) grant or amend easements for public utilities, public rights-of-way or other public 
221.23 	purposes, and cable television or other communications, through, over or under the common 
221.24 	elements; grant or amend easements, leases, or licenses to unit owners for purposes authorized 
221.25 	by the declaration; and, subject to approval by a vote of unit owners other than declarant 
221.26 	or its affiliates, grant or amend other easements, leases, and licenses through, over or under 
221.27 	the common elements;
221.28 	(10) impose and receive any payments, fees, or charges for the use, rental, or operation 
221.29 	of the common elements, other than limited common elements, and for services provided 
221.30 	to unit owners;
221.31 	(11) impose interest and late charges for late payment of assessments and, after notice 
221.32 	and an opportunity to be heard before the board or a committee appointed by it, levy 
221.33 	reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the 
222.1 	association, provided that attorney fees and costs must not be charged or collected from a 
222.2 	unit owner who disputes a fine or assessment and, if after the homeowner requests a hearing 
222.3 	and a hearing is held by the board or a committee of the board, the board does not adopt a 
222.4 	resolution levying the fine or upholding the assessment against the unit owner or owner's 
222.5 	unit;
222.6 	(12) impose reasonable charges for the review, preparation and recordation of 
222.7 	amendments to the declaration, resale certificates required by section 515B.4-107, statements 
222.8 	of unpaid assessments, or furnishing copies of association records;
222.9 	(13) provide for the indemnification of its officers and directors, and maintain directors' 
222.10 	and officers' liability insurance;
222.11 	(14) provide for reasonable procedures governing the conduct of meetings and election 
222.12 	of directors;
222.13 	(15) exercise any other powers conferred by law, or by the declaration, articles of 
222.14 	incorporation or bylaws; and
222.15 	(16) exercise any other powers necessary and proper for the governance and operation 
222.16 	of the association.
222.17 	(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the declaration or bylaws may not impose limitations 
222.18 	on the power of the association to deal with the declarant which are more restrictive than 
222.19 	the limitations imposed on the power of the association to deal with other persons.
222.20 	(c) A fine levied pursuant to subsection (a)(11), must not exceed $100 for a single 
222.21 	violation, and when combined with additional fines for an ongoing violation, late fees, and 
222.22 	other allowable charges, must not exceed $2,500 in total for the violation. An association 
222.23 	that levies a fine pursuant to subsection (a)(11), or an assessment pursuant to section 
222.24 	515B.3-115(g), or 515B.3-1151(g), must provide a dated, written notice to a unit owner 
222.25 	that:
222.26 	(1) states the amount and reason for the fine or assessment;
222.27 	(2) for fines levied under section 515B.3-102(a)(11), specifies: (i) the violation for which 
222.28 	a fine is being levied and the date of the levy; and (ii) the specific section of the declaration, 
222.29 	bylaws, rules, or regulations allegedly violated;
222.30 	(3) for assessments levied under section 515B.3-115(g) or 515B.3-1151(g), identifies: 
222.31 	(i) the damage caused; and (ii) the act or omission alleged to have caused the damage;
223.1 	(4) states that all unpaid fines and assessments are liens which, if not satisfied, could 
223.2 	lead to foreclosure of the lien against the owner's unit;
223.3 	(5) describes the unit owner's right to be heard by the board or a committee appointed 
223.4 	by the board;
223.5 	(6) states that if the assessment, fine, late fees, and other allowable charges are not paid, 
223.6 	the amount may increase as a result of the imposition of attorney fees and other collection 
223.7 	costs; and
223.8 	(7) informs the unit owner that homeownership assistance is available from the Minnesota 
223.9 	Homeownership Center.
223.10 	(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), powers exercised under this section must comply 
223.11 	with sections 500.215 and 500.216.
223.12 	(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4) or any other provision of this chapter, the 
223.13 	association, before instituting litigation or arbitration involving construction defect claims 
223.14 	against a development party, shall:
223.15 	(1) mail or deliver written notice of the anticipated commencement of the action to each 
223.16 	unit owner at the addresses, if any, established for notices to owners in the declaration and, 
223.17 	if the declaration does not state how notices are to be given to owners, to the owner's last 
223.18 	known address. The notice shall specify the nature of the construction defect claims to be 
223.19 	alleged, the relief sought, and the manner in which the association proposes to fund the cost 
223.20 	of pursuing the construction defect claims; and
223.21 	(2) obtain the approval of owners of units to which a majority of the total votes in the 
223.22 	association are allocated. Votes allocated to units owned by the declarant, an affiliate of the 
223.23 	declarant, or a mortgagee who obtained ownership of the unit through a foreclosure sale 
223.24 	are excluded. The association may obtain the required approval by a vote at an annual or 
223.25 	special meeting of the members or, if authorized by the statute under which the association 
223.26 	is created and taken in compliance with that statute, by a vote of the members taken by 
223.27 	electronic means or mailed ballots. If the association holds a meeting and voting by electronic 
223.28 	means or mailed ballots is authorized by that statute, the association shall also provide for 
223.29 	voting by those methods. Section 515B.3-110(c) applies to votes taken by electronic means 
223.30 	or mailed ballots, except that the votes must be used in combination with the vote taken at 
223.31 	a meeting and are not in lieu of holding a meeting, if a meeting is held, and are considered 
223.32 	for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present. Proxies may not be used for a 
223.33 	vote taken under this paragraph unless the unit owner executes the proxy after receipt of 
223.34 	the notice required under subsection (e)(1) and the proxy expressly references this notice.
224.1 	(f) The association may intervene in a litigation or arbitration involving a construction 
224.2 	defect claim or assert a construction defect claim as a counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party 
224.3 	claim before complying with subsections (e)(1) and (e)(2) but the association's complaint 
224.4 	in an intervention, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim shall be dismissed without 
224.5 	prejudice unless the association has complied with the requirements of subsection (e) within 
224.6 	90 days of the association's commencement of the complaint in an intervention or the 
224.7 	assertion of the counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim.

224.8 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 515B.3-107, is amended to read:
224.9 	515B.3-107 UPKEEP OF COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY.
224.10 	(a) Except to the extent provided by the declaration, this subsection or section 
224.11 	515B.3-113, the association is responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of 
224.12 	the common elements, and each unit owner is responsible for the maintenance, repair and 
224.13 	replacement of the unit owner's unit. Damage to the common elements or any unit as a result 
224.14 	of the acts or omissions of a unit owner or the association, including damage resulting from 
224.15 	the unit owner's or association's lack of maintenance or failure to perform necessary repairs 
224.16 	or replacement, is the responsibility of the unit owner or association responsible for causing 
224.17 	the damage, or whose agents or invitees caused the damage.
224.18 	(b) The association's board of directors shall prepare and approve a written preventative 
224.19 	maintenance plan, maintenance schedule, and maintenance budget for the common elements. 
224.20 	The association shall follow the approved preventative maintenance plan. The association's 
224.21 	board may amend, modify, or replace an approved preventative maintenance plan or an 
224.22 	approved maintenance schedule from time to time. The association must provide all unit 
224.23 	owners with a paper copy, electronic copy, or electronic access to the preventative 
224.24 	maintenance plan, the maintenance schedule, and any amendments or modifications to or 
224.25 	replacements of the preventative maintenance plan and the maintenance schedule. If a 
224.26 	common interest community was created on or before August 1, 2017, the association's 
224.27 	board of directors shall have until January 1, 2019, to comply with the requirements of this 
224.28 	subsection.
224.29 	(c) The association shall have access through and into each unit for purposes of 
224.30 	performing maintenance, repair or replacement for which the association may be responsible. 
224.31 	The association and any public safety personnel shall also have access for purposes of 
224.32 	abating or correcting any condition in the unit which violates any governmental law, 
224.33 	ordinance or regulation, which may cause material damage to or jeopardize the safety of 
225.1 	the common interest community, or which may constitute a health or safety hazard for 
225.2 	occupants of units.
225.3 	(d) In exercising any authority granted to it under the declaration to approve or disapprove 
225.4 	proposed changes to a unit or limited common element, the association's board shall provide 
225.5 	a fair, reasonable, and expeditious procedure for making its decision. The procedure shall 
225.6 	be set forth in the association's governing documents. The procedures shall state the 
225.7 	maximum time for issuance of any decision on a proposal or a request for reconsideration. 
225.8 	At a minimum, a decision shall be made within 90 days after the initial submission of the 
225.9 	proposal or submission of any additional information or changes to the proposal requested 
225.10 	by the association's board in response to the initial submission. A decision shall be in writing, 
225.11 	shall be made in good faith, and may not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious. If the 
225.12 	proposal is disapproved, the decision shall include both an explanation of why the proposal 
225.13 	is disapproved and a description of the procedure for reconsideration of the decision by the 
225.14 	association's board.
225.15 	(d) (e) Neither the association, nor any unit owner other than the declarant or its affiliates, 
225.16 	is subject to a claim for payment of expenses incurred in connection with any additional 
225.17 	real estate.
225.18 	(f) Unless expressly provided for in the declaration, the association must not enforce 
225.19 	any restriction on parking of a personal vehicle on a public street or public road for which 
225.20 	the state or local government has assumed responsibility for maintenance and repairs, unless 
225.21 	the authority to regulate such parking has been expressly delegated to the association by 
225.22 	the state or local government under terms prescribing the manner in which the association 
225.23 	may exercise that authority. Any such delegation shall be valid for a period not to exceed 
225.24 	five years, at which time the association must reapply to the delegating entity. As used in 
225.25 	this subdivision, "personal vehicle" means an automobile with a gross weight of less than 
225.26 	26,001 pounds that is used for personal pleasure, travel, or commuting to and from a place 
225.27 	of work, and does not include a motor home or self-propelled recreational vehicle, or an 
225.28 	automobile that is otherwise used primarily in connection with any commercial endeavor 
225.29 	or business.

225.30 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 515B.3-116, is amended to read:
225.31 	515B.3-116 LIEN FOR ASSESSMENTS.
225.32 	(a) The association has a lien on a unit for any assessment levied against that unit from 
225.33 	the time the assessment becomes due. If an assessment is payable in installments, the full 
225.34 	amount of the assessment is a lien from the time the first installment thereof becomes due. 
226.1 	Unless the declaration otherwise provides, fees, charges, late charges, fines and interest 
226.2 	charges pursuant to section 515B.3-102(a)(10), (11) and (12) are liens, and are enforceable 
226.3 	as assessments, under this section. Fines and fine-related charges are not liens, and are not 
226.4 	enforceable as assessments under this section. Recording of the declaration constitutes 
226.5 	record notice and perfection of any assessment lien under this section, and no further 
226.6 	recording of any notice of or claim for the lien is required.
226.7 	(b) Subject to subsection (c), a lien under this section is prior to all other liens and 
226.8 	encumbrances on a unit except (i) liens and encumbrances recorded before the declaration 
226.9 	and, in a cooperative, liens and encumbrances which the association creates, assumes, or 
226.10 	takes subject to, (ii) any first mortgage encumbering the fee simple interest in the unit, or, 
226.11 	in a cooperative, any first security interest encumbering only the unit owner's interest in the 
226.12 	unit, (iii) liens for real estate taxes and other governmental assessments or charges against 
226.13 	the unit, and (iv) a master association lien under section 515B.2-121(h). This subsection 
226.14 	shall not affect the priority of mechanic's liens.
226.15 	(c) If a first mortgage on a unit is foreclosed, the first mortgage was recorded after June 
226.16 	1, 1994, and no owner or person who acquires the owner's interest in the unit redeems 
226.17 	pursuant to chapter 580, 581, or 582, the holder of the sheriff's certificate of sale from the 
226.18 	foreclosure of the first mortgage or any person who acquires title to the unit by redemption 
226.19 	as a junior creditor shall take title to the unit subject to a lien in favor of the association for 
226.20 	unpaid assessments for common expenses levied pursuant to section 515B.3-115(a), (e)(1) 
226.21 	to (3), (f), and (i) which became due, without acceleration, during the six months immediately 
226.22 	preceding the end of the owner's period of redemption. The common expenses shall be 
226.23 	based upon the association's then current annual budget, notwithstanding the use of an 
226.24 	alternate common expense plan under section 515B.3-115(a)(2). If a first security interest 
226.25 	encumbering a unit owner's interest in a cooperative unit which is personal property is 
226.26 	foreclosed, the secured party or the purchaser at the sale shall take title to the unit subject 
226.27 	to unpaid assessments for common expenses levied pursuant to section 515B.3-115(a), 
226.28 	(e)(1) to (3), (f), and (i) which became due, without acceleration, during the six months 
226.29 	immediately preceding the first day following either the disposition date pursuant to section 
226.30 	336.9-610 or the date on which the obligation of the unit owner is discharged pursuant to 
226.31 	section 336.9-622.
226.32 	(d) Proceedings to enforce an assessment lien shall be instituted within three years after 
226.33 	the last installment of the assessment becomes payable, or shall be barred.
227.1 	(e) The unit owner of a unit at the time an assessment is due shall be personally liable 
227.2 	to the association for payment of the assessment levied against the unit. If there are multiple 
227.3 	owners of the unit, they shall be jointly and severally liable.
227.4 	(f) This section does not prohibit actions to recover sums for which subsection (a) creates 
227.5 	a lien nor prohibit an association from taking a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
227.6 	(g) The association shall furnish to a unit owner or the owner's authorized agent upon 
227.7 	written request of the unit owner or the authorized agent a statement setting forth the amount 
227.8 	of unpaid assessments currently levied against the owner's unit. If the unit owner's interest 
227.9 	is real estate, the statement shall be in recordable form. The statement shall be furnished 
227.10 	within ten business days after receipt of the request and is binding on the association and 
227.11 	every unit owner.
227.12 	(h) The association's lien may be foreclosed as provided in this subsection. In no case 
227.13 	may an association's lien be foreclosed unless unpaid fees, charges, late charges, and interest 
227.14 	charges pursuant to section 515B.3-102(a)(10), (11) and (12), are outstanding for more than 
227.15 	180 days.
227.16 	(1) In a condominium or planned community, the association's lien may be foreclosed 
227.17 	in a like manner as a mortgage containing a power of sale pursuant to chapter 580, or by 
227.18 	action pursuant to chapter 581. The association shall have a power of sale to foreclose the 
227.19 	lien pursuant to chapter 580, except that any portion of the assessment that represents 
227.20 	attorney fees or costs shall not be included in the amount a unit owner must pay to reinstate 
227.21 	under section 580.30 or chapter 581.
227.22 	(2) In a cooperative whose unit owners' interests are real estate, the association's lien 
227.23 	shall be foreclosed in a like manner as a mortgage on real estate as provided in paragraph 
227.24 	(1).
227.25 	(3) In a cooperative whose unit owners' interests in the units are personal property, the 
227.26 	association's lien shall be foreclosed in a like manner as a security interest under article 9 
227.27 	of chapter 336. In any disposition pursuant to section 336.9-610 or retention pursuant to 
227.28 	sections 336.9-620 to 336.9-622, the rights of the parties shall be the same as those provided 
227.29 	by law, except (i) notice of sale, disposition, or retention shall be served on the unit owner 
227.30 	90 days prior to sale, disposition, or retention, (ii) the association shall be entitled to its 
227.31 	reasonable costs and attorney fees not exceeding the amount provided by section 582.01, 
227.32 	subdivision 1a, (iii) the amount of the association's lien shall be deemed to be adequate 
227.33 	consideration for the unit subject to disposition or retention, notwithstanding the value of 
228.1 	the unit, and (iv) the notice of sale, disposition, or retention shall contain the following 
228.2 	statement in capital letters with the name of the association or secured party filled in:
228.3 	"THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT BY THIS NOTICE (fill in name of association or 
228.4 	secured party) HAS BEGUN PROCEEDINGS UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, 
228.5 	CHAPTER 515B, TO FORECLOSE ON YOUR INTEREST IN YOUR UNIT FOR THE 
228.6 	REASON SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE. YOUR INTEREST IN YOUR UNIT WILL 
228.7 	TERMINATE 90 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THIS NOTICE ON YOU UNLESS 
228.8 	BEFORE THEN:
228.9 	(a) THE PERSON AUTHORIZED BY (fill in the name of association or secured party) 
228.10 	AND DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS RECEIVES FROM 
228.11 	YOU:
228.12 	(1) THE AMOUNT THIS NOTICE SAYS YOU OWE; PLUS
228.13 	(2) THE COSTS INCURRED TO SERVE THIS NOTICE ON YOU; PLUS
228.14 	(3) $500 TO APPLY TO ATTORNEY FEES ACTUALLY EXPENDED OR 
228.15 	INCURRED; PLUS
228.16 	(4) ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR YOUR UNIT BECOMING DUE TO (fill 
228.17 	in name of association or secured party) AFTER THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE; OR
228.18 	(b) YOU SECURE FROM A DISTRICT COURT AN ORDER THAT THE 
228.19 	FORECLOSURE OF YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR UNIT BE SUSPENDED UNTIL YOUR 
228.20 	CLAIMS OR DEFENSES ARE FINALLY DISPOSED OF BY TRIAL, HEARING, OR 
228.21 	SETTLEMENT. YOUR ACTION MUST SPECIFICALLY STATE THOSE FACTS AND 
228.22 	GROUNDS THAT DEMONSTRATE YOUR CLAIMS OR DEFENSES.
228.23 	IF YOU DO NOT DO ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE ABOVE THINGS WITHIN 
228.24 	THE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE, YOUR OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN 
228.25 	YOUR UNIT WILL TERMINATE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, YOU WILL LOSE 
228.26 	ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE PAID FOR YOUR UNIT, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR 
228.27 	RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF YOUR UNIT, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO 
228.28 	ASSERT ANY CLAIMS OR DEFENSES THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND YOU WILL 
228.29 	BE EVICTED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NOTICE, CONTACT 
228.30 	AN ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY."
228.31 	(4) In any foreclosure pursuant to chapter 580, 581, or 582, the rights of the parties shall 
228.32 	be the same as those provided by law, except (i) the period of redemption for unit owners 
228.33 	shall be six months from the date of sale or a lesser period authorized by law, (ii) in a 
229.1 	foreclosure by advertisement under chapter 580, the foreclosing party shall be entitled to 
229.2 	costs and disbursements of foreclosure and attorney fees authorized by the declaration or 
229.3 	bylaws, notwithstanding the provisions of section 582.01, subdivisions 1 and 1a, (iii) in a 
229.4 	foreclosure by action under chapter 581, the foreclosing party shall be entitled to costs and 
229.5 	disbursements of foreclosure and attorney fees as the court shall determine, and (iv) the 
229.6 	amount of the association's lien shall be deemed to be adequate consideration for the unit 
229.7 	subject to foreclosure, notwithstanding the value of the unit.
229.8 	(i) If a holder of a sheriff's certificate of sale, prior to the expiration of the period of 
229.9 	redemption, pays any past due or current assessments, or any other charges lienable as 
229.10 	assessments, with respect to the unit described in the sheriff's certificate, then the amount 
229.11 	paid shall be a part of the sum required to be paid to redeem under section 582.03.
229.12 	(j) In a cooperative, if the unit owner fails to redeem before the expiration of the 
229.13 	redemption period in a foreclosure of the association's assessment lien, the association may 
229.14 	bring an action for eviction against the unit owner and any persons in possession of the unit, 
229.15 	and in that case section 504B.291 shall not apply.
229.16 	(k) An association may assign its lien rights in the same manner as any other secured 
229.17 	party.

229.18 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 515B.4-116, is amended to read:
229.19 	515B.4-116 RIGHTS OF ACTION; RETALIATION PROHIBITED; ATTORNEY'S 
229.20 	FEES.
229.21 	(a) In addition to any other rights to recover damages, attorney's fees, costs or expenses, 
229.22 	whether authorized by this chapter or otherwise, if a declarant, an association, or any other 
229.23 	person violates any provision of this chapter, or any provision of the declaration, bylaws, 
229.24 	or rules and regulations any person or class of persons adversely affected by the failure to 
229.25 	comply has a claim for appropriate relief. Subject to the requirements of section 515B.3-102, 
229.26 	the association shall have standing to pursue claims on behalf of the unit owners of two or 
229.27 	more units.
229.28 	(b) An association may not retaliate against an owner for asserting any right the owner 
229.29 	has under this chapter or other law. For purposes of this paragraph, asserting rights includes 
229.30 	but is not limited to filing an action in district court to enforce a right or remedy provided 
229.31 	by this chapter or other law; by the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations of the 
229.32 	association; or by filing a complaint with local authorities regarding a violation of a health, 
229.33 	safety, housing, or building code or ordinance. An association may not decrease services 
230.1 	or impose a fine or other penalty or charge legal fees to the owner, nor may the association 
230.2 	make the resumption of services or removal of the fine, penalty, or legal fees contingent on 
230.3 	the owner dropping the owner's action in district court or complaint with local authorities.
230.4 	(b) (c) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation to the 
230.5 	prevailing party. Punitive damages may be awarded for a willful failure to comply.
230.6 	(c) (d) As a condition precedent to any construction defect claim, the parties to the claim 
230.7 	must submit the matter to mediation before a mutually agreeable neutral third party. For 
230.8 	the purposes of this section, mediation has the meaning given under the General Rules of 
230.9 	Practice, rule 114.02 (7). If the parties are not able to agree on a neutral third-party mediator 
230.10 	from the roster maintained by the Minnesota Supreme Court, the parties may petition the 
230.11 	district court in the jurisdiction in which the common interest community is located to 
230.12 	appoint a mediator. The applicable statute of limitations and statute of repose for an action 
230.13 	based on breach of a warranty imposed by this section, or any other action in contract, tort, 
230.14 	or other law for any injury to real or personal property or bodily injury or wrongful death 
230.15 	arising out of the alleged construction defect, is tolled from the date that any party makes 
230.16 	a written demand for mediation under this section until the latest of the following:
230.17 	(1) five business days after mediation is completed; or
230.18 	(2) 180 days.
230.19 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, mediation shall not be required prior to commencement 
230.20 	of a construction defect claim if the parties have completed home warranty dispute resolution 
230.21 	under section 327A.051.
230.22 	(d) (e) The remedies provided for under this chapter are not exclusive and do not abrogate 
230.23 	any remedies under other statutes or the common law, notwithstanding whether those 
230.24 	remedies are referred to in this chapter.

230.25 	Sec. 28. Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

230.26	Subd. 2.Challenge Program
 		60,425,000
		60,425,000
	
230.27 	(a) This appropriation is for the economic 
230.28 	development and housing challenge program 
230.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 462A.33
230.30 	and 462A.07, subdivision 14.
230.31 	(b) Of this amount, $6,425,000 each year shall 
230.32 	be made available during the first 11 months 
231.1 	of the fiscal year exclusively for housing 
231.2 	projects for American Indians. Any funds not 
231.3 	committed to housing projects for American 
231.4 	Indians within the annual consolidated request 
231.5 	for funding processes may be available for 
231.6 	any eligible activity under Minnesota Statutes, 
231.7 	sections 462A.33 and 462A.07, subdivision 
231.8 	14.
231.9 	(c) Of the amount in the first year, $5,000,000 
231.10 	is for a grant to Urban Homeworks to expand 
231.11 	initiatives pertaining to deeply affordable 
231.12 	homeownership in Minneapolis neighborhoods 
231.13 	with over 40 percent of residents identifying 
231.14 	as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color and 
231.15 	at least 40 percent of residents making less 
231.16 	than 50 percent of the area median income. 
231.17 	The grant is to be used for acquisition, 
231.18 	rehabilitation, gap financing as defined in 
231.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, 
231.20 	subdivision 1, and construction of homes to 
231.21 	be sold to households with incomes of 50 to
231.22 	at or below 60 percent of the area median 
231.23 	income. This is a onetime appropriation, and 
231.24 	is available until June 30, 2027. By December 
231.25 	15 each year until 2027, Urban Homeworks 
231.26 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
231.27 	minority members of the legislative 
231.28 	committees having jurisdiction over housing 
231.29 	finance and policy. The report must include 
231.30 	the amount used for (1) acquisition, (2) 
231.31 	rehabilitation, and (3) construction of housing 
231.32 	units, along with the number of housing units 
231.33 	acquired, rehabilitated, or constructed, and the 
231.34 	amount of the appropriation that has been 
231.35 	spent. If any home was sold or transferred 
231.36 	within the year covered by the report, Urban 
232.1 	Homeworks must include the price at which 
232.2 	the home was sold, as well as how much was 
232.3 	spent to complete the project before sale.
232.4 	(d) Of the amount in the first year, $2,000,000 
232.5 	is for a grant to Rondo Community Land 
232.6 	Trust. This is a onetime appropriation.
232.7 	(e) The base for this program in fiscal year 
232.8 	2026 and beyond is $12,925,000.

232.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

232.10 	Sec. 29. Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 32, is amended to read:

232.11	Subd. 32.Northland Foundation
 		1,000,000
		-0-
	
232.12 	This appropriation is for a grant to Northland 
232.13 	Foundation for use on expenditures authorized 
232.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 462C.16, 
232.15 	subdivision 3, to assist and support 
232.16 	communities in providing housing locally, and 
232.17 	on for assisting local governments to establish 
232.18 	local or regional housing trust funds. 
232.19 	Northland Foundation may award grants and 
232.20 	loans to other entities to expend on authorized 
232.21 	expenditures under this section. This 
232.22 	appropriation is onetime and available until 
232.23 	June 30, 2025.

232.24 	Sec. 30. Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 2, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
232.25 		Subd. 2.Eligible homebuyer. For the purposes of this section, an "eligible homebuyer" 
232.26 	means an individual:
232.27 	(1) whose income is at or below 130 percent of area median income;
232.28 	(2) who resides in a census tract where at least 60 percent of occupied housing units are 
232.29 	renter-occupied, based on the most recent estimates or experimental estimates provided by 
232.30 	the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau;
233.1 	(3) (2) who is financing the purchase of an eligible property with an interest-free, 
233.2 	fee-based mortgage; and
233.3 	(4) (3) who is a first-time homebuyer as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 
233.4 	24, section 92.2.

233.5 	Sec. 31. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PRESERVATION INVESTMENT.
 233.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance 
233.7 	Agency must establish and administer a grant program to support recapitalization of distressed 
233.8 	buildings.
233.9 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For purposes of this section:
233.10 	(1) "distressed building" means an existing rental housing building in which the units 
233.11 	are restricted to households at or below 60 percent of the area median income, and:
233.12 	(i) is in foreclosure proceedings;
233.13 	(ii) has two or more years of negative net operating income;
233.14 	(iii) has two or more years with a debt service coverage ratio of less than one; or
233.15 	(iv) has necessary costs of repair, replacement, or maintenance that exceed the project 
233.16 	reserves available for those purposes; and
233.17 	(2) "recapitalization" means financing for the physical and financial needs of a distressed 
233.18 	building, including restructuring and forgiveness of amortizing and deferred debt, principal 
233.19 	and interest paydown, interest rate write-down, deferral of debt payments, mortgage payment 
233.20 	forbearance, deferred maintenance, security services, property insurance, capital 
233.21 	improvements, funding of reserves for supportive services, and property operations.
233.22 		Subd. 3.Grant program. The commissioner must use a request for proposal process 
233.23 	to consider funding requests and award grants to finance recapitalization of distressed 
233.24 	buildings. In awarding grants, the commissioner must give priority to distressed buildings 
233.25 	most at risk of losing affordable housing, to the extent practicable.
233.26 		Subd. 4.Report. By February 1, 2025, and November 30, 2025, the commissioner shall 
233.27 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
233.28 	having jurisdiction over housing and homelessness. The report must detail the number of 
233.29 	applications received, the amount of funding requested, the grants awarded, and the number 
233.30 	of affordable housing units preserved through awards under this section.

234.1 	Sec. 32. REPORT ON RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.
 234.2 	The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must review the financial 
234.3 	impacts of the low-income rental property tax classification in Minnesota Statutes, section 
234.4 	273.128, and the low-income housing tax credit program under section 42 of the Internal 
234.5 	Revenue Code, including the extent of rent increases and housing related expenses. By 
234.6 	December 15, 2024, the commissioner must report on the findings and recommendations 
234.7 	for legislative changes to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
234.8 	committees with jurisdiction over human services, housing finance, and taxes. The 
234.9 	commissioner must use existing financial resources for this review and report.

234.10 	Sec. 33. SINGLE-EXIT STAIRWAY APARTMENT BUILDING REPORT.
 234.11 	The commissioner of labor and industry must evaluate conditions under which single-exit 
234.12 	stairway apartment buildings above three stories up to 75 feet would achieve life safety 
234.13 	outcomes equal to or superior to currently adopted codes, including those for multifamily 
234.14 	buildings with very large footprints and single-family houses. The commissioner must use 
234.15 	research techniques that include smoke modeling, egress modeling, an analysis of fire loss 
234.16 	history in jurisdictions that have already adopted similar provisions, and interviews with 
234.17 	fire services regarding fire suppression and rescue techniques in such buildings. The 
234.18 	commissioner shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to the 
234.19 	Minnesota Fire Chiefs Association, Minnesota Professional Firefighters Association, 
234.20 	Association of Minnesota Building Officials, Housing First Minnesota, Center for Building 
234.21 	in North America, and faculty from the relevant department of a university which grants 
234.22 	degrees in fire protection engineering. The commissioner may contract with external experts 
234.23 	or an independent third party to develop the report and perform other functions required of 
234.24 	the commissioner under this section. By December 31, 2025, the commissioner must report 
234.25 	on the findings to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
234.26 	with jurisdiction over housing and state building codes.

234.27 	Sec. 34. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
 234.28 	By January 15 each year, the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency 
234.29 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
234.30 	having jurisdiction over housing finance and policy containing the following information:
234.31 	(1) the total number of applications for funding;
234.32 	(2) the amount of funding requested;
235.1 	(3) the amounts of funding awarded; and
235.2 	(4) the number of housing units that are affected by funding awards, including the number 
235.3 	of:
235.4 	(i) newly constructed owner-occupied units;
235.5 	(ii) renovated owner-occupied units;
235.6 	(iii) newly constructed rental units; and
235.7 	(iv) renovated rental units.

235.8 	Sec. 35. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 235.9 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.37, subdivision 
235.10 	2i, as Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.37, subdivision 3a. The revisor shall also make 
235.11 	necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes.

235.12 	ARTICLE 13
235.13 	EXPEDITING RENTAL ASSISTANCE

235.14 	Section 1. [462A.2096] ANNUAL PROJECTION OF EMERGENCY RENTAL 
235.15 	ASSISTANCE NEEDS.
235.16 	The agency must develop a projection of emergency rental assistance needs in 
235.17 	consultation with the commissioner of human services and representatives from county and 
235.18 	Tribal housing administrators and housing nonprofit agencies. The projection must identify 
235.19 	the amount of funding required to meet all emergency rental assistance needs, including 
235.20 	the family homelessness prevention and assistance program, the emergency assistance 
235.21 	program, and emergency general assistance. By January 15 each year, the commissioner 
235.22 	must submit a report on the projected need for emergency rental assistance to the chairs and 
235.23 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over housing 
235.24 	and human services finance and policy.

235.25 	Sec. 2. DATA COLLECTION TO MEASURE TIMELINESS OF RENTAL 
235.26 	ASSISTANCE.
 235.27 	The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must work with the 
235.28 	commissioner of human services to develop criteria for measuring the timeliness of 
235.29 	processing applications for rental assistance. The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing 
235.30 	Finance Agency must collect data to monitor application speeds of the family homelessness 
236.1 	prevention and assistance program and use the collected data to inform improvements to 
236.2 	application processing systems. By January 15, 2027, the commissioner of the Minnesota 
236.3 	Housing Finance Agency must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
236.4 	of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over housing finance and policy. The report 
236.5 	must include analysis of the data collected and whether goals have been met to (1) process 
236.6 	an emergency rental assistance application within two weeks of the receipt of a complete 
236.7 	application, and (2) if approved, make payment to a landlord within 30 days of the receipt 
236.8 	of a complete application.

236.9 	Sec. 3. E-SIGNATURE OPTIONS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
 236.10 	The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, working with the 
236.11 	commissioner of human services, shall develop uniform e-signature options to be used in 
236.12 	applications for the family homelessness prevention and assistance program. No later than 
236.13 	June 30, 2026, the commissioner shall require administrators of the family homelessness 
236.14 	prevention and assistance program to incorporate and implement the developed e-signature 
236.15 	options. The commissioner must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
236.16 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing of the date when the e-signature options 
236.17 	are implemented. A copy of this notification must also be filed with the Legislative Reference 
236.18 	Library in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.

236.19 	Sec. 4. VERIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
 236.20 	(a) The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, working with program 
236.21 	administrators, must develop recommendations to simplify the process of verifying 
236.22 	information in applications for the family homelessness prevention and assistance program. 
236.23 	In developing recommendations, the commissioner must consider:
236.24 	(1) allowing self-attestation of emergencies, assets, and income;
236.25 	(2) allowing verbal authorization by applicants to allow emergency rental assistance 
236.26 	administrators to communicate with landlords and utility providers regarding applications 
236.27 	for assistance; and
236.28 	(3) allowing landlords to apply for emergency rental assistance on tenants' behalf.
236.29 	(b) The commissioner must:
236.30 	(1) prepare recommendations and submit them to the chairs and ranking minority 
236.31 	members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over housing finance and policy 
236.32 	by January 1, 2025;
237.1 	(2) adopt any recommendations that have become law; and
237.2 	(3) provide technical assistance to counties, Tribes, and other emergency rental assistance 
237.3 	administrators to implement these recommendations.
237.4 	(c) By January 13, 2025, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority 
237.5 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing detailing the proposed 
237.6 	recommendations required by this section. By July 7, 2025, the commissioner must report 
237.7 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
237.8 	over housing detailing the recommendations adopted as required by this section.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: ueh5242-1 

179.81 DEFINITIONS.Subdivision 1.Scope. 
For the purposes of sections 179.81 to 179.85, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. 

Subd. 2.Area labor-management committee or committee. 
"Area labor-management committee" or "committee" means a committee formed by and composed of multiple employers and multiple labor organizations within a geographic area or statewide employment sector, for the purpose of improving labor-management relations and enhancing economic development within a given geographic jurisdiction or sector through labor-management cooperation. 

Subd. 3.Bureau. 
"Bureau" means the Bureau of Mediation Services. 

Subd. 4.Commissioner. 
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services. 

179.82 GRANT PROGRAM CREATED; APPLICATIONS.Subdivision 1.Creation. 
An area labor-management committee grant program is created within the bureau to be administered by the commissioner. 

Subd. 2.Rules. 
Applications for area/statewide industry labor-management committee grants must be submitted to the bureau under rules adopted by the commissioner. 

179.83 ACTION ON APPLICATION.Subdivision 1.Standard for approval. 
Following an established calendar, the commissioner shall review the applications. Grants must be awarded on a competitive basis based on the appropriateness of the proposal, the attainability of the goals, the evidence of interest in the proposal among representatives of labor and management in the area within the committee's jurisdiction, and the thoroughness of the financial plan presented. Successful applicants shall be notified of the award no later than December 1 of each year. 

179.84 GENERAL CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF GRANTS.Subdivision 1.Requirements. 
For each grant awarded the commissioner shall: 

(1) require an approved work plan that establishes measurable goals and objectives for the committee within the committee's area of responsibility and that prohibits the committee from becoming involved in contract disputes, labor negotiations, or grievance procedures; and 

(2) annually review the operating performance of each area labor-management committee receiving state money under this program. 

179.85 FUNDING LIMITATIONS.
A new or existing area labor-management committee may apply for a maximum grant of $75,000 per year. A new or existing area labor-management committee may be awarded state grant money, and must provide money from other nonstate sources, in the following ratio of state and nonstate money: in the first year, 90 percent state and ten percent nonstate; in the second year, 80 percent state and 20 percent nonstate; in the third year and beyond, 50 percent state and 50 percent nonstate. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: ueh5242-1 

Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 2, section 13
Sec. 13. MANUFACTURED HOME LENDING GRANTS. Subdivision 1.Program established. 
The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must award a grant to an organization for manufactured home lending services under subdivision 2.  

Subd. 2.Eligible services. 
The commissioner may award a grant under this section to an organization providing lending funds for the following services: 

(1) new manufactured home financing programs; 

(2) manufactured home down payment assistance; or 

(3) manufactured home repair, renovation, removal, and site preparation financing programs. 

Subd. 3.Eligible organization. 
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization must: 

(1) qualify for tax exempt status under United States Code, title 26, section 501(c)(3); 

(2) have primary operations located in Minnesota; 

(3) be a qualified nonprofit lender or certified as a community development financial institution by the United States Department of the Treasury; and 

(4) serve low-income populations in manufactured home communities owned by residents, cooperatives, nonprofits, or municipalities. 

Subd. 4.Commissioner duties. 
The commissioner shall develop the forms, applications, and reporting requirements for use by eligible organizations. In developing these materials, the commissioner shall consult with manufactured housing cooperatives, resident-owned manufactured home communities, and nonprofit organizations working with manufactured housing cooperatives and resident-owned communities.  

Subd. 5.Loan payments and interest. 
Interest earned and repayments of principal from loans issued under this section must be used for the purposes of this section. 

5520.0100APPLICATION. 
Parts 5520.0100 to 5520.0800 apply to the preparation, submission, and approval of applications for grants under the Minnesota Area Labor-Management Committee Grant Program. 

5520.0110POLICY. 
Parts 5520.0100 to 5520.0800 shall be liberally construed to accomplish the provisions and purposes of the Minnesota Area Labor-Management Committee Grant Program. 

5520.0120DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1.Scope.  
For the purpose of parts 5520.0100 to 5520.0800, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them. 

Subp. 2.Application.  
"Application" means a written request for grant funds completed on a form developed by and available from the bureau. 

Subp. 3.Bureau.  
"Bureau" means the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. 

Subp. 4.Commissioner.  
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the bureau or an authorized agent. 

Subp. 5.Area Labor-Management Committee or committee.  
"Area Labor-Management Committee" or "committee" means an organization of representatives from multiple labor organizations and multiple employer enterprises within a geographic area or statewide employment sector which has as its principle purpose the strengthening of union-management relations within the area or sector. 

Subp. 6.Grant program.  
"Grant program" means the Minnesota Area Labor-Management Committee Grant Program, as created in Minnesota Statutes, sections 179.81 to 179.85. 

Subp. 7.Office of Cooperative Labor-Management Programs.  
"Office of Cooperative Labor-Management Programs" means the office within the bureau created to administer the grant program. 

5520.0200GRANT APPLICATIONS. Subpart 1.Scope.  
The procedures in this part will be used by the commissioner in receiving and considering grant program applications. 

Subp. 2.Notice and deadline.  
On or before September 1 of each calendar year, the commissioner shall publish a notice of the availability of funds under the grant program in the State Register. An application for a grant must be submitted to the bureau by October 15 of the previous year. 

Subp. 3.Application form and purpose.  
Each application must be on forms available from the bureau and must include a statement of purpose and a description of the Area Labor-Management Committee requesting grant funds. All current committee members and officers must be identified in the application and a brief description of the committee's existing or proposed operating procedures must be included. A copy of the committee bylaws, if adopted, must also accompany the application. 

Subp. 4.Statement of goals.  
The application must include a descriptive statement of the labor-management climate and major issues or problems existing in the committee's area of jurisdiction, as well as the major purpose or goal of the committee in the context of the problems. The goal statement must describe specific changes or outcomes the committee seeks to accomplish through use of grant program funds. Quantifiable, specific goal and problem statements are encouraged. Applicants should avoid broad, generic, overly-generalized statements. 

Subp. 5.Methodology.  
The application must include a description of the approach and methodology to be used by the committee in solving the problems and achieving the goals identified in subpart 4. The application must include an implementation plan setting forth specific and measurable goals and objectives to be accomplished during the grant period, the major action steps to be taken, a timetable indicating when those action steps will be taken, and when goals and objectives will be accomplished. 

Subp. 6.Financial plan.  
The application must include a four-year financial plan detailing the revenues and expenditures anticipated over a four-year period, commencing with the year for which the grant is being requested. The plan must identify the total amount of state funding necessary to carry out the committee's goals and objectives and the money to be raised from other sources to meet the guidelines of the grant program. The plan must be accompanied by a proposed committee budget over the four-year period detailing how all money, including state grant money, is to be expended. Existing committees must also submit copies of actual financial statements for the four-year period preceding the proposed grant period. 

5520.0250GRANT RESTRICTIONS. Subpart 1.Labor negotiations, grievances, or disputes.  
No committee funded, in whole or in part, through the grant program may engage in activities directly or indirectly related to labor negotiations, contract disputes, or grievance procedures. Violation of this subpart is grounds for termination of the grant. 

Subp. 2.Prior obligations.  
No grant money may be used directly or indirectly to cover costs incurred before the effective date of the grant nor to cover costs that are not specifically related to the goals in the application. No finder's fee or other form of payment for successful application shall be permitted in conjunction with the grant program. 

Subp. 4.Delegation or transfer.  
A successful applicant may not, in whole or in part, delegate or transfer responsibility for the management of the grant or control and use of its funds to any other organization or entity. 

5520.0300GRANT PERIOD AND AMOUNT. Subpart 1.Grant period.  
All grants are awarded for a 12-month period commencing January 1. 

Subp. 2.Amount.  
The amount of each grant will be determined by the commissioner after considering the merits and reasonableness of each application, the total funds available in relationship to the total amounts requested, prior awards and experiences with individual applicants, the usual and customary costs of operating a committee, and the overall purposes and goals of the program. 

Subp. 3.Ratio of state and nonstate funds.  
Regardless of the funds available, no grant will be awarded that would be inconsistent with the following ratio of state and nonstate revenues for the committee: (Year 1 is the first year state funds are received under this program, Year 2 is the second, etc.). 

		Percent Nonstate Revenues	Percent State Revenues	
	Year 1	10	90	
	Year 2	20	80	
	Year 3 & Beyond	50	50	
5520.0500APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES. Subpart 1.Competitive basis.  
All timely and complete applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis. Grants will be awarded by the commissioner in amounts and to parties as deemed consistent with the overall purposes of the grant program. In evaluating applications and awarding grants, the factors described in this part will be considered. 

Subp. 2.Appropriateness.  
The appropriateness of the proposal must be evaluated. Appropriateness includes: 

A.
 consistency of the proposal's purpose with the public policy objectives of the grant program; 

B.
 the extent and history of labor-management activity within the area to be served by the proposed grant; 

C.
 other past or present cooperative labor-management activities within the designated area; 

D.
 the need for public funding of the endeavor; and 

E.
 the reasonableness of proposed expenditures in relationship to benefits to be derived. 

Subp. 3.Attainability of goals.  
The attainability of the goals in the proposal must be evaluated. Attainability includes: 

A.
 ability of the applicant to articulate quantifiable and meaningful goals and activities; 

B.
 evaluation of the applicant's ability and capacity to implement program activities necessary to achieve stated goals; 

C.
 prior success of the applicant in achieving previous program goals; 

D.
 other labor-management activities in the area; and 

E.
 the relationship of the proposed goals with the overall objectives of the grant program. 

Subp. 4.Support for the proposal.  
Evidence of support for the proposal from multiple labor-management representatives within the area will be reviewed. The evidence may be submitted in the form of letters of endorsement, resolutions of support adopted by ad hoc groups, or other form that permits consultation and verification with individual representatives by the bureau. Established committees must attach a copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the proposal was approved and the minutes should reflect the names and organizations of all persons present for the meeting. 

Subp. 5.Financial plans.  
The thoroughness of the four-year financial plan submitted as a part of the proposal, including an analysis of the overall reasonableness of revenue and expense projections; the detail and reasonableness of projected funding sources and amounts; and the detail and reasonableness of projected expenditures will be considered. Established committees must attach copies of actual financial operating statements that reflect annual revenue sources and amounts and expense categories and amounts for each year of the three-year period preceding the current year, as well as for the current year-to-date. 

Subp. 6.Work plans.  
The thoroughness of detailed plans for achieving the major goals and objectives of the committee will be evaluated to determine the ability of the committee to identify key tasks and action steps necessary to the attainment of goals; the designation of appropriate time frames; relevance of work plans to objectives of the grant program; and the extent of planning undertaken by the applicant with regard to its goals. 

5520.0520WORK PLAN. 
Each grant application must include a work plan that describes the major work steps to be undertaken by the committee during the grant period in achieving its individual goals and objectives. Work plans should describe each area of substantial program activity contemplated by the committee, the key steps necessary to achieving each program activity, and a time frame for determining progress in each activity area. Grantees are responsible for compliance with their work plans and for advising the Office of Cooperative Labor-Management Programs of any significant alterations in the goals, objectives, or work plans of the committee. Written quarterly reports, describing the progress and problems in adhering to the work plan, must accompany financial reports in conformance to the provisions of part 5520.0560. 

5520.0540BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS. 
Grant recipients must consult, in writing, with the Office of Cooperative Labor-Management Programs before making budget adjustments that: 

A.
 result in changes in the scope or objectives of the program in the approved application; 

B.
 result in more grant money available than is necessary to meet the needs of the program; 

C.
 result in a change in the percent of state funds available to the grantee that would be inconsistent with part 5520.0300, subpart 3, or Minnesota Statutes, section 179.85; or 

D.
 amount to ten percent or more of the total grant awarded. 

5520.0560QUARTERLY REPORTS. 
Each grant recipient must file detailed financial and activity reports on a quarterly basis in accordance with the following schedule: 

A.
 Period covered: January 1 to March 31, date due: April 20; 

B.
 Period covered: April 1 to June 30, date due: July 20; 

C.
 Period covered: July 1 to September 30, date due: October 20; and 

D.
 Period covered: October 1 to December 31, date due: January 20. 

5520.0600ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. 
Each grant recipient must establish and maintain a system of financial management of the grant that complies with accepted accounting practices. The system must provide accurate, current, and complete information on the financial status of each grant-supported activity and must include the generation of periodic reports indicating the allocation of funds by activity, the amount expended, and the amount obligated. Each dollar of Area Labor-Management Committee Grant Program money must be traceable through the accounting system. 

All accounting documents must be supported by source documentation such as payroll records, invoices, and purchase vouchers. All employees paid in whole or in part from grant funds must prepare time sheets reflecting the number of hours worked on grant activities during the pay period and the payroll must be based on these time sheets. Any purchase of services agreement entered into by the committee must specify the amount and nature of services to be provided in a manner that facilitates determination of an hourly or per-unit rate for those services. 

5520.0620AUDITS. Subpart 1.Financial and compliance audits.  
All grant recipients must arrange for and undergo a financial and compliance audit at least once every two years. The audits must be performed by qualified individuals who are independent of those persons who authorize, manage, and carry out the expenditure of funds to ensure unbiased opinions, conclusions, or judgments. Grant recipients are responsible for arranging and paying for these audits. The purpose of the audit is to report on whether: 

A.
 the financial operations have been conducted properly; 

B.
 financial and other reports submitted as a part of the program have been presented fairly and accurately; 

C.
 the grantee has complied with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; 

D.
 resources are used and managed in an economic and efficient manner; and 

E.
 program objectives and results are being effectively and economically achieved. 

Normal accepted auditing methods and standards must be applied in the performance of this audit. Should an auditor become aware of irregularities in financial or programmatic performance, the auditor must promptly notify the commissioner of those irregularities and, if appropriate, higher grantee management officials than the level at which irregularities appear to lie. 

Subp. 2.Audit reports.  
A written audit report shall be prepared and include: 

A.
 a statement of the standards used in the performance of the audit; 

B.
 financial statements and audit comments on the statements for the period; 

C.
 audit comments regarding compliance and internal control; and 

D.
 comments regarding the accuracy and completeness of financial and program reports filed by the grantee. 

Three copies of the written audit report must be provided to the commissioner and a copy shall be made available to each member of the committee. 

5520.0700INITIAL PAYMENTS. 
No grant payments will be issued until the grant application and required work plans have received final approval by the commissioner and a written grant contract has been executed and approved. 

5520.0710SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS. 
Subsequent grant payments will be made on a quarterly basis based on submission of a payment request form and other required reports. When computing requests for payment, the recipient should first apply any unused portions of a previous grant payment toward the next month's anticipated expenditures. 

5520.0800TERMINATION OF GRANTS. Subpart 1.General.  
Grants shall be suspended, terminated, or withdrawn, in whole or in part, by the commissioner if funds provided are used in a manner inconsistent with the policies of parts 5520.0100 to 5520.0800, or if it appears that funds are being used in a manner inconsistent with the stated goals and purpose of the grant application or approved amendments. Grants shall also be suspended, terminated, or withdrawn if it appears that the applicant is unable or unwilling to fulfill responsibilities set forth in the application. 

Subp. 2.Notice.  
In the event the commissioner believes that there is reason to suspend, terminate, or withdraw a grant, the commissioner shall provide written notice to the grant recipient stating the nature of the contemplated action, the anticipated effective date, and the reasons for the action. The grant recipient may submit a written response to the notice within five working days of receipt of the notice from the commissioner. After investigating the situation, including any information provided by the committee in response to the commissioner's notice, the commissioner shall determine final action with regard to suspension, termination, or withdrawal of the grant. The commissioner shall provide written notice of the final determination to all interested parties.