1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing a misdemeanor for traffic violations that 
1.3 	cause great bodily harm or death to another;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, 
1.4 	section 169.13, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 169.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Careless driving. (a) Any person who operates or halts any vehicle upon any 
1.8 	street or highway carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a manner 
1.9 	that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the driver or 
1.10 	passengers of the vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1.11 	(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, any person who operates or halts any vehicle 
1.12 	upon any street or highway in violation of this chapter and causes great bodily harm or death 
1.13 	to another is guilty of a misdemeanor.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to crimes 
1.15 	committed on or after that date.