HF 4943

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This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   4943
04/13/2026     Authored by Davids, Skraba and Harder
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to transportation; limiting implementation of the traffic safety camera
1.3system pilot program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.06,
1.4subdivisions 10, 11; 169.14, subdivisions 13, 14; 169.147, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
1.7Subd. 10. Red light camera; penalty. (a) Subject to subdivision 11, if a motor vehicle
1.8is operated in violation of a traffic-control signal and the violation is identified through the
1.9use of a red light camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the
1.10vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of
1.11$40.
1.12(b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning
1.13and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a
1.14second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic
1.15safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 11. A person who enters
1.16diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under
1.17paragraph (a).
1.18(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
1.19(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or
1.20(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license
1.21or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed
1.22in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
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2.1      (d) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and on
2.2  or before August 1, 2029 the day following final enactment.
2.3      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.4    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
2.5      Subd. 11. Red light camera; limitations. (a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is
2.6  not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 10 if any of the conditions under section
2.7  169.14, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7), are met.
2.8      (b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision
2.9  10 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
2.10     (c) A fine or conviction under subdivision 10 does not constitute grounds for revocation
2.11 or suspension of a person's driver's license.
2.12     (d) Except as provided in subdivision 10, paragraph (c), this subdivision applies to
2.13 violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and before August 1, 2029.
2.14     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.15   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
2.16     Subd. 13. Speed safety camera; penalty. (a) Subject to subdivision 14, if a motor
2.17 vehicle is operated in violation of a speed limit and the violation is identified through the
2.18 use of a speed safety camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the
2.19 vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of:
2.20     (1) $40; or
2.21     (2) $80, if the violation is for a speed at least 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed
2.22 limit.
2.23     (b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning
2.24 and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a
2.25 second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic
2.26 safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 11. A person who enters
2.27 diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under
2.28 paragraph (a).
2.29     (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
2.30     (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or
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3.1      (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license
3.2  or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed
3.3  in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
3.4      (d) A person is subject to the penalties under this subdivision applies to solely for
3.5  violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and on or before August 1, 2029 the day
3.6  following final enactment.
3.7      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.8    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
3.9      Subd. 14. Speed safety camera; limitations. (a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle
3.10 is not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 13 if:
3.11     (1) the vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation;
3.12     (2) a transfer of interest in the vehicle in compliance with section 168A.10 was made
3.13 before the time of the violation;
3.14     (3) the vehicle owner is a lessor of the motor vehicle, and the lessor identifies the name
3.15 and address of the lessee;
3.16     (4) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle operated in the performance of official
3.17 duties at the time of the violation;
3.18     (5) another person is convicted, within the meaning under section 171.01, subdivision
3.19 29, for the same violation;
3.20     (6) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority
3.21 that the owner was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; or
3.22     (7) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority
3.23 that the owner was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation under the circumstances
3.24 of a medical emergency for either the driver or a passenger in the vehicle.
3.25     (b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision
3.26 13 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
3.27     (c) Except as provided in subdivision 13, paragraph (c), a fine or conviction under
3.28 subdivision 13 does not constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of a person's driver's
3.29 license.
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4.1      (d) A vehicle owner asserting a defense under paragraph (a), clause (7), must provide
4.2  an accompanying sworn statement from the physician responsible for treatment of the
4.3  underlying condition or emergency that necessitated medical attention.
4.4      (e) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and
4.5  before August 1, 2029.
4.6      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.7    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.147, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.8      Subd. 2. Pilot program establishment. (a) In conformance with this section, the
4.9  commissioner of transportation, in coordination with the commissioner of public safety,
4.10 must establish a traffic safety camera pilot program that provides for education and
4.11 enforcement of speeding violations, traffic-control signal violations, or both in conjunction
4.12 with use of traffic safety camera systems.
4.13     (b) The authority for camera-based traffic enforcement under the pilot program is limited
4.14 to the period of August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2029 the day following final enactment, except
4.15 as provided in paragraph (d) and subdivision 17.
4.16     (c) Only the following may implement camera-based traffic enforcement and education
4.17 under the pilot program:
4.18     (1) the commissioners, as provided under paragraph (d);
4.19     (2) the city of Minneapolis, as provided under paragraph (e); and
4.20     (3) the city of Mendota Heights.
4.21     (d) Under the pilot program, the commissioners must, beginning August 1, 2025,
4.22 commence enforcement of provide education on speeding violations in trunk highway work
4.23 zones as specified under subdivision 17.
4.24     (e) The city of Minneapolis is prohibited from implementing the pilot program or
4.25 camera-based traffic enforcement through or in substantive coordination with the city's
4.26 police department.
4.27     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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