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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.      4935
04/13/2026     Authored by Tabke
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to transportation; modifying vehicle transfer requirements; modifying
1.3vehicle certificate of title procedures; authorizing electronic credentials; modifying
1.4peace officer death benefits; eliminating driver and vehicle services information
1.5system audit; modifying previous appropriations; authorizing rulemaking;
1.6appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168.021,
1.7subdivision 2a; 168A.01, by adding a subdivision; 168A.05, subdivision 1, by
1.8adding a subdivision; 168A.06; 168A.10, by adding a subdivision; 168A.13,
1.9subdivision 3; 168A.14, by adding a subdivision; 168A.143, subdivision 2;
1.10168A.18; 168A.20; 168D.02, subdivision 1; 168D.15; 171.12, subdivisions 1a,
1.117b; 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2025
1.12Supplement, section 168A.14, subdivision 1a; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1,
1.13section 2, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8,
1.14article 1, sections 3, subdivision 2; 4, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing coding for new
1.15law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 171; 299A; repealing Laws 2021, First Special
1.16Session chapter 5, article 4, section 141.
1.17BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.18Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.021, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
1.19Subd. 2a. Plate transfer. (a) When ownership of a vehicle described in subdivision 1,
1.20is transferred, the owner of the vehicle shall must remove the disability plate or plates. The
1.21buyer of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates for the vehicle
1.22without further cost for the remainder of the registration period.
1.23(b) Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, the disability plate or plates may be
1.24transferred to a replacement vehicle on notification to the commissioner. However, the
1.25disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement vehicle (1) is listed
1.26under section 168.012, subdivision 1, and, in case of a single plate for a motorcycle or a
1.27motorized bicycle, the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, and (2)
1.28is owned or primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person.
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2.1      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027.
2.2    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.3  read:
2.4      Subd. 1b. Certificate of title. "Certificate of title" means official documentation issued
2.5  by the commissioner that serves as proof of ownership and provides documentary evidence
2.6  of the right of ownership and any associated security interests in a vehicle. The certificate
2.7  of title may be printed or issued electronically. The certificate of title does not serve as a
2.8  guarantee of free and clear ownership.
2.9      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
2.10   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.11     Subdivision 1. Filing of application; issuance of certificate. (a) The department shall
2.12 commissioner must file each application received, and, when satisfied as to its genuineness
2.13 and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title shall,
2.14 must issue a certificate of title for the vehicle or manufactured home.
2.15     (b) The commissioner must issue the certificate of title to a secured party if a secured
2.16 party is named on the title application. Certificates of title issued to secured parties are
2.17 subject to release terms described in section 168A.20, subdivision 1.
2.18     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
2.19   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.20 read:
2.21     Subd. 10. Electronic transmission. (a) If the commissioner accepts electronic
2.22 transmission of secured party data by a financial institution, including release of liens, a
2.23 deputy registrar who is equipped with electronic transmission technology and trained on its
2.24 use must retain the filing fee under section 168.33, subdivision 7. The deputy registrar must
2.25 review the secured interest application to determine its genuineness and regularity before
2.26 issuing a certificate of title and must retain the filing fee under section 168.33, subdivision
2.27 7, paragraph (a), clause (2).
2.28     (b) The commissioner must establish reasonable performance, security, technical, and
2.29 financial standards to approve companies that provide computer software and services to
2.30 financial institutions and lenders to electronically transmit secured party data. An approved
2.31 company must be offered access to department facilities, staff, and technology on a fair and
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3.1  reasonable basis. An approved company must not have an ownership interest with a deputy
3.2  registrar, driver's license agent, or motor vehicle dealer. An approved company is not eligible
3.3  to be appointed by the commissioner as a deputy registrar or driver's license agent or licensed
3.4  as a motor vehicle dealer.
3.5      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
3.6    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.06, is amended to read:
3.7      168A.06 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATE.
3.8      The certificate of title must be delivered to the owner named in it. Secured parties, if
3.9  any, must be mailed notification of their security interest filed on the certificate unless a
3.10 secured party is named on the application, in which case the certificate of title must be
3.11 delivered to the secured party named on the title.
3.12     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
3.13   Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.14 read:
3.15     Subd. 7. Removal of license plates. If an owner transfers interest in a vehicle by means
3.16 other than the creation of a security interest or as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision
3.17 16, paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (5), the owner must remove the existing license plates from
3.18 the vehicle, and the purchaser must, at the time of transfer, obtain new license plates for the
3.19 vehicle and pay the fees specified in section 168.12, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
3.20     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027.
3.21   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.22     Subd. 3. Delivery of registration card and plates. A transferor of a vehicle, other than
3.23 a dealer transferring a new vehicle, shall must deliver to the transferee at the time of the
3.24 delivery of possession of the vehicle the registration card and license plates for the vehicle.
3.25     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027.
3.26   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 168A.14, subdivision 1a, is amended
3.27 to read:
3.28     Subd. 1a. New certificate after security interest filed. The department, upon receipt
3.29 of an affidavit as provided in section 524.3-1201, paragraph (a), an application for a new
3.30 certificate of title, and any required fee, shall must issue a new certificate of title in the name
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4.1  of the successor as owner, listing any secured party on it. The department shall deliver the
4.2  certificate to the successor and shall issue any secured party a notification that the security
4.3  interest has been filed. the certificate of title. The department must issue the certificate of
4.4  title to the secured party. Certificates of title issued to secured parties are subject to release
4.5  terms described in section 168A.20, subdivision 1.
4.6      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
4.7    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
4.8  read:
4.9      Subd. 1b. Perfection of second or subsequent security interest. (a) If a certificate of
4.10 title is held by a secured party, perfection of a second or subsequent security interest may
4.11 be accomplished by submitting the following to the department:
4.12     (1) an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the second
4.13 or subsequent secured party and the date of the second or subsequent secured party's security
4.14 agreement; and
4.15     (2) the required fee.
4.16     (b) Upon receipt of the items in paragraph (a), the department must instruct the secured
4.17 party holding the existing certificate of title to deliver the existing certificate of title to the
4.18 department within ten days. The validity of the security interest held by the secured party
4.19 on the existing certificate of title is not affected by delivering the certificate of title to the
4.20 department.
4.21     (c) A second or subsequent security interest is perfected upon delivery of the application
4.22 and fee under paragraph (a) to the department. The department must issue a new certificate
4.23 of title noting the second or subsequent security interest. The new certificate of title must
4.24 be delivered to the secured party holding the highest priority perfected security interest in
4.25 the vehicle.
4.26     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
4.27   Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.143, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.28     Subd. 2. Satisfaction of manufactured home security lien; release. (a) A security
4.29 interest perfected under this chapter may be canceled seven years from the perfection date
4.30 for a manufactured home, upon the request of the owner of the manufactured home, if the
4.31 owner has paid the lien in full or the lien has been abandoned and the owner is unable to
4.32 locate the lienholder to obtain a lien release. The owner must send a letter to the lienholder
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5.1  by certified mail, return receipt requested, stating the reason for the release and requesting
5.2  a lien release. If the owner is unable to obtain a lien release by sending a letter by certified
5.3  mail, then the owner must present to the department the returned letter as evidence of the
5.4  attempted contact, or the acknowledgment of receipt of the letter, together with a copy of
5.5  the letter and an owner affidavit of nonresponse.
5.6      (b) Upon acceptance of the evidence submitted by the owner, the commissioner must
5.7  release the security interest from the certificate of title and assign the certificate of title to
5.8  the next named secured party or, if none, to the owner or any person who delivers to the
5.9  secured party an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate of title.
5.10     (c) Upon notification that all secured parties have released their interest in the vehicle,
5.11 the owner may apply for a physical copy of the certificate of title in the manner prescribed
5.12 by the commissioner. Upon verification that all secured parties have been satisfied and all
5.13 required taxes and fees have been paid by the owner, the department must mail a physical
5.14 copy of the certificate of title to the vehicle owner or any person who delivers to the
5.15 department an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate of title.
5.16     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
5.17   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.18, is amended to read:
5.18     168A.18 DUTIES OF PARTIES RELATING TO SECURITY INTEREST.
5.19     If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle:
5.20     (a) (1) The owner shall must immediately execute the application in the space provided
5.21 therefor on the certificate of title, or in a format the department prescribes, to name the
5.22 secured party on the certificate, showing the name and address of the secured party, and
5.23 cause the certificate, application, and the required fees and taxes to be delivered to the
5.24 secured party.
5.25     (b) (2) The secured party shall must immediately cause the certificate, application, and
5.26 the required fees and taxes to be mailed or delivered to the department.
5.27     (c) (3) A second or subordinate secured party does not affect the rights of the first secured
5.28 party under a security agreement.
5.29     (d) (4) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application, and the required fees and taxes,
5.30 the department shall must issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the
5.31 new secured party, and mail or deliver the certificate to the owner secured party. The secured
5.32 party or parties shall owner must be notified that the security interest has been recorded.
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6.1      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
6.2    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.20, is amended to read:
6.3      168A.20 SATISFACTION OF SECURITY INTEREST.
6.4      Subdivision 1. Certificate with latest secured party; release. (a) Upon the satisfaction
6.5  of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the
6.6  secured party, the secured party shall must within 15 days, or seven days if satisfied by a
6.7  dealer licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 2, 3, or 4, execute a release of security
6.8  interest in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and
6.9  mail or deliver the certificate and release to the commissioner. The certificate of title is then
6.10 assigned to the next named secured party named therein, or, if none, to the owner or any
6.11 person who delivers to the secured party an authorization from the owner to receive the
6.12 certificate. The owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale, shall promptly
6.13 cause the certificate and release, together with the required fees and taxes, to be mailed or
6.14 delivered to the department, which shall release the secured party's rights on the certificate
6.15 or issue a new certificate. Upon notification that all secured parties have released interest
6.16 in the vehicle, the owner may apply for a physical copy of the certificate of title in the
6.17 manner prescribed by the commissioner.
6.18     (b) Upon verification that all secured parties have been satisfied and all required fees
6.19 and taxes have been paid by the owner, the department must mail a physical copy of the
6.20 certificate of title to the vehicle owner or any person who delivers to the department an
6.21 authorization from the owner to receive the certificate.
6.22     Subd. 2. Certificate with prior secured party; release. Upon the satisfaction of a
6.23 security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of a prior
6.24 secured party, the secured party whose security interest is satisfied shall within 15 days, or
6.25 seven days if satisfied by a dealer licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 2, 3, or 4,
6.26 execute a release in the format the department prescribes and deliver the release to the owner
6.27 or any person who delivers to the secured party an authorization from the owner to receive
6.28 it commissioner. The secured party in possession of the certificate of title shall either must
6.29 deliver the certificate to the owner, or the person authorized by the owner, for delivery to
6.30 the department, or upon receipt of the release, mail or deliver it with the certificate to the
6.31 department, which shall must release the subordinate secured party's rights on the certificate
6.32 or issue a new certificate.
6.33     Subd. 3. Certificate with owner. (a) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a
6.34 vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the owner, the secured party
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7.1  shall must within 15 days, or seven days if satisfied by a dealer licensed under section
7.2  168.27, subdivision 2, 3, or 4, execute a release of security interest in the format prescribed
7.3  by the department and mail or deliver the notification with release to the owner or any
7.4  person who delivers to the secured party an authorization from the owner to receive the
7.5  release commissioner. The secured party may notify the registrar owner of the satisfaction
7.6  of lien in a manner prescribed by the department. Upon notification that all secured parties
7.7  have released interest in the vehicle, the owner may apply for a physical copy of the
7.8  certificate of title in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
7.9      (b) Upon verification that all secured parties have been satisfied and all required fees
7.10 and taxes have been paid by the owner, the department must mail a physical copy of the
7.11 certificate of title to the vehicle owner or any person who delivers to the department an
7.12 authorization from the owner to receive the certificate.
7.13     Subd. 4. Satisfaction of lien for child support; release. (a) If the secured party is a
7.14 public authority or a child support or maintenance obligee with a lien under section 168A.05,
7.15 subdivision 8, upon either the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the
7.16 certificate of title is in the possession of the owner, or the execution by the owner of a written
7.17 payment agreement determined to be acceptable by the court, a child support magistrate,
7.18 the public authority, or the obligee, within 15 days, or seven days if satisfied by a dealer
7.19 licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 2, 3, or 4, the secured party shall must execute
7.20 a release of security interest in the format prescribed by the department and mail or deliver
7.21 the notification with release to the owner or any person who delivers to the secured party
7.22 an authorization from the owner to receive the release. commissioner. Upon notification
7.23 that all secured parties have released interest in the vehicle, the owner may apply for a
7.24 physical copy of the certificate of title in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
7.25     (b) Upon verification that all secured parties have been satisfied and all required fees
7.26 and taxes have been paid by the owner, the department must mail a physical copy of the
7.27 certificate of title to the vehicle owner or any person who delivers to the department an
7.28 authorization from the owner to receive the certificate.
7.29     Subd. 5. Satisfaction of automobile lien seven years old; release. (a) A security interest
7.30 perfected under this chapter may be canceled seven years from the perfection date for a
7.31 passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 24, upon the request of
7.32 the owner of the passenger automobile, if the owner has paid the lien in full and is unable
7.33 to locate the lienholder to obtain a lien release. At a minimum, the owner must send a letter
7.34 to the lienholder by certified mail, return receipt requested, requesting a lien release. If the
7.35 owner is unable to obtain a lien release by sending a letter by certified mail, then the owner
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8.1  must present to the department or its agent the returned letter as evidence of the attempted
8.2  contact. This subdivision applies only to: (1) vehicle owners who are individuals; or (2)
8.3  dealers licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 2 or 3, who are purchasing a vehicle
8.4  from an individual owner for resale. Upon acceptance of the evidence submitted by the
8.5  owner, the department must release the security interest form and the certificate of title and
8.6  assign the certificate of title to the next named secured party electronically or, if none, to
8.7  the owner or any person who delivers to the secured party an authorization from the owner
8.8  to receive the certificate electronically. The owner must be notified when the secured party
8.9  changes or all secured parties have released their interest in the vehicle and that the
8.10 commissioner must hold the title electronically for the owner.
8.11     (b) Upon notification that all secured parties have released interest in the vehicle, the
8.12 owner may apply for a physical copy of the certificate of title in the manner prescribed by
8.13 the commissioner. Upon verification that all secured parties have been satisfied and all
8.14 required fees and taxes have been paid by the owner, the department must mail a physical
8.15 copy of the certificate of title to the vehicle owner or any person who delivers to the
8.16 department an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate.
8.17     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for titles issued on or after July 1, 2027.
8.18   Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168D.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.19     Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) The commissioner of public safety may enter into an
8.20 agreement or arrangement with the duly authorized representative of another jurisdiction
8.21 or make an independent declaration granting to motor carriers of qualified motor vehicles
8.22 properly registered or licensed in another member jurisdiction benefits, privileges, and
8.23 exemptions from paying, wholly or partially, fuel taxes, fees, or other charges imposed for
8.24 operating the vehicles under the laws of Minnesota. The agreement, arrangement, or
8.25 declaration may impose terms and conditions consistent with federal and state laws and
8.26 regulations.
8.27     (b) The commissioner of public safety may ratify and effectuate an international fuel
8.28 tax agreement or other fuel tax agreement in accordance with state and federal authorities.
8.29 The commissioner's authority includes:
8.30     (1) collecting fuel taxes due,;
8.31     (2) issuing fuel licenses,;
8.32     (3) issuing refunds,;
8.33     (4) conducting audits,;
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9.1      (5) assessing penalties and interest,;
9.2      (6) issuing fuel trip permits,;
9.3      (7) issuing decals,; and
9.4      (8) suspending or denying licensing.; and
9.5      (9) entering into a written agreement with any taxpayer or duly authorized agent or
9.6  representative of the taxpayer relating to the liability of the taxpayer with respect to any
9.7  fuel tax audit assessment exceeding $750 for any tax period ending prior to the date of the
9.8  agreement.
9.9      (c) Based on these powers, the commissioner and the state of Minnesota have entered
9.10 into a formal agreement with other states of the United States, the District of Columbia,
9.11 provinces and territories of Canada, and any other member jurisdiction of the International
9.12 Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) compact as approved by Congress in the Intermodal Surface
9.13 Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), Public Law 102-240, to assess and collect fuel tax
9.14 in a uniform and consistent manner across jurisdictions.
9.15     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2027.
9.16   Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168D.15, is amended to read:
9.17     168D.15 DELINQUENT FILING OR PAYMENT.
9.18     If a motor carrier licensed under this section is delinquent in either (1) filing or paying
9.19 the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) report or billing for more than 30 days and
9.20 has not entered into an approved installment agreement with regard to an IFTA audit
9.21 assessment, or (2) paying the international registration plan billing under section 168.187
9.22 for more than 30 days, the motor carrier, after ten days' written notice, is subject to suspension
9.23 of the apportioned license plates and the IFTA license.
9.24     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2027.
9.25   Sec. 15. [171.057] ELECTRONIC CREDENTIALS.
9.26     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision
9.27 have the meanings given.
9.28     (b) "AAMVA" means the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
9.29     (c) "Credential" means a driver's license or identification card issued by the department.
9.30 Credential does not include an electronic credential.
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10.1      (d) "Credential holder" means an individual that has been issued a credential or electronic
10.2  credential.
10.3      (e) "Data element" means a distinct component of a credential holder's information that
10.4  is found on an electronic credential.
10.5      (f) "Electronic credential" means an electronic extension of the credential holder's
10.6  credential that conveys identity and driving privilege information and is in compliance with
10.7  AAMVA's Mobile Driver's License Implementation Guidelines and the ISO/IEC 18013-5
10.8  standard.
10.9      (g) "Provision" means the process by which:
10.10     (1) a credential holder submits a request to a wallet provider for an electronic credential;
10.11     (2) the wallet provider seeks validation of the credential holder's request; and
10.12     (3) the department validates the request and transmits secure identity and driving privilege
10.13 data to the wallet provider.
10.14     (h) "Relying party" means the entity to which the credential holder is presenting the
10.15 electronic credential.
10.16     (i) "Wallet provider" means a person or entity that operates or controls a digital
10.17 application or service used to securely store, manage, and present an electronic credential
10.18 on behalf of an individual, including performing credential authentication and security
10.19 functions.
10.20     Subd. 2. Program administration. Before provisioning electronic credentials to a
10.21 credential holder, the department must enter into an agreement with the wallet provider that
10.22 ensures compliance with this section.
10.23     Subd. 3. Issuance and life cycle management. (a) An individual who holds a valid,
10.24 unexpired credential issued by the department may request that a wallet provider and the
10.25 department provision an electronic credential.
10.26     (b) The department may invalidate an electronic credential when the department
10.27 determines that the credential or electronic credential:
10.28     (1) is invalid;
10.29     (2) was issued improperly or in error; or
10.30     (3) has been used in furtherance of fraud.
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11.1      (c) A wallet provider must cancel an electronic credential upon notification from the
11.2  department under paragraph (b).
11.3      (d) The department may adopt rules necessary for the management and operation of an
11.4  electronic credential system.
11.5      Subd. 4. Fees. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the department may impose a fee to
11.6  provision an electronic credential.
11.7      Subd. 5. Verification process. (a) A relying party must authenticate an electronic
11.8  credential in accordance with applicable AAMVA standards before accepting an electronic
11.9  credential.
11.10     (b) Electronic credential data are subject to all state and federal data security and privacy
11.11 protection laws and regulations.
11.12     (c) A relying party must only request data elements that are necessary to complete a
11.13 transaction for which data are being requested.
11.14     Subd. 6. Privacy and tracking. A relying party must not retain data elements of an
11.15 electronic credential without the express consent of the credential holder. A relying party
11.16 must inform the credential holder of the use and retention period for any retained data.
11.17     Subd. 7. Acceptance of electronic credentials. (a) An electronic credential is not a
11.18 driver's license for purposes of section 171.08.
11.19     (b) A relying party must not condition acceptance of an electronic credential on a
11.20 credential holder relinquishing possession of an electronic device.
11.21     (c) Presenting an electronic credential to law enforcement does not authorize law
11.22 enforcement to take possession of or search the electronic device used for presenting the
11.23 electronic credential.
11.24     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2028, or when the commissioner
11.25 adopts rules necessary to implement this section, whichever occurs first, except that
11.26 subdivision 3, paragraph (d), is effective the day following final enactment.
11.27   Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
11.28     Subd. 1a. Driver and vehicle services information system; security and auditing. (a)
11.29 The commissioner must establish written procedures to ensure that only individuals
11.30 authorized by law may enter, update, or access not public data collected, created, or
11.31 maintained by the driver and vehicle services information system. An authorized individual's
11.32 ability to enter, update, or access data in the system must correspond to the official duties
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12.1  or training level of the individual and to the statutory authorization granting access for that
12.2  purpose. All queries and responses, and all actions in which data are entered, updated,
12.3  accessed, shared, or disseminated, must be recorded in a data audit trail. Data contained in
12.4  the audit trail are public to the extent the data are not otherwise classified by law.
12.5      (b) If the commissioner determines that an individual willfully entered, updated, accessed,
12.6  shared, or disseminated data in violation of state or federal law, the commissioner must
12.7  impose disciplinary action. If an individual willfully gained access to data without
12.8  authorization by law, the commissioner must forward the matter to the appropriate
12.9  prosecuting authority for prosecution. The commissioner must not impose disciplinary
12.10 action against an individual who properly accessed data to complete an authorized transaction
12.11 or to resolve an issue that did not result in a completed authorized transaction.
12.12     (c) The commissioner must establish a process that allows an individual who was subject
12.13 to disciplinary action to appeal the action. If the commissioner imposes disciplinary action,
12.14 the commissioner must notify the individual in writing of the action, explain the reason for
12.15 the action, and explain how to appeal the action. The commissioner must transmit the
12.16 notification within five calendar days of the action.
12.17     (d) The commissioner must arrange for an independent biennial audit of the driver and
12.18 vehicle services information system to determine whether data currently in the system are
12.19 classified correctly, how the data are used, and to verify compliance with this subdivision.
12.20 The results of the audit are public. No later than 30 days following completion of the audit,
12.21 the commissioner must provide a report summarizing the audit results to the commissioner
12.22 of administration; the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the house
12.23 of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance,
12.24 public safety, and data practices; and the Legislative Commission on Data Practices and
12.25 Personal Data Privacy. The report must be submitted as required under section 3.195, except
12.26 that printed copies are not required.
12.27     (e) (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "disciplinary action" means a formal or informal
12.28 disciplinary measure, including but not limited to requiring corrective action or suspending
12.29 or revoking the individual's access to the driver and vehicle information system.
12.30     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.31   Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
12.32     Subd. 7b. Data privacy; noncompliant license or identification card. (a) With respect
12.33 to noncompliant licenses or identification cards, the commissioner is prohibited from:
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13.1      (1) electronically disseminating outside the state data that is not disseminated as of May
13.2  19, 2017; or
13.3      (2) utilizing any electronic validation or verification system accessible from or maintained
13.4  outside the state that is not in use as of May 19, 2017.
13.5      (b) The limitations in paragraph (a) do not apply to the extent necessary to:
13.6      (1) maintain compliance with the driver's license compact under section 171.50 and
13.7  applicable federal law governing commercial driver's licenses;
13.8      (2) perform identity verification as part of an application for a replacement Social Security
13.9  card issued by the Social Security Administration; and
13.10     (3) perform identity verification for a program participant in the Transportation Security
13.11 Administration's Registered Traveler program who has voluntarily provided their Minnesota
13.12 driver's license or identification card to confirm their identity to a private entity operating
13.13 under the Registered Traveler program.; and
13.14     (4) validate or verify a United States passport, certificate of citizenship, or certificate of
13.15 naturalization submitted with an application for a noncompliant license or identification
13.16 card.
13.17     (c) For purposes of paragraph (b), clause (3), the information provided for identity
13.18 verification is limited to name, date of birth, the license or identification card's identification
13.19 number, issuance date, expiration date, and credential security features which does not
13.20 include facial recognition.
13.21     (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "outside the state" includes federal agencies, states
13.22 other than Minnesota, organizations operating under agreement among the states, and private
13.23 entities.
13.24     (e) Prior to disclosing to a data requester, other than the data subject, any data on
13.25 individuals relating to a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, the commissioner
13.26 or a driver's license agent must require the data requester to certify that the data requester
13.27 must not use the data for civil immigration enforcement purposes or disclose the data to a
13.28 state or federal government entity that primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee
13.29 or agent of any such government entity. A data requester who violates the certification
13.30 required in this paragraph may be liable in a civil action brought under section 13.08, may
13.31 be subject to criminal penalties under section 13.09, may have subsequent requests for
13.32 noncompliant driver's license or identification card data be denied by the commissioner,
13.33 and may lose access to the driver records subscription service under section 168.327. A
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14.1  certification form used by the commissioner or a driver's license agent under this paragraph
14.2  must include information about penalties that apply for violations.
14.3      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2026, for noncompliant license
14.4  and identification card applications submitted on or after that date.
14.5    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
14.6      Subd. 3. Killed in the line of duty. (a) "Killed in the line of duty" does not include any
14.7  deaths from natural causes, except as expressly provided in this subdivision. In the case of
14.8  a public safety officer, killed in the line of duty includes the death of a public safety officer
14.9  caused by accidental means while the public safety officer is acting in the course and scope
14.10 of duties as a public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also means includes if a public
14.11 safety officer dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular
14.12 rupture, that officer shall be is presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of
14.13 a personal injury sustained in the line of duty if:
14.14     (1) that officer, while on duty:
14.15     (i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous
14.16 physical activity in law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response,
14.17 emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response
14.18 activity; or
14.19     (ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine stressful
14.20 or strenuous physical activity;
14.21     (2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:
14.22     (i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);
14.23     (ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or
14.24     (iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); and
14.25     (3) the presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.
14.26     (b) "Killed in the line of duty" also means includes that the officer died due to suicide:
14.27     (1) secondary to a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder as described in the most
14.28 recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by
14.29 the American Psychiatric Association; or
14.30     (2) within 45 days of the end of exposure, while on duty, to a traumatic event.
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15.1      (c) "Killed in the line of duty" also includes that the officer died as a result of
15.2  complications caused by exposure sustained in the line of duty to any of the following
15.3  infectious diseases, viruses, or bacteria, if medical records identify the disease, virus, or
15.4  bacteria as a cause of or contributing factor to the death: COVID-19; influenza; hepatitis
15.5  B; hepatitis C; tuberculosis; HIV/AIDS; meningitis; MRSA; whooping cough; or
15.6  streptococcus pneumoniae.
15.7      EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
15.8  final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
15.9    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
15.10 to read:
15.11     Subd. 3a. Nonroutine strenuous physical activity. "Nonroutine strenuous physical
15.12 activity" means line-of-duty activity that:
15.13     (1) is not an action of a clerical, administrative, or nonmanual nature;
15.14     (2) is not performed as a matter of routine; and
15.15     (3) entails an unusually high level of physical exertion.
15.16     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
15.17 final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
15.18   Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
15.19 to read:
15.20     Subd. 3b. Nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity. "Nonroutine stressful
15.21 or strenuous physical activity" means nonroutine stressful physical activity or nonroutine
15.22 strenuous physical activity.
15.23     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
15.24 final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
15.25   Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
15.26 to read:
15.27     Subd. 3c. Nonroutine stressful physical activity. "Nonroutine stressful physical activity"
15.28 means line-of-duty activity that:
15.29     (1) is not an action of a clerical, administrative, or nonmanual nature;
15.30     (2) is not performed as a matter of routine;
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16.1      (3) entails nonnegligible physical exertion; and
16.2      (4) occurs:
16.3      (i) with respect to a situation in which a public safety officer is engaged under
16.4  circumstances that objectively and reasonably:
16.5      (A) pose or appear to pose significant dangers, threats, or hazards, or reasonably
16.6  foreseeable risks thereof, not faced by similarly situated members of the public in the
16.7  ordinary course; and
16.8      (B) provoke, cause, or occasion an unusually high level of alarm, fear, or anxiety; or
16.9      (ii) with respect to a training exercise in which a public safety officer participates under
16.10 circumstances that objectively and reasonably:
16.11     (A) simulate in realistic fashion situations that pose significant dangers, threats, or
16.12 hazards; and
16.13     (B) provoke, cause, or occasion an unusually high level of alarm, fear, or anxiety.
16.14     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
16.15 final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
16.16   Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.17     Subd. 4. Public safety officer. "Public safety officer" includes:
16.18     (1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (d);
16.19     (2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with maintaining
16.20 the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;
16.21     (3) a corrections staff person working in a public agency and supervising offenders in
16.22 the community as defined in sections 243.05, subdivision 6; 244.19, subdivision 1; and
16.23 401.01, subdivision 2;
16.24     (4) an individual employed on a full-time or part-time basis by the state or by a fire
16.25 department of a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following
16.26 duties:
16.27     (i) firefighting;
16.28     (ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;
16.29     (iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;
16.30     (iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or
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17.1      (v) hazardous material responder;
17.2      (5) a legally enrolled member of a volunteer or paid on-call fire department or member
17.3  of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of
17.4  firefighting;
17.5      (6) a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public safety
17.6  officer to assist the officer;
17.7      (7) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the supervision
17.8  and authority of a political subdivision;
17.9      (8) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation
17.10 service who is engaged in providing emergency care;
17.11     (9) a first responder who is certified by the director of the Office of Emergency Medical
17.12 Services to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service
17.13 and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision to
17.14 respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of an
17.15 ambulance; and
17.16     (10) a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public safety
17.17 and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment duty is either Capitol security
17.18 or the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations.; and
17.19     (11) a person formerly employed as a public safety officer under clauses (1) to (5) or
17.20 (7) to (10) if the person separated from service due to a duty disability, as defined in section
17.21 353.01, subdivision 41.
17.22     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
17.23 final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
17.24   Sec. 23. [299A.412] DETERMINING WHAT IS ROUTINE.
17.25     Neither of the following is dispositive in determining whether an activity or action is
17.26 understood to have been performed as a matter of routine under section 299A.41:
17.27     (1) being generally described by the public safety agency as routine or ordinary; or
17.28     (2) the frequency with which the activity or action may be performed.
17.29     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
17.30 final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.
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18.1    Sec. 24. [299A.96] EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ELECTED
18.2  OFFICIALS.
18.3      Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
18.4  the meanings given.
18.5      (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
18.6      (c) "Elected official" means a state executive officer, member of the legislature, justice
18.7  of the supreme court, or member of the state's federal congressional delegation.
18.8      Subd. 2. Submitting contact information to commissioner. (a) For purposes of
18.9  subdivision 4, an elected official must submit and verify annually by January 31 to the
18.10 commissioner in a commissioner-prescribed format the following information:
18.11     (1) primary residential address;
18.12     (2) any secondary address in the state;
18.13     (3) work telephone number;
18.14     (4) home telephone number;
18.15     (5) email address; and
18.16     (6) list and contact information of immediate family members.
18.17     (b) An elected official must notify the commissioner within 30 days after changing any
18.18 information under paragraph (a).
18.19     Subd. 3. Data classification. All information submitted under subdivision 2 is classified
18.20 as private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12. The data may be accessed
18.21 by only authorized personnel for official public safety purposes when used or disclosed
18.22 under subdivision 4.
18.23     Subd. 4. Using and disclosing information. (a) The commissioner may use or disclose
18.24 information under subdivision 2 only as follows:
18.25     (1) to ensure the safety and security of elected officials or their immediate family
18.26 members; or
18.27     (2) for law enforcement purposes when needed for protecting public safety.
18.28     (b) Use or disclosure of the information under subdivision 2 is subject to the remedies
18.29 and penalties under sections 13.08 and 13.09.
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19.1    Sec. 25. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
19.2  2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 17, is amended to read:
19.3  Subd. 3. State Roads
19.4  (a) Operations and Maintenance  -0-  2,405,000
19.5  $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for rumble
19.6  strips under Minnesota Statutes, section
19.7  161.1258.
19.8  $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
19.9  landscaping improvements located within
19.10 trunk highway rights-of-way, with
19.11 prioritization of tree planting as feasible.
19.12 $1,000,000 is from the general fund for the
19.13 traffic safety camera pilot program under
19.14 Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, and the
19.15 evaluation and legislative report under article
19.16 3, sections 116 and 117. With the approval of
19.17 the commissioner of transportation, any
19.18 portion of this appropriation is available to the
19.19 commissioner of public safety. This is a
19.20 onetime appropriation and is available until
19.21 June 30, 2029.
19.22 $105,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the cost of
19.23 staff time to coordinate with the Public
19.24 Utilities Commission relating to placement of
19.25 high voltage transmission lines along trunk
19.26 highways.
19.27 (b) Program Planning and Delivery  -0-  5,800,000
19.28 $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
19.29 implementation and development of statewide
19.30 and regional travel demand modeling related
19.31 to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
19.32 section 161.178. This is a onetime
19.33 appropriation and is available until June 30,
19.34 2026 2029.
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20.1  $800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for one or more
20.2  grants to metropolitan planning organizations
20.3  outside the metropolitan area, as defined in
20.4  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
20.5  subdivision 2, for modeling activities related
20.6  to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
20.7  section 161.178. Notwithstanding Minnesota
20.8  Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
20.9  commissioner must not use any amount of this
20.10 appropriation for administrative costs. This is
20.11 a onetime appropriation and is available until
20.12 June 30, 2026.
20.13 $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to complete
20.14 environmental documentation and for
20.15 preliminary engineering and design for the
20.16 reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 55
20.17 from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
20.18 19, north of the city of Loretto to Hennepin
20.19 County Road 118 near the city of Medina.
20.20 This is a onetime appropriation and is
20.21 available until June 30, 2027.
20.22 (c) State Road Construction  -0-   10,900,000
20.23 $8,900,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the
20.24 acquisition, environmental analysis, predesign,
20.25 design, engineering, construction,
20.26 reconstruction, and improvement of trunk
20.27 highway bridges, including design-build
20.28 contracts, program delivery, consultant usage
20.29 to support these activities, and the cost of
20.30 payments to landowners for lands acquired
20.31 for highway rights-of-way. Projects under this
20.32 appropriation must follow eligible investment
20.33 priorities identified in the Minnesota state
20.34 highway investment plan under Minnesota
20.35 Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1c. The
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21.1  commissioner may use up to 17 percent of this
21.2  appropriation for program delivery. This is a
21.3  onetime appropriation and is available until
21.4  June 30, 2028.
21.5  $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for predesign
21.6  and design of intersection safety improvements
21.7  along marked Trunk Highway 65 from the
21.8  interchange with marked U.S. Highway 10 to
21.9  99th Avenue Northeast in the city of Blaine.
21.10 This is a onetime appropriation and is
21.11 available until June 30, 2028.
21.12 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to design and
21.13 construct trunk highway improvements
21.14 associated with an interchange at U.S.
21.15 Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282,
21.16 and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 in the
21.17 city of Jordan, including accommodations for
21.18 bicycles and pedestrians and for bridge and
21.19 road construction. This is a onetime
21.20 appropriation and is available until June 30,
21.21 2027.
21.22 (d) Highway Debt Service  -0-   468,000
21.23 This appropriation is for transfer to the state
21.24 bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
21.25 to make all transfers required in the year for
21.26 which it is made, the commissioner of
21.27 management and budget must transfer the
21.28 deficiency amount as provided under
21.29 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, and
21.30 notify the chairs and ranking minority
21.31 members of the legislative committees with
21.32 jurisdiction over transportation finance and
21.33 the chairs of the senate Finance Committee
21.34 and the house of representatives Ways and
21.35 Means Committee of the amount of the
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22.1  deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels
22.2  to the trunk highway fund.
22.3      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
22.4    Sec. 26. Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is
22.5  amended to read:
22.6  Subd. 2. Transit System Operations  1,751,000       1,751,000 -0-
22.7  This appropriation is for transit system
22.8  operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections
22.9  473.371 to 473.449.
22.10 The base is $20,014,000 $0 in each of fiscal
22.11 years 2028 and 2029.
22.12   Sec. 27. Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is
22.13 amended to read:
22.14 Subd. 3. State Patrol
22.15 (a) Patrolling Highways  147,013,000        148,960,000
22.16Appropriations by Fund
22.172026  2027
22.18 General  37,000  37,000
22.19 H.U.T.D.  92,000  92,000
22.20 Trunk Highway  146,884,000       148,831,000
22.21 $1,045,000 in each year is from the trunk
22.22 highway fund for recruitment and hiring
22.23 initiatives. Of the base from the trunk highway
22.24 fund, $10,365,000 in each of fiscal years 2028
22.25 and 2029 is for this purpose, which includes
22.26 funding to conduct an additional annual
22.27 trooper academy.
22.28 The base from the trunk highway fund is
22.29 $158,151,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and
22.30 2029.
22.31 (b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement  18,861,000  18,861,000
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23.119,243,000   19,243,000
23.2  (c) Capitol Security  23,968,000   39,427,000
23.3  This appropriation is from the general fund.
23.4  $210,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $10,624,000
23.5  in fiscal year 2027 are for security
23.6  enhancements on the Capitol complex,
23.7  including but not limited to equipment,
23.8  staffing, and operations. The base for this
23.9  purpose is $2,709,000 in each of fiscal years
23.10 2028 and 2029.
23.11 $2,595,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $9,560,000
23.12 in fiscal year 2027 are for screening of
23.13 individuals entering the State Capitol building.
23.14 Of the amount in fiscal year 2027, $2,433,000
23.15 is available until June 30, 2030. The base for
23.16 this purpose is $7,775,000 in fiscal year 2028
23.17 and $5,684,000 in fiscal year 2029.
23.18 The base for this appropriation is $29,727,000
23.19 in fiscal year 2028 and $27,636,000 in fiscal
23.20 year 2029.
23.21 The commissioner must not:
23.22 (1) spend any money from the trunk highway
23.23 fund for capitol security; or
23.24 (2) permanently transfer any state trooper from
23.25 the patrolling highways activity to capitol
23.26 security.
23.27 The commissioner must not transfer any
23.28 money appropriated to the commissioner under
23.29 this section:
23.30 (1) to capitol security; or
23.31 (2) from capitol security.
23.32 (d) Vehicle Crimes Unit  1,290,000    1,303,000
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24.1  This appropriation is from the highway user
24.2  tax distribution fund to investigate:
24.3  (1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
24.4  liabilities from individuals and businesses that
24.5  currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
24.6  (2) illegal or improper activity related to the
24.7  sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor
24.8  vehicles.
24.9      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
24.10   Sec. 28. Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is
24.11 amended to read:
24.12 Subd. 4. Driver and Vehicle Services
24.1347,132,000
24.14 (a) Driver Services  47,665,000  48,842,000
24.15 This appropriation is from the driver and
24.16 vehicle services operating account under
24.17 Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
24.18 $317,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for rulemaking
24.19 costs for the ignition interlock device program
24.20 under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.306.
24.21 $218,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for costs of
24.22 adding work zone safety information into the
24.23 driver's manual and written examination and
24.24 related rulemaking.
24.25 $962,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for fraud
24.26 detection, prevention, and investigation to
24.27 improve the integrity of drivers' licenses and
24.28 identification cards.
24.29 $903,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for creation of
24.30 electronic credentials under Minnesota
24.31 Statutes, section 171.057. The base for this
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25.1  purpose is $584,000 in fiscal year 2028 and
25.2  $549,000 in fiscal year 2029.
25.3  The base for this appropriation is $48,523,000
25.4  in fiscal year 2028 and $48,488,000 in fiscal
25.5  year 2029.
25.632,179,000  32,179,000
25.7  (b) Vehicle Services  32,101,000  32,305,000
25.8  This appropriation is from the driver and
25.9  vehicle services operating account under
25.10 Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
25.11 $2,500,000 in each year is for payments to
25.12 deputy registrars under Minnesota Statutes,
25.13 section 168.33, subdivision 7a, and to driver's
25.14 license agents under Minnesota Statutes,
25.15 section 171.061, subdivision 4a.
25.16 $106,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for
25.17 administration of motor carrier audit
25.18 assessment payment plans.
25.19 The base for this appropriation is $32,034,000
25.20 in each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
25.21     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
25.22   Sec. 29. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFIT RETROACTIVE CLAIMS.
25.23     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.47, claims for benefits arising
25.24 out of deaths occurring before July 1, 2026, that are eligible due to the retroactive changes
25.25 made in this act are timely if filed before July 1, 2028. Claims for benefits arising out of
25.26 deaths that occur on or after July 1, 2026, are subject to the limitation period under Minnesota
25.27 Statutes, section 299A.47.
25.28     (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.47, the commissioner of public
25.29 safety must:
25.30     (1) review previously denied benefit claims for deaths occurring between February 1,
25.31 2020, and the effective date of this act;
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26.1      (2) determine whether the applicant is eligible for benefits based on the retroactive
26.2  application of the amendments made in this act; and
26.3      (3) award applicable benefits according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 299A.41 to
26.4  299A.46.
26.5      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
26.6    Sec. 30. TRANSFERS.
26.7      (a) $550,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the aircraft capital account under
26.8  Minnesota Statutes, section 360.024, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), to the air transportation
26.9  services account under Minnesota Statutes, section 360.024, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
26.10 This is a onetime transfer.
26.11     (b) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the driver and vehicle services
26.12 operating account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, to the driver
26.13 and vehicle services technology account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705,
26.14 subdivision 3. This is a onetime transfer.
26.15   Sec. 31. REPEALER.
26.16     Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 141, is repealed.
26.17     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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  APPENDIX
  Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 26-07534
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 141
  Sec. 141. DRIVER'S LICENSE SAME-DAY ISSUANCE PILOT PROJECT.
    (a) The commissioner of public safety must conduct a same-day driver's license pilot project
as described in this section. The pilot project must be in the cities of Lakeville and Moorhead and
include any driver's license agent in either city that requests to participate in the pilot project. This
section applies to driver's license agents participating in the pilot project.
    (b) An applicant who submits a properly completed application for a noncompliant driver's
license, instruction permit, or identification card must be provided with the license or card at the
time of the application. The license or card must be processed and produced at the site of the
application. The applicant must not be required to go to another location to receive the license or
card. The applicant must not be provided with a temporary license or card.
   (c) The commissioner must provide the participating driver's license agents with any necessary
equipment to process and produce the driver's licenses and identification cards on site.
    (d) By January 1, 2024, the commissioner must submit a report on the pilot project to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must include the following:
    (1) a description of the pilot project and the locations that participated in the pilot project;
   (2) how many noncompliant drivers' licenses, instruction permits, or identification cards were
processed during the pilot project;
    (3) any information or feedback from the driver's license agents about the pilot project;
    (4) a recommendation on whether the issuance of same-day noncompliant drivers' licenses,
instruction permits, or identification cards should be expanded statewide.
    EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective on October 1, 2022, and applies to applications
received on or after that date.
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