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April 27, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Presentation: Taxpayers' Transportation Accountability Report

Presentation: Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles Supply and Availability Report

Presentation: Wayside Detector System Study

April 22, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF5149 - Portion of Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 96 designation as "Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Memorial Highway"

Presentation: Corridors of Commerce

SF4261 - Cook County Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway and related infrastructure improvements appropriations and bond issuance authorization

SF4755 - Marked Trunk Highway 13 and associated local roads improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization

SF4673 - City of Bloomington Old Shakopee Road section capital improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization

SF0380 - Richfield Nicollet Avenue improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF5089 - City of St. Paul West 7th Street Improvement Project appropriation

SF4754 - City of Oakdale pedestrian bridge appropriation and bond issuance authorization

SF4477 - Lake Elmo intersection improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF5147 - City of Prior Lake Trunk Highway 13 trail improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF0068 - Becker township U.S. Highway 10 and Sherburne County State-Aid Highway 11 bond issuance and appropriation

SF0433 - City of St. Francis water and sewer improvements bond issuance and appropriation

SF3284 - Douglas County interchange bond issue and appropriation

SF3575 - City of Independence U.S. Highway 12 safety and mobility improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF4494 - Medina, Independence, and Loretto and Hennepin County railroad crossing safety bond issue and appropriation

SF0404 - Mapleton street projects bond issue and appropriation

SF0405 - Fairmont street reconstruction bond issue and appropriation

SF5158 - City of Redwood Falls bridge restoration appropriation and bond issuance authorization

SF4646 - Local road and related infrastructure improvements in an area near the city of Rogers appropriation

SF4210 - City of Frazee North River Drive improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization

SF3557 - Watertown local road improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF4484 - North Branch Highway 35 and 400th Street interchange bond issue and appropriation

SF4117 - Dakota County highway safety improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF0618 - Trunk Highway 60 realignment and improvement of related local infrastructure in the city of Wabasha bond issue and appropriation

SF3514 - Wright County Trunk Highway 24 intersection improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF0654 - Cromwell Trunk Highway 73 improvements appropriation

SF2654 - Otter Tail County Trunk Highway 210 construction improvements bond issuance and appropriation

SF4852 - Ham Lake Trunk Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast interchange improvements appropriation

SF5191 - City of Forest Lake U.S. Highway 61 and Washington County State-Aid Highway 32 intersection improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization

SF1009 - City of Stillwater Washington Avenue intersection improvements bond issuance and appropriation

SF0774 - Benton County State-Aid Highway 1 capital improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF0841 - Benton County road improvement project bond issue and appropriation

SF3728 - City of Virginia road and infrastructure improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF3763 - U.S Highway 169 to a four-lane highway expansion appropriation

SF0341 - Waconia Trunk Highway 5 reconstruction bond issue and appropriation

SF4695 - Trunk Highway 7 improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF3976 - City of Stewartville improvements to 15th Avenue NE bond issue and appropriation

SF3978 - Town roads and bridges bond issue and appropriation

April 20, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF4055 - Trunk highway system maintenance and expansion requirements establishment

SF4658 - Certain requirements governing transit planning, project development, performance, and related transit-oriented development modification

SF4657 - Department of Transportation to modify the evaluation and planning process for certain transportation projects requirement

SF4598 - Requirements relating to design standards and variances in certain transportation projects modification

SF5085 - All pedestrian crossings in the state compliance with the American with Disabilities Act program establishment provision, appropriation, and bond issuance authorization

SF3990 - Trunk highway project development, scoping, and alternatives analysis requirements modification

Presentation: Our Streets

Presentation: Move Minnesota

Presentation: Sierra Club North Star Chapter

April 13, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

April 08, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Presentation: Electric-Assisted Bicycle Youth Operation Study

SF3236 - Helmets requirement for operators of electric-assisted bicycles under the age of 18

SF3280 - Local units of government authorization to adopt a speed limit ordinance for electric-assisted bicycles in certain areas

SF4186 - Definitions and registration requirements modification for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors

SF4968 - Special transportation service forecast adjustments

March 27, 2026 08:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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March 25, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF4068 - Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modifications, driver's licenses indicators classified as private data provision, and technical corrections provisions

SF4339 - Certain excavation notice system governing requirements modifications and electronic positive response requirement inclusion provision

SF4235 - Removal requirement of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public

SF4274 - Fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle crime modification

SF4075 - Secret War in Laos veterans benefits availability modifications and eligibility process establishment by the commissioner of veterans affairs requirement provision

SF3959 - Safe at Home program protections, remedies, and provisions modification

SF4618 - Operation of certain autonomous vehicles and on-demand autonomous vehicle networks authorization

SF4132 - Eveleth Progress Parkway construction project prior appropriation modification

SF3888 - Tow trucks permission to use variable message signs

SF4273 - State Patrol compensation study requirements modification

SF3987 - Vehicle title transfers deadline to file modification to 20 days, rental motor vehicle license plates eligibility requirements modifications, and technical corrections

SF3985 - School bus requirements modifications

SF3824 - Various transportation-related provisions modification

SF1373 - Driver's license suspension expansion to include all cases where a person is believed to have committed vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation; peace officer reporting in all cases where a person is believed to have committed criminal vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation

SF2971 - Commissioner of transportation requirement to study, develop, and implement suicide prevention methods for construction of new bridges

March 23, 2026 15:15 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF4167 - Certain state officials security and protective services provision and appropriation

SF4273 - State Patrol compensation study requirements modification

SF3946 - Criminal penalty provisions for assaulting transit workers clarification

SF4377 - Certain transit and bicycle related parking enforcement authorization through the use of transit obstruction camera

SF4426 - Speech condition identifier provision on drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards

March 18, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF4618 - Operation of certain autonomous vehicles and on-demand autonomous vehicle networks authorization

SF4010 - Certain autonomous vehicles regulations provision

SF4014 - Natural person requirement to be present when a commercial motor vehicle is operated by an automated driving system

SF4381 - Advisory board establishment to study impacts of commercial autonomous vehicle operations implementation

March 16, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF2971 - Commissioner of transportation requirement to study, develop, and implement suicide prevention methods for construction of new bridges

Presentation: Advisory Council on Traffic Safety 2025 Legislative Report

SF2197 - Financial assistance pilot program establishment to attend driver's education courses

SF4435 - Persons under 21 years of age to complete driver education course before obtaining a driver's license requirement

March 09, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF4073 - Marked Trunk Highway 610 designation as Hortman Memorial Highway

SF3640 - Portion of marked Trunk Highway 58 in Zumbrota designation as "Officer/ Firefighter Gary L. Schroeder, Jr. Memorial Highway"

SF3691 - Intelligent speed assistance program establishment, certain speeding offenses revocation period extension provision, speed-controlled license restriction establishment, and appropriation

SF4051 - Require payment of certain local government utility costs related to trunk highway construction out of the trunk highway fund

March 02, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF3985 - School bus requirements modifications

SF3987 - Vehicle title transfers deadline to file modification to 20 days, rental motor vehicle license plates eligibility requirements modifications, and technical corrections

SF3888 - Tow trucks permission to use variable message signs

SF3953 - Minnesota agriculture special plates expansion to additional vehicle classes

February 25, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF3824 - Various transportation-related provisions modification

Informational Hearing: MnDOT Efficiencies Bill

February 23, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Confirmation of Robin Hutcheson as Metropolitan Council Chair

SF3637 - Optometrists prescribing of certain window glaze materials authorization clarification provision

SF3623 - Vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights requirement

SF1373 - Driver's license suspension expansion to include all cases where a person is believed to have committed vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation; peace officer reporting in all cases where a person is believed to have committed criminal vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation

February 18, 2026 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Non-Partisan Fiscal Overview

Non-Partisan Counsel Overview

MnDOT Presentation: Cost Participation
(Expected testimony includes Philip Schaffner, MnDOT Office of Transportation System Management Director; Deb Heiser, City of St Louis Park Engineering Director; and Jim Foldesi, St Louis County Public Works Director/Highway Engineer)

April 07, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF2197 - Financial assistance pilot program establishment to attend driver's education courses

SF3161 - Allocation of railroad and pipeline company assessments for emergency preparedness activities modification

SF2203 - Empowering small Minnesota communities program establishment

SF2082 - Omnibus bill rollout and nonpartisan staff walk-through.
No testimony on omnibus provisions will be taken at this hearing.

April 02, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF3101 - Reintegration driver's license requirements modification

SF0817 - Highway project development and highway purposes requirements modifications

SF1972 - Permissible uses of certain highway funds specification

SF2886 - Metropolitan Council transportation services financial reporting requirements consolidation and modification

SF1872 - Department of Transportation efficiency requirements provisions modifications

SF0485 - PREVIOUSLY TABLED: New billboards statewide moratorium establishment and existing billboards nonconforming uses declaration provision

SF1179 - PREVIOUSLY TABLED: Fines increase for failure to provide vehicle insurance

SF2161 - PREVIOUSLY TABLED: Requirements modification of photographs on drivers' licenses and identification cards for certain individuals with medical devices

March 28, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF2068 - Driver's license revocations related to certain offenses length extension authorization; ignition interlock length of time participation modification; ignition interlock program participants completion of a treatment or rehabilitation program before reinstatement of full driving privileges requirement

March 26, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF2520 - City of St. Paul Arcade Street and East 7th Street construction mitigation grants to businesses affected by construction appropriation

SF1480 - Road usage charge enactment for all-electric vehicles

SF2092 - Kilowatt per hour tax enactment for electric vehicle charging

SF2688 - Surcharge on all-electric vehicles modification

SF0966 - Electric vehicle surcharge modification

MnDOT Presentation:
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program Update

March 24, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF2028 - Students permission to attend a combination of online, teleconference, and in-person driver's education instruction under certain circumstances

SF1102 - City of Medford Steele County State-Aid Highway 12 speed limit establishment provision

SF1951 - City of Circle Pines full-service deputy registrar's office establishment provision

Metropolitan Council Presentation:
Metro Transit Cleaning and Repair Standards Report

March 19, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF1904 - Electric vehicles authorization to use high-occupancy and dynamic shoulder lanes without a fee

SF2038 - Metropolitan Council small business programs application expansion and direct negotiation of certain contracts authorization provision

SF2161 - Requirements modification of photographs on drivers' licenses and identification cards for certain individuals with medical devices

March 19, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF1904 - Electric vehicles authorization to use high-occupancy and dynamic shoulder lanes without a fee

SF2038 - Metropolitan Council small business programs application expansion and direct negotiation of certain contracts authorization provision

SF2161 - Requirements modification of photographs on drivers' licenses and identification cards for certain individuals with medical devices

March 17, 2025 16:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Presentation on Traffic Safety Report
- Office of Traffic Safety / Department of Public Safety

Presentation on Transit Safety and Rider Experience Report
- Metro Transit / Metropolitan Council

Presentation on Cleaning and Repair Standards Report
- Metro Transit / Metropolitan Council

March 10, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF1171 - State rail safety inspectors number increase

SF2136 - Various transportation policy provisions modifications

SF1046 - Transfer and certification provisions modification

March 05, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF2148 - Regional transportation sales and use tax allocation modification; Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge suicide prevention barriers funding allocation

SF1836 - Authority limitation to issue certain citations to pedestrians

SF1903 - Work zone safety and work zone driving rules requirement as driver education and driver examination subjects

SF0176 - State Patrol aircraft purchases and operations appropriation

SF0292 - Additional state patrol troopers appropriation

SF0396 - Additional State Patrol troopers appropriation

March 03, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Presentations on MnDOT Oversight of Metropolitan Council Light Rail Projects:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Council

February 24, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF0959 - Cities of North St. Paul and Oakdale Trunk Highway 36 and Trunk Highway 120 grade-separated interchange appropriation

SF0234 - U.S. Highway 169 and Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 130 interchange reconstruction project appropriation

SFXXXX - (Informational) Trunk Highway 55 project bond issue and appropriation

SF1490 - Coon Rapids East River Road and Trunk highway 610 interchange project bond issue and appropriation

SF0151 - Trunk Highway 75 from Luverne to Pipestone reconstruction bond issue and appropriation

SF0620 - Trunk Highway 74 resurfacing in Winona County appropriation

SF1264 - Lakeville Interstate Highway 35 bridge interchange project bond issue and appropriation

SF1265 - Dakota County Interstate 35 and County State-Aid Highway 50 interchange reconstruction bond issue and appropriation

SFXXXX - (Informational) Interstate 35 and Scott County State-Aid Highway 2

SF0781 - Byron U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements bond issue and appropriation

SF0368 - Rockville Trunk Highway 23 intersection improvements appropriation

SF0367 - Rockville Trunk Highway 23 intersections study appropriation

SF0130 - U.S. Highway 169 4-lane highway expansion bond issuance and appropriation

SF1817 - City of Ham Lake marked Trunk Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast interchange improvements bond issuance and appropriation

SF1847 - City of Columbus Hornsby Street Northeast improvements appropriation

SFXXXX - (Informational) City of Blaine local road improvements appropriation

SFXXXX - (Informational) City of Ham Lake marked Trunk Highway 65 and County Road 60 intersection improvements appropriation.

February 19, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF1361 - Various driver's licenses provisions modifications

SF0294 - Driver's license road skills examination availability online modifications and
road skills examination cancellation fees modification

SF1181 - Availability modification of road skills examinations on the division of Driver
and Vehicle Services website

SF1164 - Full-Service driver and vehicle services provider account establishment and fee
distribution modification

SF1165 - Money distribution to deputy registrars for no-fee transactions authorization
and appropriation

February 17, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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CALL TO ORDER

SF1158 - Certain employees purchasing of their surplus badges authorization

SF1360 - Implements of husbandry speed limit increase to 35 miles and hour provision

SF0823 - U.S. Highway 169 and Trunk Highway 282 intersection in Scott County construction appropriation modification

SF1395 - Roadside signage authorization for external defibrillators for qualifying locations

February 10, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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CALL TO ORDER

SF0950 - Salvage vehicle auction notice requirements provision and authorizing insurers to apply for vehicle title when vehicle is acquired through payment of damages

SF1075 - Requirements modification for exception to window glazing requirements

SF1001 - I-494 Corridor Commission appropriation

SF1091 - Traffic calming infrastructure improvements program establishment and appropriation

February 05, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

February 03, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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CALL TO ORDER

SF0483 - Motor vehicle loss of consciousness of voluntary control provisions modifications

SF0737 - Mandatory fines enactment for violations of the school bus stop arm law

January 27, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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CALL TO ORDER

Dept of Public Safety Presentation on Governor's Budget Proposal

Dept of Public Safety Presentation on Driver's License Exam Scheduling Report

SF0075 - Autonomous mower technology research by the Department of Transportation
authorization and appropriation

January 22, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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