HF3429
Intelligent speed assistance program established, revocation period for certain speeding offenses extended, speed-controlled license restriction created, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
Related bill: SF3691
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- This bill aims to improve road safety in Minnesota by introducing an intelligent speed assistance program, tightening penalties for extreme speeding, and adding a new license restriction related to speed. It also sets up a process for rulemaking and provides funding to implement these changes.
Main provisions
- Intelligent Speed Assistance program: Establishes a state program using intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology to help drivers comply with speed limits.
- Rulemaking and funding: Requires and authorizes rulemaking to implement the ISA program and related provisions, and allocates money to support these efforts.
- Extreme speeding and license revocation: Creates a revocation trigger for extremely high speeds. Specifically, a driver license can be revoked for six months if a driver is found driving in excess of 100 miles per hour, with the revocation process governed by existing laws (including references to sections like 171.17 and related minimums under other statutes).
- Speed-controlled license restriction: Establishes a new license restriction tied to speed-related offenses, effectively adding conditions or limits on the license based on speeding behavior.
- Statutory amendments and coding: Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 sections, adds subdivisions to existing sections, and makes provisions for coding these rules into Minnesota Statutes with updates in later statutory supplements (including references to sections in 171.09, 171.17, 171.24 and a new chapter/code 171.1.9).
Significant changes to existing law
- Introduces an automatic six-month license revocation for speeds over 100 mph (extreme speeding), subject to longer minimum revocation periods under other existing laws.
- Adds a new speed-related license restriction, creating a mechanism to limit or control driving based on speeding offenses.
- Updates and expands the governance of speeding penalties by adding new subdivisions and aligning them with current statute structure (amending 169.14, 171.17, and related sections; incorporating 2025 supplement sections).
Practical implications
- Drivers who exceed 100 mph would face immediate serious license consequences (six-month revocation), with potential extensions under other laws.
- Vehicles and drivers could be subject to speed-control measures enabled by ISA and tied to a new license restriction.
- Agencies would implement ISA-related rules and receive funding to support implementation.
Administrative notes
- The bill requires rulemaking to implement the ISA program and the new license restrictions.
- It involves appropriations to fund the program and its administration.
- It updates the statutory framework by amending existing sections and adding new subdivisions/code references.
Terminology and concepts to watch
- intelligent speed assistance (ISA)
- speed-controlled license restriction
- license revocation
- extreme speed
- driving in excess of 100 miles per hour
- six months (revocation period)
- section 171.17 (existing revocation rules)
- sections 169A.53 and 169A.54 (related revocation/minimums)
- Minnesota Statutes 2024 and 2025 Supplement
- rulemaking
- appropriation/funding
- Minnesota Statutes chapter 171.1.9 (new coding)
Relevant Terms - intelligent speed assistance program - speed-controlled license restriction - license revocation - extreme speed - 100 miles per hour - six months - rulemaking - appropriation - Minnesota Statutes 2024 - Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement - section 171.17 - section 169A.53 - section 169A.54 - Minnesota Statutes chapter 171.1.9
Past committee meetings
- Judiciary Finance and Civil Law on: March 10, 2026 10:15
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Transportation Finance and Policy | |
| February 23, 2026 | House | Action | Author added | ||
| February 25, 2026 | House | Action | Author added | ||
| March 02, 2026 | House | Action | Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to | Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |
Citations
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"Adds a six-month revocation trigger for extreme speed and cross-references to existing revocation provisions."
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"removed": [],
"summary": "This bill amends license revocation for extreme speed under Minnesota Statutes 169.14, subdivision 1a, to revoke the driver's license for driving in excess of 100 miles per hour, with revocation proceeding under existing sections 171.17, 169A.53, 169A.54, or 171.174, subdivision 1.1.16.",
"modified": [
"Aligns 169.14, subd. 1a with related revocation statutes (171.17, 169A.53, 169A.54, 171.174, subd. 1.1.16)."
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"citation": "169.14",
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"Incorporates existing revocation procedure from 171.17 for the extreme-speed offense."
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"summary": "Cites the license revocation framework in Minnesota Statutes section 171.17 relevant to the extreme-speed revocation proposed in 169.14, subd. 1a.",
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},
"citation": "171.17",
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"analysis": {
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"Cross-reference to 169A.53 for extended revocation time."
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},
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"Cross-reference to 169A.54 for additional revocation rules."
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},
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"Includes 171.174, subdivision 1.1.16 as a basis for longer revocation times."
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"summary": "References to Minnesota Statutes 171.174, subdivision 1.1.16, as a mechanism for longer minimum revocation periods in the extreme-speed penalty structure.",
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},
"citation": "171.174",
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"Cross-reference to 171.09, subdivision 1, in relation to license restrictions."
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"summary": "Cites Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement 171.09, subdivision 1, as part of cross-references for licensing provisions.",
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},
"citation": "171.09",
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"analysis": {
"added": [
"Cross-reference to 171.24, subdivision 2."
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"summary": "Cites Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement 171.24, subdivision 2, for related revocation or license restriction authority.",
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},
"citation": "171.24",
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]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee