HF3429

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