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SF4073

Marked Trunk Highway 610 designation as Hortman Memorial Highway
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: HF3739

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

Designate marked Trunk Highway 610 as Hortman Memorial Highway in Minnesota. The bill adds a formal name for the highway to state statutes and directs how it should be signed.

Main Provisions

  • Adds a new subdivision (Subd. 111) to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 161.14, designating Marked Trunk Highway 610 as Hortman Memorial Highway.
  • The designation requires the commissioner to adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and to erect appropriate signs.
  • All signs identifying the trunk highway (including route signs and guide signs) must specify the designated name (Hortman Memorial Highway) under this subdivision, instead of or in addition to showing the highway number (610).
  • The designation and signage requirements operate notwithstanding existing law in section 161.139.

How it would work in practice

  • Once enacted, highway signs along Marked Trunk Highway 610 would display the name Hortman Memorial Highway, either in place of or alongside the numeric designation 610.
  • The commissioner is responsible for creating and installing the sign design that reflects this designated name.

Relationship to Existing Law

  • The bill explicitly overrides or bypasses the usual requirements in section 161.139 for signage on this specific highway, via the Notwithstanding clause.

Effective Date

  • The text provided does not specify an effective date; implementation would follow the bill’s enactment and any standard administrative timelines.

Significance

  • Creates a commemorative naming of a specific highway (Trunk Highway 610) and directs uniform signage to reflect that name, improving public recognition of the Hortman Memorial designation.

Relevant Terms - Hortman Memorial Highway - Marked Trunk Highway 610 - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 161.14 - Subdivision 111 - Notwithstanding section 161.139 - commissioner - suitable design to mark this highway - erect appropriate signs - signs must specify the designated name under this subdivision - highway number

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 02, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
March 02, 2026SenateActionReferred toTransportation
March 11, 2026SenateActionAuthor added

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "A new subdivision 111 within section 161.14 establishing the Hortman Memorial Highway designation for Trunk Highway 610, including signage requirements and designation language."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill designates marked Trunk Highway 610 as Hortman Memorial Highway by adding a new subdivision to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 161.14, and requires appropriate signage.",
      "modified": [
        "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 161.14 by adding subdivision 111."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "161.14",
    "subdivision": "111"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references Minnesota Statutes section 161.139 (Notwithstanding), but does not modify that statute.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "161.139",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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