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SF4321 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Accident report requirements modification

Related bill: HF4056

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • To change how accident reports are handled by allowing local law enforcement to share certain data with contracted service providers who assist with accident reporting.

Main Provisions

  • Adds a new definition in the statutes:
    • Subd.18a. Contracted service provider means a contracted entity authorized by a governmental agency to provide services that support or enable the permissible generation, collection, management, and dissemination of crash reports or data under the requirements of this chapter.
    • This exact definition appears to be established to support the data-sharing framework with outside providers.
  • Modifies Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 169.011 by adding subdivisions (8, 9, 13, 19.1.6, 1.7, 1.8) to address the new data-sharing and reporting requirements.
  • Authorizes local law enforcement to provide certain data to contracted service providers for purposes of accident reporting.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Creates a formal definition for “Contracted service provider,” enabling official use of contracted entities to support or enable the generation, collection, management, and dissemination of crash reports or data.
  • Expands or adjusts the accident reporting framework in section 169.011 to accommodate data sharing with these contracted providers.

Implications and Considerations

  • Potential improvement in efficiency and accuracy of crash reporting through specialized contractors.
  • New considerations for privacy, data security, and access control due to sharing crash-related data with external entities.
  • The changes may require additional oversight and governance to ensure data is used only for permissible purposes and in line with law.

Terminology and Phrases to Note

  • Contracted service provider
  • crash reports
  • accident reporting
  • permissible generation collection management and dissemination of crash reports or data
  • local law enforcement
  • governmental agency
  • Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 169.011

Relevant Terms

  • contracted service provider
  • crash reports
  • accident reporting
  • data sharing
  • local law enforcement
  • Minnesota Statutes 169.011
  • subdivision 18a
  • data generation
  • data collection
  • data dissemination
  • governmental agency

Bill text versions

Actions

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

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Subd. 18a. Contracted service provider. Defines a contracted entity authorized by a governmental agency to support or enable the generation, collection, management, and dissemination of crash reports or data under this chapter."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Adds a new Subdivision 18a to Minnesota Statutes section 169.011 defining a contracted service provider and authorizing data handling for crash reports under this chapter.",
      "modified": [
        "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 169.011 to add Subd. 18a."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "169.011",
    "subdivision": "18a"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "References to subdivisions of Minnesota Statutes section 169.09 in connection with the bill's provisions on accident reporting data sharing with contracted service providers.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "169.09",
    "subdivision": "8 9 13 19.1 6 1.7 1.8"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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