Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
Department of Public Safety presentation on federal funds request for 2012 Commercial Drivers License Program Improvement Grant.
Department of Public Safety update on the Minnesota License and Registration System (MNLARS).
Minnesota Department of Transportation presentation on November 2011 transportation funds forecast.
Minnesota Department of Transportation Legislative report on Biennial Expenditures, Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
Minnesota Department of Transportation presentation on Federal Funds Requests, 2012-2013.
*Any portion of department presentations not covered in today's hearing will continue at a future hearing.
Bills Added:
HF730
(Mazorol) - Fairness for Responsible Drivers Act established, remedies of uninsured motorists limited, and amount of criminal fines increased.
HF1323
(Hoppe) - Online motor vehicle insurance verification system established, and money appropriated.
HF1283
(Hackbarth) - Recreational vehicle operating provisions and definitions modified, dual registration of motorcycles provided, nonresident off-road vehicle state trail pass required, watercraft titling requirements modified, and special vehicle use on roadways modified.
SF67
(Nornes) - Waterfront structure transportation on trunk highways authorized with annual special permits.
HF232
(Kriesel) - Gold star license plates eligibility expanded to surviving legal guardians, children, and siblings; motor vehicle fees regulated; Department of Veterans Affairs and veteran homes regulated; and driver and vehicle services technology account made permanent.
SF478
(Shimanski) - Disability motorcycle plate provided.
HF1036
(Sanders) - State passenger vehicle fleet management and consolidation provided.
HF977
(Cornish) - State Patrol prohibited from closing or consolidating dispatch centers.
HF1310 will be a vehicle bill for a MnDOT and DPS policy and housekeeping bill. HF1068 will be the vehicle for an omnibus transportation policy bill and will also carry executive branch initiatives.
Bills Added:
HF650
(Kieffer) - Driver education and examination provisions regulated relating to carbon monoxide poisoning, and technical changes made.
HF1088
(Drazkowski) - State agency natural disaster response provisions modified.
HF1345
(Champion) - Highway construction projects contract bid preference provisions modified.
HF1333
(Nelson) - Construction manager contracting authority and related regulations provided for, and legislative report on contracting required.
HF1310
(Shimanski) - Transportation policy governing provisions provided, including traffic regulations, bikeways, motor vehicle requirements, vehicle registration and license plates, driver's license fee payments, alternative financing for transportation projects, motor carriers and commercial drivers, and rail programs; misdemeanor penalty imposed; fees established; provisions repealed; and technical changes made.
HF1068
(Beard) - Transportation and public safety policies governing provisions provided including data practices, bicycles and bikeways and highways and bridges, transportation construction contracts, motor vehicles, traffic regulations, driver licensing and training, alternative financing for transportation projects, railroads, motor carriers and commercial drivers, and agency reporting; fees and an account established; pilot program expanded; seaplane base variance provided; provisions repealed; technical changes made; and money appropriated.
HF867
(Anderson) - Driving instruction permit provisions modified and clarified.
HF1067
(Nelson) - Rail bank property prohibited activities provisions modified, and misdemeanor penalty imposed.
HF1412
(Murray) - Electric-assisted bicycle operation requirements and regulation amended, and electric-assisted bicycle operation permitted on bikeways and bicycle trails.
HF676
(Cornish) - Unmarked vehicle plates provided for conservation officers.
HF328
(Westrom) - Elbow Lake Municipal-Pride of the Prairie Airport public seaplane base license issued.
HF1223
(Smith) - Commissioner of transportation's duties regarding passenger railroads modified.
HF744
(Murray) - Winter storm preparation road equipment exemption from highway restrictions modified.
HF1537
(Hosch) - Protective agents right to escort oversized loads clarified.
HF1526
(Quam) - Frontage road and ramp for controlled access highways distinction made, and municipal road authorities authorized to issue permits for driveway access to frontage roads and ramps for controlled access to highways.
HF1488
(Quam) - Municipal state aid to cities formula modified.
HF1434
(Gauthier) - Working capital loans to small businesses provided to secure contracts with government agencies.
HF1482
(Hornstein) - Driver license acceptable methods of payment provided, and surcharge imposed.
Discussion, testimony and amendments on HF210 and HF89 will be limited to sections of the bills under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Policy and Finance Committee.
Bills Added:
HF210
(Kiffmeyer) - Voter picture identification required before receiving a ballot, identification cards provided at no charge, provisional ballot procedures established, challenged voter eligibility list created, election administration procedures specified, electronic polling place rosters allowed and standards set, electronic roster implementation legislative task force created, recount procedures enacted, and money appropriated.
HF89
(Benson) - Voter picture identification required before receiving a ballot, voter identification card provided at no charge, canvassing deadlines changed, notice required, provisional balloting procedure established, and money appropriated.
HF1403
(Beard) - Metropolitan transportation planning modified, metropolitan transportation board created, and board designated as the metropolitan planning organization for purposes of federal transportation law.
HF1109
(Smith) - DWI conviction driver's license revocation period provisions clarified and conformed.
HF676
(Cornish) - Unmarked vehicle plates provided for conservation officers.
HF1367
(Banaian) - Mississippi River bikeway trail established, Veterans Memorial Highway description modified, left turns regulated, and commissioner of transportation authorized to pursue federal financing and local government participation for rail service improvement.
HF1310
(Shimanski) - Transportation policy governing provisions provided, including traffic regulations, bikeways, motor vehicle requirements, vehicle registration and license plates, driver's license fee payments, alternative financing for transportation projects, motor carriers and commercial drivers, and rail programs; misdemeanor penalty imposed; fees established; provisions repealed; and technical changes made.
HF1378
(Buesgens) - Transportation project alternative financing and investment provided.
HF1214
(Hortman) - Child passenger restraint system provisions modified.
HF1067
(Nelson) - Rail bank property prohibited activities provisions modified, and misdemeanor penalty imposed.