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Topics: Traffic Safety

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Last Date ReceivedMandate DescriptionItem TitleAgencie(s)Session LawStatuteNext Due DateSubjects Committee/Agency Jurisdiction
Details 02/20/2024 Report on each city and county that participated in the drivers license reinstatement diversion program and concerning the results of the program. The report must be made available electronically and, upon request, in print. License Reinstatement Diversion Program Biennial Report Diversion Solutions
Minn. Dept. of Public Safety
2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 6 Sec. 5 Subd. 7 171.2405 Subd. 7 02/01/2026 Traffic Safety Commissioner of Public Safety
Each Participating City and County
Judiciary
Transportation
Details 02/14/2024 Report on charges and convictions for driving after suspension or revocation; and payment of fines for violations related to operation of a motor vehicle. The report must be available on the Minn. State Court Administrator's Office website. [Report on charges and convictions for violations of Minn.Stat. section 171.24, subdivisions 1 and 2 (driving after suspension and driving after revocation) and specified fine revenue] Minn. State Court Administrator 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 84 171.325 Subd. 2 02/15/2025 Traffic Safety Public Safety
Transportation
Details Report on the results of the controlled substance roadside testing pilot project, including: how accurate the instruments were when tested against laboratory results; how often participants were found to have controlled substances or intoxicating substances in their systems; how often there was commingling of controlled substances or intoxicating substances with alcohol; the types of controlled substances or intoxicating substances found in participants' systems and which types were most common; the number of participants in the project; the practicality and reliability of using the instruments in the field; and recommendations on continuing the project permanently Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 63 Art. 4 Sec. 49(e) 02/01/2025 Substance Abuse
Traffic Safety
Details 02/07/2024 Report on special motor vehicle license plates that identifies the number of special plate issuances and total plate counts for each type of special plate, with a breakout by each alternative or additional design; and provides, for each special plate in which a onetime or annual contribution is required, (i) a fiscal summary of the contributions, including to specify the appropriate contribution account, identify total contributions received in the two most recently completed fiscal years, and identify the direct recipients of contribution funds; and (ii) a description of how contribution funds were spent in the prior fiscal or calendar year, as provided by each direct recipient. Special Plates Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 5 Sec. 15 168.1293 Subd. 8(a) 02/01/2025 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 02/01/2024 Report on the activities of the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota A Report on the State of Traffic Safety in Minnesota Advisory Council on Traffic Safety 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 5(c) 4.076 Subd. 5(c) 01/31/2025 Traffic Safety
Details 01/15/2024 Report on the implementation and effects of the felony level DWI offense Minnesota Felony Driving While Impaired Report Minn. Dept. of Corrections 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 83 Art. 3 Sec. 12 244.085 01/15/2025 Traffic Safety - DUI
Details Report the results of a comprehensive program audit on the efficacy of forfeiture and the use of ignition interlock in cases involving an alleged violation of Minnesota law on driving while impaired, including an assessment of the financial impact of the programs, efficacy in reducing recidivism, and impacts, if any, on public safety. Minn. Legislature - Office of the Legislative Auditor 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 11 Art. 5 Sec. 21 01/15/2025 Traffic Safety - DUI Judiciary
Public Safety
Details 01/19/2024 Reports based on a study on impaired driving to determine: (1) the number of accidents involving one or more drivers who admitted to using cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products, or who tested positive for cannabis or tetrahydrocannabinol; (2) the number of arrests of individuals for impaired driving in which the individual tested positive for cannabis or tetrahydrocannabinol; and (3) the number of convictions for driving under the influence of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, or tetrahydrocannabinol. OCM Annual Report to Legislature Office of Cannabis Management 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 63 Art. 1 Sec. 4(c) 342.04(c) 01/15/2025 Marijuana/Cannabis
Traffic Safety
Details 01/19/2024 Report on (1) status of regulated cannabis industry; (2) status of illicit cannabis market and hemp consumer industry; (3) number of accidents, arrests, and convictions involving drivers who admitted to using (or tested for) cannabis or hemp; (4) change in potency, if any, of cannabis products on the regulated market; (5) progress on social equity; (6) racial and geographic diversity in the cannabis industry; (7) proposed legislative changes; (8) data on the adverse effects of second-hand smoke; and (9) recommendations for the levels of funding for education and training programs and other activities. OCM Annual Report to Legislature Office of Cannabis Management 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 63 Art. 1 Sec. 4(g) 342.04(g) 01/15/2025 Marijuana/Cannabis
Traffic Safety
Details 01/17/2024 Report regarding grants and amounts of money awarded to school districts for deployment of electric school buses awarded during the previous year; and any remaining balance available in the electric school bus program account. Electric School Bus Deployment Program Report Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 60 Art. 12 Sec. 35 Subd. 10 216C.374 Subd. 10 01/15/2025 Traffic Safety - School Bus Energy Policy and Finance
Details 02/01/2024 Report that analyzes the safety of Minnesota's roads and transportation system, including: (1) injuries and fatalities that occur on or near a roadway or other transportation system facility; (2) factors that caused crashes resulting in injuries and fatalities; (3) roadway and system improvements broadly and at specific locations that could reduce injuries and fatalities; (4) enforcement and education efforts that could reduce injuries and fatalities; (5) other safety improvements or programs to improve the quality of the roadway and transportation use experience; and (6) existing resources and resource gaps for roadway and transportation system safety improvements. A Report on the State of Traffic Safety in Minnesota Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 80 299A.01 Subd. 8 01/15/2025 Traffic Safety
Transportation
Governor
Transportation
Details Report evaluating operations and sustainability of deputy registrars and driver's license agents that: 1) evaluates services they provide; (2) evaluates and makes recommendations on how to sustain them financially; (3) details the amount of financial assistance needed to sustain them; (4) explains each considered model of financial assistance or support; (5) evaluates the impact on them if expanded online services are offered by the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services; (6) details a five-, ten-, and 20-year analysis of their role; and (7) evaluates and make recommendations on the concept of the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services assuming all of the services provided by deputy registrars and driver's license agents or the services provided by private deputy registrars and private driver's license agents Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 6 Sec. 15 01/15/2025 Labor & Employment Issues
Traffic Safety
Details Report that identifies a process and associated policies for issuance of a mailed citation to the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that a speed safety camera system detects is operated in violation of a speed limit. Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 126(a) 11/01/2024 Traffic Safety - Traffic Regulation/Enforcement Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 11/30/2023 Annual report giving statistical information regarding number and circumstances of traffic accidents. Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 169.10 10/15/2024 Traffic Safety
Details 08/15/2022 Study by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota examining public transportation after the COVID-19 pandemic is substantially curtailed in the United States, with a primary focus on transit service for commuters in the metro area, as well as on Northstar Commuter Rail and commuter-oriented transit service by the Metropolitan Council and suburban transit providers; and analysis and projections on changes in ridership; demand for modes and forms of active and public transportation; transit service levels and features; revenue and expenditures; and long-term impacts. [Letter Regarding a Study of Post-COVID Transit in the Metropolitan Area] Minn. Dept. of Transportation 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 143 10/01/2024 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details Report from an evaluation of the disposition in recent years of citations for speeding, impairment, distraction, and seatbelt violations, including: (1) rates of citations issued compared to rates of citations contested in court and the outcomes of the cases; (2) amounts of fines imposed compared to counts and amounts of fine payments; and (3) any related changes in patterns of traffic enforcement from 2017 to 2022. Minn. Dept. of Public Safety
University of Minnesota - Center for Transportation Studies
2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 109 07/01/2024 Traffic Safety - Traffic Regulation/Enforcement Public Safety
Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 02/29/2024 Report on the status of drivers' licenses issued, suspended, and revoked. The report must be available on the Minn. Dept. of Public Safety website. Driver's License Suspensions and Revocations Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 84 171.325 Subd. 1 02/15/2024 Traffic Safety Public Safety
Transportation
Details 02/07/2024 Report on Driver and Vehicle Services recommendations and operations that: (1) reviews recommendations from the "Driver & Vehicle Services Report of the Independent Expert Review" issued January 12, 2022; (2) reviews recommendations made in the "Driver Examination Stations: Evaluation Report" issued March 2021 by the Office of the Legislative Auditor in March 2021; (3) provides the Minn. Dept. of Public Safety's plan for the locations, schedule, and staffing allocation of driver examination stations; and (4) proposes any statutory changes necessary or beneficial in implementing recommendations, specifying whether the recommendation is under active consideration, in the process of being implemented, has already been implemented, or the reasons why the recommendation will not be implemented. Driver and Vehicle Services Recommendations Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 6 Sec. 16 01/15/2024 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 02/01/2024 Report on the same-day driver's license pilot project in Lakeville and Moorhead, including: a description of the pilot project and the locations that participated in the pilot project; the number of noncompliant drivers' licenses, instruction permits, or identification cards processed during the pilot project; information or feedback from the driver's license agents about the pilot project; and a recommendation as to whether issuance of same-day noncompliant drivers' licenses, instruction permits, or identification cards should be expanded statewide. Report on Same-day Issuing of Driver's Licenses and ID Cards at Two Pilot Locations Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 141 01/01/2024 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 12/18/2023 Report on school bus stop-signal arm camera systems, including: (1) an overview of the grant program; (2) a listing of grants made; (3) the number of fail-to-stop and pass-on-right violations captured on school bus stop-arm cameras between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2023, by school district; (4) the number of citations issued for fail-to-stop and pass-on-right violations, between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2023, by school district; (5) the number of citations issued for fail-to-stop and pass-on-right violations between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2021, by county; (6) a summary of anticipated ongoing costs reported by grant recipients; (7) recommendations on statutory changes for better enforcement of fail-to-stop and pass-on-right laws; and (8) recommendations on future funding needs for school bus stop-signal arm camera systems School Bus Stop Arm Camera Grant Project Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 138 12/15/2023 Traffic Safety - School Bus
Traffic Safety - Traffic Regulation/Enforcement
Details 12/01/2022 Report on self-service kiosks for passenger vehicle and motorcycle registration renewals, including the number of completed, failed or canceled transactions; the location of each self-service kiosk and the name of the business or entity at that address; and any recommendations to the Legislature to improve the use of self-service kiosks, including proposed legislation. Vehicle Registration Self-Service Kiosk Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 136 12/01/2022 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details Report on results of review of driver examination station locations and operations, including: (1) a description of the information and data gathered and reviewed; and (2) recommendations regarding Minn. Dept. of Public Safety administrative practices, processes, and services; procedures related to driver exam station service reductions or closures and associated methods for legislative notification and consultation prior to implementation; and legislative changes necessary to implement the recommendations. Governor's Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 144 Subd. 4(b) 11/01/2022 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 01/21/2022 Report on results of review of driver examination station locations and operations, including: (1) a description of the information and data gathered and reviewed; and (2) recommendations regarding Minn. Dept. of Public Safety administrative practices, processes, and services; procedures related to driver exam station service reductions or closures and associated methods for legislative notification and consultation prior to implementation; and legislative changes necessary to implement the recommendations. Driver & Vehicle Services Report of the Independent Expert Review Governor's Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 144 Subd. 4(b) 11/01/2022 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 02/01/2022 A work zone speed management study, including: evaluating existing legal authority for strategies, practices, and methods to reduce vehicle speeds and enhance worker safety in work zones; proposing a process for contractors operating in a work zone to request modifications to a project's traffic control plan; recommending changes to current policies and procedures related to work zone safety; and changes to state law to improve work zone safety. Work Zone Speed Management Study Minn. Dept. of Public Safety
Minn. Dept. of Transportation
2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 140 02/01/2022 Traffic Safety
Transportation - Highways & Bridges
Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 01/21/2022 Report on the evaluation of MnDRIVE's performance and processes, including: (1) a description of information and data gathered and reviewed; (2) recommendations on whether driver's license agent and deputy registrar fees should be modified; (3) recommendations regarding staffing levels or requirements; (4) recommendations on how best to fund any recommended changes; and (5) additional recommendations to optimize MnDRIVE benefits to end users, Minn. Dept. of Public Safety - Minn. Driver and Vehicle Services, and residents. Driver & Vehicle Services Report of the Independent Expert Review Governor's Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 144 Subd. 4(a) 02/01/2022 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 01/31/2022 Report on the activities, evaluations and findings, cost estimates, and recommendations of the Salvage Title Task Force Salvage Title Task Force Report to the Legislature Minn. Legislature - Legislative Coordinating Commission - Salvage Title Task Force 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 147 Subd. 7 01/31/2022 Traffic Safety Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 01/10/2022 Report on (1) the number of driver's license online knowledge tests taken; (2) the number of locations providing driver's license online knowledge testing; (3) if adequate data is available, a recommendation on whether the $10 fee cap should be changed; (4) recommendations on whether additional entities should be authorized to administer online knowledge testing; (5) recommendations on whether driver education programs should be allowed to administer online knowledge tests to people other than students of the program; and (6) recommended legislative changes related to online knowledge testing. Online Knowledge Testing Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2020 Minn. Laws 2nd Sp. Sess. Chap. 2 Art. Sec. 3 Subd. 2 01/01/2022 Governing/Government-State - Agencies
Traffic Safety
Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details Animal-drawn vehicles safety manual Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 4 Sec. 126 01/01/2022 Traffic Safety
Details 01/27/2021 Report including (1) a summary of the plan or plans implemented to address the class D and CDL road test backlogs during 2020 and a discussion on whether those plans were implemented, including whether any benchmarks or goals were achieved on time; (2) monthly totals of road tests conducted, broken down by type of test and location of test; (3) average wait times for a person seeking a road test, broken down by month, location, and type of test; (4) a list of locations offering tests each month and the types of tests offered at each location; (5) a summary of plans, if any, for addressing existing or potential backlogs of road tests in 2021; (6) recommendations on whether third-party testing for class D driver's licenses and commercial driver's licenses should be authorized; and (7) recommended legislative changes relating to elimination of road test backlogs and ways to minimize future road test backlogs. Legislative Report on the DPS-DVS Exam Backlog Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2020 Minn. Laws 2nd Sp. Sess. Chap. 2 Art. Sec. 3 Subd. 1 01/01/2021 Governing/Government-State - Agencies
Traffic Safety
Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
Details 08/08/2018 Report on the expenditure of any federal funds available under the repeat offender transfer program, Public Law Number 105-206, Section 164 Section 164: DWI Repeat Offender Fund Expenditure Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety
Minn. Dept. of Transportation
2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 8 Art. 4 Sec. 10 Subd. 1 02/15/2019 Traffic Safety - DUI
Details 02/07/2019 Report on the results of the license reinstatement diversion pilot program License Reinstatement Diversion Pilot Program, 2018/2019 Legislative Report. Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 59 Art. 3 Sec. 4 Subd. 8 02/01/2019 Traffic Safety - Traffic Regulation/Enforcement
Details 09/01/2015 Recommendation as to whether or to what extent Minnesota's driver education programs should conform to the national standards Novice Driver Education Improvement Task Force Report to the Legislature Novice Driver Education Improvement Task Force 2013 Minn. Laws Chap. 117 Art. 3 Sec. 37 08/15/2015 Traffic Safety
Details 02/05/2013 Report to the legislature on the commissioner's activities and expenditure of funds of the Minn. Child Passenger Restraint and Education Account. The Minnesota Child Passenger Restraint and Education Account Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 1994 Minn. Laws Chap. 635 Art. 1 Sec. 15 169.685 Subd. 7 02/01/2015 Traffic Safety - Seat Belts
Details 01/30/2015 Legislative report on speed violations on driving record The Impacts of Exempting Certain Speeding Violations from Driving Records Minn. Dept. of Public Safety
Minn. Dept. of Transportation
2012 Minn. Laws Chap. 287 Art. 4 Sec. 49 01/15/2015 Traffic Safety - Traffic Regulation/Enforcement
Details 01/18/2013 Student transportation study A Legislative Study of Student Transportation Minn. Dept. of Administration 2012 Minn. Laws Chap. 292 Art. 4 Sec. 17 Subd. 1 11/01/2012 Traffic Safety - School Bus
Details 03/09/2012 Report evaluating the successes and failures of the ignition interlock device pilot project Statewide Ignition Interlock Pilot Project: Final Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 54 Art. 3 Sec. 5 Subd. 1 171.306 09/30/2011 Traffic Safety
Details 01/27/2011 Study of mandatory 24-hour vehicle lighting Study of Mandatory 24-Hour Vehicle Lighting Minn. Dept. of Public Safety
Minn. Dept. of Transportation
2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 168 Sec. 13 01/15/2011 Traffic Safety
Details Report on administrative fines collected by units of local government under section 169.9999 Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 158 Art. Sec. 6 01/15/2010 Government Finance - Local Government Finance
Traffic Safety - Traffic Regulation/Enforcement
Details 02/19/2009 Report on internet-based driver education for the instruction permit component Report to the Legislature on Internet-based Driver Education Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 287 Art. 1 Sec. 121 02/15/2009 Computers & Technology - Government Use
Traffic Safety
Details 01/29/2009 Report on speed limits Study and Report on Speed Limits Minn. Dept. of Transportation 2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 287 Art. 1 Sec. 119 01/30/2009 Traffic Safety
Details 02/03/2009 Report on Office of Pupil Transportation Safety Legislative Report: Minnesota State Patrol Office of Pupil Transportation Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 350 Art. 1 Sec. 93 01/15/2009 Traffic Safety - School Bus
Details 02/22/2007 Report on the implementation and effects of the felony level driving while impaired (DWI) offense Felony Driving While Impaired Report Minn. Dept. of Corrections 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 8 Art. 11 Sec. 14 01/15/2007 Traffic Safety
Details 01/08/2008 Review and recommendations on issues related to the "no-alcohol" restriction on a driver's license Report to the Legislature Regarding the "No Alcohol Use" Restriction on the Driver's Licenses of Repeat DWI Offenders Who Have Obtained Reinstatement of Their Driver's Licenses Minn. Statewide DWI Task Force 2005 Minn. Laws Chap. 136 Art. 18 Sec. 15 03/15/2006 Traffic Safety
Details Study of feasibility and practicality of milled-in rumble strips Minn. Dept. of Transportation 2003 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 19 Art. 2 Sec. 68 07/01/2004 Traffic Safety
Transportation - Highways & Bridges
Details 02/18/2004 Report on the number of cases in which a felony DWI offender had private health insurance coverage for chemical dependency treatment, and the results of the commissioner's attempts to obtain coverage for treatment under MS 62Q.137. Report on Insurance Coverage for DUI Offenders Minn. Dept. of Corrections 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 19 Sec. 16 02/01/2004 Health Care - Health Insurance
Substance Abuse - Alcohol
Traffic Safety
Details 08/08/2018 Report on the expenditure of any federal funds available under the repeat offender transfer program Section 164: DWI Repeat Offender Fund Expenditure Report Minn. Dept. of Public Safety
Minn. Dept. of Transportation
2003 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 19 Art. 1 Sec. 4 Subd. 5 02/01/2004 Traffic Safety - DUI
Details Report on the implementation and effects of the felony level driving while impaired (DWI) offense Minn. Dept. of Corrections 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 19 Sec. 15 01/15/2004 Traffic Safety
Details Summary of the information collected from law enforcement agencies relating to alcohol concentration tests Minn. Dept. of Public Safety 2004 Minn. Laws Chap. 283 Art. Sec. 14   Traffic Safety
Details Report summarizing the activities of the Driver and Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee and making recommendations to the legislature on proposed changes to state driver and vehicle laws Driver and Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee 2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 3 Art. 2 Sec. 34 Subd. 8   Traffic Safety - Traffic Regulation/Enforcement Legislative Auditor