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Transportation Finance and Policy

TWENTIETH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Monday, March 2, 2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TWENTIETH MEETING
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Brad Tabke, Co-Chair of the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:02 PM on Monday, March 2, 2026, in Room 123 of the Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
TABKE, Brad Chair
KOZNICK, Jon, Chair
REHM, Lucy, Vice-Chair
MYERS, Andrew, Vice- Chair
ANDERSON, Patti
FOGELMAN, Marj
GREENE, Julie
JOY, Jim
KOEGEL, Erin
KRAFT, Larry
LUGER-NIKOLAI, Meg
MURPHY, Tom
OLSON, Bjorn
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
SKRABA, Roger

Members excused:
JONES, Katie

A quorum was present.

Chair Koznick moved that the minutes from February 25, 2026, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice-Chair Rehm assumed the gavel.

HF 3418 (Tabke) Community-based pedestrian safety program established, and money appropriated.

Chair Tabke moved HF 3418 before the committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Chair Tabke moved the H3418A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Tabke presented HF 3418 as amended.

Testifying on HF 3418 as amended:
• Nicole Mattson, City Councilor, City of Moorhead
• Jake Rueter, Active Transportation Unit Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Vice-Chair Rehm laid over HF 3418 as amended.

Chair Tabke assumed the gavel.

HF 3739 (Koegel) Marked Trunk Highway 610 designated as Hortman Memorial Highway.

Representative Koegel moved that HF 3739 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Representative Koegel presented HF 3739.

Chair Koznick moved the H3739A1 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Koegel renewed the motion that HF 3739 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED

HF 3791 (Greene) Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Representative Greene moved HF 3791 before the committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Representatives Greene and Noor presented HF 3791.

Representative Joy moved the H3791A1 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Olson moved the H3791A2 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Chair Tabke laid over HF 3791.

HF 3356 (Huot) Removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public required.

Chair Tabke moved that HF 3356 be re-referred to Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Chair Tabke moved the H3356A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Huot presented HF 3356 as amended.

Chair Koznick moved the H3356DE1 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMDNEMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Char Tabke renewed the motion that HF 3356, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3695 (Johnson) Task force on standardized identification for emergency responders established, report required, and money appropriated.

Chair Tabke moved HF 3695 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Chair Tabke moved H3695A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Johnson presented HF 3695 as amended.

Chair Tabke renewed motion that HF 3695, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:42 PM.





Representative Brad Tabke, Co-Chair



Tenzin Tsangyang, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3739 (Koegel) - Marked Trunk Highway 610 designated as Hortman Memorial Highway.
  • HF3356 (Huot) - Removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public required.
  • HF3695 (Johnson) - Task force on standardized identification for emergency responders established, report required, and money appropriated.
  • HF3418 (Tabke) - Community-based pedestrian safety program established, and money appropriated.
  • HF3791 (Greene) - Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.
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02:27 - HF3418 (Tabke) Community-based pedestrian safety program established, and money appropriated.
18:07 - HF3739 (Koegel) Marked Trunk Highway 610 designated as Hortman Memorial Highway.
32:28 - HF3791 (Greene) Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.
1:23:16 - HF3356 (Huot) Removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public required.
1:31:42 - HF3695 (Johnson, P.) Task force on standardized identification for emergency responders established, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.

Co-Chair Tabke has the gavel.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from February 25, 2026
3. HF3418 (Tabke) Community-based pedestrian safety program established, and money appropriated.
4. HF3739 (Koegel) Marked Trunk Highway 610 designated as Hortman Memorial Highway.
5. HF3791 (Greene) Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.
6. HF3356 (Huot) Removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public required.
7. HF3695 (Johnson, P.) Task force on standardized identification for emergency responders established, report required, and money
appropriated.
8. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 4, 2026


*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
• TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Transportation Finance and Policy webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.