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Transportation Finance and Policy

TWENTY-SECOND MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Monday, March 9, 2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-SECOND 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 1:01 PM on Monday, March 9, 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.

Vice-Chair Meyers moved that the minutes from March 4, 2026, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.

Chair Tabke moved that HF 3919 be re-referred to the Division on Veterans and Military Affairs.

Representative Cha presented HF 3919.

Testifying on HF 3919:
• Jon Kelly, Director of Government Affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
• Tuo Young, Veterans of Special Guerilla Units and Irregular Forces in Laos Advisory Task Force
• Pong Xiong, Director, Driver and Vehicle Services

Representative Olson moved the H3919A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Tabke renewed the motion that HF 3919, as amended, be re-referred to the Division on Veterans and Military Affairs. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice-Chair Rehm assumed the gavel at 1:18 PM.

HF1335 (Tabke) Electronic drivers' licenses authorized, and rulemaking authorized.

Chair Tabke moved that HF 1335, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Tabke moved the H1335A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Tabke presented HF 1335 as amended.

Chair Tabke moved the H1335A3 amendment.

Chair Tabke withdrew the H1335A3 amendment.

Chair Tabke moved the H1335A4 amendment.

Chair Tabke withdrew the H1335A4 amendment.

Testifying on HF 1335 as amended:
• Brian McDaniel, Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association
• Amanda Duerr, Minnesota Auto Dealers Association
• Jim Hirst, Minnesota Deputy Registrars Association
• Sam Krueger, Deputy Registrar Business Owners Association
• Pong Xiong, Director, Driver and Vehicle Services

Representative Anderson moved the H1335A5 amendment.

Representative Anderson requested a roll call on H1335A5.

The clerk took the roll on H1335A5:

AYES
Koznick
Anderson
Fogelman
Joy
Murphy
Olson
Skraba

NAYS
Tabke
Rehm
Myers
Green
Koegel
Kraft
Luger-Nikolai
Sencer-Mura

EXCUSED
Jones

There being 7 ayes, 8 nays, and 1 excused, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Chair Tabke renewed the motion that HF 1335, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Tabke assumed the gavel at 2:06 PM.

HF 3864 (Luger-Nikolai) Requirements for validation sticker display on license plates eliminated, and conforming and technical changes made.

Representative Luger-Nikolai moved that HF 3864 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Representative Luger-Nikolai moved the H3864A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Koznick moved the H3864A3 amendment.

Representative Sencer-Mura moved the H3864A5 amendment to the H3864A3 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Chair Koznick renewed the motion to adopt the H3864A3 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Olson moved the H3864A4. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Testifying on HF 3864 as amended:
• Jim Hirst, Minnesota Deputy Registrars Association
• Sam Krueger, Deputy Registrar Business Owners Association

Representative Luger-Nikolai renewed the motion that HF 3864, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

HF 3728 (Koegel) Requirements on trunk highway system maintenance and expansion established, including to limit trunk highway capacity expansion projects in certain circumstances and to require transportation asset management plans; and technical changes made.

Representative Koegel moved HF 3728 before the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Representative Koegel presented HF 3728.

Testifying on HF 3728:
• Corrigan Salerno, Policy Manager, Transportation for America
• Brad Utecht, Statewide Planning Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• John Siekmeier, Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Retired
• Nas Nourkadi, Policy Specialist, Move Minnesota
• Shane Zahrt, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities

Chair Tabke laid over HF 3728.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:54 PM.





Representative Brad Tabke, Co-Chair



Tenzin Tsangyang, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3919 (Cha) - Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, technical changes made, and money appropriated.
  • HF1335 (Tabke) - Electronic drivers' licenses authorized, and rulemaking authorized.
  • HF3864 (Luger-Nikolai) - Requirements for validation sticker display on license plates eliminated, and conforming and technical changes made.
  • HF3728 (Koegel) - Requirements on trunk highway system maintenance and expansion established, including to limit trunk highway capacity expansion projects in certain circumstances and to require transportation asset management plans; and technical changes made.
  • HF3916 (Luger-Nikolai) - Use of a transponder in aircraft flight required.
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02:08 - HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.
17:42 - HF1335 (Tabke) Electronic drivers' licenses authorized, and rulemaking authorized.
1:05:50 - HF3864 (Luger-Nikolai) Requirements for validation sticker display on license plates eliminated, and conforming and technical changes made.
1:39:40 - HF3728 (Koegel) Requirements on trunk highway system maintenance and expansion established, including to limit trunk highway capacity expansion projects in certain circumstances and to require transportation asset management plans; and technical changes made.
Runs 1 hour, 54 minutes.

Co-Chair Tabke has the gavel.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from March 4, 2026
3. HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.
4. HF1335 (Tabke) Electronic drivers' licenses authorized, and rulemaking authorized.
5. HF3864 (Luger-Nikolai) Requirements for validation sticker display on license plates eliminated, and conforming and technical changes made.
6. HF3916 (Luger-Nikolai) Use of a transponder in aircraft flight required.
7. HF3728 (Koegel) Requirements on trunk highway system maintenance and expansion established, including to limit trunk highway capacity expansion projects in certain circumstances and to require transportation asset management plans; and technical changes made.
8. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 11, 2026


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

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