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Transportation Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Monday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. in Capitol 123
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Jon Koznick 57A
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Brad Tabke 54A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Lucy Rehm 48B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Andrew Myers 45A

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Joe Marble , Joe.Marble@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Matt Baumann, Matt.Baumann@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Kyle Baker, Kyle.Baker@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Tenzin Tsangyang, Tenzin.Tsangyang@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Brad Tabke
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

Co-Chair Tabke has the gavel.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from March 11, 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. HF3791 (Greene) Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.
5. HF1781 (Tabke) Various policy changes made, including authorizing aircraft electronic attestation, defining terms, modifying injury crash reporting, modifying legislative routes, and updating yellow traffic signal indications. Note this will serve as a potential vehicle bill.
6. HF3908 (Kraft) Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modified, driver's license indicators classified as private data, and technical corrections made.
7. HF4233 (Kraft) Excavation Notice System Requirements Modified.
8. HF3966 (Jones) Transit and bicycle related parking enforcement through use of transit obstruction camera systems authorized, penalty established, data practices provided, and money appropriated.
9. HF3430 (Kraft) Surcharges for all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles modified, and vehicle weight surcharge established.
10. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 18, 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.

Bills:
  • 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.
  • HF3791 (Greene) - Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.
  • HF1781 (Tabke) - Transportation policy changes provided, including authorizing aircraft electronic attestation, defining terms, modifying injury crash reporting, modifying legislative routes, and updating yellow traffic signal indications.
  • HF3908 (Kraft) - Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modified, driver's license indicators classified as private data, and technical corrections made.
  • HF4233 (Kraft) - Requirements governing the excavation notice system, including to require electronic positive response modified.
  • HF3966 (Jones) - Transit and bicycle related parking enforcement through use of transit obstruction camera systems authorized, penalty established, data practices provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF3430 (Kraft) - Surcharges for all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles modified, and vehicle weight surcharge established.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Jon Koznick holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Brad Tabke
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

Agenda:
HF3169 (Olson) Commissioner of transportation required to study, develop, and implement suicide prevention methods for construction of new bridges; report required; and money appropriated.
Erich Mische, CEO, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
MJ Weiss Blair
Trish Merelo (appearing online)
HF3749 (Olson) Various transportation-related policies enacted, bridge inspection standards established, active transportation education funding modified, mandated reporting expiration dates modified, scenic byway designations removed, and truck parking improvement program established.
Jennifer Witt, Legislative Affairs Manager. Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)
HF2605 (Olson) Driver and vehicle services; full-service provider account established, and fee distributions modified.
Jim Hirst, Minnesota Deputy Registrar Association
HF3541 (Duran) Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.

HF 4102 (Koznick) State Patrol compensation study requirements modified.
HF3513 (Koznick) Automated vehicles regulated.
bill added:
HF268 (Koznick) Certain limitations on use of interest or investment income from transportation revenue established.
The Chair reserves the right to add additional bills to agenda.
The chair also may limit testimony on bills and time limits for testimony.


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Bills:
  • HF3169 (Olson) - Commissioner of transportation required to study, develop, and implement suicide prevention methods for construction of new bridges; report required; and money appropriated.
  • HF3749 (Olson) - Various transportation-related policies enacted, bridge inspection standards established, active transportation education funding modified, mandated reporting expiration dates modified, scenic byway designations removed, and truck parking improvement program established.
  • HF2605 (Olson) - Driver and vehicle services; full-service provider account established, and fee distributions modified.
  • HF3541 (Duran) - Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.
  • HF4102 (Koznick) - State Patrol compensation study requirements modified.
  • HF3513 (Koznick) - Autonomous vehicles regulated.
  • HF268 (Koznick) - Certain limitations on use of interest or investment income from transportation revenue established.