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HF3956 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Employers that offer employees a monetary parking benefit required to offer equivalent benefits for other modes of transit.

Related bill: SF4376

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

Set up transportation benefit parity by requiring employers who offer a monetary parking benefit to provide an equivalent transit benefit of the same monetary value. The goal is to encourage using transit instead of driving a personal vehicle.

Main Provisions

  • If an employer provides a monetary parking benefit to an employee, the employer must offer the employee the option to receive, in lieu of the monetary parking benefit, a benefit of equal monetary value for using transit modes other than driving a personal vehicle.
  • This new requirement is codified as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181, section 181.745, titled the Transportation Benefit Parity Requirement.
  • The commissioner of labor and industry is responsible for enforcing this section.

Enforcement and Compliance

  • The commissioner of labor and industry must enforce the transportation benefit parity requirement.
  • The excerpt does not specify penalties or detailed enforcement procedures beyond the mandate to enforce.

Legislative Context and Scope

  • The measure proposes coding a new law in Minnesota Statutes chapter 181.
  • The focus is on employers that provide a monetary parking benefit and the corresponding transit benefit option for employees; it applies to employees who currently receive parking subsidies.

Summary of Impact

  • Economic: Employers may need to adjust employee benefits to include an equivalent transit option with the same value as any parking subsidy.
  • Behavioral: Aims to shift some commuting from private vehicles to transit by aligning benefits.
  • Administrative: Introduces a state-level enforcement role to ensure compliance.

Relevant Terms - monetary parking benefit - equal monetary value - modes of transit other than driving a personal vehicle - Transportation Benefit Parity Requirement - Minnesota Statutes chapter 181 - 181.745 - commissioner of labor and industry - enforce this section - employer - employee

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 05, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toWorkforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
March 09, 2026HouseActionAuthor added

Citations

 
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        "A new requirement that employers offering monetary parking benefits provide an in-lieu transit benefit of equal monetary value."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill adds a transportation benefit parity requirement under Minn. Stat. 181.745, requiring employers who provide a monetary parking benefit to offer an equivalent monetary-value transit benefit to employees.",
      "modified": [
        "Adds enforcement language by the commissioner of labor and industry for this section."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "181.745",
    "subdivision": "a"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
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      "modified": [
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      ]
    },
    "citation": "181.745",
    "subdivision": "b"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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