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HF3966 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Transit and bicycle related parking enforcement through use of transit obstruction camera systems authorized, penalty established, data practices provided, and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF4377

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • The bill would authorize using transit obstruction cameras to enforce parking rules related to transit facilities and bicycle parking. It aims to provide a legal framework for when and how these cameras can be used, plus penalties for violations and a data privacy structure for the footage.

Main Provisions

  • Authorization of enforcement: Allows certain parking enforcement activities tied to transit and bicycle areas to be carried out through transit obstruction camera systems.
  • Penalties: Establishes penalties related to the enforcement and potential violations connected to these cameras.
  • Data category creation: Creates a new data category called “transit obstruction camera data” for footage and information captured by these cameras.
  • Data governance: Data related to transit obstruction cameras are governed by Minnesota Statutes section 169.355, subdivisions 11 to 13.
  • Statutory changes: Adds new subdivisions and references to several statutes to implement the new system:
    • Adds subdivision 13.824 to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 13.6905.
    • Adds subdivision 169.04 to Minnesota Statutes section 169.011.
    • Adds subdivision to Minnesota Statutes section 169.99 (subdivision 1).
    • Proposes coding for the new framework in Minnesota Statutes chapter 169.
  • Funding: Includes appropriations to fund the new enforcement and data framework.

Data Practices and Privacy

  • Data handling: The bill designates transit obstruction camera data as a specific category, with governance aligned to the data practices rules in section 169.355 (subdivisions 11 to 13).
  • Access and disclosure: Footage and related data would be subject to the state’s privacy and data-access rules, as defined by the new data category and the referenced sections.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Creates a new data category: Transit obstruction camera data, expanding how camera footage is categorized and protected.
  • Establishes a new enforcement mechanism: Enabling transit and bicycle parking enforcement via obstruction cameras, rather than traditional methods alone.
  • Introduces new penalties: Adds penalties tied to these enforcement activities and camera use.
  • Links to privacy statute:: Integrates the camera data with the existing data practices framework (169.355) to govern access, use, retention, and disclosure.
  • Broad statute updates: Implements these changes through multiple statutory amendments (13.6905, 169.011, 169.99) and Chapter 169 coding.

Relevant terms - transit obstruction cameras, transit obstruction camera data, data practices, data governance, data accessibility, parking enforcement, bicycle parking enforcement, camera footage, 169.355, 13.6905, 13.824, 169.011, 169.04, 169.99, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation, enforcement penalties, subs. 11 to 13, Chapter 169

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 05, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toTransportation Finance and Policy

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds Subd. 39 to 13.6905 establishing rules for transit obstruction camera data."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Adds Subdivision 39 to Minnesota Statutes section 13.6905 to address transit obstruction camera data.",
      "modified": [
        "Explicitly cross-references data governance for transit obstruction camera data using 169.355 Subd. 11–13."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "13.6905",
    "subdivision": "Subd. 39"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Cites 169.355 Subd. 11–13 as the governing provisions for transit obstruction camera data."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Transits obstruction camera data are governed by Minnesota Statutes 169.355 Subd. 11 through Subd. 13.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "169.355",
    "subdivision": "Subd. 11 to 13"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds a subdivision to 169.011."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 169.011 by adding a subdivision (as referenced in the bill text).",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "169.011",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 169.04 (as referenced in the bill text).",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "169.04",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 169.99 Subd. 1 as referenced in the bill.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "169.99",
    "subdivision": "Subd. 1"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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