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MN HF1188

Bill

Status

Passed

5/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

Brad Tabke

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

  • Adds definitions for "recycling vehicle" and "solid waste vehicle" to Minnesota traffic law, defining them as vehicles hauling recyclable materials or solid waste as authorized by statute.

  • Expands the list of vehicles that drivers must yield to when stopped with activated warning lights to include authorized emergency vehicles, tow trucks, freeway service patrol vehicles, road maintenance vehicles, utility company vehicles, construction vehicles, solid waste vehicles, and recycling vehicles.

  • Requires drivers approaching stopped service vehicles with warning lights activated to move to the farthest lane (on two-lane roads), leave a full lane vacant (on multi-lane roads), or reduce speed to reasonable and prudent levels (on single-lane roads) until completely passing the vehicle.

  • Authorizes solid waste and recycling collection vehicles to be equipped with a single amber warning lamp meeting Society of Automotive Engineers standard J 1318, operable only when stopped at collection locations or traveling at least 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit between collection sites.

  • Allows peace officers to issue citations for violations within four hours following an incident based on timely reports from emergency vehicle or towing vehicle crew members, even if the officer did not witness the violation.

Legislative Description

Drivers required to slow down when passing stopped service vehicles, and recycling trucks authorized to be equipped with and to use amber lights when collecting recycling.

Last Action

Secretary of State Chapter 18 05/03/2019

5/6/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules and Administration4/10/2019
Transportation Finance and Policy2/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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