S.F. No. 1963 Summary

• Creates new special license plates for Minnesota professional sports team foundations (effective January 1, 2024) and Minnesota missing and murdered Indigenous relatives (effective January 1, 2024), with annual contributions supporting charitable purposes and investigations.

• Establishes micromobility facilities (racks, charging stations) in city rights-of-way with road authority permits, and defines micromobility devices as human or electric-powered vehicles up to 500 pounds and 30 mph.

• Expands veteran special license plate options to include motorcycle plates and adds Air Medal veteran plates; requires motorcycle veteran plates not be subject to certain restrictions.

• Requires pavement life-cycle cost analysis for highway projects with 60,000+ square yards, including public review periods, professional engineer certification, and public accessibility of analysis documents.

• Modifies civil penalty limits for pipeline and hazardous liquid violations to align with federal regulations (Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 190) instead of fixed state limits.