HF 1597 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Task Force on Establishing a Yellow Alert System established, and report required.

HF 1597 establishes a task force to design a public alert system for hit-and-run accidents causing injury or death in Minnesota. The task force, composed of public safety officials, law enforcement representatives, and community stakeholders, must collect data on such incidents, study similar systems in other states, and develop procedures for triggering alerts based on injury severity (bodily harm, great bodily harm, or death). It must submit recommendations to the legislature by January 15, 2026, including funding and legislative proposals for implementing the alert system. The bill appropriates unspecified funds from the general fund for the task force's work during fiscal year 2026.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action May 13, 2026

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1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 1 edit · Apr 7, 2026

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from the 1st to the 2nd Engrossment, indicating a revision in the legislative process. The most substantive change updates the designated contact for statewide traffic safety data from the 'Toward Zero Deaths coordinator' to the 'Office of Traffic Safety MNCrash system administrator,' shifting the point of coordination from a specific role to a specific administrative system.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding data coordination and reporting has been altered to rely on the MNCrash system administrator rather than the Toward Zero Deaths coordinator.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced the requirement to involve the statewide Toward Zero Deaths coordinator with a requirement to involve the Office of Traffic Safety MNCrash system administrator or designee.

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Committee

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Public Safety Finance and Policy

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors