HF 2130: Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money appropriated. - Minnesota

1st Unofficial Engrossment → 5th Engrossment · 5 edits · May 18, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was significantly revised from the 1st to the 5th engrossment, adding new sections and renumbering existing ones to incorporate funding provisions and clarify the effective date for new criminal penalties. The most substantive policy change is the addition of a requirement for the commissioner to appropriate money to fund the ignition interlock program, which was missing in the earlier version. Additionally, the bill now explicitly states that new criminal penalties for driving without an interlock device apply to offenses committed on or after August 1, 2025.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include an appropriation of funds to support the ignition interlock program, and the applicability of new criminal penalties was clarified with a specific effective date.

FISCAL

Added a provision requiring the commissioner to appropriate money to fund the ignition interlock program.

TIMELINE

Added an explicit effective date of August 1, 2025, for the new criminal penalties related to driving without an ignition interlock device.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that all ignition interlock participants must complete a treatment or rehabilitation program before reinstating full driving privileges.

Renamed and restructured sections regarding ignition interlock periods to include mandatory treatment and alcohol-related violation extensions.

TECHNICAL

Renumbered multiple sections throughout the bill and added new sections (24.1 through 24.29) to accommodate the new content.

4th Engrossment → 1st Unofficial Engrossment · 6 edits · May 7, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from the 4th to the 1st Unofficial Engrossment, indicating a significant revision in the legislative process. The text was updated to reflect a new posting date of May 7, 2025. The most substantive change is the expansion of the ignition interlock program's scope to include drivers convicted of criminal vehicular homicide and to require treatment programs before license reinstatement. Additionally, the bill now explicitly prohibits requiring reinstatement fees before issuing restricted licenses to interlock participants.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include criminal vehicular homicide offenders as eligible for the ignition interlock program and added requirements for participants to complete treatment or rehabilitation before regaining full driving privileges.

TIMELINE

The posting date of the bill was updated from May 12, 2025, to May 7, 2025.

SCOPE

Eligibility for the ignition interlock program was expanded to include individuals convicted of criminal vehicular homicide.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added mandating that all ignition interlock participants complete a treatment or rehabilitation program before their full driving privileges can be reinstated.

The bill was amended to prohibit requiring program participants to pay reinstatement fees or surcharges before a restricted license with an interlock device is issued.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'program participant' was updated to include drivers whose licenses were revoked for specific violent offenses, including criminal vehicular homicide.

ENFORCEMENT

Criminal penalties were added for ignition interlock participants who operate vehicles not equipped with an interlock device.

3rd Engrossment → 4th Engrossment · 5 edits · May 1, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was updated from the 3rd to the 4th engrossment, incorporating substantive changes to driver's license revocation periods and ignition interlock program requirements. Key updates include extending revocation times for drivers with multiple prior offenses, clarifying the number of prior incidents required for longer penalties, and adding new misdemeanor penalties for driving while revoked. The bill also expanded the scope of offenses triggering these stricter measures and adjusted the timeline for filing petitions to challenge license extensions.

Scope change

The bill now applies to a broader range of prior impaired driving incidents, including those resulting in bodily harm or substantial bodily harm, and explicitly covers out-of-state convictions that would be grounds for revocation in Minnesota.

REQUIREMENT

Revocation periods were extended for drivers with two or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents if the violation resulted in death, and for those with three or more prior incidents if the violation resulted in bodily harm or substantial bodily harm.

The threshold for requiring a treatment program was lowered; drivers with one prior incident within 20 years or two or more prior incidents now must complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program.

ENFORCEMENT

New misdemeanor penalties were added for operating a vehicle while a license is revoked, with gross misdemeanor charges for those prohibited from driving unless they participate in the ignition interlock program.

ELIGIBILITY

The definition of 'program participant' was updated to include revocations based on out-of-state convictions that would be grounds for revocation in Minnesota.

TIMELINE

The deadline for filing a petition to challenge a license extension was changed from 180 days after the order to 180 days after the date on the commissioner's notice of extension.

2nd Engrossment → 3rd Engrossment · 3 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill was advanced from its second to third engrossment, updating the version title and posting date. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a new provision to appropriate money, indicating the bill now includes funding allocations. Additionally, a section detailing penalties for tampering with ignition interlock devices was removed.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include the appropriation of funds, while a specific penalty provision for tampering was removed.

FISCAL

Added language to appropriate money, signifying that the bill now includes a budget allocation.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed a section that defined penalties for tampering with ignition interlock devices.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document version from '2nd Engrossment' to '3rd Engrossment' and changed the posting date from April 3 to April 28, 2025.

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 8 edits · Apr 3, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was updated from the 1st to the 2nd engrossment, changing the publication date and adding numerous new sections. Substantively, the law now imposes criminal penalties for operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, expands eligibility for the program to include criminal vehicular homicide offenders, and extends license revocation periods for deaths involving one or two prior impaired driving incidents. The bill also clarifies that ignition interlock participants must complete a treatment program before reinstatement and provides a mechanism for judicial review of license revocation extensions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include criminal vehicular homicide offenders as eligible for the ignition interlock program and to impose criminal penalties for operating vehicles not equipped with an interlock device.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that all ignition interlock participants must complete a treatment or rehabilitation program before their full driving privileges can be reinstated.

Modified the validity period of temporary licenses issued after a test refusal from seven days to 14 days.

ENFORCEMENT

Created new criminal offenses for operating a self-propelled motor vehicle when it is subject to an impoundment order or when the vehicle lacks a required ignition interlock device.

Added provisions for judicial review of a commissioner's decision to extend a person's driver's license revocation due to violations of the ignition interlock program.

ELIGIBILITY

Made individuals convicted of criminal vehicular homicide eligible to participate in the ignition interlock program.

TIMELINE

Extended license revocation periods for deaths resulting from impaired driving when the offender has one or two prior qualified impaired driving incidents.

Extended the validity period of temporary vehicle permits issued during plate impoundment from seven days to 14 days.

DEFINITION

Added a new clause to the definition of 'program participant' to include individuals suspended or denied licenses under statutes from other states that conform to Minnesota's DWI laws.

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MINOR

The bill was updated from its introduction stage to its first engrossment, reflecting a new version of the text. The most significant policy change is the addition of a rule requiring program participants to pay reinstatement fees and surcharges before receiving full driving privileges, even though they are exempt from paying these fees to get a restricted license. Additionally, the list of repealed statutes was updated to reflect the bill's new reference number.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding financial penalties for license reinstatement was narrowed for restricted licenses while maintaining the requirement for full reinstatement.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that program participants must pay the full reinstatement fee and surcharge to regain full driving privileges, clarifying that this payment is not waived for full reinstatement even if it is waived for restricted licenses.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document title and version from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment' and changed the posted date from March 10 to March 24, 2025.

Updated the list of repealed statutes to reference the new bill number (H2130-1) instead of the previous placeholder number.

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