SF 1373 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Driver's license suspension expansion to include all cases where a person is believed to have committed vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation; peace officer reporting in all cases where a person is believed to have committed criminal vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation

SF 1373 expands Minnesota's driver's license suspension policy to apply to all cases where a person is suspected of committing vehicular homicide (causing death while driving) or criminal vehicular operation (serious reckless driving). It directly affects drivers suspected of these offenses and requires peace officers to report all such cases to the state commissioner of public safety. The bill mandates automatic license suspensions upon officer certification of probable cause, rather than limiting suspensions to specific prior scenarios, and adds a requirement for officers to formally notify the state in every qualifying case. This change takes effect August 1, 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2026
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Introduction 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Apr 7, 2026
MINOR
The bill was updated from its introduction to its first engrossment, incorporating amendments passed by the legislature. The primary substantive change is the update of the effective date for credit provisions from August 1, 2025, to the current legislative session, and the addition of a new statute reference (Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement) to clarify which version of the law applies to specific subdivisions. The bill's core policy remains focused on expanding driver's license suspensions and reporting requirements for criminal vehicular homicide and operation cases.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding public safety and driver's license suspensions for criminal vehicular homicide or operation remains unchanged; however, the legal citations were updated to reflect the current legislative session and include a new statute reference for clarity.
TIMELINE

The effective date for credit provisions was updated to align with the current legislative session, removing the previous August 1, 2025, placeholder.

TECHNICAL

A new citation to Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.187, subdivision 3, was added to ensure the correct version of the law is referenced for specific amendments.

The list of criminal offenses triggering license revocation credit was restructured and updated to include specific subdivisions and clauses from sections 609.2112 through 609.2114.

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Committee
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Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Transportation
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Warren Limmer
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