Bill
HF 2154
HF2154 bans traffic safety cameras for enforcement in Minnesota, cancels all camera pilots and funding, and repeals related statutes, shifting to non-camera enforcement.
HF2154 Summary — Minnesota 2025-2026 Session
Overview
- Bill HF2154 proposes prohibiting the use of traffic safety cameras for enforcement, cancels related pilot programs and appropriations, and repeals several existing camera-related statutes. It also makes conforming changes and sets effective dates for these provisions.
Main Purpose and Intent
- To eliminate state and local use of traffic safety camera systems (including red light and speed cameras) for issuing violations, and to terminate ongoing camera pilot projects and associated funding programs.
- To cancel the remaining balance of the 2024 traffic safety camera pilot appropriation and repeal numerous statutory provisions related to traffic safety cameras.
Key Provisions and Changes
- Section 4: New 169.148 (Traffic Safety Cameras Prohibited)
- Prohibits the Commissioner of Public Safety and local governments from using traffic safety camera systems to issue violations, citations, or fines (speed, red light, distracted driving, seat belt, etc.).
- Prohibits state grants for traffic safety camera systems and orders immediate termination of any camera projects in place as of the effective date.
- Section 6: Repeals
- Repeals several 2024 statutes related to camera definitions and enforcement (169.011 subds. 62b, 77a, 85a; 169.06 subds. 10, 11; 169.14 subd. 13, 14; 169.147; 171.12 subd. 6a) and related Laws 2024, ch. 127, art. 3, secs. 116 and 117.
- Section 5: Cancellation
- Cancels any remaining balance of the traffic safety camera pilot program appropriation in the 2024 law and transfers it to the general fund.
- Section 7: Effective Date
- Act becomes effective the day after final enactment.
- Appendix and Repealed Provisions
- Repealed definitions for red light, speed safety, and traffic safety camera systems; repeals also remove penalties, signage requirements, and enforcement provisions tied to camera use.
- Additional Provisions Related to 2024 Pilot Program (Laws 2024, ch. 127)
- The bill references existing pilot program work and work zone speed enforcement discussions but ultimately removes the authority and funding for these camera-based enforcement activities.
Impacted Entities and Effects
- Local governments and the state agency (Public Safety and Transportation) would be restricted from employing or funding traffic safety camera systems.
- Police and traffic enforcement frameworks that relied on camera citations would move away from automated enforcement tools toward traditional policing methods.
- Existing or planned camera pilots in Minneapolis, Mendota Heights, or trunk highway work zones would be terminated or halted.
- Data programs and transparency requirements tied to camera data would be repealed; revenue handling and data practices tied to cameras would no longer apply.
Procedural and Timeline Aspects
- Effective date: the day after final enactment.
- Any ongoing or planned camera enforcement projects must cease; state grants and appropriations for camera systems would be canceled.
- Repeals take effect upon enactment, removing many previously established authorities for camera-based enforcement.
Bottom Line
- HF2154 would end the use of traffic safety cameras for enforcement in Minnesota, cancel related pilot programs and funding, and repeal the statutory framework governing red light and speed camera systems. It shifts traffic safety enforcement away from automated camera-based tools toward conventional policing and other non-camera strategies.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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