1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to motor vehicles; requiring rulemaking to amend loss of consciousness
1.3 or voluntary control provisions; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. RULEMAKING; LOSS OF VOLUNTARY CONTROL PROVISIONS
1.6MODIFICATION.
1.7 (a) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
1.8part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item F, to no longer require an annual physician's
1.9statement from a driver if:
1.10 (1) a single nonepileptic seizure was responsible for the driver's loss of consciousness
1.11or voluntary control;
1.12 (2) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
1.13for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1);
1.14 (3) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for five years
1.15from the date of the incident under clause (1); and
1.16 (4) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
1.17due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
1.18responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
1.19 (b) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
1.20part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item G, to no longer require an annual physician's
1.21statement from a driver if:
1Section 1.
REVISOR KRB H0639-1HF639 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 639
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Murphy02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means03/27/2025 2.1 (1) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
2.2for ten years;
2.3 (2) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for ten years;
2.4and
2.5 (3) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
2.6due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
2.7responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
2.8 (c) A review by a physician under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, item F
2.9or G, does not apply to a driver who is required to hold a valid medical examiner's certificate
2.10under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.43, and does not constitute a
2.11determination of that driver's physical qualifications as required under Code of Federal
2.12Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.
2.13 (d) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
2.14section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section. Minnesota
2.15Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1614.388.
2.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.18 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
2.19 $11,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the driver and vehicle services operating
2.20account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, to the commissioner of public safety
2.21for the costs of rulemaking under section 1.
2Sec. 2.
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