Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3436: Vehicles approaching school buses required to stop for flashing red lights.
Status: In committee, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.444, subdivision 1.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.444, subdivision 1. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.444, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Children getting on or off school bus. new text begin [ADDED: (a) ] new text end When a school bus is stopped on a street or highway, or other location where signs have been erected under section 169.443, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and is displaying deleted text begin an extended stop-signal arm anddeleted text end flashing red lights, the driver of a vehicle approaching the bus deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: must] new text end stop the vehicle at least 20 feet away from the bus. The vehicle driver deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: must] new text end not allow the vehicle to move until deleted text begin the school bus stop-signal arm is retracted anddeleted text end the red lights are no longer flashing. new text begin [ADDED: (b) A vehicle approaching a school bus displaying the prewarning flashing amber lights is thereby warned that continued movement is being terminated and that the flashing red lights are about to be exhibited when vehicular traffic must not encroach …
Sponsors
- Keith Allen (R) · primary sponsor
- Jon Koznick (R)
- Erin Koegel (D)
- Katie Jones (D)
- Andrew Myers (R)
- Athena Hollins (D)
- Julie Greene (D)
- Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (D)
- Aaron Repinski (R)
- Jeff Dotseth (R)
- Kristin Robbins (R)
- Tom Sexton (R, 19B)
Latest actions
- : Author added Rarick
- : Author added Altendorf
- : Authors added Pursell, Rehrauer, Curran, Reyer, Duran, Perryman, Lawrence, Gottfried, Murphy, and Bakeberg
- : HF indefinitely postponed
- : Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register
- : Author added Gordon
- : Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF3623
- : Author added Van Binsbergen
- : Author added Johnson, W.
- : Second reading
Common questions
- What is HF3436?
- HF3436 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Vehicles approaching school buses required to stop for flashing red lights.
- What does HF3436 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.444, subdivision 1.
- What is the status of HF3436?
- In committee as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Author added Rarick (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF3436?
- Keith Allen (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF3436?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF3436&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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