Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF3370: Outdoor recreation license plate endorsement establishment to allow motor vehicle access to state parks and recreation areas, including use on license plates, fees, public information, and exemptions
Status: In committee, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing an outdoor recreation license plate endorsement to allow motor vehicle access to state parks and recreation areas, including use on license plates, fees, public information, and exemptions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 85.053, subdivision 2; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.012, subdivision 13; 168.0135, subdivision 1; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.27, subdivision 28; 168.29; 169.79, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 168.
From the introduced text, April 8, 2025:
A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing an outdoor recreation license plate endorsement to allow motor vehicle access to state parks and recreation areas, including use on license plates, fees, public information, and exemptions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 85.053, subdivision 2; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.012, subdivision 13; 168.0135, subdivision 1; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.27, subdivision 28; 168.29; 169.79, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 168. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read: Subd. 2. Requirement. Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle may not enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, without a state park permit issued under this sectionnew text begin [ADDED: , a valid outdoor recreation endorsement sticker affixed to a license plate issued under section 168.371,] new text end or a state parks and trails plate issued under section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause (2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means to …