Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF3623: Vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights requirement
Status: Passed both chambers, March 27, 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 16, 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
- Ann Johnson Stewart (D) · primary sponsor
- Aric Putnam (D)
- John Jasinski (R)
- Carla J. Nelson (R, 24)
- Julia Coleman (R)
Latest actions
- : Effective date
- : Returned from House
- : Bill was passed vote: 133-0
- : Third reading
- : House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, March 23, 2026
- : Second reading
- : Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register
- : Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF3436
- : Received from Senate
- : Third reading Passed vote: 67-0
Votes
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Passage (March 23, 2026): 133 yea, 0 nay, passed
- the passage of the bill (March 9, 2026): 67 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SF3623?
- SF3623 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights requirement.
- What does SF3623 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 SF3623?
- Passed both chambers as of March 27, 2026. Latest action: Effective date (March 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF3623?
- Ann Johnson Stewart (D), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF3623?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF3623&y=2025&ssn=0&b=senate
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