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HF1363 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Pollution Control Agency prohibited from banning the purchase or use of motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines.

Related bill: SF493

AI Generated Summary

This bill, introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives, aims to prohibit the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA) and local government units from banning the purchase or use of motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines.

The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, to include a new subdivision (Subd. 13), explicitly stating that the PCA cannot prohibit the purchase or use of vehicles solely because they are powered by internal combustion engines. Additionally, the bill proposes a new law under Minnesota Statutes chapter 471, which would prevent political subdivisions (counties, cities, and towns) from enacting similar prohibitions.

Essentially, this legislation seeks to ensure that internal combustion engine vehicles remain legal to purchase and use in Minnesota and that neither statewide environmental regulations nor local ordinances can impose a ban on them.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 23, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEnvironment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
February 23, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEnvironment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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