Minnesota2026Passed Legislature
HF3694
Tow Trucks Permitted to Use Variable Message Signs
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:39 AM
In one sentence
This law allows tow trucks performing emergency service near highways to display portable variable message signs that meet state standards.
What it does
- Updates the name of a rule about lights on tow trucks to include variable message signs.
- Allows tow trucks to use a portable sign with changing messages while doing emergency work near roads.
- Requires these signs to follow rules in the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Who it affects
- Tow truck drivers performing emergency service
- Drivers of towing vehicles working near highways
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not list specific messages allowed on the signs.
- The official text provided does not state when this rule will officially start taking effect.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Variable message sign
- A portable display mounted on a tow truck that shows changing messages.
- Emergency service
- Work done by a tow truck on or near the road, such as moving a disabled vehicle.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Tow trucks permitted to use variable message signs.
Official activity
Bill history
- See Senate file in House SF3888House
- Author added KoznickHouse
- Bills identical, SF substituted on General RegisterHouse
- Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF3888House
- Committee report, to adoptHouse
- Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and PolicyHouse