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HF3916 • 2026
Use of a transponder in aircraft flight required.
Use of a transponder in aircraft flight required.
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-04-07
House
Author added Kraft
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2026-03-02
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Use of a transponder in aircraft flight required.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to aeronautics; requiring certain use of a transponder in aircraft flight; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.018, by adding a subdivision. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.018, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Aircraft operation; transponder. new text end new text begin (a) No person may operate an aircraft in the navigable air space overlying the state without an operable and activated transponder that automatically transmits responses to air traffic control radar interrogation. new text end new text begin (b) In consultation with the commissioner of public safety, the commissioner may issue an exemption from the requirements under this subdivision upon making a determination of cause due to an identified compelling security concern or extraordinary circumstances. Each exemption must be: new text end new text begin (1) by application submitted in the manner specified by the commissioner; new text end new text begin (2) for operation of a single aircraft on a specified date; and new text end new text begin (3) limited to (i) a geographic area only as necessary for the purposes of the flight, and (ii) a period that does not exceed the necessary flight time between two identified locations or the duration of an identified activity necessitating the exemption. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end