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SF4731 • 2026

Wheelchair accessibility for operators of autonomous vehicles requirement provision

Wheelchair accessibility for operators of autonomous vehicles requirement provision

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Carlson, Abeler, Hoffman, Johnson Stewart
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

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Wheelchair accessibility for operators of autonomous vehicles requirement provision

Wheelchair accessibility for operators of autonomous vehicles requirement provision

What This Bill Does

  • Wheelchair accessibility for operators of autonomous vehicles requirement provision

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Wheelchair accessibility for operators of autonomous vehicles requirement provision

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to transportation; requiring wheelchair accessible vehicles for operators

of autonomous vehicles; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,

chapter 221.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[221.88] WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES REQUIRED.

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Subdivision 1.

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Definitions.

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(a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision

have the meanings given.

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(b) "Autonomous vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with technology that has been

integrated into the vehicle that meets the definition of Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 in the

April 2021 revision of standard J3016, "Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to

Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles," published by SAE International.

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(c) "Commercial autonomous vehicle operations" means the use of autonomous vehicles

for commercial purposes, including but not limited to transporting passengers or goods.

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Subd. 2.

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Wheelchair accessible vehicles required.

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(a) An entity engaged in commercial

autonomous vehicle operations in the state must certify to the commissioner that it has at

least two wheelchair accessible vehicles in its fleet within one year of beginning operations.

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(b) If an entity fails to fulfill the requirements under paragraph (a), the commissioner

may suspend the entity's authorization for commercial autonomous vehicle operations in

the state until the requirements are met.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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