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Senate committee reviews bill to raise repeat fines for school bus stop-arm violations
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate File 737, which would set escalating mandatory fines for repeat violations of Minnesota's school bus stop-arm law; testimony highlighted camera evidence, conviction rates and enforcement challenges. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in a transportation omnibus package.
Senate File 737, a bill to establish escalating mandatory fines for repeat violations of Minnesota's school bus stop-arm law, was presented Monday to the Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee and laid over for possible inclusion in a transportation omnibus package.
Senator Karin Nelson, presenting for chief author Senator Housley, told the committee the bill "is about mandatory fines for school bus arm violations" and would set a $500 minimum for a first conviction, $700 for a second within 10 years and $950 for a third or subsequent conviction within 10 years.
The bill’s sponsors and supporters said stronger, graduated fines paired with the stop-arm camera program could reduce repeat offenders and improve child safety. Eric Simonson, representing the Minnesota School Bus Operators Association, said the group "stands in full support of Senate File 737," and credited stop-arm…
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