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House passes bill to stiffen penalties for repeat unlicensed drivers
Summary
House File 341, sponsored by Rep. Heintzeman, passed on third reading with an amendment that narrows a definition of bodily harm. The sponsor framed the bill as closing a gap that treated repeated unlicensed driving too lightly after a crash left a woman in a vegetative state; the clerk recorded 120 ayes and 14 nays.
Saint Paul — The Minnesota House on April 2, 2025, passed House File 341 on third reading, a public-safety measure aimed at tougher penalties for repeat unlicensed drivers.
Representative Heintzeman, the bill’s sponsor, opened floor debate by describing a 2015 crash that left a woman named Macy in a vegetative state and said the alleged offender had been…
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