UPDATE: MN Classic Car Registration Law WILL NOT Pass

Welcome once again to Leto's Law.

Here's Steve Leto.

These are interesting times in which we live

and the reason why is this is an update to a video

I did just a couple of days ago.

And I didn't update last week to a video I'd done

just a couple of days before that.

And it's very unusual that we have updates this quickly,

but this one is important.

And I'll admit, I don't normally do videos

about bills that haven't passed

because quite often they don't pass.

But if I see a bill it's in the pipeline somewhere

that I think is of great interest to people,

I'll do a video about it.

And it turns out that Minnesotans with classic cars

need not worry about that proposed legislation

I talked about very recently

because the bill has stalled as they say.

It has stalled there are no hearings to be held

and it looks like it's dead for now.

So this is an update, but there's still some confusion here.

So from Fox 9, Corn-Hogged wrote this,

Minnesotoclassic cars proposed weekend driving bill stalls.

No hearings held.

Questions about the classic car rules

been pouring into the Fox 9 newsroom,

but it turns out there's no immediate change coming

from Minnesotocallectors and the bill was intended

to expand to the freedom to drive them.

So the people behind the bill say,

we were trying to help you guys,

but don't worry, the bill's dead.

Okay, lawmakers are not advancing a bill this year

that would have changed when classic cars,

trucks and motorcycles can be on the road.

The proposal would have let classic vehicles drive

anytime on weekends,

but limited weekday use for traveling to and from shows.

And I mentioned that every state it seems

has different rules as to when you can drive a vehicle

with a collector plate or an antique plate.

Different states have different plates

that they use for these cars

and quite often you pay less for the plate,

but in exchange for that, you also say,

I'm not gonna drive it as much.

The question is how little are you gonna drive it?

And I was speculating that some legislators thought,

gee, some of these people might be driving

their cars too much, let's go ahead and tweak that a little

and see if we make some more money out of that.

So a representative who authored the bill

said it was intended to give collectors more freedom,

more freedom, and this is the quote,

anyone who applies for a collector plate right now

affirms the Department of Public Safety

that the cars maintained only as a collector's item.

In fact, purchasers of the plates have to sign an affidavit

so they will not use the cars in general transportation.

Now, that's the end of the quote.

And of course, that's usually true everywhere.

The question is what other things can you do

besides general transportation?

Some states say if you're doing repairs in the car

for test driving, you can do that.

Some say two in from car shows,

some say two in from parades,

some say two in from a car club meets, things like that.

Current law says class of vehicles with collector plates

cannot be used for general transportation, that is true.

The bill aimed to change that for weekends

according to this rep who said it is important to note

that if you buy a regular plate,

you can take a classic car anywhere you want,

any day you want, anytime of day.

Had my bill been heard and passed,

the classic plate you purchased would also have enabled you

to drive around in daylight hours on weekends

as well as the shows, parades and club activities

at any time.

So she's saying it was an expansion

of what they already have in Minnesota.

And if that's true, I don't know

because a lot of that depends on enforcement.

And I know people have got classic plates on cars

they drive all the time.

And I know other people who literally only rule the car out

like three, four times a year.

So many classic car owners were worried about the restrictions

but there will be no changes to the rules in Minnesota this year.

The bill has not had any committee hearings

and will not move forward this year according to Fox 9.

The conversation about updating the law

could continue in future legislative sessions

according to the bill's author.

Classic car enthusiasts can't continue to use their vehicles

under the same rules as before

with no new limits or expansions in place for now.

However, it is unclear if or when lawmakers

might revisit the proposal to expand

driving times for classic vehicles and future sessions

or to perhaps limit driving times.

Because remember that when a bill is up there on Capitol Hill,

it quite often does work through

and get modified and changed along the way.

And I've seen bills that were intended to fix a law

that made it worse, that happens all the time, all the time.

And so I mentioned before I've got a couple cars

that technically would qualify for clack,

classic or antique or historic plates.

And I didn't bother with them.

I don't want to even deal with that thought process.

And so I have a, I've got a viper,

you have to see, imagine it's back there,

but there's a viper back there, model.

I've got a real viper in real life, full size.

And it's bright red.

And I don't want to even ever think about a police officer

driving behind me going, hey, I can pull this guy over.

Ask him where he's going, where has he been?

What are you doing out right now?

But as I also mentioned, Michigan actually passed a law

a couple of years ago and expanded

drivability of classic cars

between Memorial Day and Labor Day

and actually said that those months

are all considered an exhibition.

That's the easiest way to do it.

And it's always interesting when you see

how they draft statutes because they could have simply said

the law does not apply between this date and this date.

Instead they just said, oh no, the law applies,

but between Memorial Day and Labor Day, it's an exhibition.

So there you go.

So as of right now, if you're in Minnesota,

the law has not changed,

but you might want to check to see what the law allows

because this legislator claims the law is going to expand

your rights, not restrict them.

Okay, that's what she says.

However, I will also point out

that this is an update to a video I did about three days ago.

I think three, four days ago.

And I said it's a second update to a video I've done recently

and I did a video about a week or so ago

about somebody had said that Honda was going to put some stuff

behind paywalls that they had never done before.

The garage door opener built into the car.

And I did a story about that

and a lot of people reacted to it.

And then somebody put out a story

and explained what the misunderstanding was

and that it was in fact a misunderstanding.

So I very quickly slapped together another video,

said this is an update, it's an update to the previous video

and I posted it.

And I had a lot of people actually comment and say,

Steve, thank you for posting such a fast update

because some people don't post updates at all

or if they do they wait until the first video is

tired itself out, cried itself to sleep.

And then they post an update.

But the second I see there's an issue, I will post an update.

And I got the angriest email from somebody who said, Steve,

an update's not enough.

You need to take down the first video,

take down your second video, post an apology

and a retraction video.

I guess they could probably post the same video.

But in a video in which I say, I'm sorry.

And I take it back.

Now stay tuned for an update video

and he says, you need to put that video up,

leave it up for a day and then post the update.

So people fully understand what you're doing.

And I said, I think people do understand what I'm doing

and say I have an update to a video.

So there's no question here that there was a proposed

Bill and Minnesota.

Many people thought, I don't know who keeps putting that there.

A lot of people thought that the bill restricted the rights

of the people in Minnesota with collector,

classic antique plates, whatever you call them.

And it was of interest to a lot of people.

A lot of people watched the video.

Now however, I've seen an update that says,

well, the bill is apparently going to die this session

without any further action.

But the person behind the bill actually said

that they thought it was going to expand their rights.

So now what you need to do in Minnesota,

double check your statute.

But number two, keep your eyes peeled

because it might be that this died this year,

it might come back next year

or it might come back this fall.

Who knows?

Who knows?

So I'm not up on the ins and outs of how bills get proposed

in the timing in Minnesota.

So we'll see what happens.

But as of right now, the bill appears to be

withering on the vine.

So Minnesota Classic Cars proposed weekend driving bill.

Stalls, no hearings held.

This crossed my desk and I spotted on my own.

So I'll give it to give myself

the old pad of the bat for that.

You'll pat on the back for that.

Corn Hoggard wrote that for Fox nine.

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