---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law enforcement memorial special license plates established."
description: "Law enforcement memorial special license plates established."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 678"
citation: "Minnesota HF 678 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement", "Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Quam"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc28363f-78fa-4efe-a64a-d788b5b5bd27"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0678&ssn=0&y=2017"
source_hash: "eee362a60421287c93898b1f96622ec7521d567605bb3de33bd1e0135916cbe4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota HF 678 (2017-2018) — Law enforcement memorial special license plates established.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF678&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
2. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF678&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)

## Votes

- H.F. NO. 678 — **125–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Quam — primary (person)
- Cornish — cosponsor (person)
- Dettmer — cosponsor (person)
- Lillie — cosponsor (person)
- Senjem — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-01** Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation and Regional Governance Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Transportation Finance `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Joint rule 2.03, Deadlines, re-referred to Rules and Legislative Administration
- **2017-04-27** Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Joint rule 2.03 waived
- **2017-05-04** Committee report, to adopt `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, May 8, 2017.
- **2017-05-08** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2017-05-08** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Author added Dettmer.
- **2017-05-11** Returned from Senate
- **2017-05-12** Author added Lillie.
- **2017-05-11** Presented to Governor 5/11/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-12** Governor approval 05/12/17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-12** Secretary of State, Filed 05/12/17
- **2017-05-09** Received from House `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Laid on table
- **2017-05-10** Taken from table
- **2017-05-10** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10** Laid on table
- **2017-05-11** Taken from table
- **2017-05-11** Special Order
- **2017-05-11** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Presentment date 05/11/17
- **2017-05-12** Governor's action Approval 05/12/17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc28363f-78fa-4efe-a64a-d788b5b5bd27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).