The Volunteer Driver Coalition recognized 10 Minnesota state legislators on October 14 for their help in passing essential legislation to protect volunteer drivers and eliminate barriers for their continued service. The Coalition recognized these legislators for their support: Senator Jeff Howe, Author Senator John Jasinski, Author Representative Erin Koegel, Author Representative Mary Murphy, Author Representative […]
Updates
Status Updates on 2021 Legislation
The Volunteer Driver Coalition backed two bills during the 2021 legislative session to protect volunteer drivers. Both measures — defining a volunteer driver in statute and creating a state income tax subtraction for volunteer drivers to reduce their tax liability in Minnesota — were enacted into law. Contact your legislators and thank them for supporting this important legislation.
Voices from the Community
Listen to the difference volunteer drivers make in the lives of people in our communities.
The Need for Saving
Volunteer Drivers
We asked our members to tell us about the impact of policies that discourage people from continuing to volunteer as drivers. This is some of what we learned.