A Minnesota Senate panel failed to pass a proposal that would have raised the speed limit by 5 mph for all vehicles on some rural highways in the state.

The bill sought to authorize the Minnesota Department of Transportation to boost the limit after conducting a road-safety study on those stretches.

HF1071 remained in the Senate Finance Committee at the close of the session May 16, effectively killing it for the year. It previously passed the House by a 109-22 vote.

The measure, sponsored by Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, would have set the speed limit on interstate highways at 75 mph, up from 70 mph. Speeds on two-lane state highways now capped at 55 mph would have climbed to 60 mph.

It was modified to include a provision that prevented authorities from notifying insurance companies if a driver were cited for going less than 5 mph over the limit.