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HF20 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Data classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.

Related bill: SF730

AI Generated Summary

The bill proposed here seeks to clarify the types of data that must be kept private when maintained by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. Specifically, it outlines that the following categories of data are considered private:

  1. Records of disciplinary proceedings held by any state agency, board, or commission unless a public hearing occurs.
  2. Communications and files related to administrative or policy discussions that haven't resulted in a final public action.
  3. Consumer complaints and subsequent investigative materials, except for those that are classified as confidential.
  4. Investigative data gathered in preparation for or during litigation or administrative proceedings that are not active.
  5. Information collected by the Consumer Division of the Attorney General’s Office through its operation of a home protection hotline, which includes details such as consumer’s name, address, phone number, mortgage company details, mortgage amount, required amount for delinquent mortgage correction, place of employment, total family income, and history of mortgage renegotiation attempts.

This bill aims to protect the privacy of individuals by specifying which types of data are to be kept confidential when they are handled by the Attorney General's Office.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 06, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toJudiciary Finance and Civil Law
February 10, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthors added
February 13, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthors added
February 17, 2025HouseFloorActionCommittee report, to adopt
February 17, 2025HouseFloorActionSecond reading
February 17, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthors added
February 19, 2025HouseFloorActionHouse rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to re-referState Government Finance and Policy
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion did not prevail
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionThird reading
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to re-referWays and Means
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion did not prevail
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionBill was not passed
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion for reconsideration
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion prevailed
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to lay on the table
February 20, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion prevailed
February 24, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthor added
April 10, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to take from table
April 10, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion did not prevail

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "New clarifications on private data classifications related to attorney general data collections."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "No data classifications were removed."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill clarifies the classification of data maintained by the attorney general under section 13.65.",
      "modified": [
        "Refinement of definitions for data related to disciplinary proceedings and consumer complaints."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "13.65"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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