HF3406
Certain firearm permit data classified as public and retention requirements extended.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
Related bill: SF3836
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
To adjust Minnesota’s government data practices related to firearm information. The bill aims to classify certain firearm-related data as public or private and to extend how long some firearm permit data must be retained by government entities.
Main Provisions
- Data classification change for firearm-related records:
- Data about the purchase or transfer of firearms and applications for permits to carry firearms that are collected by government entities under Minnesota statutes 624.712 to 624.719 would be private data.
- Public data for permit actions:
- Data about the revocation, suspension, or voidance of a permit to carry a firearm would be public data.
- Death-related public access exception:
- Regardless of the general privacy rules, data about an individual’s permit to carry a firearm would be public if the permit holder dies by suicide or dies as a result of use of force by a peace officer.
- Retention extensions:
- The bill would extend retention requirements for certain firearm permit data, meaning government entities would need to keep specific firearm-related records for a longer period.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- Shifts some firearm-related data from private to public status, specifically for revocation, suspension, or voidance of carry permits and under certain death circumstances.
- Introduces a death-related exception to public data status for permit information.
- Extends how long firearm permit data must be retained by government entities, altering current archival timelines.
Practical Implications
- Increased public access to certain firearm permit information (revocation/suspension/voidance and death-related cases) and longer data retention.
- Greater privacy protection for individuals’ purchase/transfer records and permit applications, which would remain private under the bill.
- Potential impact on individuals’ privacy in purchase/transfer and permit application processes, versus greater transparency about permit actions and specific death scenarios.
Data Points Affected (Key Terms)
- Firearms data
- Private data
- Public data
- Purchase or transfer of firearms
- Applications for permits to carry firearms
- Permit to carry a firearm
- Revocation
- Suspension
- Voidance
- Death by suicide
- Use of force by a peace officer
- Data retention
Relevant Terms firearms data, private data, public data, purchase, transfer, applications for permits to carry firearms, permit to carry a firearm, revocation, suspension, voidance, death by suicide, use of force by a peace officer, retention, Minnesota Statutes, 13.02, 13.10, 13.87, 624.714, 624.712-624.719, government data practices
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |
Citations
[
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Reclassifies data pertaining to the purchase or transfer of firearms and applications for permits to carry firearms as private data under 13.02(12).",
"Defines that data pertaining to revocation, suspension, or voidance of a permit to carry a firearm is public data under 13.02(15).",
"Notwithstanding 13.10, creates a public data exception under 13.02(15) for permit-to-carry data if the permit holder dies by suicide or dies as a result of use of force by a peace officer."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 13.87, subd. 2 to adjust how firearms data are classified and disclosed, including data about the purchase/transfer of firearms and applications for permits to carry firearms, and to add specific public data exceptions related to permit revocation and certain death scenarios.",
"modified": [
"Reformats and clarifies the data classification scheme for firearms data under 13.87, including new public data exceptions."
]
},
"citation": "13.87",
"subdivision": "2"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [],
"removed": [],
"summary": "The bill references data collection and handling under Minnesota Statutes 624.712 to 624.719 in the context of firearms data, but the excerpt does not show specific amendments to these sections.",
"modified": [
"No explicit language in the excerpt detailing changes to 624.712–624.719; the bill merely cites these sections as the basis for data handling related to firearms."
]
},
"citation": "624.712 to 624.719",
"subdivision": ""
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Data pertaining to the purchase or transfer of firearms and applications for permits to carry firearms are private data under 13.02(12)."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Uses 13.02, subdivision 12 as the statutory basis to classify firearm purchase/transfer data and permit applications as private data.",
"modified": []
},
"citation": "13.02",
"subdivision": "12"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Data pertaining to the revocation, suspension, or voidance of a permit to carry a firearm is public data under 13.02(15)."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Uses 13.02, subdivision 15 to designate certain permit-related data as public data and to support the death-related public data exceptions.",
"modified": [
"Public data scope under 13.02(15) is extended to permit-to-carry data in specific death scenarios."
]
},
"citation": "13.02",
"subdivision": "15"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Notwithstanding section 13.10, permit-to-carry data may be public under the death-related exceptions described."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Notwithstanding reference to section 13.10, the bill creates an exception that allows certain permit-to-carry data to be public under specified conditions.",
"modified": [
"Introduces a public data exception related to permit-to-carry data that interacts with 13.10."
]
},
"citation": "13.10",
"subdivision": ""
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Language for 624.714 subdivision 14.1.5 is not shown in the excerpt provided."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 624.714 with a reference to subdivision 14.1.5, but the excerpt does not include the actual language of the amendment.",
"modified": [
"Details of modifications to 624.714 subdivision 14.1.5 are not present in the excerpt; full text needed for specifics."
]
},
"citation": "624.714",
"subdivision": "14.1.5"
}
]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee