SF4402 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Data reported to the Office of Cannabis Management through statewide monitoring system is not public data provision
Related bill: HF4200
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- The bill changes how data collected by the Office of Cannabis Management is classified, shifting many records between nonpublic/private and public statuses. It aims to limit public access to sensitive information while increasing transparency for certain license-related details.
Main Provisions
- Amends Minnesota Statutes 342.20 (section 342.20) to redefine which cannabis-related data are public versus nonpublic/private.
- For applicants for cannabis or hemp licenses:
- Nonpublic/private data include: application data submitted by the applicant (except as otherwise specified), the identity of complainants in investigations (unless the complainant consents), data identifying retail/wholesale customers, and data identifying cannabis or hemp workers; and data reported to the statewide monitoring system.
- Public data include: applicant’s name and designated address; data showing ownership and control; proof of trade name registration; data showing legal possession of the premises; data about volatile chemicals used in extraction (if applicable); environmental plans; number and type of other cannabis/hemp licenses held; details about proposed events (name, address, location, dates, hours); and the status of the application (with the exception of social equity status). Scoring and other data generated during the office’s review are also public.
- For license holders (data about license holders after license is issued):
- Public data include the same categories of information previously submitted by the applicant, but several types of data remain nonpublic/private, including: data identifying customers and workers; tax returns and other financial account information; business plans (including security and operations); accounting compliance data; vehicle disclosure forms and related documentation; and data classified as nonpublic/private by other laws.
- In short, once a license is granted, most of the prior application data becomes public, but sensitive financial, personnel, and certain security documents stay private.
- The statewide monitoring system data previously listed as nonpublic/private remains protected as nonpublic/private data.
Types of Data Affected
- Nonpublic/private data (examples): applicant data submitted for licensure; complainant identities in inactive investigations (without consent); customer and worker identifiers; financial records (tax returns, bank statements); business plans and security/operational details; vehicle disclosure forms; and other data protected by privacy or other law.
- Public data (examples): applicant name and address; ownership/control information; trade name registration; premises possession; environmental plans; regulatory event details; license status; and scoring data from license reviews.
Significant Changes to Law
- Reclassifies a broad set of cannabis-related data from public to nonpublic/private for applicants, and then largely reclassifies data for license holders to public except for highly sensitive items.
- Explicitly makes certain planning, ownership, and site-related information publicly accessible, while protecting financial, customer, and employee data.
- Establishes a framework for what portions of the licensing process and review data are publicly searchable versus kept confidential.
Practical Impact
- For applicants: more of their licensure information (like ownership, premises, environmental plans, and event details) becomes publicly accessible; sensitive data (finances, customer/worker lists) remains private.
- For license holders: ongoing transparency in many areas, but key financial and personnel data stay private, aligning with privacy protections.
Relevant terms - nonpublic data - private data on individuals - public data - cannabis business license - hemp business license - Office of Cannabis Management - statewide monitoring system - application data - ownership and control - trade name registration - premises possession - volatile chemicals - extraction - environmental plans - other cannabis/hemp licenses - license status - scoring data - license holder - customers - cannabis workers - tax returns - bank statements - business plans - security and operations - accounting compliance - vehicle disclosure forms
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Upcoming committee meetings
- Commerce and Consumer Protection on: March 17, 2026 12:30
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Senate | Action | Introduction and first reading | ||
| March 12, 2026 | Senate | Action | Referred to | Commerce and Consumer Protection |
Citations
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"analysis": {
"added": [
"Data submitted by an applicant for a cannabis business license or hemp business license (except data listed in subdivision 2) is nonpublic.",
"Identity of a complainant in inactive investigative data (unless the complainant consents to disclosure).",
"Data identifying retail or wholesale customers of a cannabis business or hemp business.",
"Data identifying cannabis workers or hemp workers.",
"Data reported to the office using the statewide monitoring system established under section 342.05."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.20, subdivision 1 to classify certain cannabis licensing data as nonpublic or private data (not public).",
"modified": [
"Reconfigures which data are nonpublic/private under 342.20.20 to include applicant and monitoring-data types as nonpublic and to reference privacy definitions."
]
},
"citation": "342.20",
"subdivision": "1"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Applicant’s name and designated address.",
"Data disclosing the ownership and control of the applicant.",
"Proof of trade name registration.",
"Data showing the legal possession of the premises where the business will operate.",
"Data describing whether volatile chemicals used in any extraction or concentration are applicable.",
"Environmental plans.",
"The type and number of other cannabis or hemp licenses held by the applicant.",
"The name, address, location, dates, and hours of where any proposed cannabis event will take place.",
"The status of the applicant’s application (except that the status as a social equity applicant is not public).",
"Scoring and other data generated by the office in its review of an applicant for a cannabis or hemp license are public."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Defines which data submitted by an applicant for a cannabis or hemp license are public data.",
"modified": [
"Public data scope for license applicants is defined, clarifying which items are public."
]
},
"citation": "342.20",
"subdivision": "2"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Upon becoming a license holder, all application or renewal data previously submitted become public, with specified exceptions."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Defines public application data on license holders. Upon licensure, all application/renewal data previously submitted become public except certain data that remain nonpublic.",
"modified": [
"Establishes that licensure triggers public status for most application data while preserving enumerated nonpublic data categories."
]
},
"citation": "342.20",
"subdivision": "3"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Reference to nonpublic data definitions in 13.02(9) to classify data in this bill."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Cross-reference to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 13.02, subdivision 9, for nonpublic data definitions used in this bill.",
"modified": []
},
"citation": "13.02",
"subdivision": "9"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Reference to private data definitions in 13.02(12) to classify data in this bill."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Cross-reference to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 13.02, subdivision 12, for private data on individuals.",
"modified": []
},
"citation": "13.02",
"subdivision": "12"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Statewide monitoring system referenced as the mechanism for data submission under 342.05."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "Cites the statewide monitoring system established under section 342.05 used for reporting data to the Office.",
"modified": [
"Links data classifications in 342.20 to the statewide monitoring system established in 342.05."
]
},
"citation": "342.05",
"subdivision": ""
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Data contained in vehicle disclosure forms and related documentation as referenced in 342.35, subd. 2 (clauses 1, 2, and 5)."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "References vehicle disclosure forms and related documentation required in 342.35, subdivision 2, clauses 1, 2, and 5.",
"modified": [
"Acknowledges data related to vehicle disclosures within the public/nonpublic data framework."
]
},
"citation": "342.35",
"subdivision": "2"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Cross-reference to chapter 13 for privacy rules applicable to data classifications."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "General cross-reference to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, as the privacy framework governing data classifications (nonpublic/private).",
"modified": []
},
"citation": "Minnesota Statutes 2024 chapter 13",
"subdivision": ""
}
]Progress through the legislative process
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