SF 3833

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/06/2026 01:26 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to legislature; establishing a Legislative Commission on Legislative
Security; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [3.9201] LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON LEGISLATIVE SECURITY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The Legislative Commission on Legislative Security
consists of:
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new text begin (1) six members of the senate, three of whom are appointed by the senate majority leader
and three of whom are appointed by the senate minority leader; and
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new text begin (2) six members of the house of representatives, three of whom are appointed by the
speaker of the house and three of whom are appointed by the minority leader of the house
of representatives.
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new text begin (b) Appointing authorities must make appointments by January 25 of each odd-numbered
year.
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new text begin (c) At least one member appointed by the senate majority leader and at least one member
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives must serve on the advisory
committee on Capitol Area Security, appointed under section 299E.04, subdivision 1, at
the time of appointment to the Legislative Commission on Legislative Security.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Terms; vacancies. new text end

new text begin Members serve a two-year term beginning on appointment
in each odd-numbered year and expiring on appointment of a successor after the opening
of the next regular session of the legislature in an odd-numbered year. A vacancy in the
membership of the commission must be filled by the appointing authority for the vacant
seat for the unexpired term in a manner that will preserve the representation established by
this section.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Chair; officers. new text end

new text begin The commission must elect a chair and may elect other officers
as the commission determines necessary. The chair alternates between a member of the
senate and a member of the house of representatives in January of each odd-numbered year.
A chair shall serve a two-year term expiring upon election of a new chair after the opening
of the next regular session of the legislature in the odd-numbered year.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Staff; professional and technical services. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Coordinating
Commission must provide administrative services for the commission. The executive director
of the Legislative Coordinating Commission may contract for professional and technical
services as the commission determines is necessary to perform the duties prescribed in this
section.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin At a minimum, the commission must: (1) study, research, and analyze
issues related to the security needs of state legislators and staff while in a legislative district;
and (2) review and make recommendations regarding proposed legislation that impacts
security for elected officials and staff.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Meetings. new text end

new text begin The meetings of the commission are subject to section 3.055, except
that the commission may close a meeting when necessary to protect confidentiality of
security measures to safeguard legislators. Security records shall be maintained by the
Legislative Coordinating Commission and shall not be made available to the public until
at least eight years but no more than 20 years after the date of the closed meeting.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Closed meetings procedures. new text end

new text begin The commission must adopt procedures for
conducting closed meetings before the commission's first closed meeting. At a minimum,
the procedures must include:
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new text begin (1) a requirement to provide notice to the public, when practicable, before each closed
meeting of the commission's intent and authority to hold a closed meeting or to hold a closed
session during an otherwise open meeting;
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new text begin (2) a requirement that the commission minimize the number of people present at a closed
meeting to those necessary to conduct the meeting;
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new text begin (3) a requirement that votes shall not be taken during a closed meeting or a closed portion
of a meeting pursuant to this section;
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new text begin (4) steps the commission must take if a commission member is alleged to have violated
the confidentiality of a closed meeting; and
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new text begin (5) guidance for the Legislative Coordinating Commission for the public release of
security records following the eight-year record requirement in subdivision 6. The meetings
of the Legislative Coordinating Commission under this subdivision are exempt from section
3.055 when necessary to safeguard the confidentiality of security records.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Closed meeting confidentiality violations. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, if a complaint alleging a member violated the confidentiality of a closed meeting
is brought to a legislative committee with jurisdiction over ethical conduct, the committee
with jurisdiction over ethical conduct must preserve the confidentiality of the closed meeting
at issue.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin The commission must submit a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the Committee on Rules and Administration in the senate and the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration in the house of representatives by
December 31, 2027, and annually thereafter, on results of their work.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires December 31, 2035.
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