SF 4379
2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/08/2026 10:37 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to local government; prohibiting municipalities from entering into
nondisclosure agreements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 471.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[471.3435] NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS.
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For purposes of this section, "municipality" means a county,
home rule charter or statutory city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment
authority, economic development authority, port authority, or any other political subdivision
of the state with authority to enter into a contract for the use of real property, and includes
any person acting in their capacity as an employee, elected official, appointed official, or
other representative of a municipality.
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This section does not apply to:
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(1) municipal power agencies established under and exercising the powers authorized
by sections 453.51 to 453.62;
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(2) a city when it is exercising the powers provided in section 453.58; or
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(3) municipal power agencies formed under the laws of a state other than Minnesota.
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(a) Except as required by state or federal
law, a municipality must not enter into a nondisclosure agreement or other contract with a
private person restricting the municipality from disclosing information to members of the
public about:
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(1) the development of land;
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(2) an economic development project or program on the agenda of a regular, special, or
emergency meeting of the governing body of the municipality; or
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(3) a project or program financed in whole or in part with the municipality's tax revenues,
financial obligations, or taxing powers, including proposed tax increment financing districts,
economic development abatements, and municipal bonds or other debt obligations.
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(b) Any agreement or contract, or term of an agreement or contract, that violates paragraph
(a) is void and unenforceable.
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(c) If a contract contains a provision that is void and unenforceable under paragraph (b),
the provision must be severed from the other provisions of the contract to the extent that
the provision is void and unenforceable. The fact that the provision is void and unenforceable
does not affect the other provisions of the contract.
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(d) A municipality must publicly disclose any contract or agreement that the municipality
has entered into that violates paragraph (a).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to agreements entered into, renewed, or extended on or after that date.
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