SF 4881

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/27/2026 09:16 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to employment; prohibiting employers from requiring implantation of a
microchip; creating a civil action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [181.771] MICROCHIP IMPLANTATION PROHIBITED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin An employer may not request, require, or coerce an employee
to have a microchip implanted in the employee for any reason.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Civil action. new text end

new text begin An employee aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring
a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. The court may award a prevailing employee
injunctive relief, actual damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney fees and costs.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply
unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
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new text begin (b) "Employer" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, business trust, legal
representative, or other business entity that engages in any business, industry, profession,
or activity in this state and employs one or more employees, including the state, a state
institution, state agency, political subdivisions of the state, and a municipal corporation or
quasi-municipal corporation.
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new text begin (c) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by the employer or who is an
applicant for employment with the employer.
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new text begin (d) "Microchip" means a product, device, or technology that is subcutaneously implanted
in the body of an individual and contains a unique identification number and personal
information that can be noninvasively retrieved or transmitted with an external scanning
device. Microchip does not include a device that is implanted in an individual if the device
is used in the diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, or prevention of a health condition and only
transmits information as is necessary to carry out the diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, or
prevention of the health condition.
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new text begin (e) "Subcutaneously" means beneath the skin. Subcutaneously does not include
information temporarily attached to the skin by an adhesive strip or bracelet upon which or
within which personal information is maintained or stored.
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