HF 955

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/25/2021 05:45pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; prohibiting state agencies and the Metropolitan
Council from soliciting or obtaining certain cellular telephone data; requiring the
destruction of existing data; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 15; 473.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [15.996] PURCHASE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONE DATA
PROHIBITED.
new text end

new text begin A state agency may not solicit or obtain, through purchase or other agreement, any data
that documents the movements or activities of a user of a cellular telephone from a
telecommunications provider or other source unless expressly authorized by law. This
prohibition includes soliciting or obtaining data in bulk or individualized format and applies
regardless of whether particular users can be identified in the data. This section does not
prohibit the collection of the data when authorized by a warrant.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [473.1469] PURCHASE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONE DATA PROHIBITED.
new text end

new text begin The council may not solicit or obtain, through purchase or other agreement, any data
that documents the movements or activities of a user of a cellular telephone from a
telecommunications provider or other private source unless expressly authorized by law.
This prohibition includes soliciting or obtaining data in bulk or individualized format and
applies regardless of whether particular users can be identified in the data.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING DATA REQUIRED.
new text end

new text begin To the extent a state agency or the Metropolitan Council maintains data that would
otherwise violate sections 1 or 2, the data may not be further shared or used for any purpose,
and must be destroyed no later than July 1, 2021.
new text end