SF 2121

2nd Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/09/2012 11:06am

A bill for an act
relating to data practices; classifying data on unofficial fiscal notes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.64, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.64, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Unofficial fiscal notes. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "unofficial
fiscal note" means a fiscal note requested by or on behalf of a member of the legislature
on draft language for a bill that has not been introduced.
new text end

new text begin (b) This paragraph applies if a request for an unofficial fiscal note is accompanied
by a directive from the requester that the data be classified under this paragraph.
Government data on the request, the bill draft, and the unofficial fiscal note are private
data on individuals or nonpublic data, provided that the data are accessible to, and may
be disclosed by, the requester. If the unofficial fiscal note or an updated version is
subsequently used for an introduced bill, or any legislation, including an amendment or a
proposed bill, that any member of the legislature offers for consideration by a legislative
committee, the fiscal note becomes public data.
new text end