Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
An act
relating to civil actions; modifying certain protections related to public participation in government;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 554.01, subdivision 6; 554.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 554; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 604A.34.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
"Public participation" means speech or lawful conduct that is genuinely aimed in whole or in part at procuring favorable government actiondeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin , including but not limited to:new text end
new text begin (1) seeking assistance from, or reporting suspected unlawful conduct to, law enforcement; new text end
new text begin (2) speaking before a zoning board regarding a real estate development project; new text end
new text begin (3) communicating with an elected official concerning a change in law; new text end
new text begin (4) demonstrating peacefully for or against a government action; and new text end
new text begin (5) filing a complaint with a government entity regarding safety, sexual harassment, civil rights, or equal employment rights. new text end
Nothing in this chapter limits or precludes any rights the moving party or responding party may have under any other constitutional, statutory, case, or common law, or rule. new text begin Nothing in this chapter exempts individuals from their professional obligations of confidentiality.new text end
new text begin This chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate its purposes and intent. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 604A.34, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end
new text begin Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final enactment, and apply to judicial claims pending on or commenced on or after that date. new text end
Presented to the governor May 15, 2015
Signed by the governor May 19, 2015, 3:53 p.m.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes