2026 Minnesota Statutes

299E.015 CAPITOL COMPLEX SECURITY; REPORTS.

Subdivision 1.Public report.

(a) By January 15 of each year beginning in calendar year 2028, the commissioner must submit a report on the legislative services unit and security in the Capitol Area to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state government, public safety, and transportation and to the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security.

(b) At a minimum, the report must:

(1) provide sufficient information to support a public conversation on Capitol complex security while maintaining the integrity of the state's security posture;

(2) provide an overview of the activities of Capitol Security and the legislative services unit;

(3) review the performance of the legislative services unit in each of the duties specified under section 299E.10, subdivisions 3 and 4;

(4) provide summary data for the prior year on the number of:

(i) threat assessments performed;

(ii) credible threats identified, disaggregated by the type and nature of the threat;

(iii) personal security and protection instances performed following a request or based on a threat assessment; and

(iv) changes from the preceding year in the amounts under items (i) to (iii);

(5) subject to the limitations of paragraph (d), describe how money appropriated for Capitol complex security was used in the previous year;

(6) subject to the limits of paragraph (d), provide a detailed description of security services costs, disaggregated by type of activity and any reimbursements; and

(7) provide any recommendations for relevant efficiency improvements, cost saving measures, and changes in security practices or state law.

(c) The public report may include summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, and may include the executive summary of the report required under subdivision 2.

(d) The report prepared under this subdivision must not contain descriptions of identified security vulnerabilities; public and controlled access systems and pathways; staffing patterns; architectural constraints; camera, alarm, and records technology systems; or any other information of which the disclosure would be likely to jeopardize the security of the Capitol Area buildings and the individuals who work in and visit those spaces.

Subd. 2.Not public report.

(a) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of public safety must report on the legislative services unit and security in the Capitol Area to the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security, the senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, the speaker of the house, and the minority leader of the house of representatives or, if there is no minority leader, the leader of the caucus that is not represented by the speaker of the house. At a minimum, the report must:

(1) describe how money appropriated for Capitol complex security was used in the previous year;

(2) provide a detailed description of security services costs, disaggregated by type of activity and any reimbursements;

(3) provide summary data for the legislative services unit in the previous year on the number of personal security and protection requests made and the number of personal security and protection instances performed following a request or based on a threat assessment;

(4) provide information on security incidents that occurred in the previous year, including incident categorization and trends compared to prior years;

(5) summarize the status of security staffing, use of technology, training, and other security procedures;

(6) describe any identified security vulnerabilities and propose steps to eliminate or mitigate those vulnerabilities; and

(7) make recommendations for changes in security policy and levels of funding.

(b) The report prepared under this subdivision is security information as defined in section 13.37, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). The report under this subdivision is not subject to the requirements under section 3.195.

(c) Upon request in writing by a recipient of the report under paragraph (a), the commissioner must provide additional details on security incidents.

(d) A member who receives a report prepared under this subdivision or information under paragraph (c) must not disseminate the report or information to the public. A member who willfully discloses the report or information in violation of this paragraph is subject to the penalties under section 13.09.

History:

2026 c 118 art 2 s 9