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MN HF2700

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Elkins

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Adds "health data" as a new category of sensitive data under the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, encompassing medical conditions, treatments, diagnoses, medication use, biometric data, genetic information, and geolocation data indicating health care visits

  • Requires controllers to obtain separate consumer consent for processing sensitive data and for sharing sensitive data with third parties, with consent requests disclosing specific categories, purposes, recipients, and withdrawal procedures

  • Prohibits geofencing around health care facilities when used to identify or track consumers seeking care, collect health data, or send health-related notifications or advertisements

  • Requires controllers to conduct data privacy and protection assessments for processing, sharing, or sale of sensitive data, with assessments available to the attorney general during investigations

  • Effective July 31, 2026, with postsecondary institutions regulated by the Office of Higher Education given until July 31, 2030 to comply

Legislative Description

Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act modified to make consumer health data a form of sensitive data, and additional protections added for sensitive data.

Last Action

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law3/5/2026
Commerce Finance & Policy2/23/2026
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law3/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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