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MN HF394
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Peggy Scott
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Commissioner of Health and local health departments from requiring contagious persons to participate in contact tracing, and mandates destruction of communicable disease report data within 90 days (or 30 days after an active investigation concludes)
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Bans state agencies and local governments from requiring individuals to install digital contact tracing apps, provide location/proximity data, or otherwise participate in digital contact tracing
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Prohibits state agencies and local governments from requiring immunizations, proof of immunization, negative test results for communicable diseases, or communicable disease testing as a condition for accessing government buildings or services
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Bars employers from requiring employees to install contact tracing apps on personal devices, using location/proximity data for disease exposure tracking, or terminating employees who refuse to participate in digital contact tracing
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Allows aggrieved persons to bring civil actions for employer violations, with remedies including up to triple actual damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief
Legislative Description
Limits for contact tracing, digital contract tracing, immunizations, communicable disease testing, and the required disclosure of certain information established; destruction of certain data required; mandatory digital contact tracing by employers prohibited; and civil penalties provided.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
2/13/2025