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MN SF4199
Bill
Status
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Lindsey Port
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AI Summary
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Prohibits retail food stores from engaging in surveillance-based price setting, which includes adjusting prices for individual consumers based on personal information collected through electronic surveillance technology such as facial recognition, biometric monitoring, cameras, or device tracking
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Retail food stores larger than 10,000 square feet may only use electronic shelf labels if prices are changed once per day at a disclosed time, and must also display nondigital price presentations for each item
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Requires retail food stores using facial recognition technology to post clear signage at main entrances notifying consumers of the technology's intended purpose and use
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Allows exceptions for price differences based on reasonable delivery costs, publicly disclosed group discounts (seniors, military, students), and bona fide loyalty programs where consumers affirmatively enroll
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Permits stores to use biometric data only when consumers voluntarily provide it for identity verification, with written disclosure of collection purposes, storage duration, and law enforcement sharing circumstances, plus written consumer authorization
Legislative Description
Prohibit surveillance-based price setting
Last Action
Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection
3/9/2026