Minnesota SF 527: Open meeting law communications social media exception

Bill Text

SF527 REVISOR SA S0527-1 1stEngrossment
A bill for an act1.1
relating to open meeting law; providing that certain communications on social1.2
media are not meetings under the law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,1.3
section 13D.01, subdivision 2.1.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.5
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13D.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:1.6
Subd. 2. Exceptions. (a) This chapter does not apply:1.7
(1) to meetings of the commissioner of corrections;1.8
(2) to a state agency, board, or commission when it is exercising quasi-judicial1.9
functions involving disciplinary proceedings; or1.10
(3) to participation in social media forums by members of a public body otherwise1.11
subject to this chapter, so long as:1.12
(i) the social media forums are open to public participation;1.13
(ii) the social media forums have been first identified by the public body at a public1.14
meeting and a list of the identified social media forums is kept on file and publicly posted1.15
at the primary offices and on the official Web site if one exists of the public body;1.16
(iii) participation is limited to discussion only and no decision or vote is made1.17
or taken;1.18
(iv) the use of social media forums is not the sole or primary means of deliberation1.19
by the public body; and1.20
(v)participationdoesnottaketheplaceofanyrequiredpublicmeetingorhearing;or1.21
(4) as otherwise expressly provided by statute.1.22
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "social media" means forms of Web-based1.23
and mobile technologies for communication, such as Web sites for social networking1.24
Section 1. 1
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION S.F. No. 527
(SENATE AUTHORS: DAHLE, Anderson, Hayden, Housley and Pappas)
DATE D-PG OFFICIAL STATUS
02/18/2013 275 Introduction and first reading
Referred to State and Local Government
03/21/2013 1388a Comm report: To pass as amended
1411 Second reading
05/19/2013 4973 General Orders: Stricken and re-referred to State and Local Government
03/03/2014 5912 Comm report: To pass
5912 Second reading
05/12/2014 General Orders: Stricken and returned to author
See HF653

SF527 REVISOR SA S0527-1 1stEngrossment
and microblogging, through which users participate in online communities to share2.1
information, ideas, messages, and other content.2.2
Section 1. 2