Minnesota SF 103: Helmets to Hard Hats Minnesota initiative grant appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to state government; requiring a notice on state-funded advertising; creating​
1.3 civil personal liability for failure to comply; proposing coding for new law in​
1.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. [15.442] NOTICE ON ADVERTISING.​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Notice required.An advertisement placed or promotional material​
1.8 distributed by a state agency or constitutional officer that is produced with state funds or is​
1.9 aired or presented on media time or space that is purchased with state funds must prominently​
1.10 contain the message, "Paid for by the hardworking taxpayers of Minnesota." This requirement​
1.11 applies to advertisements placed through any medium, including radio, television, print,​
1.12 websites, or social media. The required message in a radio advertisement must be in audio​
1.13 form. The required message in an advertisement in video form must be presented as text​
1.14 and in audio form. The required message in an advertisement in print media must be​
1.15 prominently displayed as text.​
1.16 Subd. 2.Liability for failure to comply.The commissioner of an agency or a​
1.17 constitutional officer for an office that places an advertisement or distributes promotional​
1.18 material that does not comply with the message requirement in subdivision 1 is personally​
1.19 liable to the state for the cost of producing and placing the advertisement. Penalties paid​
1.20 under this subdivision are deposited into the general fund.​
1​Section 1.​
25-00669 as introduced​11/21/24 REVISOR SGS/NS​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 103​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​75​01/16/2025​
Referred to State and Local Government​