Minnesota SF 4199: Dakota County Technical College driver training facility bond issue and appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to consumer protection; prohibiting surveillance-based price setting;​
1.3 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325D.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. [325D.141] PROHIBITION ON SURVEILLANCE-BASED PRICE​
1.6 SETTING.​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have​
1.8 the meanings given.​
1.9 (b) "Biometric data" means:​
1.10 (1) data generated by automatic measurements, including data gathered through the use​
1.11 of facial recognition technology; or​
1.12 (2) other representations of the biological characteristics of a consumer, including:​
1.13 (i) fingerprints;​
1.14 (ii) voice prints;​
1.15 (iii) iris or retina scans;​
1.16 (iv) gait; and​
1.17 (v) other unique biological patterns.​
1.18 (c) "Consumer" means an individual purchasing an item primarily for personal, family,​
1.19 or household purposes.​
1​Section 1.​
26-06904 as introduced​02/10/26 REVISOR RSI/LN​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 4199​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: PORT, McEwen and Maye Quade)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6558​03/09/2026​
Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection​

2.1 (d) "Electronic shelf label" means an electronic and wireless paper display or digital​
2.2 price tag that presents item and pricing information.​
2.3 (e) "Electronic surveillance technology" means a technological method, system, or other​
2.4 surveillance tool used to observe, monitor, or collect information related to a consumer.​
2.5 Electronic surveillance technology includes sensors, cameras, device tracking, biometric​
2.6 monitoring, facial recognition technology, or other forms of observation or data collection​
2.7 that are capable of gathering personal information about a consumer.​
2.8 (f) "Facial recognition technology" means technology that facilitates or otherwise enables​
2.9 an automated or semiautomated process that:​
2.10 (1) assists in identifying a consumer based on the physical characteristics of a consumer's​
2.11 face; or​
2.12 (2) logs characteristics of a consumer's face, head, or body to infer a consumer's emotion,​
2.13 associations, activities, or location.​
2.14 (g) "Item" means a specific and distinct product, good, or commodity available for sale.​
2.15 (h) "Nondigital presentation of price" means:​
2.16 (1) a sign that offers the unit price for one or more brands or sizes of a given item;​
2.17 (2) a sticker, stamp, sign, label, or tag affixed to the shelf upon which the item is​
2.18 displayed; or​
2.19 (3) a sticker, stamp, sign, label, or tag affixed to the item.​
2.20 (i) "Personal information" means a consumer's quality, feature, attribute, or trait that is​
2.21 reasonably capable of being directly or indirectly associated with, or could be reasonably​
2.22 linked to, a particular consumer or a particular consumer's household, including:​
2.23 (1) an immutable characteristic, including race and eye color;​
2.24 (2) a mutable characteristic, including address, weight, citizenship, and family or parental​
2.25 status;​
2.26 (3) identifiers, including a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier,​
2.27 online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security​
2.28 number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifier;​
2.29 (4) commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services​
2.30 purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies;​
2.31 (5) biometric data;​
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26-06904 as introduced​02/10/26 REVISOR RSI/LN​

3.1 (6) Internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history,​
3.2 search history, or other information regarding a consumer's interaction with a website,​
3.3 application, or advertisement;​
3.4 (7) geolocation data;​
3.5 (8) audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, and other similar information;​
3.6 (9) professional or employment-related information;​
3.7 (10) educational information, including educational experience, qualifications, and​
3.8 affiliations;​
3.9 (11) inferences drawn from information described in this paragraph and used to create​
3.10 a consumer profile that reflects the consumer's preferences, characteristics, psychological​
3.11 trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes;​
3.12 (12) interests, including a consumer's political, personal, and professional affiliations;​
3.13 (13) financial circumstances, including personal or household wealth, income, property,​
3.14 debt, or credit history; or​
3.15 (14) a consumer's actions, habits, behaviors, and attributes, whether in a physical or​
3.16 digital environment.​
3.17 (j) "Price" means the amount charged to a consumer in relation to a transaction, including​
3.18 a related cost, fee, or other material term of the