HF 1567: Personal information protections provided to public safety officers. - Minnesota

2nd Engrossment → 3rd Engrossment · 5 edits · Feb 23, 2026

MODERATE

This bill updates its effective date from August 1, 2025, to August 1, 2026, across multiple sections. It also adjusts the definition of a 'peace officer' to reference an existing statute rather than a specific licensing status, and extends the deadline for voluntary public dissemination of personal information by public safety officers from 2024 to 2026.

Scope change

The bill's applicability is delayed by one year, shifting the start of enforcement and compliance requirements from 2025 to 2026.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the entire bill and specific sections was changed from August 1, 2025, to August 1, 2026.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'peace officer' was updated to refer to the meaning provided in section 626.84 instead of specifying a particular license type.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for public safety officers to stop voluntarily sharing personal information publicly was delayed, changing the cutoff date from August 1, 2024, to August 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

New section 5.30 was added to explicitly state the effective date of the amendment.

Section 2.31 was removed from the bill text.

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 4 edits · Apr 1, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was updated from the 1st to the 2nd engrossment, changing the effective date to April 1, 2025, and expanding the definition of protected individuals to include former peace officers and former correctional officers. The bill now provides personal information protections specifically for public safety officers, whereas the previous version focused on judicial officials and public safety officers combined under a different statutory section.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from protecting judicial officials and public safety officers under section 13.991 to exclusively protecting public safety officers under a new section 13.807.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from August 1, 2025, to April 1, 2025.

SCOPE

The bill was restructured to remove judicial officials from the protected class and focus solely on public safety officers.

REQUIREMENT

The form required to claim protection must now be filed with the Department of Public Safety commissioner instead of the judicial branch.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'public safety officer' was expanded to include former peace officers and former correctional officers.

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 6 edits · Mar 17, 2025

MODERATE

This bill expands personal data privacy protections to include public safety officers (police and corrections), whereas the previous version only protected judicial officials. The update broadens the definition of protected individuals and adds specific exemptions for commercial entities using data for safety, credit reporting, and other regulated purposes.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from protecting only 'judicial officials' and 'peace officers' to protecting 'judicial officials' and 'public safety officers' (which includes both peace officers and correctional officers).

ELIGIBILITY

Protected status now extends to 'public safety officers' in addition to judicial officials, replacing the narrower term 'peace officer' in the primary bill title and statutory references.

DEFINITION

A new definition for 'public safety officer' was added to explicitly include both peace officers and correctional officers.

REQUIREMENT

New statutory sections were added to define personal information for public safety officers and establish rules for its dissemination and removal.

Multiple new exceptions were added to the dissemination ban, allowing commercial entities to use personal information for security, credit reporting, insurance, and other specific regulated activities.

ENFORCEMENT

The penalty for violating dissemination rules was increased from a misdemeanor to a felony if the violation results in great bodily harm or death to a protected official or their family member.

TECHNICAL

The bill was amended to reference a new statute number (609.5151) for the dissemination prohibition, replacing the previous section number.

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