Biometric data; consent for collection required, sale prohibited, deletion required, and civil penalties imposed.

This bill establishes new rules for collecting, storing, and using biometric data like fingerprints, facial images, and voiceprints in Minnesota. It requires individuals to give consent before their biometric data is collected, prohibits selling or sharing this data except in specific situations like completing a financial transaction or responding to a law enforcement warrant, and mandates that the data be deleted within one year after the original purpose for collecting it ends. The law also requires companies to protect biometric data with security measures at least as strong as those used for other confidential information and imposes civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation for non-compliance. Financial institutions are exempt from the voiceprint data retention requirements under this bill.