SF 3487 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Meeting broadcasting through social media authorization

This bill authorizes Minnesota public bodies (like city councils, school boards, and county commissions) to live-broadcast their meetings via social media platforms. It requires these bodies to include in their public meeting notices whether they will broadcast and how to access the broadcast, and clarifies that social media comments during broadcasts aren't automatically government records unless the notice specifies otherwise. Public bodies may choose whether to allow public comments during the broadcast and must establish rules for handling them if they do. The bill does not require public bodies to broadcast meetings or offer comment features, and it specifies social media cannot replace in-person meetings under certain open meeting law requirements.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 6, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025
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