1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to government data practices; clarifying the classification of certain data 
1.3 	maintained by the attorney general;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 
1.4 	13.65, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Private data. The following data on individuals created, collected and 
1.8 	maintained by the Office of the Attorney General are private data on individuals:
1.9 	(a) the record, including but not limited to, the transcript and exhibits of all disciplinary 
1.10 	proceedings held by a state agency, board or commission, except in those instances where 
1.11 	there is a public hearing;
1.12 	(b) communications and noninvestigative files regarding administrative or policy matters 
1.13 	which do not evidence final public actions;
1.14 	(c) consumer complaint data, other than those data classified as confidential, including 
1.15 	consumers' complaints against businesses and follow-up investigative materials;
1.16 	(d) investigative data, obtained in anticipation of, or in connection with litigation or an 
1.17 	administrative proceeding where the investigation is not currently active; and
1.18 	(e) data collected by the Consumer Division of the Attorney General's Office in its 
1.19 	administration of the home protection hot line including: the name, address, and phone 
1.20 	number of the consumer; the name and address of the mortgage company; the total amount 
1.21 	of the mortgage; the amount of money needed to bring the delinquent mortgage current; 
2.1 	the consumer's place of employment; the consumer's total family income; and the history 
2.2 	of attempts made by the consumer to renegotiate a delinquent mortgage.

2.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.