1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to telecommunications; data privacy; prohibiting collection of personal 
1.3 	information absent customer's express written approval;proposing coding for new 
1.4 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [237.122] PERSONAL INFORMATION; PROHIBITION.
1.7 	A telecommunications or Internet service provider that has entered into a franchise 
1.8 	agreement, right-of-way agreement, or other contract with the state of Minnesota or a 
1.9 	political subdivision, or that uses facilities that are subject to such agreements even if it is 
1.10 	not a party to the agreement, is prohibited from collecting personal information from a 
1.11 	customer resulting from the customer's use of the telecommunications or Internet service 
1.12 	provider without express written approval from the customer. A telecommunication or 
1.13 	Internet service provider is prohibited from refusing to provide its services to a customer 
1.14 	on the grounds that the customer has not approved collection of the customer's personal 
1.15 	information.

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