1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; requiring utilities to accept an individual taxpayer identification 
1.3 	number when new customers apply for utility service;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2022, section 216B.098, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.098, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Social Security number and individual taxpayer identification number. If 
1.9 	a utility requires a new customer to provide a Social Security number on an application for 
1.10 	utility service, the utility must accept an individual taxpayer identification number in lieu 
1.11 	of a Social Security number. The utility application must indicate that the utility accepts an 
1.12 	individual taxpayer identification number.