1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; prohibiting mandatory disclosure
1.3 	of a person's Social Security number as a condition of
1.4 	receiving a service or product; providing exceptions;
1.5 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.6 	chapter 325E.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [325E.59] PROHIBITION OF SOCIAL SECURITY
1.9 	NUMBER REQUESTS.
1.10 	(a) No person doing business in the state may require a
1.11 	customer or consumer to provide a Social Security number as a
1.12 	condition of receiving a service or product, except for
1.13 	businesses engaged in activities financial in nature as
1.14 	described in United States Code, title 12, section 1843,
1.15 	paragraph (k), clause (4), student loan services, health care
1.16 	claims services, or businesses otherwise involved in taking
1.17 	applications for or extending credit.
1.18 	(b) This section does not prevent the collection, use, or
1.19 	release of a Social Security number as required by state or
1.20 	federal law.