1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to telecommunications; prohibiting collection of personal information 
1.3 	absent customer's express written approval;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	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 a franchise agreement, 
1.10 	right-of-way agreement, or other contract with the state of Minnesota or a political 
1.11 	subdivision even if the telecommunications or Internet services provider is not a party to 
1.12 	the agreement, is prohibited from collecting personal information from a customer resulting 
1.13 	from the customer's use of the telecommunications or Internet service provider without 
1.14 	express written approval from the customer. A telecommunications or Internet service 
1.15 	provider is prohibited from refusing to provide service to a customer on the grounds that 
1.16 	the customer has not approved collection of the customer's personal information.

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