Bill > HF2257

This bill creates the Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which places obligations on certain businesses regarding children's consumer information. The key provisions include: - Businesses that offer online services, products, or features likely to be accessed by children must consider the best interests of children when designing and developing those offerings, prioritizing the privacy, safety, and well-being of children over commercial interests. - Businesses must complete data protection impact assessments for any new online offerings likely to be accessed by children, and maintain documentation of those assessments. They must also provide the assessments to the Attorney General upon request. - Businesses are prohibited from processing children's personal data in ways that are inconsistent with the best interests of children, using dark patterns to exploit children, or allowing monitoring or tracking of children without obvious signaling. - The Attorney General is empowered to enforce the Act and seek civil penalties for violations, though the Act does not provide a private right of action. - The Act takes effect on July 1, 2025, and requires businesses to complete data protection impact assessments for any "legacy products" - existing offerings likely to be accessed by children - by that date.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2257&ssn=0&y=2023