Bill > SF2268

This bill creates new requirements for government entities to maintain detailed audit trails for non-public data, mandating that responsible authorities establish procedures to track and record specific information about data interactions. The audit trail must document the date of each action, the identity of individuals interacting with the data, the source of data received from other government entities or persons, and the recipients when data is shared or disseminated outside the originating government entity. The audit trail data will have the same classification as the underlying data it tracks, and must be retained for at least ten years or until the underlying data is destroyed according to the entity's approved records retention schedule. The bill specifies that these requirements do not override existing audit trail requirements in state law, and any conflicts will be resolved using standard legal interpretation methods. The new requirements will become effective on August 1, 2025, giving government entities time to implement the necessary tracking and documentation systems. The primary goal of this legislation appears to be increasing transparency and accountability in government data management, particularly for non-public (i.e., not publicly accessible) data.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2268&ssn=0&y=2025