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Attorney General says House File 20 transparency bill would undermine investigations and multistate litigation
Summary
Attorney General Keith Ellison told the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee that House File 20 (HF 20) would force disclosure of confidential data held by the attorney general's office, threaten cooperation with other states in multistate litigation and could harm business confidentiality and individuals who report wrongdoing.
Attorney General Keith Ellison told the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee that House File 20 would significantly alter how the attorney general’s office classifies and discloses data, undermining the office’s ability to protect Minnesotans and cooperate with other states in multistate litigation.
Ellison said HF 20’s proposed changes to public data classifications would require disclosure of information the office collects during investigations, including material the attorney general described as confidential trade secrets obtained from corporations, nonprofits and state agencies. “This data includes confidential trade secrets of major multinational…
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