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Rep. Feist presents HF 103 to commission; public testimony recorded

Legislative Commission on Data Practices (LCDP) · January 22, 2026

Summary

Rep. Sandra Feist presented HF 103, a bill that would bar government entities from requesting reverse‑location information and would create a civil cause of action; public testimony was recorded from ACLU representatives and others.

Rep. Sandra Feist presented an overview of HF 103 to the Legislative Commission on Data Practices on Jan. 22.

According to the meeting summary, Rep. Feist described HF 103 as a bill that would prohibit government entities from requesting or obtaining reverse‑location information, would restrict uses of reverse‑location data by various entities, and would provide a civil cause of action when a government entity obtains such data.

Public testimony was recorded from Chad Marlow of the ACLU, Munira Mohamed of the ACLU of Minnesota, Matt Ehling of Minnesotans for Open Government, and from Mark Stignani and Rich Neumeister. The transcript summary lists who testified but does not provide the content of their testimony in the meeting minutes.

The meeting summary does not record a formal vote on HF 103 during this session. Commissioners continued with other agenda items and adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

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