1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to political activity; prohibiting reprisals for refusing to communicate with
1.3 public or local officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.36.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.36, is amended to read:
1.6 10A.36 REPRISALS PROHIBITED; PENALTY.
1.7 (a) An individual or association must not engage in economic reprisals or threaten loss
1.8of employment or physical coercion against an individual or association because of that
1.9individual's or association's:
1.10 (1) political contributions or political activity; or
1.11 (2) refusal to communicate with public or local officials about a legislative or
1.12administrative action or the official action of a political subdivision.
1.13 (b) This subdivision section does not apply to compensation for employment or loss of
1.14employment if the political affiliation or viewpoint of the employee is a bona fide
1.15occupational qualification of the employment.
1.16 (c) An individual or association that violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1Section 1.
REVISOR JFK/ES 25-0288101/27/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1930
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Lee, K., and Gomez03/05/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations