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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to political activity; prohibiting reprisals for refusing to communicate with | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 public or local officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.36. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.36, is amended to read: | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 10A.36 REPRISALS PROHIBITED; PENALTY. | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7 (a) An individual or association must not engage in economic reprisals or threaten loss | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8of employment or physical coercion against an individual or association because of that | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9individual's or association's: | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10 (1) political contributions or political activity; or | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11 (2) refusal to communicate with public or local officials about a legislative or | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12administrative action or the official action of a political subdivision. | |
| 13 | 13 | 1.13 (b) This subdivision section does not apply to compensation for employment or loss of | |
| 14 | 14 | 1.14employment if the political affiliation or viewpoint of the employee is a bona fide | |
| 15 | 15 | 1.15occupational qualification of the employment. | |
| 16 | 16 | 1.16 (c) An individual or association that violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. | |
| 17 | 17 | 1Section 1. | |
| 18 | 18 | REVISOR JFK/ES 25-0288101/27/25 | |
| 19 | 19 | State of Minnesota | |
| 20 | 20 | This Document can be made available | |
| 21 | 21 | in alternative formats upon request | |
| 22 | 22 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 23 | 23 | H. F. No. 1930 | |
| 24 | 24 | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 25 | 25 | Authored by Lee, K., and Gomez03/05/2025 | |
| 26 | 26 | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations |