Minnesota bill prohibits the Department of Human Rights from maintaining a collection or database on incidents of protected speech.

The Minnesota bill amends the duties of the Department of Human Rights to explicitly prohibit the department from maintaining any collection or database on incidents of protected speech. Protected speech includes any exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition, or the right of association guaranteed by the United States or Minnesota Constitution. The bill also prohibits the department from offering any reward for reporting incidents of protected speech.

Minnesota bill prohibits the Department of Human Rights from maintaining a collection or database on incidents of protected speech.

The Minnesota bill amends the duties of the Department of Human Rights to explicitly prohibit the department from maintaining any collection or database on incidents of protected speech. Protected speech includes any exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition, or the right of association guaranteed by the United States or Minnesota Constitution. The bill also prohibits the department from offering any reward for reporting incidents of protected speech.