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HF3378 • 2026
Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports, and dissemination and publication of data prohibited.
Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports, and dissemination and publication of data prohibited.
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-03-25
Senate
Withdrawn
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2026-03-17
Senate
Received from House
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2026-03-16
House
Author stricken Van Binsbergen
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2026-03-12
House
House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, March 12, 2026
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2026-03-09
House
Committee report, to adopt as amended
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2026-03-05
House
Author added Van Binsbergen
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2026-03-02
House
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
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2026-02-23
House
Author added Knudsen
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2026-02-19
House
Authors added Gillman, Schultz, and Anderson, P. E.
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2026-02-17
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports, and dissemination and publication of data prohibited.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring commissioner of human services to release unredacted initial Optum reports; prohibiting dissemination and publication of certain data. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; UNREDACTED INITIAL OPTUM REPORTS. new text end new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, "initial Optum reports" means the reports produced by Optum, Inc., under contract with the Department of Human Services and announced in the news release from the department on February 6, 2026. new text end new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon a joint request by both the chairs and ranking minority members of a legislative committee with jurisdiction over human services policy and finance, the commissioner of human services must immediately release the initial Optum reports to the members of that legislative committee in the reports' entirety without redactions or edits, except for redactions requested by Optum to protect proprietary information. Legislators or legislative staff who receive initial Optum reports under this section must not disseminate or publicize any not public data, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 8a, that the reports contain. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective 14 days following final enactment. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin OPTUM PROHIBITED FROM DISSEMINATING PRIVATE DATA. new text end new text begin Optum, Inc., must not sell, share, or disseminate any private data on individuals, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 12, that Optum receives under or incidental to Optum's contract or engagement with the Department of Human Services pursuant to the governor's Executive Order No. 25-10. new text end