Data Privacy · Minnesota
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
HF 2309 - enacted in Minnesota.
- Status
- Enacted
- Enacted
- 2024
- States with data privacy laws
- 21
- Minnesota tracker score
- 62/100 Top quartile
The bottom line
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act is an enacted law in Minnesota, part of a mature, broadly-adopted data privacy landscape.
- Enacted
- effective 2025-07-31
- 21
- states have data privacy laws
- 21/21
- data privacy laws enacted nationally
- 62/100
- Minnesota tracker score
Data compiled 2026-03-18 from the official Minnesota legislative record linked below; laws can be amended or repealed after this date.
Category catalog share · regulations
How 21 tracked data privacy records split by state
Exclusive Minnesota vs other-state counts in this category (sum to the category total). Orthogonal to the peer scatter below, which plots enacted volume against portal tracker score.
Regulatory Snapshot: Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (HF 2309) is an enacted law in Minnesota under the Data Privacy category. It was enacted on 2024-05-24 and becomes effective on 2025-07-31. Minnesota currently has 5 regulations tracked here, with 5 records marked enacted in this dataset. PlainRegWatch's tracker score is 62/100; it summarizes coverage within the five categories this site tracks and is not an official state rating. PlainRegWatch compiled this entry's data on 2026-03-18; consult the linked official source for the current, authoritative text.
Nationally, 21 data privacy statutes have been enacted and 0 additional bills remain pending - 21 distinct jurisdictions have codified rules in this area so far. That places Minnesota within a mature and broadly adopted data privacy landscape where compliance programs typically hinge on definitions in HF 2309 itself.
Applicability under Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act: 100K+ consumers, or 25K+ with 25%+ data sale revenue. Penalty exposure is documented as: $7,500/violation. AG with 30-day cure (sunsets Jul 2026). Notable exemptions: Government, HIPAA, GLBA, small businesses..
Summary
Strong with enhanced minor protections and data minimization.
Key Requirements
- Full rights.
- Minimization.
- Enhanced children protections.
- Universal opt-out.
- Profiling transparency.
Penalties
- $7,500/violation.
- AG with 30-day cure (sunsets Jul 2026).
Applicability
- 100K+ consumers, or 25K+ with 25%+ data sale revenue.
Exemptions
- Government, HIPAA, GLBA, small businesses.
Category context
How Minnesota sits among data privacy peers
21 states have a tracked record in data privacy ; Minnesota ranks #5 by portal tracker score among those peers. Each point is one state with at least one data privacy regulation in this archive.
Read the peer-state figures
- California: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 100/100.
- Colorado: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 76/100.
- Texas: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 69/100.
- Connecticut: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 62/100.
- Minnesota (this state): 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 62/100.
- Oregon: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 62/100.
- Delaware: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 59/100.
- Virginia: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 59/100.
- Utah: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 55/100.
- Florida: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Maryland: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- New Jersey: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Rhode Island: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Vermont: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Indiana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Iowa: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Kentucky: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Montana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Nebraska: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- New Hampshire: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Tennessee: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
Dashed lines mark the peer averages in this category. The tracker score summarizes enacted records across all five policy areas PlainRegWatch tracks; it is not enforcement strength or legal burden. Read how tracker scores are computed.
Tracker-score ranking on data privacy
Top peer states by portal tracker score among jurisdictions with a data privacy record in this archive.
| # | State | Tracker score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 100 |
| 2 | Colorado | 76 |
| 3 | Texas | 69 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 62 |
| 5 | Minnesota (this state) | 62 |
| 6 | Oregon | 62 |
| 7 | Delaware | 59 |
| 8 | Virginia | 59 |
| 9 | Utah | 55 |
| 10 | Florida | 48 |
Read with Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
Nearest data privacy volume peers and same-state archive siblings for this ENACTED · SLIM row.
ENACTED SLIM
Connecticut · 1 enacted
Connecticut holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Minnesota); tracker 62/100.
Oregon · 1 enacted
Oregon holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Minnesota); tracker 62/100.
Delaware · 1 enacted
Delaware holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Minnesota); tracker 59/100.
Virginia · 1 enacted
Virginia holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Minnesota); tracker 59/100.
Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time + PFML · ENACTED
Another Minnesota archive row (Employment & Worker Protection) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Minnesota Consumer Data Pri….
Minnesota Minimum Wage Act · ENACTED
Another Minnesota archive row (Employment & Worker Protection) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Minnesota Consumer Data Pri….
Disclaimer: This summary is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Regulation details may have changed since this data was compiled (2026-03-18). Always consult official sources and qualified legal counsel for compliance guidance.
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Every figure on PlainRegWatch is rendered from curated state legislative and Federal Register source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Status, dates, and source URL are this record's row in the curated archive, not a live legislature scrape. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Tracker scores and rule counts are curated records in five tracked categories - not enforcement strength, legal advice, a complete inventory of US law, or a live bill-status feed.