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Not law. Minnesota's HF 4979 would have added Minn. Stat. 325F.701, barring the owner of an AI model, or any business or person using one, from letting the model provide a professional service (one the state licenses, certifies or registers) to a consumer unless a credentialed person operates it during the service. A credentialed professional could still use AI as a tool. The attorney general would enforce it under section 8.31. Introduced April 16, 2026 and never left committee.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died, so it creates no obligations for AI model owners or businesses in Minnesota.
Key provisions
- Would have added Minn. Stat. 325F.701 (chapter 325F), 'Prohibition on Artificial Intelligence Performing Licensed Activities'
- Professional services: services for which the state requires a license, certificate or registration; consumer: a natural person or business that is not a credentialed professional for the professional services it is seeking
- An owner of an AI model could not allow it to provide a professional service to a consumer unless a credentialed natural person (or one representing a credentialed business) operates it while the service is provided
- A business or person could not use an AI model to provide a professional service to a consumer without the same credentialed operator
- Exception: a credentialed professional may use an AI model as a tool to assist in performing a professional service
- Enforcement by the attorney general under section 8.31; the text sets no specific penalty amounts
- Companion: SF 4927 (same measure; also never left committee). Introduced and referred to Commerce Finance and Policy on April 16, 2026; no stated effective date
Latest legislative action
Apr 16, 2026. Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy; no further action before the 2025-2026 Legislature adjourned
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca Virnig D | Sponsor | HD-052B |
| David Gottfried D | Sponsor | HD-040B |
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