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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 3698: Certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts prohibited.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 3698 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts prohibited. Primary sponsor: David Gottfried (Democratic-Farmer-Labor). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2026): Authors added Fischer and Smith.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic-Farmer-Labor 15 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David GottfriedPrimary sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse40B
Ned CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse42A
Nathan CoulterCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse51B
Peter FischerCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse44A
Luke FrederickCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse18B
Mike FreibergCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse43B
Jimmy GordonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28A
Katie JonesCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse61A
Carlie Kotyza-WitthuhnCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse49B
Liz LeeCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse67A
Fue LeeCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse59A
Anquam MahamoudCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse62B
Kristi PursellCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse58A
Lucy RehmCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse48B
Kari RehrauerCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse35B
Max RymerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Andy SmithCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse25B
XiongCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Authors added Fischer and Smith
  2. Authors added Rymer and Lee, F.
  3. Author added Gordon
  4. Authors added Lee, K.; Coulter; Rehm; and Freiberg
  5. Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Commerce Finance and Policy
  6. Author added Mahamoud
  7. Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Elections Finance and Government Operations
  8. Author added Jones
  9. Author added Carroll
  10. Authors added Pursell and Frederick
  11. Authors added Kotyza-Witthuhn, Xiong, and Rehrauer
  12. Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source