Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3698: Certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts prohibited.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to public libraries; prohibiting certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134.
From the introduced text, February 24, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to public libraries; prohibiting certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134. Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: [134.52] ELECTRONIC BOOK AND DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK LICENSES.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Definitions.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) "Aggregator" means any person in the business of licensing access to electronic literary material collections that include electronic literary material from multiple publishers.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (c) "Borrower" means any person or organization, including another library, to whom a library loans a copy of electronic literary material.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (d) "Digital audiobook" means a sound recording of a reading of any literary production that has been converted into or published in a digital audio file that may be listened to on a computer or portable electronic device.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (e) "Electronic book" means a text document that has been converted into or published in a digital format that may be read on a computer or …
Sponsors
- David Gottfried (D) · primary sponsor
- Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (D)
- Jay Xiong (D)
- Kari Rehrauer (D)
- Kristi Pursell (D)
- Luke Frederick (D)
- Ned Carroll (D)
- Katie Jones (D)
- Anquam Mahamoud (D)
- Lee, K. (D)
- Nathan Coulter (D)
- Lucy Rehm (D, 48B)
Latest actions
- : Authors added Fischer and Smith
- : Authors added Rymer and Lee, F.
- : Author added Gordon
- : Authors added Lee, K.; Coulter; Rehm; and Freiberg
- : Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Commerce Finance and Policy
- : Author added Mahamoud
- : Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Elections Finance and Government Operations
- : Author added Jones
- : Author added Carroll
- : Authors added Pursell and Frederick
Common questions
- What is HF3698?
- HF3698 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts prohibited.
- What does HF3698 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to public libraries; prohibiting certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134.
- What is the status of HF3698?
- In committee as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: Authors added Fischer and Smith (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF3698?
- David Gottfried (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF3698?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF3698&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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