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Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill banning NDAs on big data center projects to increase transparency, effective immediately.
Minnesota lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill on March 11, 2026, banning local governments from signing non-disclosure agreements with private companies on large data center projects, aiming to boost transparency and public input.
The legislation, co-sponsored by Reps. Emma Greenman and Drew Roach, responds to concerns from residents in Pine Island and Hermantown who said NDAs kept them in the dark about environmental impacts, water use, and project scale.
The bill, which does not affect legitimate trade secrets, would apply retroactively and now moves to the full House.
A separate bill to block local contracts with federal immigration authorities stalled.
Los legisladores de Minnesota aprobaron un proyecto de ley que prohíbe los NDA en los proyectos de grandes centros de datos para aumentar la transparencia, con efecto inmediato.