The proposed bill aims to restrict the use of legislative email, telephone numbers, and office space within the Minnesota legislature. It introduces new provisions under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3, specifically stating that members, officers, or employees of the senate or house of representatives are prohibited from assigning legislative email addresses or telephone numbers to individuals who are not part of the legislative body. Additionally, the bill stipulates that legislative telephone numbers assigned to members are exclusively for their use and, if authorized, for their assigned employees.
Furthermore, the bill prohibits members, officers, or employees from allowing non-legislative individuals, such as contractors, to occupy office space assigned to the senate or house without prior written notification to the caucus leaders. To ensure compliance, the senate and house are required to adopt rules for enforcement, which will include exclusive remedies for violations, thereby limiting the jurisdiction of courts or administrative agencies in matters related to this section.