How Is This Bill Enforced
Verbatim statutory text on the left; plain-language analysis and a per-section checklist on the right. Numbered markers cross-link to the matching checklist row.
(a) For the purposes of this section, "artificial intelligenceartificial intelligence"artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that, for an explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that are capable of influencing physical or virtual environments.Minn. Stat. § 325F.997(a)" means a machine-based system that, for an explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that are capable of influencing physical or virtual environments.
(b) 1 A person is prohibited from using artificial intelligenceartificial intelligence"artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that, for an explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that are capable of influencing physical or virtual environments.Minn. Stat. § 325F.997(a) to adjust, fix, or control product prices in real time based on market demands, competitor prices, inventory levels, customer behavior, or other factors a person may use to determine or set prices for a product.
(c) The attorney general may enforce this section under section 8.31.
Section 325F.997 creates a blanket prohibition on AI-driven dynamic pricing of products. The provision is unusually broad: it bars any person from using artificial intelligence to adjust, fix, or control product prices in real time based on any factor a person may use to determine or set prices — including market demands, competitor prices, inventory levels, and customer behavior. The statute does not limit the prohibition to consumer-facing transactions, to pricing based on protected characteristics, or to any particular industry sector.
Enforcement is delegated to the attorney general under the state's general consumer protection enforcement authority in § 8.31. No private right of action is created, and no specific penalties are enumerated in the bill itself.