Public, educational, or governmental programming fee imposed on digital video service providers, and penalties provided.

This bill requires digital video service providers, such as streaming and satellite companies, to pay a fee to local governments in Minnesota. The fee is set at five percent of the revenue these providers earn from subscribers living within each specific city or county. Providers must submit quarterly reports to local authorities and pay the collected fees directly to them within 45 days of each quarter ending. The money gathered through this fee is intended to support public, educational, and governmental programming channels available to residents. The law specifically excludes traditional cable systems that already pay franchise fees from this new requirement.