Research data protection for data on individuals provided, and terminology and reference updates for domestic abuse programs and battered women provided.

This bill updates Minnesota statutes to strengthen privacy protections for personal data held by the Department of Public Safety, particularly for individuals involved in domestic abuse programs and victim support services. It adds new categories of confidential data, including research data collected by the department and expands protections for information on victims of domestic abuse maintained by shelter and support service providers. The legislation also updates terminology to replace references to "battered women" with "victims of domestic abuse" and establishes specific offices for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls, linking their data protections to existing privacy laws. Additionally, the bill clarifies how Social Security numbers and other sensitive information may be shared with other state agencies for specific administrative purposes while prohibiting the sale of such data.