Linked by Adam S on Wed 5th Apr 2006 12:55 UTC, submitted by Andy Updegrove
A bill has been introduced in Minnesota that would require all Executive branch agencies to "use open standards in situations where the other requirements of a project do not make it technically impossible to do this." The text of the bill is focused specifically on "open data formats." While the amendment does not refer to open source software, the definition of "open standards" that it contains would be conducive to open source implementations of open standards. 
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2006-01-18
and overdue. I just got done writing my representatives in my state (Wisconsin) requesting that something similar be put forth here, as well.