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HF3467

Allowing Veterans Affairs to Support Key Issues and Report Progress

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:39 AM

In one sentence

This law lets the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs use available non-monetary resources to help veterans with issues like food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, and other critical problems.

What it does

  • Allows the commissioner to direct agency resources that are not money toward veteran support programs as they become available.
  • Targets specific issues including food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, and other critical issues for veterans.
  • Requires a yearly report on how these resources were used by October 15 of each year.
  • Sends this annual report to the governor and leaders of legislative committees that handle veterans affairs.

Who it affects

  • The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs
  • Veterans facing food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention needs, or other critical issues
  • The Governor of Minnesota
  • Legislative committee chairs and ranking minority members

Limits and unknowns

  • The law only allows the use of resources that are already available, so it does not create new funding.
  • It lists specific issues like hunger and homelessness but uses 'other critical issues' without defining exactly what else is included.

Plain language

Terms to know

Nonmonetary agency resources
Resources from the agency that do not involve spending money, used as they become available.
Food insecurity
A situation where people lack reliable access to enough food for a healthy life.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Official summary

Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Presented to Governor 04/28/2026House
  2. Presentment date 04/28/26Senate
  3. Returned from Senate with amendmentHouse
  4. House rule 1.15 (c), message requesting concurrence receivedHouse
  5. Special OrderSenate
  6. Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF3956Senate
  7. Received from HouseSenate
  8. Third readingHouse
  9. House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, April 13, 2026House
  10. Committee report, to adopt as amendedHouse
  11. Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs DivisionHouse