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HF3467 • 2026

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

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rehrauer, Johnson, P., Hill, Hansen, R., Kozlowski
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Returned from Senate with amendment
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 House

    Returned from Senate with amendment

  2. 2026-04-16 House

    House rule 1.15 (c), message requesting concurrence received

  3. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Special Order

  4. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF3956

  5. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Received from House

  6. 2026-04-13 House

    Third reading

  7. 2026-04-09 House

    House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, April 13, 2026

  8. 2026-03-16 House

    Committee report, to adopt as amended

  9. 2026-02-19 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A bill for an act

relating to veterans; allowing the commissioner of veterans affairs to direct agency

resources to veterans' initiatives; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes

2024, section 196.22, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 196.22, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 6.

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Support for veterans' initiatives; report.

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The commissioner may direct

nonmonetary agency resources, as available, to support initiatives relating to veterans' food

insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention. By October 15 of each year, the

commissioner must submit a report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority

members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over veterans affairs that provides

information on the resources expended and the critical issues that were supported during

the previous year.

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