Helping Paws grant funding provided to breed, train, and place service dogs; and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Bierman, Curran, Falconer, Tabke, Stephenson, Baker, Reyer, Nadeau, Hanson, J., Clardy, Youakim, Freiberg, Lee, X., Bahner, Virnig, Luger-Nikolai, Keeler, Rehrauer, Greenman, Johnson, P., Pursell
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Author added Pursell
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2026-03-23 House
Author added Pursell
2026-03-16 House
Author added Johnson, P.
2026-03-05 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Helping Paws grant funding provided to breed, train, and place service dogs; and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to Helping Paws to breed, train,

and place service dogs.

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

Section 1.
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HELPING PAWS; APPROPRIATIONS.
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Subdivision 1.

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General fund.

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$200,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the

general fund to the commissioner of health for a grant to Helping Paws, Inc., to breed, train,

and place service or facility dogs with individuals who have physical disabilities; veterans

and first responders living with service-related post-traumatic stress disorder; and

professionals in courthouse, educational, and mental health settings. This is a onetime

honorarium appropriation in memory of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.

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Subd. 2.

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Private donations.

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The commissioner of health may accept private donations

to supplement the state money appropriated under subdivision 1. All money accepted by

the commissioner under this subdivision must be deposited in a dedicated account in the

special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of this section.

The account expires on July 1, 2028.

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