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HF4588 • 2026

Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Myers, Schwartz, Repinski
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Author added Repinski
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

What This Bill Does

  • Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 House

    Author added Repinski

  2. 2026-03-25 House

    Author added Schwartz

  3. 2026-03-23 House

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

Official Summary Text

Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to veterans affairs; establishing a task force to improve veterans' access

to mental health services in rural areas; appropriating money.

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

Section 1.
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TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE VETERANS' ACCESS TO MENTAL

HEALTH SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.
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The commissioner of veterans affairs must convene a task force to improve veterans'

access to mental health services in rural areas. The task force must consider and make

recommendations regarding issues relating to veterans mental health.

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Sec. 2.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of

veterans affairs to administer the task force under section 1. The base for this appropriation

is $....... in fiscal year 2028 and $....... in fiscal year 2029.

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