Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF145 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to veterans; removing state veterans cemetery burial fee for spouses and
3	3	1.3 dependents of eligible veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
4	4	1.4 190.19, subdivision 2a; 197.236, subdivision 9.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 190.19, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subd. 2a.Uses; veterans.(a) Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs
8	8	1.8from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:
9	9	1.9 (1) grants to veterans service organizations;
10	10	1.10 (2) outreach to underserved veterans;
11	11	1.11 (3) providing services and programs for veterans and their families;
12	12	1.12 (4) transfers to the driver and vehicle services operating account for Gold Star license
13	13	1.13plates under section 168.1253;
14	14	1.14 (5) grants of up to $100,000 to any organization approved by the commissioner of
15	15	1.15veterans affairs for the purpose of supporting and improving the lives of veterans and their
16	16	1.16families;
17	17	1.17 (6) grants to an eligible foundation; and
18	18	1.18 (7) the agency's uncompensated burial costs for eligible dependents to whom the
19	19	1.19commissioner grants a no-fee or reduced-fee burial in the state's veteran cemeteries pursuant
20	20	1.20to section 197.236, subdivision 9, paragraph (b).
21	21	1Section 1.
22	22	REVISOR BD/LN 25-0067811/21/24
23	23	State of Minnesota
24	24	This Document can be made available
25	25	in alternative formats upon request
26	26	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
27	27	H. F. No. 145
28	28	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
29	29	Authored by Bliss, Kresha, Torkelson, Schultz, Davids and others01/22/2025
30	30	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2.1 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible foundation" includes any organization
31	31	2.2that:
32	32	2.3 (1) is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
33	33	2.4 (2) is a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the organization's articles of
34	34	2.5incorporation specify that a purpose of the organization includes: (i) providing assistance
35	35	2.6to veterans and their families; or (ii) enhancing the lives of veterans and their families.
36	36	2.7 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.236, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
37	37	2.8 Subd. 9.Burial fees prohibited.(a) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish
38	38	2.9a fee schedule, which may be adjusted from time to time, for the interment of eligible spouses
39	39	2.10and dependent children. The fees shall cover as nearly as practicable the actual costs of
40	40	2.11interment, excluding the value of the plot.
41	41	2.12 (b) Upon application, the commissioner may waive or reduce the burial fee for an indigent
42	42	2.13eligible person. The commissioner shall develop a policy, eligibility standards, and
43	43	2.14application form for requests to waive or reduce the burial fee to indigent eligible applicants.
44	44	2.15 (c) No plot or interment fees may be charged for the burial of service members who die
45	45	2.16on active duty or eligible veterans, as defined in United States Code, title 38, section 101,
46	46	2.17paragraph (2) eligible persons under subdivision 8.
47	47	2Sec. 2.
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