MinnesotaVeterans commissioner may direct agency resources and must report yearly
The veterans affairs commissioner may use available noncash agency resources for veterans’ critical needs and must report that work each year.
What it does
The veterans affairs commissioner may use available noncash agency resources for veterans’ food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, and other critical issues.
Each year, the commissioner must report to the governor and legislative veterans affairs committees on resources used and critical issues supported during the previous year.
Argument forAllowing available agency resources to support food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention could help veterans facing those problems.
Argument againstDirecting noncash agency resources to these initiatives could reduce the resources available for other agency work.
More detail
The commissioner of veterans affairs may direct available noncash agency resources to support veterans’ initiatives. The initiatives may address veterans’ food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, and other critical issues. The resources must be nonmonetary. The resources must be available for this use.
The commissioner must submit a report about the resources used and issues supported. The report goes to the governor and the legislative committees responsible for veterans affairs, including their chairs and ranking minority members. The report must cover resources expended and the critical issues supported during the previous year. The commissioner must submit the report by October 15 each year.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 1Effective date 08/01/2026Latest
- Apr 29Secretary of State Chapter 52 04/29/26
- Apr 29Governor Tim Walz's action Approval 04/29/26Major
- Apr 29Secretary of State, Filed 04/29/2026
- Apr 29Governor Tim Walz approval 04/29/2026Became Law
- Apr 28Presentment date 04/28/26
- Apr 28Presented to Governor 04/28/2026To Governor
- Apr 20Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- Vote recorded Repassage, as amended by the Senate. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Third reading as amended by the SenateMinor
- Apr 20Motion prevailed
- Apr 20Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- Apr 20Returned from Senate with amendment
- Apr 16Third reading PassedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Third reading Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Special Order
- Apr 16House rule 1.15 (c), message requesting concurrence received
- Apr 15Second readingMinor
- Apr 15Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF3956
- Apr 14Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF3956, now on General OrdersMinor
- Apr 14Introduction and first readingMinor
- Apr 14Received from HouseMinor
- Apr 13Author added Kozlowski
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 13Bill was passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Apr 13Third readingMinor
- Apr 9Author added Hansen, R.
- Apr 9House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, April 13, 2026
- Mar 16Second readingMinor
- Mar 16Committee report, to adopt as amendedMinor
- Feb 19Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs DivisionIntroduced
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