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HF2409 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries modified, and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF2222

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

This bill aims to revise who can be buried in Minnesota's state veterans cemeteries and allocates funding to support these changes.

Main Provisions

  • Eligibility Expansion: The bill modifies existing rules to include additional categories of individuals eligible for burial in state veterans cemeteries.

    • This now includes members of the National Guard or reserve components of the United States Armed Forces who have been honorably discharged, alongside service members who died on active duty, veterans, their spouses, and dependent children.

  • Funding: The bill appropriates money from the general fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for implementing the updated burial eligibility rules in the fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Previously, state veterans cemeteries were restricted to service members who died on active duty, eligible veterans, and their immediate families. This bill expands eligibility to also include honorably discharged members of the National Guard or a reserve component, thus broadening the scope of individuals who may be interred in these cemeteries.

Relevant Terms

  • Veterans
  • State Veterans Cemeteries
  • National Guard
  • Reserve Component
  • Honorably Discharged
  • Appropriation
  • Eligibility Expansion

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 16, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toVeterans and Military Affairs Division

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Includes new eligibility criteria tied to U.S. Code Title 38, section 101, paragraph 2."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill modifies eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries under section 197.236.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarification on the types of eligible veterans and their dependents."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "197.236"
  }
]

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