Veterans burial provisions modified.
HF 1445 modifies Minnesota's veterans burial laws to clarify eligibility and adjust fees. It specifies that veterans cemeteries must serve service members who died on active duty, veterans meeting federal criteria, and their spouses or dependent children. The bill requires the veterans commissioner to set fees for spouses and children that cover actual interment costs (excluding plot value), while allowing fee waivers for people with limited income. Crucially, it eliminates all burial fees for service members who died on active duty and for eligible veterans themselves.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action Mar 20, 2025
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7
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1
Committee
1
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Division
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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