Human services data and veterans data provisions modified.
This bill modifies how Minnesota verifies eligibility for certain veteran assistance programs by allowing the Veterans Affairs Commissioner to electronically access the Human Services MAXIS database. It directly affects veterans applying for the State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, or the SSI/SSDI Outreach program. The key provision enables electronic data checks to confirm eligibility and connect veterans to all available state and federal benefits they qualify for. This change streamlines verification between Human Services and Veterans Affairs without altering the programs themselves.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions
1st Engrossment
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2nd Engrossment
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2 edits
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Mar 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill was updated from the 1st to the 2nd engrossment, reflecting a revision in the date the text was posted. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a new requirement for the commissioner of veterans affairs to obtain informed consent from individuals before accessing their private data in the Human Services database, adding a layer of privacy protection to the data sharing process.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability to data access was narrowed by adding a specific consent requirement for accessing private individual data.
REQUIREMENT
Added a mandatory requirement for the commissioner of veterans affairs to obtain informed consent from individuals before accessing their private data in the Department of Children, Youth, and Families database.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document title and posting date from the 1st engrossment to the 2nd engrossment.
Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2025
How they voted
132–0
Passed
Total votes 132
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic65
100% Yea
R
Republican67
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from House
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Human Services Finance and Policy
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Division
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kari Rehrauer
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Rob Kupec
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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