HF 1662 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2nd Engrossment · 2 edits · 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

1320
Passed
Total votes 132
Apr 7, 2025
D Democratic65
65 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican67
67 Yea
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