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Veterans and Military Affairs Division

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Veterans and Military Affairs Division

4/9/2025
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1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 2444 (Bliss / Xiong) Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs budget established, accreditation and disclosure requirements for providers of veterans benefits services modified, memorial plague on State Capitol grounds required, and money appropriated.

Note: A delete-all amendment that inserts the language of the House Veterans and Military Affairs Division Budget Bill and spreadsheet has been posted.

House staff will do a walk-through of the DE 2 delete-all amendment and amendments to the delete-all. Public testimony will then be taken followed by member discussion, and the bill will then be passed out of the Division.

4. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, by 12:00 noon Tuesday, April 8. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

Amendments: Any amendments must be emailed to both committee administrators: john.hultquist@house.mn.gov and matt.baumann@house.mn.gov. The deadline for receipt of amendments is 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 8.
Bills Added:
HF2444 (Bliss) - Veterans and military affairs finance bill.
Attachments:
HF 2444 DE2 House Veterans Omnibus.pdf (4/7/2025)
CoChair Agreement Detailed Spreadsheet 2025.04.07.pdf (4/7/2025)
CoChair Agreement Changes Spreadsheet 2025.04.07.pdf (4/7/2025)
HF 2444 A2 MDVA cost of care calculation.pdf (4/8/2025)
HF 2444 A4 amendment MDVA verifies SGU.pdf (4/8/2025)
HF 2444 A5 technical amendment.pdf (4/8/2025)
HF 2444 DMA letter.pdf (4/8/2025)
HF 2444 MDVA letter.pdf (4/8/2025)
HF 2444 Lutheran Social Service support letter.pdf (4/8/2025)
Hf 2444 Meals on Wheels support.pdf (4/8/2025)
Veterans Day on the Hill flier.pdf (4/8/2025)

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

4/2/2025
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1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from March 26, 2025
3. HF2773 (Clardy) Lutheran Social Services CORE program funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
4. HF3005 (Gottfried) Metro Meals on Wheels funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
5. HF982 (Clardy) Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans
6. HF1845 (Cha) Veterans definition expanded to include units operating from Laos and or naturalized under the federal Hmong Veterans'
Naturalization Act.
7. HF1511 (Clardy) Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for a veteran mentorship program for Black youth, and money
appropriated.
8. HF1514 (Clardy) Veterans resilience project funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
9. HF1516 (Clardy) Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for a grant to an organization to establish a Black veterans support
program, and money appropriated.
10. Adjournment

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
• TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Veterans and Military Affairs Division webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
o To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
o For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
o If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Bills Added:
HF2773 (Clardy) - Lutheran Social Services CORE program funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF982 (Clardy) - Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans
HF1845 (Cha) - Veterans definition expanded to include units operating from Laos and or naturalized under the federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act.
HF1511 (Clardy) - Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for a veteran mentorship program for Black youth, and money appropriated.
HF1514 (Clardy) - Veterans resilience project funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1516 (Clardy) - Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for a grant to an organization to establish a Black veterans support program, and money appropriated.
HF3005 (Gottfried) - Metro Meals on Wheels funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3005 (Gottfried) - Metro Meals on Wheels funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3005 (Gottfried) - Metro Meals on Wheels funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3005 (Gottfried) - Metro Meals on Wheels funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3005 (Gottfried) - Metro Meals on Wheels funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
Vets Meals on Wheels Draft.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1511-0.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1514-0.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1516-0.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1516 House Research Summary.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1514 House Research Summary.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1511 House Research Summary.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1845 House Research Summary.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF1845-0.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF0982-1.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF2773-0.pdf (3/31/2025)
HF2773 A1.pdf (4/1/2025)
HF982 DE2.pdf (4/1/2025)
HF3005-0.pdf (4/1/2025)
H1845A4-11236213836224196550.pdf (4/1/2025)
Vets Agenda April 2 2025.pdf (4/1/2025)
HF 1845 DE1 Amendment - Task Force (002).pdf (4/1/2025)
HF1845 Letters - Support.pdf (4/1/2025)
HF1845 Letters - Oppose.pdf (4/1/2025)
HF3005 Letters - Support.pdf (4/1/2025)

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

3/26/2025
Audio Available: Download Mp3
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 1042 (Moller) – Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit authority amended to investigate offenses that occur on state-owned military installations.

4. HF 2338 (Olson) – Military affairs; pay and allowances modified, and pension offset stipends established.

5. HF 2410 (Bliss) – Continued education benefits provided to surviving spouses who remarry.

6. HF 2444 (Bliss and Xiong) – Governor’s budget and policy recommendations for the Departments of Military Affairs and Veterans Affairs.

Note: No action will be taken on this bill. The Departments of Military Affairs and Veterans Affairs will give the Division a presentation of the Governor’s recommendations contained in HF 2444.

7. Adjourn


Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.


Bills Added:
HF1042 (Moller) - Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit authority amended to investigate offenses that occur on state-owned military installations.
HF2338 (Olson) - Military affairs; pay and allowances modified, and pension offset stipends established.
HF2410 (Bliss) - Continued education benefits provided to surviving spouses who remarry.
HF2444 (Bliss) - Veterans and military affairs finance bill.
Attachments:
HF 2410 A1 Amendment.pdf (3/25/2025)
HF 2410-0 Completed Fiscal Note.pdf (3/25/2025)
HF 1042-1UE Completed Fiscal Note.pdf (3/25/2025)
HF 2338-0 Completed Fiscal Note.pdf (3/25/2025)
Military Affairs Budget Presentation.pdf (3/25/2025)
MDVA Budget Presentation.pdf (3/25/2025)
HF 2444 Food Insecurity Commanders Task Force Testimony.pdf (3/25/2025)

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

3/19/2025
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HF1855 (Greenman) Veterans benefit services federal accreditation required, service providers guarantees of benefits prohibited, and remedies and civil penalties provided.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
• TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Veterans and Military Affairs Division webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
o To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
o For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
o If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form.

Bills Added:
HF1855 (Greenman) - Veterans benefit services federal accreditation required, service providers guarantees of benefits prohibited, and remedies and civil penalties provided.
Attachments:
HF1855-0.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF1855 House Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2025)
vets minutes 3.12.2025.pdf (3/18/2025)
Vets Agenda March 19 2025.pdf (3/18/2025)
HF1855 Letters - Support.pdf (3/18/2025)
HF1855 Letters - Oppose.pdf (3/18/2025)

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

3/12/2025
Audio Available: Download Mp3
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 1778 (Johnson, W.) Reports on grants issued by the commissioner of veterans affairs required.

4. HF 1225 (Skraba) All-terrain vehicle registration fee eliminated for veterans with a total service-connected disability.

5. HF 1997 (Warwas) Fishing with Vets grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

6. HF 840 (Bliss) State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.

7. Adjourn

Removed from the agenda: HF 1845 (Cha) Veterans definition expanded to include units operating from Laos and or naturalized under the federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF1778 (Johnson) - Reports on grants issued by the commissioner of veterans affairs required.
HF1225 (Skraba) - All-terrain vehicle registration fee eliminated for veterans with a total service-connected disability.
HF1997 (Warwas) - Fishing with Vets grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF840 (Bliss) - State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.
Attachments:
HF 1225 ATV-MN support letter.pdf (3/11/2025)
HF 1997 Fishing with Vets fact sheet.pdf (3/11/2025)
HF 840-0 Completed Fiscal Note.pdf (3/11/2025)
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