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The Legislative Department provides frequent updates regarding the status of current Veteran related legislation.
2024 Veterans Legislation Session Summary
News updates and press releases from Minnesota Congressional Members, in addition to contact information can be found in our Congressional Corner.
2/13/2023 12:00:00 PM
After four Veterans related bills were heard last week, 12 were given hearings throughout the legislature this week. More legislation will be heard over the next few weeks until we reach committee deadlines that will reduce the number of viable bills.
The bulk of bills heard last week were taken up in the House Veterans and Military Affairs committee on Monday. In total, the following seven bills were heard:
The House Labor and Industry committee heard HF284, the Helmets to Hard hats appropriation bill authored by Rep. Matt Norris (Blaine). The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in an omnibus finance bill.
The Senate State and Local Government and Veterans committee heard four Veterans related bills.
Each year legislative leadership establishes committee deadlines rather than cutting off when bills can be introduced. They are used to filter bills that won’t continue if they don’t meet criteria established by each deadline. The deadlines are as follows:
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