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House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, April 15 2026 - Archive Video
01:38 - HF4588 (Myers) Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.
27:02 - HF3685 (Olson) High school diploma established for armed forces veterans.
38:28 - HF4577 (Rymer) Psilocybin therapeutic use program established; protections for registered patients, registered suppliers, registered facilitators, and health care practitioners established; civil actions authorized; advisory committee established; and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, March 25 2026 - Archive Video
01:38 - HF4615 (Olson) Amount of pay for commissioned officers and enlisted members engaged in state active service modified.
05:45 - HF3532 (Olson) Eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries modified.
11:17 - HF4492 (Bliss) Commanders Task Force established.
21:41 - HF4171 (Rehrauer) Imposition of certain fees for residential improvements necessary to accommodate the disability of a veteran prohibited.
32:51 - Veterans Day on the Hill April 23, 2026.
Runs 37 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, March 11 2026 - Archive Video
01:55 - HF3727 (Olson) Market value exclusion modified for Veterans with a disability by increasing exclusion amount for totally and permanently disabled veterans.
22:20 - HF3684 (Bliss) Standards for use of competitive grants issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs established, and report required.
28:21 - HF3467 (Rehrauer) Commissioner of Veterans Affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.
31:28 - Department of Veterans Affairs presentation: Veteran Suicide Prevention Plan.
Runs 52 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, March 4 2026 - Archive Video
01:02 - Meals on Wheels presentation.
11:49 - HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.
57:09 - HF3467 (Rehrauer) Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.
1:17:02 - HF3741 (Hill) Educational assistance for veterans' children and spouses modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Archive Video
02:31 - HF3540 (Bliss) Protection for veterans provided in the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
17:12 - HF3522 (Duran) Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to close veterans homes under certain circumstances.
23:14 - HF3544 (Repinski) Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and assistance program for veterans discontinued.
31:30 - Commanders Task Force presentation.
Runs 42 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, February 18 2026 - Archive Video
07:11 - Special Guerilla Unit task force recommendations overview.
-- Department of Veterans Affairs.
30:03 - Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum update.
Runs 48 minutes.
Conference Committee on SF1959
Friday, May 16 2025 - Archive Video
00:30 - SF1959 (Bliss/Putnam) Veterans and military affairs policy and finance bill.
00:47 -- Walkthrough of budget spreadsheet and policy provisions.
16:27 -- Testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 2 minutes.
Conference Committee on SF1959
Thursday, May 8 2025 - Archive Video
02:36 - SF1959 (Bliss/Putnam) Veterans and military affairs policy and finance bill.
03:12 -- Walkthrough of spreadsheet.
08:27 -- Walkthrough of side-by-side.
The Committee recessed.
Runs 17 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, April 9 2025 - Archive Video
02:37 - HF2444 (Bliss) Veterans and military affairs finance bill.
Runs 50 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, April 2 2025 - Archive Video
01:06 - HF3005 (Gottfried) Metro Meals on Wheels funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
12:53 - HF2773 (Clardy) Lutheran Social Services CORE program funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
17:22 - HF982 (Clardy) Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans.
23:33 - HF1845 (Cha) Veterans definition expanded to include units operating from Laos and or naturalized under the federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act.
1:00:09 - HF1511 (Clardy) Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for a veteran mentorship program for Black youth, and money appropriated.
1:12:59 - HF1514 (Clardy) Veterans resilience project funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:32:54 - HF1516 (Clardy) Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for a grant to an organization to establish a Black veterans support program, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, March 26 2025 - Archive Video
01:34 - HF1042 (Moller) Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit authority amended to investigate offenses that occur on state-owned military installations.
06:34 - HF2444 (Bliss) 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.
45:13 - HF2338 (Olson) Military affairs; pay and allowances modified, and pension offset stipends established.
52:12 - HF2410 (Bliss) Continued education benefits provided to surviving spouses who remarry.
Runs 58 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, March 19 2025 - Archive Video
00:49 - HF1855 (Greenman) Veterans benefit services federal accreditation required, service providers guarantees of benefits prohibited, and remedies and civil penalties provided.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, March 12 2025 - Archive Video
02:41 - HF1778 (Johnson, W.) Reports on grants issued by the commissioner of veterans affairs required.
06:40 - HF1997 (Warwas) Fishing with Vets grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
24:36 - HF1225 (Skraba) All-terrain vehicle registration fee eliminated for veterans with a total service-connected disability.
28:36 - HF840 (Bliss) State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.
Runs 39 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, March 5 2025 - Archive Video
01:32 - HF1662 (Rehrauer) Human services data and veterans data provisions modified.
07:01 - HF1443 (Olson) Maximum bonded indebtedness allowed for the State Armory Building Commission increased.
16:55 - HF1350 (Feist) Veterans service office grant program modified, and money appropriated.
25:20 - HF1445 (Bliss) Veterans burial provisions modified.
Runs 29 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, February 26 2025 - Archive Video
02:30 - HF26 (Roach) Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules during an emergency repealed, citizen rights protected, and technical corrections made.
22:47 - HF648 (Skraba) Veterans on the Lake grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
38:40 - Veterans on the Lake appropriation request informational hearing.
45:58 - HF532 (Bliss) Veteran retreats funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:07:16 - HF492 (Hill) Currently serving military personnel and veterans provided funding for mental health services and outdoor activities, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, February 19 2025 - Archive Video
01:13 - HF753 (Robbins) Licensed veterans organizations authorized to use gross profits from lawful gambling for repair, maintenance, or improvement of real property.
08:53 - HF733 (Olson) Electronic gambling devices and games restrictions removed.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Wednesday, February 12 2025 - Archive Video
01:12 - Introductions.
06:38 - Committee rules.
07:05 - Department of Military Affairs overview.
39:10 - HF194 (Knudsen) Veterans with a disability homestead exclusion increase provision.
55:44 - HF195 (Bennett) Property tax exemption establishment for certain property owned and operated by a congressionally chartered veterans service organization.
1:12:16 - Department of Veterans Affairs overview.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.