Office of the Revisor of Statutes
HF 193
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/10/2025 03:09 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to veterans; requiring the commissioner of veterans affairs to provide
grave markers for veterans; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 197.23, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Authorization.
The commissioner of veterans affairs deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin shallnew text end provide,
deleted text begin within available funds anddeleted text end upon request of a county veterans service officer or any
congressionally chartered veterans organization, an appropriate marker for the grave of any
veteran as defined under section 197.447. Any marker provided must be used for memorial
purposes to permanently mark the grave of a veteran buried within the limits of the state.
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for the purposes of providing grave markers
under Minnesota Statutes, section 197.23, subdivision 1. This is an ongoing appropriation.
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