HF 4134

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/22/2024 02:55pm

A bill for an act
relating to drivers' licenses; amending eligibility for a veteran designation on
drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards and burial in state veterans
cemeteries; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
197.236, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.07,
subdivision 15.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended
to read:

Subd. 15.

Veteran designation.

(a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment
of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation of:

(1) Veteran; or

(2) Veteran 100% T&P.

(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this
subdivision, the applicant must:

(1) be one of the following:

(i) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; or

(ii) a retired new text begin or honorably discharged new text end member of the National Guard or a reserve
component of the United States armed forces;

(2) provide a certified copy of the applicant's discharge papers that confirms an honorable
or general discharge under honorable conditions status, or a military retiree identification
card, veteran identification card, or veteran health identification card; and

(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause (2),
provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected
disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and
applies to applications submitted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 197.236, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Eligibility.

Cemeteries must be operated solely for the burial of service members
who die on active duty, eligible veterans, deleted text begin and deleted text end their spouses and dependent children, as
defined in United States Code, title 38, section 101, paragraph (2) new text begin , and honorably discharged
members of the National Guard new text end .

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... in the fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of veterans affairs for purposes of Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 197.236, subdivision
8.
new text end