Minnesota Session Laws 2012 to 2026 Index (topics)
VETERANS
All Veterans Memorial, Minn. Law 2014 c 295 s 8
American Allies Day, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 10 art 6 s 3
Appointments to multimember agencies, Minn. Law 2018 c 137 s 1 to 2018 c 137 s 4
Assistance Council for Veterans, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2022 c 54 art 1 s 3, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Behavior and mental health services, unmet needs, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 13 s 9, 62
Benefits
Child support obligations, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 27
Forfeiture of, Veterans Affairs Department (U.S.) determination, Minn. Law 2026 c 50 s 2
Pension, bonus or compensation, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 2 s 4
Poster, Minn. Law 2023 c 53 art 1 s 12, 2
Secret War in Laos veterans
Definitions, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 7
Determination, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 9
Eligibility, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 8
Special consideration, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 10
Secret War in Laos veterans, eligibility, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 2 s 9
Benefits, pension, income tax subtraction, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 13 s 57
Benefits, pension, medical assistance, Minn. Law 2020 c 115 art 3 s 24
Benefits, prohibition on assignment, Minn. Law 2018 c 174
Benefits, veterans benefits services, disclosure, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 5
Big Island Veterans Camp, Minn. Law 2015 c 77 art 3 s 5, 9
Birth and death records, copies, issuance, Minn. Law 2024 c 100 s 16
Birth and death records, deceased military personnel, list of, repealed, Minn. Law 2026 c 50 s 3
Bonuses, veterans bonus program, Minn. Law 2022 c 54 art 2 s 5 to 2022 c 54 art 2 s 9
Building Strong Communities apprenticeship program, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 2
Building Strong Communities, Inc., Minn. Law 2023 c 53 art 20 s 2
Cannabis businesses, licenses, selection criteria, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 1 s 18
Cannabis businesses, licenses, social equity eligibility, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 71
Cemeteries, Minn. Law 2018 c 214 art 2 s 23, 2021 1Sp c 9 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Eligibility for burial in, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 5
Honor guards for, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 4
Veterans Affairs Department, duties, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 6
Cemeteries, new sites, planning, Minn. Law 2024 c 100 s 22
Cemetery, Fillmore County, Minn. Law 2013 c 142 art 1 s 35
Children
Grants to, legislatively directed competitive and direct grants, requirements, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 3
Veterans cemeteries, eligibility for burial in, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 5
Claims and Outreach Office, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Combat-wounded veterans, special license plates, Minn. Law 2014 c 280 s 3
Community wealth-building grant pilot project, Minn. Law 2023 c 53 art 15 s 33, 2024 c 120 art 9 s 5
Counseling and case management outreach referral and education (CORE) Program, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
County veterans services officers, Minn. Law 2012 c 292 art 4 s 18
COVID-19 response assistance, Minn. Law 2020 c 71 art 1 s 3
Definitions
Camp Bliss grant program, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 2 s 9
Veterans bonus program, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 2 s 1
Definitions, Environmental Hazards Information and Assistance Act, repealed, Minn. Law 2026 c 50 s 3
Definitions, medical cannabis, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 14
Definitions, Minnesota emerging entrepreneur program, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 7 s 31
Definitions, veterans bonus program, Minn. Law 2022 c 54 art 2 s 5
Department, see VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Disabled veterans, see DISABLED VETERANS
Disabled veterans, drivers' licenses, disability designation, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 24 to 2014 c 290 s 26, 44, 56, 57
Disabled Veterans Rest Camp, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 2
Discharge certificates, release to veterans service agencies, Minn. Law 2015 c 66
Discrimination against, state employment, waiver of immunity, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 1
Dislocated worker program, definitions, Minn. Law 2024 c 120 art 4 s 1
Domestic abuse prevention program, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 12
Drivers licenses, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 4 s 10, 2023 c 68 art 4 s 59, 2024 c 104 art 1 s 66, 2026 c 96 s 1
Education and training
High school diplomas, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans, Minn. Law 2026 c 125 art 2 s 1
Survivors and veterans, educational assistance, Minn. Law 2026 c 49 s 1 to 2026 c 49 s 6
Education and training, Argosy University closure, Minn. Law 2019 c 34
Education and training Minnesota GI bill program, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 6 to 2017 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 10, 2018 c 156 s 1 to 2018 c 156 s 4, 2021 1Sp c 12 art 3 s 5 to 2021 1Sp c 12 art 3 s 8
Educational assistance, eligible schools, Minn. Law 2015 c 69 art 2 s 44
Emergency service in any state, employment reinstatement, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 4
Employment
Disabled veterans, see DISABLED VETERANS
Emergency service in any state, employment reinstatement, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 4
Employment preference, see VETERANS PREFERENCE
State employees
Discrimination lawsuits, waiver of immunity, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 1
Leaves of absence, injury or disease incurred on active duty, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 3
Recruitment, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 2
Every Third Saturday, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 4, 2025 1Sp c 11 s 2
Fisher House, Minn. Law 2022 c 54 art 1 s 3
Fishing licenses, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 50
Food insecurity, nonmonetary support, Minn. Law 2026 c 52 s 1
Funerals, honor guards, Minn. Law 2012 c 149, 2012 c 242, 2012 c 292 art 4 s 18
Funerals, honor guards for, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 4
Gold Star and Blue Star families memorial plaque, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 2 s 14
Gold Star Program, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Gopher Gunners Memorial Bridge, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 3 s 13
Grants to, county veterans service office grants, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37
Grants to, legislatively directed competitive and direct grants, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 3
Guardians for, Veterans Affairs Department program, repeal, Minn. Law 2015 c 16
Health care, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2024 c 100 s 24, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Health care, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 10 art 1 s 37
Helmets to Hard Hats, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 10 art 1 s 3, 2023 c 53 art 19 s 2, 2025 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 2
Higher Education Veterans Assistance, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Hire a Veteran Month, change of month, Minn. Law 2015 c 40
Hmong Special Guerrilla Units, Minn. Law 2023 c 40 art 4 s 2
Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Remembrance Day, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 10 art 2 s 6
Homeless and displaced veterans, nonmonetary support, Minn. Law 2026 c 52 s 1
Homelessness initiatives, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2022 c 54 art 1 s 3, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 4, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Honor and Remember Flag, Minn. Law 2015 c 77 art 3 s 7
Honor Guards, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Housing needs assessment, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 4 s 2
Housing, veterans journey home program, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 38
Hunting licenses, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 50
Indian veterans, memorial plaque on Capitol grounds, Minn. Law 2013 c 22
Interim housing study, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 13 s 9, 63
Korean War veterans, high school diplomas, Minn. Law 2026 c 125 art 2 s 1
Laos, Secret War in Laos veterans, benefits
Definitions, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 7
Determination, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 9
Eligibility, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 8
Special consideration, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 10
Laos, Secret War in Laos veterans, benefits, eligibility, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 2 s 9
License plates, Minn. Law 2013 c 127 s 16
Licenses, occupational and professional, expedited and temporary licenses
Cosmetologists, Minn. Law 2026 c 119 art 4 s 9, 12, 13
Estheticians, Minn. Law 2026 c 119 art 4 s 13
Eyelash technicians, Minn. Law 2026 c 119 art 4 s 13
Hair technicians, Minn. Law 2026 c 119 art 4 s 13
Nail technicians, Minn. Law 2026 c 119 art 4 s 13
Licenses, real estate brokers, Minn. Law 2016 c 90
LinkVet Call Center, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3
Medals, service medals, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 2 s 2
Medical cannabis patient registry program, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 19, 103
Medical cannabis patient registry program, application procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 1 s 53
Memorial, capital improvement projects, Minn. Law 2020 5Sp c 3 art 1 s 19
Memorials, capital improvement projects, Minn. Law 2023 c 71 art 1 s 14, 2023 c 72 art 2 s 9
Military experience, peace officer reciprocity examinations, Minn. Law 2013 c 142 art 4 s 11
Military service credit (income taxes)
Generally, Minn. Law 2023 c 64 art 1 s 38
Revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2023 c 25 s 157
Military service pensions, income tax deduction, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 1 art 17 s 1
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, grant, Minn. Law 2012 c 292 art 4 s 18
Minnesota GI Bill, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Minnesota GI bill program, surviving spouses and children, Minn. Law 2013 c 142 art 4 s 7, 8
Minnesota Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial, Minn. Law 2014 c 294 art 1 s 12
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3
Nonmonetary support
Food insecurity, Minn. Law 2026 c 52 s 1
Homeless and displaced veterans, Minn. Law 2026 c 52 s 1
Suicide prevention, Minn. Law 2026 c 52 s 1
Observances, Atomic Veterans Day, Minn. Law 2018 c 138
Paramedic apprenticeship program, Minn. Law 2013 c 142 art 1 s 35
Peace officer licenses, relevant military experience, Minn. Law 2014 c 268
Postsecondary schools, and PSEO enrollments, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 15 s 3
POW and MIA Remembrance Day, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 10 art 6 s 1
Preference, see VETERANS PREFERENCE
Professional licenses, expedited and temporary licensing, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 4 s 2, 9 to 23
Programs relating to, Minn. Law 2025 c 36 art 4 s 8
Purple heart recipients, reserved parking, Minn. Law 2018 c 139
Real property owned by, classification, property taxes, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 6 art 4 s 38
Recently Separated Veterans Programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Resident tuition, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 1 s 6
Resident veterans, defined, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 2 s 1
Returning veterans, crisis de-escalation techniques, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 5 s 5
Returning veterans in crisis, appropriations, Minn. Law 2013 c 86 art 1 s 12
Secret War in Laos veterans, benefits
Definitions, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 7
Determination, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 9
Eligibility, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 8
Special consideration, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 10
Service member, data, classification and disclosure, Minn. Law 2024 c 100 s 2
Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans grants, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 20 s 3
Special Guerrilla Units museum, capital improvement projects, Minn. Law 2023 c 71 art 1 s 14
Spouses
Educational assistance, Minn. Law 2026 c 49 s 6
Grants to, legislatively directed competitive and direct grants, requirements, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 3
Veterans cemeteries, eligibility for burial in, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 5
Spouses, educational assistance, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 3 s 5 to 2021 1Sp c 12 art 3 s 8, 2025 c 30 art 2 s 12
Stable housing initiative, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 3 s 4
State employees
Discrimination lawsuits, waiver of immunity, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 1
Leaves of absence, injury or disease incurred on active duty, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 3
Recruitment, Minn. Law 2012 c 192 s 2
State soldiers assistance, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Stearns County, veterans' housing, Minn. Law 2015 c 71 art 14 s 2
Stillwater Veterans Memorial, capital investment projects, Minn. Law 2026 c 129 art 1 s 11
Students, recognition of status, Minn. Law 2013 c 99 art 2 s 21 to 2013 c 99 art 2 s 23
Suicide prevention, nonmonetary support, Minn. Law 2026 c 52 s 1
"Support Our Troops" account, use for veterans, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 1, 2
Surviving spouses, educational assistance, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 2 s 11
Surviving spouses, grants to, legislatively directed competitive and direct grants, requirements, Minn. Law 2026 c 96 s 3
Surviving spouses, real property owned by, classification, property taxes, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 13, 2019 1Sp c 6 art 4 s 16, 2020 5Sp c 3 art 8 s 3, 2023 c 64 art 3 s 19
Surviving spouses, veterans preference, private employers, Minn. Law 2012 c 186
Survivors and veterans, educational assistance, Minn. Law 2026 c 49 s 1 to 2026 c 49 s 6
Technical assistance, veterans service officers, grant program, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 2 s 10
University of Minnesota Extension/4-H and Veterans Services offices renovation, capital investment projects, Minn. Law 2026 c 130 art 1 s 23
Veteran-owned small businesses, Minn. Law 2015 c 75 art 2 s 10, 11, 2015 c 77 art 2 s 14
Counties, contract preferences, Minn. Law 2012 c 254 art 2
Eligibility for, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 2 s 80
Requirements for, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 2 s 78
Transportation Department subcontracting requirements, Minn. Law 2012 c 254 art 1, 2012 c 254 art 2
Veteran-owned small businesses, grants to, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 1 s 4
Veteran-owned small businesses, local government contracts, Minn. Law 2013 c 142 art 4 s 10
Veteran-owned small businesses, Metropolitan Council contracts, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 95
Veteran-owned small businesses, state contracts, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 4 s 7, 8
Veteran-owned small businesses, Transportation Department contracts, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 3 art 3 s 26, 2024 c 104 art 1 s 10
Veteran suicide prevention programs, Minn. Law 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Veterans benefits services, disclosure, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 5
Veterans bonus program, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2023 c 38 art 2 s 1 to 2023 c 38 art 2 s 3
Veterans Campground, wastewater system upgrades, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3
Veterans Defense Project grants, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 26
Veterans homes, see VETERANS HOMES
Veterans Memorial Highway, Minn. Law 2012 c 287 art 4 s 6
Veterans memorial, Ottertail, capital investment projects, Minn. Law 2026 c 129 art 1 s 11
Veterans memorials, Minn. Law 2017 c 91 art 4 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 2 art 4 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 2, 2023 c 40 art 4 s 2, 2024 c 106 art 4 s 2
Veterans on the Lake, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 4
Veterans Preference Act, hearings, Minn. Law 2015 c 77 art 3 s 6
Veterans resilience project, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2023 c 38 art 2 s 7
Veterans Rest Camp, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 2 art 4 s 2, 2017 c 91 art 4 s 2
Veterans service bonuses, Minn. Law 2022 c 54 art 1 s 3
Veterans service office grant program, Minn. Law 2013 c 142 art 4 s 2 to 2013 c 142 art 4 s 6, 12
Veterans service officers, Minn. Law 2013 c 142 art 4 s 2, 3
Veterans service officers, data, classification, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 6 art 4 s 4, 14
Veterans service officers, grant program, Minn. Law 2022 c 54 art 2 s 2, 3, 2025 c 30 art 2 s 10
Veterans service organizations, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 1 s 37, 2022 c 54 art 1 s 3, 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 3
Veterans Suicide Awareness Day, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 10 art 6 s 2
Veterans-to-agriculture pilot program, Minn. Law 2015 c 69 art 1 s 4, 2017 c 89 art 1 s 3
Veterans treatment court program, Minn. Law 2023 c 19 s 1, 2
Veterans treatment court program, pretrial diversion programs, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 3 s 13
Veterans' Voices, Minn. Law 2014 c 267, 2014 c 312 art 4 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 2 art 4 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 2
Veterans' Voices program, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 13 s 2, 6
Vietnam veterans, high school diplomas, Minn. Law 2026 c 125 art 2 s 1
Vietnam War anniversary, Minn. Law 2023 c 40 art 4 s 2, 2024 c 106 art 4 s 2
War memorials, see WAR MEMORIALS
"Woman veteran" license plates, Minn. Law 2014 c 207
World War I plaque, Minn. Law 2019 c 32