1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; waiving certain application fees for persons serving in 
1.3 	active service or retired from active service;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [197.792] RENTAL APPLICATION FEES WAIVED.
1.7 	Notwithstanding any other provision of Minnesota Statutes, it is prohibited for any 
1.8 	person, business, organization, public or private agency, or their designees to charge, 
1.9 	assess, or levy a fee for a rental application of any type by a person who is serving in 
1.10 	active service in any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, or by a person who 
1.11 	has been discharged from and is receiving military retirement pay from the United States 
1.12 	government for having provided active service.
1.13 	To be eligible for the benefit described in this section, a person must have served 
1.14 	honorably, as shown by an other than dishonorable discharge.
1.15 	"Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivisions 5b and 5c.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to 
1.17 	applications initiated on or after that date.