Loading chat...

MN HF3939

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robert Bierman

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the Commissioner of Health for a grant to Helping Paws, Inc.

  • Funds breeding, training, and placement of service or facility dogs for individuals with physical disabilities, veterans and first responders with service-related PTSD, and professionals in courthouse, educational, and mental health settings

  • Designated as a onetime honorarium appropriation in memory of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman

  • Authorizes the Commissioner of Health to accept private donations to supplement the state appropriation, deposited into a dedicated special revenue fund account

  • The dedicated account for private donations expires on July 1, 2028

Legislative Description

Helping Paws grant funding provided to breed, train, and place service dogs; and money appropriated.

Last Action

Author added Johnson, P.

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Health Finance & Policy3/5/2026

Full Bill Text

No bill text available