Minnesota SF4771: Helping Paws to breed, train, and place service dogs appropriation

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to Helping Paws to breed, train, and place service dogs. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: General fund.] new text end new text begin [ veterans and first responders living with service-related post-traumatic stress disorder; and professionals in courthouse, educational, and mental health settings. This is a onetime honorarium appropriation in memory of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Private donations.

From the introduced text, March 23, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to Helping Paws to breed, train, and place service dogs. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: General fund.] new text end new text begin [ veterans and first responders living with service-related post-traumatic stress disorder; and professionals in courthouse, educational, and mental health settings. This is a onetime honorarium appropriation in memory of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Private donations.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: The commissioner of health may accept private donations to supplement the state money appropriated under subdivision 1. All money accepted by the commissioner under this subdivision must be deposited in a dedicated account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of this section. The account expires on July 1, 2028.] new text end

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Sponsors

• Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Amanda H. (D, 47) · primary sponsor
• Erin Murphy (D, SD-064)
• John Hoffman (D)