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House committee advances bill letting local governments accept gifts for line‑of‑duty memorials
Summary
The House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 19 advanced House File 124 to the Elections and Government Operations Committee after lawmakers adopted an amendment that would allow political subdivisions to accept and distribute gifts and to fundraise for funeral or memorial expenses following a line‑of‑duty death.
The Minnesota House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 19 voted to refer House File 124, as amended, to the Elections and Government Operations Committee. The bill would authorize political subdivisions to accept gifts intended for public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty and to establish local policies for receiving and distributing those gifts.
Representative Peggy Berg, the bill’s author, described the amendment adopted by the committee. “The A‑one amendment adds a section to the underlying bill authorizing a political subdivision to receive a gift on behalf of 1 or more public safety…
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