Committee advances MDVA housekeeping bill with title changes, eligibility updates and repeals

Feb 25, 2026

House File 35 44, a Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs housekeeping and federal-conformity bill that reclassifies a leadership title, aligns state benefit eligibility with federal forfeiture rules and repeals outdated statutes, was re‑referred by the division after MDVA testimony about implementation and scale.

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Representative Rupinski introduced House File 35 44, a housekeeping and federal-conformity bill that updates multiple MDVA statutory provisions. The author said the bill modernizes leadership titles and ensures benefits and program eligibility align with federal forfeiture determinations under U.S. Code Title 38, chapter 61.

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