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Committee advances bill expanding state cemetery eligibility to certain Guard and Reserve members
Summary
House File 3532 would broaden eligibility for burial in Minnesota state cemeteries to service members who complete a contract with an honorable discharge or who die while serving. Sponsors said the change would recognize long service in Guard and Reserve units that did not meet the 181‑day active duty threshold.
Representative Olsen described House File 3532 as a fix to current statute that requires more than 181 consecutive days of active duty service to qualify for state cemetery burial. Olsen said many National Guard and Reserve members who served long careers never met the consecutive‑days threshold and should be eligible. "It'd be right for us as a state to say thank you for your service," a supporter said.
Committee members expressed broad support, and the motion to refer HF3532 to the general register was adopted by voice vote.
What happens next: HF3532 was placed on the general register for additional House action.
