Bill > HF3939

This bill appropriates $200,000 from the general fund to the commissioner of health for the fiscal year 2027, to be given as a grant to Helping Paws, Inc., a non-profit organization. This funding is intended to support Helping Paws in breeding, training, and placing service or facility dogs with specific groups of individuals, including those with physical disabilities, veterans and first responders experiencing service-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and professionals working in courthouse, educational, and mental health settings. The bill also allows the commissioner of health to accept private donations to further supplement this state funding, with any such donations to be deposited in a dedicated account within the special revenue fund and used for the same purposes, with the account set to expire on July 1, 2028. This appropriation is described as a one-time honorarium in memory of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3939/