Bill > SF4771

This bill appropriates $200,000 from the state's general fund to the commissioner of health for a one-time grant to Helping Paws, Inc., a non-profit organization, to support their work in breeding, training, and placing service or facility dogs. These dogs are intended to assist individuals 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 appropriation is specifically designated as a "onetime honorarium appropriation" in memory of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. Additionally, the bill allows the commissioner of health to accept private donations to further supplement this funding, with any accepted donations to be deposited in a dedicated special revenue fund and appropriated for the same purposes, with the account expiring on July 1, 2028.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/4771/