This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for burial in state veterans cemeteries in Minnesota by amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 197.236. The amendments specify that cemeteries must be operated solely for the burial of dependent children, as defined in federal law, and honorably discharged members of the National Guard or other reserve components, along with their spouses and dependent children.

Additionally, the bill establishes a fee schedule for the interment of these honorably discharged members and their dependent children, which may be adjusted periodically to reflect actual interment costs, excluding the plot value. It also allows the commissioner of veterans affairs to waive or reduce burial fees for indigent eligible persons, while ensuring that no fees are charged for the burial of service members who die on active duty or eligible veterans as defined in federal law.