HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 

PLACE:       E1.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Philip Cortez 

 

 

The chair may limit testimony to two (2) minutes per witness.

 

 

HB 1023        Wilson                                                
Relating to the design and issuance of specialty license plates to honor members of the military and for recipients of certain military awards.

HB 2537        Leach                                                 
Relating to the provision of claims assistance services to veterans.

HB 3302        Hefner                                                
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 852 in Upshur County as the Petty Officer Billy Machen Bridge.

HB 3324        Hefner                                                
Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 3535 in Camp County as the Camp County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.

HB 3644        Romero                                                
Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.

HB 3722        Hefner                                                
Relating to the protection of certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

HB 3815        Orr                                                   
Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers.

HB 4053        Hefner                                                
Relating to the location of and the amount of certain revenue that may be used for state veterans cemeteries.

HB 4789        Hefner                                                
Relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to provide information to certain members of the United States armed forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c309

 

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

 

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