SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Veteran Affairs & Military Installations 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM or upon adjournment
Thursday, May 16, 2013 

PLACE:        Senator Van de Putte's Desk 
CHAIR:        Senator Leticia Van de Putte 

24 hour posting rule suspended

Pending:

HB 633        Farias | et al.         SP: Davis
Relating to a voluntary contribution to the fund for veterans' assistance when applying for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

HB 1123       Herrero                 SP: Rodríguez
Relating to discount programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.

HB 1960       Cortez | et al.         SP: Campbell
Relating to reciprocity for emergency medical services personnel certification for certain United States military personnel.

HB 1678       Frullo | et al.         SP: Duncan
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for surviving spouses of disabled veterans of the United States armed forces; authorizing a fee.

HB 2028       Turner, Chris | et al.  SP: Davis
Relating to the eligibility requirements for plumbing licenses issued to applicants with military service.

HB 2029       Turner, Chris | et al.  SP: Davis
Relating to the eligibility requirements for electrician licenses issued to applicants with military service.

HB 2135       Cortez                  SP: Rodríguez
Relating to waivers and grants of credit for the requirements to obtain certain private security licenses to individuals who hold security credentials from the United States armed forces.

HB 2562       Farias                  SP: Van de Putte
Relating to an annual report on the Public Assistance Reporting Information System.

HB 3066       Menéndez                SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the qualification of an area inside a base defense authority as an enterprise zone.

HB 3067       Menéndez                SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the composition of an administrative authority for a defense economic readjustment zone.

HB 3077       Miller, Rick | et al.   SP: Hinojosa
Relating to display of the Honor and Remember flag.

HB 2924       Sheets | et al.         SP: Davis
Relating to military leave time accounts for police and fire departments.

HJR 62        Turner, Chris | et al.  SP: Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.

Contact the Committee at:  (512) 463-2211.