HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM, Monday, April 7, 2025 

PLACE:       E1.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Philip Cortez 

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

HCR 7          Tepper                                                
Designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HB 1557        Moody | et al.                                         
Relating to waiver programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.

HB 1608        Garcia, Josey                                         
Relating to the adoption of a veterans' land bank program by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.

HB 2061        Holt                                                  
Relating to the designation of the State Highway 242 bridge intersecting State Hwy 59 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge.

HB 2201        McQueeney                                             
Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates.

HB 2210        Bumgarner                                             
Relating to inclusion of the United States Space Force in United States military and veteran statutory definitions.

HB 2426        Garcia, Josey                                         
Relating to an assessment on the use of surplus government property to provide housing to homeless veterans.

HB 2754        Garcia, Josey                                         
Relating to a pilot program awarding grants for the provision of personalized treatment protocols for homeless veterans diagnosed with substance use disorders.

HJR 165        Bumgarner                                             
Proposing a constitutional amendment to include the United States Space Force in references to military service in the state constitution.

HB 2513        Tepper                                                
Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service.

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:

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