** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Veteran Affairs & Border Security 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 

PLACE:         2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.) 
CHAIR:         Senator Donna Campbell 

The committee will consider the following bills:

HB 548         Frank | et al.           SP: Blanco
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers to practice in underserved areas.

HB 911         Patterson | et al.       SP: Blanco
Relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and personal identification certificates to veterans.

HB 912         Cortez                  SP: Menéndez
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal.

HB 1062        Bell, Cecil | et al.     SP: Taylor
Relating to the eligibility of certain 17-year-old persons to serve as members of the Texas State Guard.

HB 1802        Dominguez | et al.       SP: Campbell
Relating to a study on the use of alternative therapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

HB 2903        Raymond | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to an instruction guide for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders.

HCR 25         Krause | et al.          SP: Powell
Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

HCR 51         Morales, Christina | et al.   SP: Alvarado
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.

HCR 71         Lopez | et al.           SP: Blanco
Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor.

SCR 50         Campbell | et al.       
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Private Marcelino Serna and to U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores.

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the Senate Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committee will strictly follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 1802

Bills added after last posting:

HB 1802

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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