** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations TIME & DATE: 1:30PM Or upon adjournment Wednesday, May 21, 2003 PLACE: Betty King Committee Room CHAIR: Senator Leticia Van de Putte ___________________________________________________________________________ HB 76 Wise / et al. SP: Van de Putte Relating to procedures adopted by a state entity to ensure an employment preference for veterans. HB 573 Hunter SP: Van de Putte Relating to the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor and other state military awards. HB 1173 Madden SP: Madla Relating to the use of a building on a federal military base or facility as a polling place in an election. HB 1223 Madden SP: Estes Relating to continuation of a residence homestead ad valorem tax exemption when the owner temporarily ceases occupying the homestead due to military service or other causes. HB 1749 Hupp SP: Fraser Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the Veterans' Land Board. HB 2251 Flores SP: Van de Putte Relating to allowing supplemental pay for members of the Texas National Guard who are called to active duty when active duty service imposes an economic hardship. HB 2400 Noriega SP: Gallegos Relating to military leave and military leave time accounts for certain municipal fire fighters and police officers. HB 3211 Heflin SP: Van de Putte Relating to certain veterans' assistance programs. HCR 27 Ellis SP: Ogden Conferring the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor on Colonel M. B. Etheredge. HCR 156 Noriega SP: Van de Putte Memorializing congress to enact the Citizenship For America's Troops Act to allow citizenship through service in the U.S. Armed Forces. HCR 161 Isett SP: Van de Putte Urging congress to change veterans' mortgage bonds to cover all veterans who have served on active duty. HJR 68 Hupp SP: Fraser Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to make certain payments on revenue bonds and to use assets in certain funds to provide for veterans homes. HJR 84 Uresti SP: Van de Putte Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the filling of a temporary vacancy in a public office created by the activation for military service of a public officer. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 2400