HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Thursday, April 21, 2005

PLACE: Capitol Extension, E2.010

CHAIR: Rep. Frank Corte, Jr.

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The Committee will meet to hear the following bills:


HB 1123            Uresti / et al.
Relating to military discharge records that are recorded with or
otherwise in the possession of a governmental body.

HB 2144            Berman
Relating to veteran's employment preferences.

HB 2338            Corte
Relating to the punishments authorized under the Texas Code Of
Military Justice.

HB 2503            Uresti
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Veterans Commission.

HB 3105            Corte
Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee
exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.

HB 3302            Corte
Relating to the membership of the Texas Military Preparedness
Commission.

HB 3378            Pena
Relating to damages that may be awarded against an employer who
terminates or refuses to reemploy certain employees who are members
of the state military forces.

HB 3162            Noriega, Melissa
Relating to the temporary replacement of a member of a political
party's county executive committee who enters active military
service.

HJR 72            Geren
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
exempt the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled
veterans from ad valorem taxation.

HB 2483            Geren
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence
homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans.

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