HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Defense & Veterans' Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Thursday, March 23, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.026 
CHAIR:        Rep. Terry M. Wilson 

 

The Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs will meet to discuss pending business and the following bills:

 

HB 1928        Guillen                                   
Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty.

HB 2083        Landgraf                                  
Relating to the designation of a portion of Business Interstate Highway 20-E in Ector County as the Mac Wilson and Rex Young Medal of Honor Highway.

HB 2921        Paul                                      
Relating to the issuance of Antarctica Service Medal specialty license plates.

HB 3106        Hefner                                    
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 49 in Titus County as the Titus County WWI Veterans Memorial Highway.

HB 3108        Hefner                                    
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2348 in Titus County as the Army Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig Memorial Bridge.

HB 1633        Ortega                                    
Relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.

HB 282         Swanson                                   
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of certain Texas military awards.

HB 1516        Wilson                                    
Relating to the use of unmanned aircraft by the Texas military forces.

HCR 12         Lopez, Ray                                
Designating September 30 as Texas Veterans Suicide Prevention Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

HB 1871        Vasut                                     
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

HB 2248        Garcia                                    
Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

 

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

 

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

 

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: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c305

 

 

 

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