HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM, Monday, March 17, 2025 

PLACE:       E1.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Philip Cortez 

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes per witness.

The committee will hear public testimony regarding:

HB 39          Lopez, Ray | et al.                                    
Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

HB 227         Vasut | et al.                                         
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 930         Cain                                                  
Relating to certain requirements for activation of the Texas National Guard into active combat duty.

HB 1078        Turner                                                
Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

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=c309

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/

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.