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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Defense & Veterans' Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral  if permission granted
Monday, April 8, 2019 

PLACE:       E1.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Dan Flynn 

The Committee will hear invited testimony on veteran drug treatment courts.

The Committee will also hear public testimony on the following bills:

HB 82          Minjarez | et al.       
Relating to designating May 8 as Military Spouse and Partner Appreciation Day.

HB 1018        Martinez               
Relating to eliminating a fee for the issuance of specialty license plates for disabled veterans.

HB 2643        Martinez               
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Combat Action Badge or Combat Infantryman Badge.

HB 2646        Gutierrez              
Relating to the adoption of a land bank program by the Veterans' Land Board.

HB 2885        Davis, Yvonne | et al.  
Relating to paid leave for public officers and employees engaged in certain military service.

HB 3343        Wilson                 
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor certain Purple Heart recipients; imposing a fee.

HB 3840        Capriglione            
Relating to the regulation of individuals or business entities that provide or train assistance animals for veterans; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4413        Buckley                
Relating to state occupational licensing of certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.

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