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• Last month on Veterans Day, I led 30 of Last month on Veterans Day, I led 30 of my<00:29:42.640><c> House
• War in Europe. I yield back.
• </c> war in Europe. I yield back. war in Europe. I yield back.
• </c> the war for young minds. the war for young minds.
• 12.478><c> picked</c> United States military veterans picked United States military veterans picked up

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• An act establishing September 22nd as Military Service Members' and Veterans' Suicide Awareness and Remembrance
• These are more than just words on a poster; they're a promise, kept in the mud, the heat, the cold, and
• , and want to make mention of a bit of them: led the effort to create the first Vietnam War Memorial
• leadership team of MassHousing, where they created hundreds of units across the Commonwealth for veterans
• close just by thanking the membership, this chamber, for all you all have done on behalf of our veterans

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Summary: The Senate took up several final-passage matters, first adopting emergency preambles for H. 3388, establishing September 22 as Military Service Members’ and Veterans’ Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, and H. 4249, relative to vital statistics. It then enacted three bills: S. 23, authorizing alternate members to the Swampscott Conservation Commission; H. 1024, allowing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to certain parcels in Sharon; and H. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for a Trial Court employee. The Senate also advanced local bills concerning Boston district council vacancies, Arlington town clerk procedures, and a Marlborough Ward 7 council vacancy, ordering some to third reading and passing others to engrossment. The chamber considered several committee and House reports under suspension of rules, including Senate bills on public libraries and digital resource collections and on the Commission on LGBTQA+, both placed on the Orders of the Day for future consideration. It also advanced House bills on the continued employment of a Lancaster firefighter and alternate members for the Beckett Conservation Commission, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several petitions to the appropriate committees. The Senate marked the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps with remarks from Senator Collins and Senator Durant, a citation to the Boston Semper Fidelis Society, and brief comments from Tom Lyons on behalf of local Marines and veterans. The session concluded with an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., a motion to adjourn in memory of Wayne T. Laundrie of South Boston, a moment of silence, and final adjournment.

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• Officers from the former Soviet bloc countries who stood on the front lines of the Cold War.
• </c><01:32:09.840><c> War.
• </c><01:32:10.960><c> Officers</c><01:32:11.360><c> who</c><01:32:11.520><c> fought</c> of the Cold War
• Officers who fought of the Cold War.
• This war is not abstract. It for them. This war is not abstract.

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• Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Sergeant Charles Martin, a proud veteran of World War II
• /c><00:09:36.399><c> and</c> proud veteran of World War II and proud veteran of World War II and today's
• China is winning this war. And he wants. China is winning this war.
• A veteran of the Vietnam War and an inexhaustible community volunteer, Kent's life was characterized
• A veteran of the Vietnam War and an inexhaustible community volunteer, Kent's life was characterized

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• These include the state share of funding for a future skilled nursing facility for veterans in Spokane
• I am a disabled Gulf War combat veteran and enrolled member of the TN Nation, secretary of the Bow Lake
• This approach keeps costs lower while safeguarding vulnerable tenants, including veterans, senior citizens
• This approach keeps costs lower while safeguarding vulnerable tenants, including veterans, senior citizens
• Management of these lands is specifically designed to produce more cold, clean water for summer spawning

Bills: SB6003

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, 904, all

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held its first meeting of the 2026 session to hear Governor Ferguson’s proposed supplemental capital budget from OFM. Jen Masterson said the budget uses about $396 million in new appropriations, leaving $5.4 million in bond capacity, and includes funding from the Common School Construction account, Climate Commitment Act accounts, and federal funds. She highlighted housing as the largest share of the proposal, along with urgent state facility repairs, K-12 school seismic and modernization grants, natural resource projects, and higher education preservation and minor works. Committee members asked about the timing of housing projects, and Masterson said the proposed supplemental projects would not be completed within the year. Public testimony was heavily focused on housing. Supporters praised the Housing Trust Fund, especially the $73 million for affordable homeownership, $20 million for manufactured housing preservation, and related investments in land banking, workforce housing, right-to-counsel, and community projects such as Thrive Center Tacoma, Alliance Place, and the African diaspora cultural anchor village. Several speakers urged the legislature to increase housing funding beyond the governor’s proposal, while others emphasized the need to preserve manufactured home communities and support rural and flood-impacted households. One testifier criticized overall state tax levels, but the chair noted the capital budget is bond-funded rather than a direct tax increase. Testimony on K-12 and higher education generally supported the budget’s school modernization, seismic safety, lead remediation, and college preservation funding, though some districts and campuses asked for additional project funding. Rural districts described the small schools modernization program as essential because local bonding capacity is limited. In higher education, UW and WSU speakers said the budget did not fund certain decarbonization and renovation projects they wanted, while community and technical colleges, Western Washington University, Central Washington University, and Eastern Washington University supported the preservation and minor works investments. Natural resources testimony backed salmon recovery and community forest funding, with requests to expand those programs. Local government and utility groups opposed the proposed $75 million transfer from the Public Works Assistance Account to the operating budget, warning it would weaken infrastructure lending and could jeopardize projects already underway. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting ended after public testimony.

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• heal from the invisible wounds veterans heal from the invisible wounds of<00:20:31.200><c> war.
• Designed during the Cold War to combat Soviet tanks in Europe, this aircraft is the Air Force's only
• <c> War</c><01:30:29.360><c> to</c><01:30:29.679><c> combat</c> Designed during the Cold War to combat
• Designed during the Cold War to combat Soviet<01:30:30.560><c> tanks</c><01:30:30.880><c> in</c><01:
• He later led advertising at Cold War.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• not seen and treated as part of this country, from the incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War
• II veterans while quietly living in same-sex relationships.
• With the Napa City Council and has continued weekly food deliveries to local veterans and seniors.
• War.
• The Gipper won the powers needed to prevail in and end the Cold War.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 35 recognizing May as AAPI Heritage Month, with extensive floor remarks from caucus leaders and members highlighting AAPI history, contributions, and solidarity with other communities. The chamber then honored 14 AAPI honorees from across the state, including public servants, advocates, artists, health professionals, and community leaders, before moving to the regular file. On the floor, the Assembly passed a series of bills on social media harms to minors, labor privilege, foster care family-finding, low-impact camping areas, student body association governance, drink-spiking prevention at music festivals, behavioral health access, greenhouse gas recapture, physical therapy access, housing enforcement, insurance licensing, density bonus clarification, water district proxy voting, park district updates, secured transactions, and property tax relief during emergencies. Most measures passed with broad or unanimous support; notable votes included AB 2 on social media platform accountability passing 59-0, AB 1109 on union communications privilege passing 45-4, AB 409 on student body association open meetings passing 55-6, AB 518 on low-impact camping passing 55-0, AB 668 on drink-spiking protections passing 72-0, AB 348 on behavioral health access passing 69-0, AB 663 on HFC recapture passing 71-0, AB 574 on physical therapy access passing 68-0, AB 712 on housing enforcement passing 57-1, AB 943 on insurance pre-licensing reform passing 63-0, AB 87 on density bonus law clarification passing 63-0, AB 523 on Metropolitan Water District proxy voting passing 62-1, AB 769 on park district code cleanup passing 68-0, AB 771 on secured transactions passing 69-0, and AB 1416 on property tax installment deferrals passing 66-0. The Assembly also took up AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Protection Act, which would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service. Supporters described the practice as predatory and discriminatory, while noting ongoing concerns about preserving legitimate discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was presented as a consumer protection measure aimed at preventing hidden price discrimination and reducing cost-of-living pressures. The transcript ends amid repeated and partially duplicated readings of AB 446, without a final vote shown for that item.

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• </c> days and extreme cold weather events. days and extreme cold weather events.
• you would have had a lot more people from cold death and cold injury.
• you would have had a lot more people from cold death and cold injury.
• </c> pumps, they don't work when it's cold. pumps, they don't work when it's cold.
• </c> people from cold death and cold injury. people from cold death and cold injury. Why?

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• I'm a Marine Corps veteran and Iraq War veteran and service-connected disabled veteran, though I should
• I'm with the Veterans Legislative Coalition.
• The Veterans Legislative Coalition represents over 24 different veteran organizations throughout Washington
• I am also here on behalf of the Veterans Legislative Coalition.
• I am also here on behalf of the Veterans Legislative Coalition.

Summary: The committee met to take executive action on House Bill 2523, concerning the Community Reinvestment Program, and House Bill 2606, concerning the Office of Privacy and Data Protection. Staff briefed a proposed substitute for HB 2523 and several amendments. The substitute would change how Community Reinvestment Account funds are distributed, require tribal consultation, update the community reinvestment plan on a regular cycle, expand reporting and Office of Equity responsibilities, add definitions, and broaden the WSIPP study. Amendments to shorten the plan update cycle, restrict recipients from receiving other state housing assistance, bar certain officers and family members from grants, require independent audits, and expand WSIPP review were debated; only the amendment changing the plan update cycle from 10 years to 5 years was adopted. The committee then voted 8-5 to report the substitute HB 2523 out of committee with a do pass recommendation. HB 2606, which was described as implementing JLARC recommendations to reduce redundancy and improve efficiency in privacy/data protection functions, was then approved unanimously and reported out with a do pass recommendation. The committee then held public hearings on House Bill 2684 and House Joint Memorial 4012. HB 2684 would establish rebuttable presumptions that members of certain groups are socially disadvantaged for purposes of OMWBE certification, including adding Middle Eastern and North African individuals to the framework. Testimony was split: some speakers opposed the bill as discriminatory or constitutionally problematic, while others, including representatives of MENA businesses, CAIR Washington, and OMWBE, supported it as a needed fix to improve access to certification and contracting opportunities. The chair noted that amendments could still be submitted before the next day’s executive session, and the bill was set for further consideration the following morning. House Joint Memorial 4012 urges Congress to bring the Major Richard Star Act to a floor vote. The prime sponsor and veteran advocates testified that the memorial seeks to address the “wounded veteran tax” by allowing combat-injured service members who retire before 20 years of service to receive both retirement pay and VA disability compensation. Supporters said the change would correct an inequity affecting Washington veterans and their families. The committee closed the hearing on the memorial and announced that both HB 2684 and HJM 4012 would be considered the next morning.

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• The Veterans Administration is providing most of the health care, but they've recruited veterans to join
• I mean, we're spending countless, you know, dollars on this war again, which is dollars on this war again
• It's against veterans, for instance.
• Since 1785, when the Reverend Henry Wright, a Revolutionary War veteran and Wright, a Revolutionary War
• </c><09:55:55.200><c> and</c> carried our nation through wars and carried our nation through wars and

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• A cold day It'll be a cold day in hell.
• Weapons of to talk about weapons of war. Weapons of war. war. war.
• The ideology of war is what puts us at danger, not the weapons of war.
• It is the ideology of war. ideology. It is the ideology of war.
• :34.880><c> war.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Lawrence River. the French and Indian War wars. This is the French and Indian War wars.
• </c><05:04:27.680><c> or</c> exemptions like those for veterans or exemptions like those for veterans
• </c><05:05:43.680><c> and</c><05:05:43.920><c> fiscal</c> between veterans and fiscal between veterans
• </c> plates are veteran license plates? plates are veteran license plates?
• I'm also a 25-year Air Force veteran.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Bills: SB44, SB237, SB248, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB1360, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1427, SB1428, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB2143

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, ad valorem tax, manufacturing facilities, exemption, battery energy storage, employment, payroll, state tax regulation, tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement

Bills: SB115, SB131, SB93, HB319, HB163, HB268, SB115, SB131, SB93, HB319, HB163, HB268, HB181, HB153, SB132, SB26, SB189, SB196, HB140, SB197, HB117

Keywords: SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee

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• It was a war like none before it.
• And the reason it's so important for us to remember our veterans is because wars, unfortunately, have
• And if anything we've learned from that war is that we have to appreciate our veterans who sacrificed
• It was a place of war. It was a place of war.
• It was a place of war. It was a place of war.

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB578, SB599, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB920, SB924, SB961, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1059, SB1185, SB1202, SB1207, SB1252, SB1330, SB1396, SB1484, SB1527, SB1535, SB1596, SB1619, SB1697, SB1737, SB1741, SB1841, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SJR81, SJR50, SCR39, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses

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• Affairs that there are 377,000 veterans in Missouri.
• I'm an Army veteran. I've hunted and fished all my life.
• I'm also a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. I'm supportive... very much.
• I'm also a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
• Again, all other veterans already have most of those...

Summary: The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources heard House Bill 2202, sponsored by Rep. Don Mayhew, which would allow active-duty military personnel, 100% disabled veterans, and youth during youth hunt seasons to receive certain hunting permits at no cost. Mayhew argued the bill would help recruit younger hunters, support military members and disabled veterans, and would not threaten conservation funding because the conservation fund has maintained substantial balances. Committee members questioned the bill’s fiscal impact, possible constitutional issues, effects on Pittman-Robertson federal reimbursements, and whether the bill duplicated existing Missouri Department of Conservation exemptions. Some members supported the concept of honoring veterans but suggested other funding mechanisms or clarifying language, and MDC said it would revise the fiscal note after misreading some figures. Testimony on HB 2202 was mostly opposed or informational. An Army veteran testified against the bill, saying current MDC rules already provide significant exemptions for veterans, active-duty personnel, and seniors, and warning the bill could reduce revenue and federal matching funds. MDC Deputy Director Aaron Jeffreys said the department already offers numerous veteran and military exemptions and supports veteran hunts through partnerships with NGOs, but also explained the agency’s fund balance is being used for major capital projects and is expected to decline. Several members and the sponsor debated whether conservation revenues are being held in reserve unnecessarily or are needed for ongoing projects and future obligations. The committee then heard House Bill 1734, sponsored by Rep. Colin Wellenkamp, which would create a Soil Erosion Control Fund Act to help homeowners associations finance erosion mitigation projects through assessments, state fund allocations, and matching local or grant dollars. Wellenkamp and supporters said erosion and flooding are causing major property damage, especially in water-rich and river-adjacent areas, and that the bill would give communities a practical tool to address problems that are too expensive for cities or counties to solve alone. Members from affected districts described severe flooding and erosion impacts, and the sponsor said the bill includes safeguards such as HOA nonprofit status, homeowner approval, and repayment terms to protect taxpayers. HB 1734 drew broad support from witnesses including the Community Associations Institute, a stream restoration business, the Missouri Municipal League, the Sierra Club, the Nature Conservancy of Missouri, and a St. Charles County lobbyist. Supporters said the proposal would help stabilize land, protect homes and property values, improve habitat and water quality, and reduce long-term public costs. No witnesses testified in opposition, and the hearing on HB 1734 concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• The program was started in 1942 as a way to replace workers in the U.S. who were off fighting wars in
• World War II.
• The U.S. workers who were off fighting wars in World War II.
• Senator Kuby: We have Arbor Day, National Day, the Cowboy, Korean War Veterans Day, Prisoner of War Remembrance
• Day, Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, Vietnam Veterans Day, Navajo Code Talkers Day, First Responders

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and several personal privileges recognizing guests and proclamations, including a Coolidge centennial proclamation, a Pre-born Day of Rights proclamation, and a tribute to retired public servant Carmen Green Smith. The chamber also welcomed various guests and groups in the gallery, including Arizona Right to Life, Reproductive Freedom for All, a doctor of the day, schoolchildren, and community visitors. A motion to suspend the rules and immediately advance SB 1396 on contraception rights failed by a vote of 12 ayes to 16 nays. The Senate then considered House Concurrent Resolution 2053 honoring Brad Brower, adopted it unanimously, observed a moment of silence, and transmitted the resolution to the House. In Committee of the Whole, members considered HB 2072, HB 2307, and HB 2874. HB 2072, dealing with holidays and the César Chávez Day repeal/renaming debate, drew extensive floor debate over a Miranda amendment to rename the day for farm workers; that amendment failed 12-15, and the bill was ultimately advanced as amended by the committee’s striker/repeal language. HB 2307, concerning dangerous and incompetent defendants and a state facility process, received committee and floor amendments and was advanced as amended. HB 2874, relating to campaign committee termination statements and contributions, also received committee and technical floor amendments and was advanced as amended. On final third readings, HB 2874 passed 18-11 with one not voting and was transmitted to the House. HB 2307 passed 27-2 with one not voting and was transmitted to the House, with supporters emphasizing public safety and the emergency clause. HB 272 passed after a lengthy and contentious debate over whether to repeal or rename the holiday associated with César Chávez and the farm worker movement; supporters of repeal cited allegations against Chávez and the need for accountability, while opponents argued the holiday should preserve recognition of farm workers and the movement’s history. The Senate also adopted the Committee of the Whole report and assigned the bills accordingly.

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• We go to veterans programming. We had an opportunity to bring to our veterans...
• These two veterans are emblematic, I think, of our work within veterans and reaching into that respective
• We also appreciate the objects of storytelling, objects of war, individual veterans being able to bring
• are emblematic, I think of our work within veterans and reaching into that respective community.
• We also appreciate the objects of storytelling, objects of war, individual veterans being able to bring

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So let's just talk from a cold, solely economic point of view.

Bills: HB2070, HB2129, HB2227, HB2439, HB2667, HB2745, HB2773, HB2825, HB2873, HB2876, HCR2005, HCR2044, SB1002, SB1036, SB1054, SB1271, SB1432, SB1435, SB1437, SB1439, SCR1022, SCR1031, SCR1033

Keywords: flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest

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• And so the intention from Representative Schneider was having it split between the Veterans Post-War
• Post-War Trust Fund, and then in Section 6, $500,000 from the general fund to the Department of Veterans
• of Veterans Affairs.
• The next one is explained as the transfer of the Veterans Post-War Trust Fund, and in Section 5 it requires
• OMB to transfer $500,000 from the General Fund to the Veterans Post-War Trust Fund.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee took up Senate Bill 2025, the Veterans Home/Veterans Affairs budget, and worked through the long sheet line by line. Members discussed base payroll, salary and health insurance increases, FTE pool adjustments, IT rate increases, operating expenses, transportation grants, the PTSD service dog program, salary equity requests, temporary help/intern funding, a Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, accrued leave, and several one-time or carryover items including the Fisher House, document scanning, and veterans medical transportation. The committee also reviewed proposed policy language that would shift governance authority for the Veterans Home and Department of Veterans Affairs from the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs to the governor, and would remove board authority over salary-setting and related hiring powers. A major portion of the meeting focused on clarifying the commissioner salary equity line and how the agency had shifted operating dollars to fund the commissioner’s current salary increase. After discussion with agency staff and Lonnie, the committee voted to remove the separate commissioner salary equity increase line and instead restore operating funding, ultimately setting the operating line at $50,000 above the prior amount rather than fully funding the executive request. The committee also approved funding for the Veterans Benefit Specialist FTE, approved a carryforward/exemption for accrued leave, approved authority to accept $200,000 in federal transportation grant funds, approved the $500,000 transfers related to veterans homelessness, and approved the exemption language for certain federal/state fiscal recovery funds after discussing whether the funds were properly obligated. On the governance amendment, members expressed concern about making a major policy change in an appropriations bill, but also frustration over the board’s salary actions. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment transferring governance authority to the governor by a 7-1 vote. The committee also approved a smaller amount for veteran service officer salary equity than requested, and rejected funding for temporary salaries and an intern. The chair then directed staff to prepare the amended bill for further action, with the committee planning to revisit it once the revised version was ready.