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TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • Veterans rely on SH 130 for transportation for vital VA services such as specialized medical care Like
  • other segments of SH-130, segments 5 and 6 require veterans to pay the full toll fees for utilizing.
  • Tolls on this route impose a financial burden particularly on disabled low-income veterans who need to
  • TxDOT currently provides discounted tolls for disabled veterans on Segment of SH 130 but not for segments
  • five and six where revenue from these segments is used to subsidize veteran relief offered for other
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, we'll call our Veterans Military Affairs and Public Safety meeting to order.
  • Uh, and this is to say that they are atomic veterans. Question? Yep.
  • Now, nationally, federally, they're considered an atomic veteran if they... ...considered an atomic veteran
  • It mirrors the federal standards in the Veterans Atomic Veterans Act.
  • It doesn't have to be World War II veterans. It just has the tag right now. ...veterans.
Bills: HB506 , HB480 , HB105 , HB403 , HB513 , SB341
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Veterans off the streets.
  • Texas Veterans Commission.
  • Veterans Land Board.
  • I represent the Texas Veterans Commission within our veterans mental health department.
  • Homeless veterans.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a Marine Corps veteran and Iraq War veteran and service-connected disabled veteran, though I should
  • Oftentimes, it's called the wounded veteran tax.
  • 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.
Bills: HB2523 , HB2606 , HB2684 , HJM4012
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:05.840><c> who</c> state benefits to the veterans who state benefits to the veterans who served
  • </c> the Minnesota Department of Veterans the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.<00:04:25.040>
  • </c> for a veteran of the Secret War in Laos. for a veteran of the Secret War in Laos.
  • I'm on the Veterans Committee.
  • </c> with all the other SGU veterans in here. with all the other SGU veterans in here.
Bills: HF3919 , HF1335 , HF3864 , HF3916 , HF3728
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Military Affairs REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Veterans and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is our first meeting of Veterans and Military Affairs.
  • He was a veteran of the Iraq War, having served 43 years in the guard.
  • Let's just help if you will help me to help our veterans that have passed.
  • I'm so appreciative of all you do for our veterans.
  • Forward for veterans, for our veteran homes, and for ODVA.
Bills: SB2026 , SB1376 , SB1355 , SB2115 , SB1533
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 27th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we will take up Tab 4, SB 1594 on veteran benefit payments to minor clients by Senator Gates.
  • Senate Bill 1594 would ensure that veterans' benefits assessed by a foster care agency are not used to
  • First, I'm a veteran, retired from the Navy, Navy Reserve, and I finished my career serving in combat
  • I recently served as the deputy director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs for four years
  • to work with 1,100 true heroes in our state veteran nursing homes, and what an honor that was.
Bills: S1002 , S1016 , S1030 , S1594 , S1630
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It will allow the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs to better assist our veterans with connecting
  • When a veteran comes in contact with MDVA staff in connection with a program like the Veteran Stable
  • Our Veteran Stable Housing Initiative and other programs under the agency's veterans program division
  • , it has become obvious that veterans program staff supporting at-risk veterans within the Veteran Stable
  • Maxis access allows the Veteran Stable Housing Initiative to identify those veterans not eligible for
Bills: HF1662 , HF2115 , HF2159 , HF1095 , HF2160
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board to establish an alternative pathway for U.S. veterans
  • Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board to establish an alternative pathway for U.S. veterans
  • seems the language that I see in the bill is referring specifically to United States Armed Forces veterans
Bills: SB1032 , SB1055 , SB1107
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Emily Poole, staff to the Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans Committee.
  • For the record, Martha Whaling, staff to the Technology, Economic Development and Veterans Committee,
  • For the record, I'm Jerry Fugick, Chairman of the Veterans Legislative Coalition.
  • The Veterans Legislative Coalition strongly supports and endorses House Bill 1073.