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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs - Room 210, 3 March, 2026; 1:00 P.M.
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- I'm a veteran, but it's an privilege.
- And I feel like veterans.
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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs - Room 210, 19 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M.
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We’re going to start with House Bill 1076, Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act.
- This is double referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. This is a strike-all.
- This is double<00:03:25.200><c> referred</c><00:03:25.519><c> to</c><00:03:25.680><c> Veterans</c><00
- :03:26.080><c> and</c><00:03:26.319><c> Military</c> double referred to Veterans and Military double
- referred to Veterans and Military Affairs.<00:03:27.599><c> This</c><00:03:27.760><c> is</c><00:03:27.840
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 11:45 AM
Veterans and Military Affairs
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affair - Room 409, 6 March, 2025; 3:45 P.M.
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs - Room 210; 4 March, 2025: 9:30 AM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs - Room 409, 12 February, 2025; 9:00 A.M.
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs - Room 216, 30 January, 2025; 1:00 PM
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Many Floridians with disabilities do not have driver's licenses.
- It targets disabled Floridians, poor Floridians, and it's a bureaucratic blockade.
- It's anti-disabled community.
- Students, seniors, people with disabilities, they will feel the pain more than anyone.
- C.S. for Senate Bill 1602 on Housing for Veterans.
Keywords:
transportation, memorial, honorary designation, Miami-Dade, Charlie Kirk, transit-oriented development, housing affordability, mixed-use zoning, urban development, traffic congestion, elections, voter registration, citizenship, provisional ballots, election fraud, vertiports, aviation, airport infrastructure, economic development, veterans
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Paul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Feb 19th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- During that time, the Veteran Benefits Administration had the lowest disability claims backlog in history
- It's incredible, transportation options for disabled veterans have been reduced because volunteer drivers
- Transportation for disabled veterans have been reduced. Is that fair?
- And when we look at the transition, I think for many veterans on this panel and many veterans veterans
- veterans.
Keywords:
veterans affairs, VA modernization, employee layoffs, mental health, suicide prevention, transparency, senate committee, bipartisan support, oversight
Summary:
The meeting involved detailed discussions on various veterans' issues, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amidst a backdrop of significant staffing changes. Members expressed deep concerns over the recent layoffs of over 1,000 VA employees, emphasizing the crucial nature of these positions in the context of mental health support for veterans, particularly amid rising suicide rates. Senators articulated the need for transparency and effective communication between the VA and Congress to avoid further breakdowns in services. The session also spotlighted the ongoing modernization of VA systems and the urgent need to streamline processes to benefit veterans effectively.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/15/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota has nearly 296,000 veterans and Minnesota has um more rural veterans than urban veterans.
- 11.360><c> also</c><00:21:11.679><c> veterans</c><00:21:12.080><c> are</c> veteran and a veteran also
- veterans are veteran and a veteran also veterans are people.<00:21:12.799><c> So</c><00:21:13.120><c
- I do have one question about the veterans home comment that was made, where a veteran at a veterans home
- Um, veterans, my siblings were veterans.
Keywords:
veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome, everyone, to the Technology and Economic Development and Veterans Committee meeting of Tuesday
- Senate Bill 5420 is the bill that relates to veteran benefits.
- Welcome back, everyone, to the Technology, Economic Development & Veterans Committee, and we are ready
- Welcome back, everyone, to the Technology Economic Development Veterans Committee, and we are ready to
- The expansion that allows more veterans to have access to things that they have earned, as well as the
Bills:
SB5420
Keywords:
veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 6289, which would require the Department of Commerce to develop a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan by June 30, 2027 and update it every five years. The sponsor said the bill is intended to coordinate existing efforts, set goals, and support businesses of all sizes with a data-driven statewide strategy. Commerce and the Washington Economic Development Association supported the bill, emphasizing the need for alignment, competitiveness, and adequate resources; witnesses also said the five-year update cycle would reduce costs. The committee discussed the fiscal implications and the need for annual check-ins, but no opposition was raised during the hearing.
The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 6149, which would broaden the definition of a rural county for certain public facilities and economic development purposes to include counties with population density of 100 or more people per square mile if they have no city larger than 45,000 residents. Senator Wilson said the bill is meant to preserve rural eligibility for counties like Cowlitz that have low-density areas but a single larger city, so they can continue to qualify for grants and other programs. Members asked about how the definition would affect counties and whether it would preserve existing rural designations. The hearing was then closed.
In executive session, the committee considered and advanced three bills. Senate Bill 5420, concerning access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, was amended to update discharge terminology, include airmen in employment preference provisions, and revise qualifying discharge definitions; it passed 12-0 with one excused. Engrossed Senate Bill 5649, creating a supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program, was amended to prioritize projects benefiting Washington-produced goods and supply chain resilience and to avoid overlap with Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board funding; it also passed 12-0 with one excused. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5984, regulating AI companion chatbots, saw several amendments adopted and others rejected, including changes to gaming and educational exclusions, data minimization, and removal of an exemption for general-purpose AI models; it passed 8-4 with one excused. The committee adjourned after reporting all three bills out with due pass as amended recommendations.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the Wednesday, February 18th meeting of the Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans
- With Senate Bill 5420, ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service
- Senate Bill 5420 relates to veteran benefits.
- As background, there are several types of benefits and preferences that are available to veterans and
- The bill before you, Senate Bill 5420, makes several changes to eligibility for various veteran benefits
Bills:
SB5420
Keywords:
veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on two bills. Senate Bill 5420 would expand access to state benefits and preferences for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. Staff explained that it would add members of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Corps to certain retirement, civil relief, licensing, and employment preference provisions, and extend some hiring preference to military spouses. Senator John Lovick testified in support, saying the bill had been worked on extensively and had passed the Senate overwhelmingly. Tammy Peral of the Department of Veterans Affairs also supported the bill, emphasizing modernization of state law and stronger support for military families. No opposition was heard, and the chair closed the hearing on the bill.
The committee also heard Engrossed Senate Bill 5649, which creates a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program for public and tribal ports. Staff said the Department of Transportation would set priorities for grants and loans, work with supply chain stakeholders, and require projects to fit freight development plans and program goals. The bill includes an amendment to limit eligible projects to those not already eligible for Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board funding, addressing concerns about duplication. Senator Marko Liias testified that ports are central to Washington’s trade economy and that the bill would create a targeted port grant program. Testifiers from the Port of Benton and Port of Kalama described rail, terminal, and marine highway projects that need state matching funds and said the program would help small and rural ports compete and attract investment. The committee asked questions about project eligibility and the relationship to other funding sources, then closed the hearing on the bill and adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, disabled veterans, Legion of Valor recipients, and Medal of Honor recipients.
- I'm a disabled veteran. And I'm representing myself, and I am for this bill.
- Is it any veteran with a 40% or above disability? I think it's 50% or more.
- And then I believe... ...it's 50% that qualifies for the disabled veterans.
- So those are the parameters for disabled veterans.
Keywords:
Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans, commemoration, military service, recognition, September 29, waiver programs, toll roads, discount programs, transportation, affordable housing, land bank program, low-income households, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, HB 2061, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, State Highway 242, Interstate Highway 69, Montgomery County
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , and it would direct the Texas Veterans Commission to develop a statewide veteran suicide prevention
- Currently, the Texas Veterans Commission operates the Military Veteran Peer Network, which is tasked
- better than our fellow veterans.
- Most of the time, actually, the best person to help a veteran talk to a veteran is a fellow veteran.
- Veterans Treatment Courts have a challenge in finding mentors for those veterans who are going through
Keywords:
veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Veteran Affairs Committee will come to order. Clark will call the roll. Hancock? Here.
- There is other business that needs to be discussed before the Veteran Affairs Committee, the ring nuns
- The Veteran Affairs Committee stands in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
Keywords:
public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, public school bonds, school funding, guarantee prohibition, education finance, state law change, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- records so they can apply for disability.
- Counsel for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
- records so they can apply for disability.
- disability rating.
- benefits, so they can hopefully increase their disability benefits. ...increase their disability benefits
Keywords:
exemption, motor vehicles, health savings accounts, debt relief, bankruptcy, civil procedure, abandonment, default judgment, court costs, notice requirements, construction contracts, jurisdiction, dispute resolution, public policy, Louisiana law, professional engineer, peremptive periods, construction, architect, real estate developer
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a veteran military. Can I ask if you allow all veterans to speak?
- While we respect the rights of veterans to choose to assist VA disability claims, we remain deeply concerned
- We are veteran-owned and operated, with over 200 employees who are veterans, spouses of veterans, or
- veterans, is a veteran looking to protect veterans.
- We feel that veterans know what the needs of other veterans are.
Keywords:
outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Military and Veterans Affairs committees kind of changed.
- navigate their disability claims, services that accredited veteran service officers and attorneys provide
- Both of my parents were Vietnam veterans. My mother is no longer with us.
- I'm the Executive Director of Military Veterans Advocacy.
- Anybody in this room can go open a firm and go take advantage of veterans going through the disability
Keywords:
legal representation, attorney general, elected officials, defense, legislative acts, judicial review, judiciary, election, judges, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, precincts, coroner, retention, body, mortuary, investigation, missing persons, Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Child Advisory
TX
Keywords:
HB 195, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Schedule IV, controlled substances, mifepristone, misoprostol, carisoprodol, Health and Safety Code, drug scheduling, pharmacy regulation, prescription drugs, reproductive health, abortion medication, medication abortion, women's health, prescribing, dispensing, law enforcement, drug control, education reform
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Jan 26th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, we'll take up tab 3, Senate Bill 1602 on housing for veterans by Senator Wright.
- Senate Bill 1602 creates the Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program within the
- Next, we'll take up tab 3, Senate Bill 1602 on housing for veterans by Senator Wright.
- Senate Bill 1602, to address veteran homelessness here in the state of Florida.
- with the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs.
Keywords:
Space Florida, tax exemption, governmental purpose, aviation, defense industry, space exploration, semiconductor technology, veterans, housing, property management, incentives, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, vacancy relief, risk mitigation, housing finance, trust fund, Homes for Veterans, S1656, SB 1656, official state flagship
Summary:
The Committee on Military Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum and considered several memorials and bills. It first passed Senate Memorial 1714, urging Congress to support the “No Tax Dollars for Terrorist Acts” measure to prevent U.S. funds from benefiting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The committee then favorably reported SB 1512, which expands tax exemptions and procurement flexibility for Space Florida, and SB 1656, which designates the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship in place of the Western Union.
The committee also favorably reported SM 1186, which urges Congress to increase the Florida National Guard’s force structure, with supporters citing Florida’s large population and disaster response needs. Senator Sharif voiced support for the effort. Next, the committee took up SB 1602, creating a Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program in selected counties to help landlords house veterans through vacancy relief and risk mitigation funds; two amendments were adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as committee substitute. SB 1604, which creates the associated trust funds within the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, also received one technical amendment and was reported favorably as committee substitute.
Throughout the meeting, several measures drew supportive testimony or comments, including representatives from Space Florida and the Florida Chamber on SB 1512 and a supporter on SB 1602. Multiple members offered to co-sponsor or support veterans-related measures. No bills were opposed in debate, all amendments were adopted without objection, and each item was reported favorably before the committee adjourned.