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• this is part of it of who could access it after they had passed on.
• Members, all this bill does is, as it stands right now in law, if an Oklahoma veteran dies out of state
• I'm sorry, if even though he's a resident in Oklahoma, but if it dies out of state at another hospital
• All this does is change that to where he, as long as he's a resident of Oklahoma, that he's still able
• to get buried by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bills: SB1533, SB2026

Keywords: veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans, Dignity in Burial Act, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, 914, all

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• Oklahoma executive department to implement a donation feature on their payment forms.
• This feature is specifically designed to allow individuals to donate to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
• Just appreciate all of you being here today and anything we can ever do for veterans.
• our veterans as best that we can.
• Oklahoma.

Bills: HB3940, HB3078, HB3043

Keywords: Oklahoma National Guard, compensation, education assistance, career technology, military benefits, veterans, donations, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, state agency, executive branch, HB3043, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays

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• This is our first meeting of Veterans and Military Affairs.
• service in the Oklahoma City Police Department.
• you have to live in the state of Oklahoma?
• This bill establishes a program to provide any eligible person of veteran of the Oklahoma National Guard
• Department of the State of Oklahoma.

Bills: SB2026, SB1376, SB1355, SB2115, SB1533

Keywords: military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans

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• This bill would require the department, the Oklahoma Department of Labor, to work with ODBA to develop
• As you know, we've got a lot of veterans in Oklahoma.
• Department of Veteran Affairs' amendment submitted by Representative Fugate.
• for that and send it over to the Oklahoma Department of Veteran's Affairs.
• Pages 28 to 30 pertain to the opening of the new Oklahoma National Guard Museum.

Bills: HB3257, HB3428, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB3432

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits

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• Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to include on any form issued relating to real ID driver's license
• , an option for an applicant to donate monies to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
• The new language is on page e Just directs the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to allow them to
• of Veterans Affairs, and two, if you're wanting to go to the Department of Veterans Affairs to that
• That was at the request of Service Oklahoma.

Bills: SB1220, SB1221, SB1239, SB1309, SB1349, SB1434, SB1516, SB1531, SB1538, SB1861

Keywords: memorial designation, interchange, Terry Walker, transportation, Oklahoma, driver license, tracking system, expedited delivery, Service Oklahoma, REAL ID, public safety, apportionment, state revenue, funding, vehicle registration, infrastructure, state roads, bridges, economic development, highway construction

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• The member agencies strive to enhance the welfare of children in out-of-home care in the state of Oklahoma
• The Department of Libraries is, of course, near and dear to my heart.
• It's worked; all of our pension funds in the state of Oklahoma are now healthier than they were 10 years
• Let me see, you said you're in the Department of Ag?
• At the end of the day, I think. The people of Oklahoma sent us up here to do one thing.

Bills: SB1177, HB3705, SB1942, SB2026, SB1533, SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

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• Page four, there's a lot of people that want to donate to the Oklahoma National Guard directly.
• Example would be last year a veteran died and left $3 million to the Oklahoma National Guard that was
• O'Neal, who died after 40 years of service in the Oklahoma Guard.
• It passed out of the veterans committee unanimously.
• It would just require that businesses of a certain size post information about veterans benefits in a

Bills: HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298

Keywords: HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, temporary workers, veterans affairs, Title 72, Oklahoma Personnel Act, budget reporting

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• And when we have the rural Oklahoma, the option of either letting them get out or we're going to lose
• of the Department of Human Services, office of Inspector General and the Resident Care Specialist for
• the Office of Juvenile Affairs to become members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
• And again, I Think the main thing is that it's zero cost to the state of Oklahoma, and to that system
• One of my concerns is the pay for success fund and moving that under Department of Corrections.

Bills: SB134, SB1356, SB1407, SB1611, SB1639, SB169, SB1722, SB182, SB1870, SB2039, SB432, SB609, SB715, SB716

Keywords: retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles

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• There were a couple of adjustments to that, which we will address in some of these other resolutions.
• HTR1092 is one of the items that we pulled out of the business and commerce.
• fire departments.
• The amendment is essentially pulling out one of the rules of one of our committee members, and I don't
• It had no provision for what the standard of best interests of the state, and then they would then be

Bills: HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: administrative rules, rule approval, joint resolution, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Corporation Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, water resources, wildlife conservation, tourism, zoning commission, energy regulation, agricultural regulation, agency rules, permanent rules, state agencies, Oklahoma Legislature, business and commerce, professional licensing

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• Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Senate Bill 134 allows a retired member of the Oklahoma Public Employee's retirement system to please
• and all that as of right now.
• The PCS still retains that spirit and it also incorporates language from the Department of Commerce,
• It is, and that's with the cost of fuel and the dangers and risks of traveling.

Bills: SB44, SB134, SB1378, SB1400, SB1403, SB1832, SB2018, SB2143

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, sales tax, tax exemption, tax refund, Oklahoma Sales Tax Code

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• We believe it would help the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs in reaching veterans, and we think
• The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and its oversight body, the State Board of Veterans Affairs
• create the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs to ensure that every... ...of Veteran Affairs to ensure
• . the current Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and State Board of Veterans Affairs.
• of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the floor representing and being a voice for all veterans in

Bills: HB154, HB153, HB180, SB70

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, governor appointment, board advisory, veteran service organizations, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, veteran service officers, district managers, state veterans home trust fund, veterans benefits, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, active-duty service members, state agency reorganization, executive authority, governance reform

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• for the Department of Veteran Affairs. for the Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Department of Veterans<00:19:29.200> Affairs.
• It cleans up sections of several of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs chapters of law and
• It cleans up sections of several of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs chapters of law and
• uh<00:29:06.000> to Department of Veterans Affairs uh to Department of Veterans Affairs uh

Bills: HF3540, HF3522, HF3544

Keywords: veterans rights, employment discrimination, human rights, Minnesota laws, protected classes, veterans, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs, Secret War in Laos, SGU veteran, Hmong veterans, Laotian veterans, honor guard, military funeral honors, state veterans cemetery, burial eligibility, veterans home, temporary closure, state active service, National Guard

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• Members, House Bill 3044 reauthorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs income tax checkoff.
• donate from their tax refunds to support the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Equipment and Capital Improvement
• We are creating the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Equipment and Capital Improvement Programme.
• It's a fund that will be designated to capital Improvements that the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
• Veterans Affairs.

Bills: HB3044, HB3465, HB3625, HB3704, HB3759, HB3920, HB3972, HB4191, HB4311, HB4426

Keywords: veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding

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• Many of the veterans organizations and veterans throughout the state had an initial version of the bill
• Boundaries of some type of management, okay, we understand that there are pockets of veterans out there
• Documenting Alabamian service is a foundational part of the mission of the Department of Archives and
• veterans and the memorialization of valor and sacrifice.
• The rest of this wall again showcases more great stories of veterans.

Bills: SB67, HB295, SB104

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion

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• The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs will come to order.
• Department of Veterans Cemetery,' so it's very good. Members, any questions?
• Department of Veterans Cemetery so it's very good members any questions not Veterans Cemetery so it's
• We sell a lot of homes to veterans.
• At this time, the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs stands in recess, subject to the call of the chair

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.

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• So there's a lot of explanation, and I appreciate the patience of the director of OMMA.
• There is a proactive interest in shutting down a business sector that was voted on by the people of Oklahoma
• For the Department of Human Services, they collude with the state children's hospitals to kidnap children
• They're in a legitimate legal business that the people of Oklahoma voted for.
• details of what we're working to establish in Oklahoma.

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• Senate Bill 1447 by Marty of the House and Alahar of the Senate is an act relating to the Oklahoma employees
• He's the owner of Duval Plumbing, one of the largest plumbing operations in Oklahoma in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• This bill makes it so that if an Oklahoma resident who is a veteran dies out of state that the ODVA can
• Senate Bill 1287 by Ross White, of the House and Albert of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma
• Senate Bill 1287 by Ross White, of the House and Albert of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma

Bills: SB1475, SB1447, HB2288, SB1521, SB592, SB1533, HB1276, SB201, SB1477, SB1232, SB1255, SB1327, SB1525, SB1721, SB667, SB1436, SB1317, SB604, SB1325, SB1496, SB2007, SB1567, SB2112, SB1980, SB1735, SB1558, SB1491, SB1287, SB1378, SB1369, SB1441, SB137, SB483, SB843, SB1433, SB1257, SB1365, SJR49, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1094

Keywords: memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI

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• Senate Bill 1257 by Turner of the House and Hamilton of the Senate, an act relating to the Uniform Controlled
• I've got a A couple of announcements today: it is a weekday at the Capitol, and the Oklahoma Wheat Growers
• right here in Oklahoma.
• Today, they came in and have already departed, but today is Chamber Day for the Chamber of Commerce of
• makes every single one of the loaves of bread that you will receive today.

Bills: SB1475, SB1447, HB2288, SB1521, SB592, SB1533, HB1276, SB201, SB1477, SB1232, SB1255, SB1327, SB1525, SB1721, SB667, SB1436, SB1317, SB604, SB1325, SB1496, SB2007, SB1567, SB2112, SB1980, SB1735, SB1558, SB1491, SB1287, SB1378, SB1369, SB1441, SB137, SB483, SB843, SB1433, SB1257, SB1365, SJR49, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1094

Keywords: memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI

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• The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs will come to order.
• Department of Veterans Cemetery." Very good. Members, any questions? Not seeing any.
• We sell a lot of homes to veterans.
• The Department of Justice brought that lawsuit.
• At this time, the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs stands in recess, subject to the call of the Chair

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

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• We know that the Department of Defense did this several years ago.
• What it would be is I've discussed this with Director Reid over at the Department of Health.
• What are the benefits to the citizens of Oklahoma?
• Is there a way that the Department of Mental Health could do these psychological autopsies instead of
• the Department of Health since they could probably more easily access mental health records.

Bills: HB3287, HB2947, HB3784, HB3901, HB4275

Keywords: public health, domestic violence, human trafficking, healthcare facilities, hospital protocols, behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, micropigmentation, medical procedure, physician oversight, nursing certification, state regulations, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department, investigation