Video & Transcript Research : 'active-duty service members'
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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Barnard, and members of the committee.
- members were already listed.
- members were already listed.
- In my opinion, there are too many of our service members that aren't getting the benefits and opportunities
- I also think the second part really does an important service to our service members as well, recognizing
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
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- service members and their families.
- That preference is extended to spouses of active duty service members, and additional details are included
- My name is Tammy Pro, and I represent the Department of War and the over 50,000 active duty service members
- , veterans, uniformed service members, and their families.
- These inclusions ensure protection under the Washington State Civil Service Members' Civil Relief Act
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
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 12, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- maybe</c> other service members did but maybe other service members did but maybe never<00:32:51.200>
- </c><00:47:44.160><c> members</c> our active members our active members and<00:47:45.920><c> and</c><
- What do you do with a member of the Guard who serves and only does state active duty?
- Now, for active duty to preserve to demonstrate good standing, that would be a current active duty ID
- > of</c><01:06:40.720><c> the</c> an active or reserve member of the an active or reserve member of the
Keywords:
tribal governments, vehicle registration, exemption, license plates, Wind River Indian Reservation, vehicle, accident, duty to stop, felony, personal injury, death, veterans property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax relief, military tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, active duty, reserve members, surviving spouse, surviving parent
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 12, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Keywords:
tribal governments, vehicle registration, exemption, license plates, Wind River Indian Reservation, vehicle, accident, duty to stop, felony, personal injury, death, veterans property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax relief, military tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, active duty, reserve members, surviving spouse, surviving parent
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members.
- So this change would take the board down from 13 members to 12 members.
- Thank you, members.
- Chair and members.
- Members.
Keywords:
commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF78, Minnesota veterans, veteran retreats, Camp Bliss, Walker, Independent Lifestyles Inc., Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs grant, general fund appropriation, family members, spouse, domestic partner, children, therapy, transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A veteran that enters the service in Texas and serves at least 180 days in active duty and had armed.
- Transitioning service members here.
- As well as active-duty service members and their families through our Veterans One-Stop Center.
- In 2023, military service members were added to that provision.
- This is for active duty. Would this include active duty retiring and Moving to Texas?
Keywords:
SB 651, Texas Government Code, Section 434.032, veterans county service office, county veterans services, commissioners court, county executive official, county administration, local government, veterans affairs, veterans benefits, county oversight, reporting structure, public administration, large counties, population 200,000 or more, mental health, veterans, community support, grant program
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/11/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Service members, so sorry. So sorry. Former service member, who will continue? Thank you, Mr.
- Mister Chair >> Service members so sorry. So sorry. Former service member who will continue.
- The grants must be paid only to be used for Minnesota veterans, active service members, Minnesota residents
- A summary of the grants, the number of veterans, active service members, and their family members served
- The number of veterans, active service members and their family members served by the current and measurable
Keywords:
veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I've served in the active component, the Guard, and the Reserve. Well, thank you for your service.
- on active duty. ...as well as the 400,000 veterans, active duty, reserve, and Guard members in our state
- I am a member of all these accredited service organizations.
- As a retired Chief Master Sergeant with over 30 years of active... ...duty service, multiple combat tours
- We have a joint session each year to recognize our military and service members.
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
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I've run the numbers as far as how many chiefs you have, how many active members you have.
- . ...would be replaced by a non-union member, active member of the board.
- And that further, the House of Representatives member will be replaced by a non-union active member of
- “Active member of the board. That’s correct. Okay. Senator Bryce, that?” “Yes.”
- “And we represent right at 4,000 of the—how many members and active members in the system?”
Bills:
HB41
Keywords:
Firefighters' Retirement System, FRS, retirement board, board of trustees, firefighter pension, public pension, retirement system governance, active members, service credit, Professional Fire Fighters Association, PFFA, Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association, fire chiefs, retirees, beneficiaries, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, board elections, vacancies, Louisiana retirement law
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Arizona into active duty combat unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or has taken
- There was a lot of turmoil there, but we work the members actively.
- duty.
- It could become justification to shift Guard infrastructure and missions into active duty Army and Air
- Because the Pentagon saw fit to have the active duty forces have the up-armored Humvees, and the Guard
Keywords:
National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, military affairs, funding
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill modernizes statutes to reflect the evolving needs of military members, veterans, uniform service
- duty service members are serving right now.
- And there's companies there that own more than 100 homes that are renting to our service members to help
- duty service members are serving right now.
- And there's companies there that own more than 100 homes that are renting to our service members to help
Keywords:
Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- But what this bill does is provide spousal preference to the spouses of active military members. ...provide
- spousal preference to the spouses of active military members.
- duty members.
- duty members.
- U members, if we look at page five, uh, starting on line 118, you should have a copy of the package.
Keywords:
economic development, incentives, transparency, compliance, Alabama Jobs Act, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, public interest, criminal justice, SB33, marriage, premarital class, conflict resolution, marriage license reform, probate judge, Administrative Office of Courts, AOC, domestic violence, intimate partner violence
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- January 22nd, gubernatorial appointment 9313, Shannon Braddock, as a member of the Seattle College District
- Senate Bill 6286 concerning detention facilities, which should be referred to the Committee on Human Services
- Senate Bill 6286 concerning detention facilities, which should be referred to the Committee on Human Services
- Senate Bill 6286 concerning detention facilities, which should be referred to the Committee on Human Services
Keywords:
employment eligibility, firefighters, law enforcement, citizenship, legal authorization, public safety, mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, criminal offense, fingerprinting, state regulations, SB 5280
Summary:
The Senate met on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and approved the previous day’s journal without objection. It then received standing committee reports, including Senate Bill 5053 on public facilities district formation and Senate Bill 6028, and referred them to the designated committees. The chamber also received gubernatorial appointments for Shannon Braddock to the Seattle College District Board of Trustees and Jeffrey Wagnets, both sent to higher education-related committees.
The Senate received a message from the Secretary of State stating that initial legislative number IL-26-638 had sufficient signatures. During introduction and first reading of bills, Senate Bill 6272, concerning the design and operation of buildings, and Senate Bill 6292 were introduced, along with other measures. By motion, the Senate referred the introduced measures to the designated committees, with one exception: Senate Bill 6286, concerning detention facilities, was sent to the Committee on Human Services.
No votes were taken; all actions were approved without objection. The Senate then adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Would the coalition members please stand and be recognized by the members of the Senate.
- Would the coalition members please stand and be recognized by the members of the Senate.
- members, and both.
- Service members and their families dedicate themselves to a cause that we all respect.
- And I will be active.
Keywords:
employment eligibility, firefighters, law enforcement, citizenship, legal authorization, public safety, mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, criminal offense, fingerprinting, state regulations, SB 5280
Summary:
The Senate opened with ceremonial items, approved the previous day’s journal, and referred committee reports and new introductions. Members then adopted Senate Resolution 8669 recognizing National Blood Donor Month after remarks emphasizing the life-saving need for blood donations and the work of blood coalition partners. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8667 honoring Monica Alexander for her long public service with the Washington State Patrol and Criminal Justice Training Commission, with multiple senators praising her leadership, reforms, and mentorship.
The chamber then took up a series of gubernatorial appointments to college boards of trustees, confirming Rosa Peralta to the Seattle College District, Stephen Zimmerman to Wenatchee Valley College, and Tara Lear to Walla Walla Community College, each by roll call vote. After caucus, the Senate returned to third reading and considered several bills, including SB 5068 on law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutors; SB 5252 on property tax exemptions for nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places; SB 5280 on consumer protections for virtual currency kiosks; SB 5124 on patient access and skilled nursing facility discharge coordination; and SB 5436 on interference with access to places of religious worship. Most of these measures were amended and then passed, with SB 5068 and SB 5436 drawing debate over immigration status and protest activity, respectively.
Later, the Senate passed SB 5705, narrowing traffic safety penalties to focus on distracted driving in school zones; ESSB 5594, delaying implementation of biosimilar drug access provisions; SB 5169, expanding out-of-court testimony options for child victims and witnesses; ESSB 5098, expanding weapons restrictions to additional public buildings and outdoor public spaces, despite opposition over firearm preemption and self-defense concerns; SB 5188, allowing rural broadband repair loans; SB 5109, making the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account permanent with a fee increase; SSB 5240, authorizing schools to use available anaphylaxis medication in emergencies; SB 5420, ensuring veterans and uniformed service members access to benefits and opportunities; SB 5467, simplifying surplus property sales by water-sewer districts; SSB 5331, strengthening insurance enforcement and restitution authority; and ESSB 5071, updating child endangerment law to include fentanyl and synthetic opioids, with an amendment adding a parenting-alternative approach for child defendants. The Senate also adopted an amendment to SB 5581 to include public transportation providers in safe-system transportation infrastructure planning and then advanced the bill toward final passage.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Would the coalition members please stand and be recognized by the members of the Senate.
- members, and both.
- Service members and their families dedicate themselves to a cause that we all respect.
- And I will be active.
- And I will be active.
Keywords:
employment eligibility, firefighters, law enforcement, citizenship, legal authorization, public safety, mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, criminal offense, fingerprinting, state regulations, SB 5280
Summary:
The Senate opened with ceremonial business, including the roll call, colors, pledge, and prayer, then approved the previous day’s journal and referred committee reports and new introductions. Members also suspended rules to consider multiple resolutions and bills. Senate Resolution 8669, honoring National Blood Donor Month, was adopted after remarks emphasizing the life-saving importance of blood donation and recognizing the Northwest Blood Coalition, whose members were introduced in the gallery.
The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 8667 honoring Monica Alexander, executive director of the Criminal Justice Training Commission, with multiple senators praising her career in the State Patrol, her leadership on regional training academies, sexual assault kit reform, and public safety culture. The Senate also confirmed several gubernatorial appointments to college boards, including Rosa Peralta to the Seattle College District Board of Trustees, Stephen A. Zimmerman to Wenatchee Valley College, and Tara Lear to Walla Walla Community College, each by 49-0 roll call votes.
The Senate spent much of the session on third-reading bills, often amending them before final passage. Measures passed included SB 5068 on agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and limited authority; ESSB 5252 on property tax exemptions for nonprofit public assembly halls; SB 5280 on virtual currency kiosk consumer protections; ESSB 5124 on patient access and skilled nursing facility identification; ESSB 5436 on interference with access to places of worship; SB 5705 on traffic safety penalties in school zones; ESSB 5594 on biosimilar medicines; SSB 5169 on out-of-court testimony for child victims and witnesses; ESSB 5098 on weapons restrictions in certain public buildings and parks; SB 5188 on broadband infrastructure repair loans; SB 5109 on the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account; SSB 5240 on anaphylaxis medications in schools; SB 5420 on veterans’ benefits access; SB 5467 on water-sewer district surplus property sales; SSB 5331 on insurer accountability; ESSB 5071 on endangerment with controlled substances involving fentanyl or synthetic opioids; and ESSB 5581 on safe system/complete streets transportation strategies. Most of these bills passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew opposition over firearms restrictions, insurance penalties, or transportation costs. Several bills were amended on the floor before final passage, including changes to dates, scope, and technical language, and the session concluded with additional business beginning on SB 5649.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/25/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a bill that involves basic pay for individuals assigned on state active duty, but whereas no
- And since 2006, we've done about 185,000 man days of state active duty.
- </c><00:02:39.880><c> And</c><00:02:40.040><c> with</c> man days of state active duty.
- And with man days of state active duty.
- </c> being ordered to state active service. being ordered to state active service.
Keywords:
military, pay, officers, enlisted members, state active service, Minnesota Statutes, veterans, burial eligibility, honor guard, state cemeteries, military service, burial fees, veterans affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, advisory task force, commanders task force, veterans service organizations, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Save Our Service Members Task Force - Room 216, January 12, 2026; 2:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- He is AGR active duty.
- He is<00:04:05.360><c> AGR</c><00:04:06.000><c> active</c><00:04:06.319><c> duty.
- duty.
- Took a coveted job is AGR active duty.
- We can do an LOD, line of duty. medical. We can do an LOD, line of duty.
Summary:
The meeting focused on veteran suicide and mental health challenges affecting Mississippi National Guard soldiers, with Colonel Chris Cookie describing recent losses in the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team. He said that in roughly 50 days, from late September to mid-December 2025, three soldiers died by suicide, and that the unit had seen 50 to 60 suicidal ideations over the past year. He emphasized that suicide is a threat he cannot “defeat” through military training alone, and that warning signs are often hard to detect compared with battlefield threats.
Cookie identified the biggest gap as the period between drill weekends and annual training, when soldiers are back home and less connected to leadership. He said the unit does well when soldiers are together at drill or Camp Shelby, where behavioral health support is available, but struggles to reach them in between. He urged the state to create preventive and responsive support that leaders in traditional status could activate quickly, and he strongly supported expanded chaplain access because chaplains are trained in behavioral and mental health issues and may be easier for soldiers to approach without stigma.
Committee members discussed possible solutions, including a statewide chaplain rotation or on-call system, community-based support networks, and a 24/7 hotline staffed by Mississippi veterans. They also discussed legislation to have the state cover TRICARE costs for Guardsmen and to use TANF funds for related support services. Members said a draft bill was being prepared for public review, with committee reporting deadlines approaching on February 3, and that they would circulate the bill once it received a number and was posted online. The meeting ended with a motion to rise and report.
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
MS Save Our Service Members Task Force - Room 216, December 9, 2025; 10:00 AM
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
MS Save Our Service Members Task Force - Room 216, November 17, 2025; 10:00 AM
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, five members present. Please call our first bill. HB 465 by Representative Holsey.
- All right, five members<00:07:02.960><c> present.
- </c> members present. We have a quorum. members present. We have a quorum.
- Thank you, members. Appreciate you being with us. Simple agenda. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Thank you members. Appreciate report. Thank you members.
Keywords:
emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, public interest, criminal justice, New Hope, Madison County, municipal boundary, corporate limits, deannexation, boundary adjustment, local act, city limits, municipal jurisdiction, annexation rollback