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Committee hears bill to exempt VFW posts from certain emergency closures
3320027 · May 15, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 2702 would exempt 501(c)(19) Veterans of Foreign Wars posts from pandemic closure orders so they may continue to provide veteran services during public‑health emergencies.
House Bill 2702 would amend the emergency management code to provide an exception for 501(c)(19) Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) posts so that those organizations, whose primary purpose is to benefit veterans, would not be subject to closure orders that otherwise applied to businesses during emergency proclamations.
Senator Adam Hinojosa,…
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