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Proposal to create joint military and veterans committee draws wide questions; sponsor will pull bill for revisions
Summary
House Bill 1056, which would create a new joint committee on military and veterans affairs and make the Senate State Agencies committee the Senate's military committee, prompted extensive questioning about jurisdiction, frequency of meetings and costs; sponsor agreed to pull the bill for further consultation and possible revisions.
Sponsor Sen. Hester presented House Bill 1056, a measure to create a joint committee on military and veterans affairs. Hester said the committee's intent is to show support for growing military presence in the state—citing Little Rock Air Force Base and increases at Ebbing and Fort Smith—and to give veterans issues a dedicated forum.
Members raised multiple…
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