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Committee hears veterans crisis‑card concept and files three committee legislative concepts

House Interim Committee on Emergency Management and Veterans · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Representative Rick Lewis presented LC225 (veterans crisis card task force) and veterans groups described a county rapid‑response veteran advocate model; the committee also voted to introduce three committee LCs (LC126 on fuel storage, LC129 on volunteer database transfer, LC184 creating an Office of Resilience & Emergency Management). The filing motion passed by recorded roll call.

Representative Rick Lewis described a legislative concept (LC225) to create a task force that will return to the committee by September with recommendations on a veterans crisis card and associated crisis‑response team. Lewis said the concept aims to allow dispatch and responding officers to be alerted that a person may be a veteran in crisis and enable timely notification of trained veterans advocates who can assist…

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