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Committee advances recognition resolutions and moves several bills to committee referral or the floor
Summary
The Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee approved three recognition resolutions (EMS Week, a Revolutionary anniversary comment, and National Police Week) and moved multiple bills: HB2014 was rereferred to Labor and Industry, HB2439 was amended and moved to the floor, HB237 and HB2446 were sent forward (HB2446 after a 14-12 committee vote).
The House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee completed several procedural items and votes during the session.
The committee approved three recognition resolutions and sent them to the House floor: House Resolution 467 (Emergency Medical Services Week, May 17—23, 2026), House Resolution 482 (observations related to the country's anniversary and Civil Air Patrol remarks), and House Resolution 483 (National Police Week, May 10—16, 2026, and Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15). Several members praised EMS and police officers during discussion; Representative Scott cautioned that ceremonial resolutions do not substitute for policy fixes on systemic EMS issues.
Representative Scott moved to rerefer House Bill 2014 to the Labor and Industry Committee; the motion carried. Committee staff described and adopted an amendment to House Bill 2439 to align the VSO grant program with the calendar year; the amended HB2439 will move to the floor for consideration. HB237 (Brian's Law) was ordered to the House floor by unanimous committee roll call, and HB2446 (the $30 million fire company transformational grant program) passed the committee on a 14-12 roll call and will also move to the floor.
The committee then heard a five-minute Civil Air Patrol briefing and closed with cadet recognition and an adjournment.
