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Who is included: the database contains the name and contact information of a U.S. armed-forces member who gives the commission written consent and will be discharged or released from active duty within 12 months after giving that consent. Enrollment is not automatic, and the law does not direct the commission to put every veteran or service member into the database. Final law, Section 434.0261(a).

Who can use it, and why: state agencies and local veteran service organizations, including veterans county service offices, must apply to and receive commission approval for access. Their authorized purpose is to provide listed members information about state and local benefits and resources, including jobs, training, housing, entrepreneurial and health-care services, and veteran support groups. This is an outreach system, not a new cash benefit or a guarantee that a participant qualifies for each service. Final law, subsection (b).

Administration: the commission must adopt implementation rules, including the application-and-approval process for organizations seeking access. The act specifies written consent and approved access but does not itself set a retention period or detailed withdrawal procedure. This briefing describes the enacted requirements; it does not verify that the database has launched or that a particular organization has been approved. Final law, subsection (c).

Passage: all five published versions have the same operative provisions, both committees reported the bill without amendments, and the official amendment index lists none. There is no substituted proposal to confuse with the final program. Introduced; Senate committee; Senate-passed; House committee; Final law; Version index; Amendment index.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Service members who opt in may receive useful information before leaving active duty, and approved organizations may find it easier to reach them. The tradeoff is collecting and sharing contact information among approved entities; secure access and clear administration matter. The act does not prove that outreach will lead to employment, housing or benefit enrollment, and it creates no blanket promise of confidentiality beyond the requirements it actually states. Final law.

The March 17 fiscal note estimates $5,502,388 in state general-revenue costs for 2026–2027: $3,227,144 in 2026 and $2,275,244 in 2027. It assumes one additional database administrator and technology development and implementation costs of $3,115,000 and $2,167,100 in those years. Projected total annual costs fall to $1,072,144 in 2029 and 2030; those remain estimates, not a fixed spending cap. Local-government fiscal effects could not be determined. The bill itself makes no appropriation. Official fiscal note.