Video & Transcript Research : 'disaster declaration'

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Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare the vote 87 to 0 'nay'.
  • Declare the vote. Zero 'nay'. Having received 2/3 of those constituting the House, I declare...
  • House, and declared the bill to have passed.
  • I declare the bill to have passed.
  • The emergency is declared to have passed. Mr.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 06/04/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • could reduce the cost of reaching out to these emergency services as opposed to waiting until after disaster
  • aspirational, and it is the utility to do more in their assessment while they are planning for a disaster
  • massive thing, and New York State has experienced some of these primary in 2001, the Governor could declare
  • It was a disaster.
  • IT WAS A DISASTER.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 4/13/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 38 is declared passed. Clerk will Bill 38 is declared passed.
  • Bill 246 is declared passed. Clerk will Bill 246 is declared passed.
  • House Bill 264 is declared passed. Clerk House Bill 264 is declared passed.
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed,<01:35:13.360>
  • We have a are declared passed.
Summary: The Senate convened on the final day of session, heard an invocation, recognized guests and pages, and outlined a tentative plan for multiple sessions and breaks through the day. The chamber then took up several messages between the Senate and House, including a refusal to concur in House amendments to Senate Bill 311 on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the appointment of conferees, as well as a House message on House Bill 9007 establishing a conference committee on third-degree assault. The Senate also considered a series of second-reader bills. House Bill 6, requiring MHEC to collect data on pregnant and parenting students, was amended to exempt Maryland Global Campus and limit certain provisions to public senior higher education institutions and community colleges before being ordered to third reading. House Bill 182, concerning replacement of faithless electors, was amended to conform with Senate Bill 237 and then passed. House Bill 575, creating excused absences for student civic engagement, drew the most discussion; senators asked about the definition of civic engagement, county discretion, and whether students could use the bill for repeated protests. The floor leader explained that county boards would retain discretion and that the bill would not require weekly absences. The bill’s two amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Additional measures passed with little or no opposition. House Bill 640 revised boards, commissions, and reporting requirements; House Bill 1335 required an independent study of IT and cybersecurity staffing and pay; House Bill 587 created a work group to review transportation procurement procedures; House Bill 854 established a nonpublic special education school renovation program; and House Bill 898 adjusted economic development provisions, including VLT proceeds and film tax credit language, after questions about the general fund impact. The Senate also advanced House Bill 1247 on Prince George’s County tax increment financing for an immersive entertainment venue, with amendments making it an emergency bill and addressing zoning and outdoor advertising issues.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. One nay. We'll report that as due pass.
  • Declare the vote. Yes, one, nay, ten more with the vote of 13 to 9.
  • Declare the vote. Representative with the vote of 13 ayes, zero nays.
  • Declare the vote. Representative with the vote of 12 ayes, 1 nay.
  • Declared vote. Chairman Boles with a vote of 12 ayes, one nay.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • been declared?
  • And if the conditions require it, an AMA must be declared.
  • And if the conditions require it, an AMA must be declared.
  • And if the conditions require it, an AMA must be declared.
  • And if the conditions require it, an AMA must be declared.
Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved the January 13, 2026 minutes and held Senate Bills 1041 and 11676 by request for further review. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1197, which would allow irrigation grandfather rights and associated water duty in subsequent active management areas (AMAs) to be sold, leased, or transferred within the same AMA. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help wineries and other farmers in the Wilcox and Douglas areas adjust fields and expand while staying within existing water limits. Opposition testimony from Sierra Club and Rural Arizona Action argued the bill could increase groundwater pumping unless it includes stronger safeguards, such as a net reduction in water use and clearer ties to AMA management goals. The City of Wilcox and the Department of Water Resources were neutral but said the bill needs more work on consistency, oversight, and transparency. The committee passed SB 1197 on a 4-3 vote, with one member not voting. The committee then unanimously passed Senate Bill 1198, which continues the Arizona Beef Council for eight years until July 1, 2034. Testimony from the council’s executive director was supportive, and members discussed the importance of the beef industry and the value of longer continuation periods for agency review. Senate Bill 1199, which continues the Arizona State Veterinary Examining Board for eight years until July 1, 2034, also passed unanimously. Members used the discussion to raise broader concerns about the shortage of rural and large-animal veterinarians and the need for future funding and workforce support. Finally, the committee considered Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004, urging Congress to clarify the EPA’s powers and end what the sponsor described as regulatory overreach. Supporters framed it as a request for Congress to fix unclear federal law, while opponents said it would weaken science-based environmental protections and deny climate and public health realities. The memorial passed 4-3 with one not voting. The committee then adjourned.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote: 91 ayes, 0 nays. Haven't received a majority vote.
  • I declare the vote. I nay.
  • Declare the vote: 94 in favor, zero nay.
  • Declare the vote.
  • Declare the vote. I zero, nay. Having received a majority vote, I declare the bill to have passed.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 28th, 2026 at 11:30 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having received 11 ayes and zero nays, I declare the nomination of Bryan Beller to the Oklahoma State
  • En ayes zero nays Having received 10 ayes and zero nays, I declared the nomination of Michelle Wagner
  • Having received nine ayes and zero nays, I declare the nomination to have passed. Thank you, Mr.
  • Having received eight ayes and zero nays, I declare the nomination of Sarah Miller to have passed.
  • Having received nine ayes and zero nays, I declare the nomination of Eric Smith to have passed.
Keywords: 914, all
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

March 11, 2026 - Regular Session

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1189, now before you, relates to emergency services and disaster law, declaration of state
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Secretary Gray presented a few months ago about the disaster recovery.
  • Are those separate groups that are responding to natural disasters that are impacting our transportation
  • occasionally you'll have a design firm that's helping us look at bridges that have been affected by disasters
  • working to help resolve any funding issues we may have there or development or delivery issues with disaster
  • delivery issues with with disaster delivery issues with with disaster relief.<00:23:12.240> And
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee met on Transportation, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a road fund update from Transportation Cabinet officials Mike Hancock, Sean McCernan, and Ron Rigney. McCernan reported that FY 2024-2025 road fund revenue came in $38.5 million above the enacted estimate, but was about $11 million below FY24 because of a lower motor fuels tax rate. He said motor vehicle usage tax receipts were stronger than expected, and that the road fund ended the year with a $61.6 million surplus account that, under the budget bill, must be appropriated to state construction. Members focused heavily on how declining motor fuels receipts affect the formula funds that support cities, counties, and rural/secondary roads. Hancock and McCernan explained that lower gas tax receipts reduce both the road plan and revenue sharing, while higher vehicle sales tax receipts from motor vehicle usage go directly to the road fund and do not help the formula distributions. They also said fuel efficiency, hybrid and electric vehicle trends, and the removal of a prior hybrid fee all affect revenue collections. On tolling, officials said Louisville bridge toll revenues are covering bills and commitments, but they did not have the latest collection figures in front of them and said they would provide them later. The committee also asked about project delivery delays, right-of-way acquisition, disaster recovery work, annual contract awards, cash management, and overprogramming in the highway plan. Officials said project delays often stem from right-of-way purchases, utility relocation, and the large volume of projects in the plan, and described the process as a “duck paddling” situation with substantial work happening behind the scenes. They said FY25 contract awards were already just under $998 million by the July letting and expected to exceed last year’s total, and explained that cash balances are managed so they do not fall below $100 million; the current balance was said to be about $166 million. No further votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And uh, all it says is they can't self-declare.
  • The governor has to get has to declare it and send them a letter. >> Oh, Mr.
  • emergencies at the cannot self-declare emergencies at the governor. governor. governor.
  • all it says is they can't self-declare. all it says is they can't self-declare.
  • The governor has to get has to declare The governor has to get has to declare it<00:08:41.120>
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. Pae and Hill, would you care to vote? Declare the vote. With 29 aye, one nay.
  • Declare the vote: 30 aye and 0 nay.
  • Declare the vote. With a vote of 30 aye, zero nay, declare your bill to have passed.
  • Declare the vote. 30 aye, zero nay.
  • We declare your bill to have passed.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

County and Municipal Government Apr 8th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare your bill has passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, members. Thank you.
  • Declare to vote or start to vote. Push that button twice. Count vote. I'm sorry, nay.
  • Declare to vote. I, nay. Zero nay. I declare that the bill has passed.
  • I declare the vote with three in favor and two against. I declare your appeal has passed.
  • Seeing everyone has voted, I declare the vote. Chairman Dempsey, I declare your bill has passed 50.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a huge influx of post-disaster grant funding, and so thinking strategically about that force
  • You don't have a whole neighborhood getting bought out after a huge flood disaster.
  • I do just want to acknowledge the role that you've played in emergency disasters as well, and give you
  • They have really unique needs when it comes to disaster response and recovery because they may not be
  • immediate dollars available for our foster youth and their families as disasters happen because they
Keywords: 988, house, all
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having received 8 ayes and zero nays, I declare Senate Bill 1643 to have advanced.
  • I declare Senate Bill 1446 to have advanced. Thank you, Senator Wingard.
  • Declare Senate Bill 1258 to have passed.
  • I declare Bill 1224 to have advanced.
  • That declares Senate Bill 1448 to have passed.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That declares Senate Bill 14262 has passed.
  • I declare Senate Bill 15022 has passed. Thank you, Madam Leader.
  • I declare Senate Bill 1377 to have passed.
  • I declare Senate Bill 1645 to have passed.
  • I declare Senate Bill 1562 to have passed. Thank you, Senator Coleman.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 4/10/2026 #2

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed.
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed.
  • majority is declared passed. The clerk majority is declared passed.
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed.
  • is declared passed. is declared passed.
Summary: The House met with 122 members present, heard the journal read, and proceeded through a long series of Senate messages, concurrence motions, and third-reading votes on a wide range of bills. Early business included conference committee appointments on Senate Bill 159 (Emergency Medical Services Vehicles and Ambulances, Required Supplies), Senate Bill 514 (Third Degree Assault), and Senate Bill 866 (Chain Restaurants, disclosure of sodium and added sugars), along with several other bills where the House declined to recede from its amendments and named conferees. The chamber also adopted concurrence on House Bill 1181 (children in out-of-home placement) and House Bill 1219 (climate change/homeowners insurance study), and adopted a favorable committee report on House Bill 1602 (no-cost cancer screening for volunteer firefighters), which was amended to add sponsors, make technical changes, and include retired volunteer firefighters before being ordered printed for third reading. The House then took up a Rules Committee consent calendar and moved a batch of bills to the appropriate committees. On third reading, it passed House Bill 1028 (Caroline County Board of Education compensation increase) and House Bill 1599 (Choptank River Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund) by constitutional majorities. It also rejected Senate amendments on House Bill 107 (Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program), House Bill 153 (residential rental apartments air conditioning requirement), House Bill 1063 (hunting management), and House Bill 1067 (lead and lead-based ammunition phase out), appointing conference committees in each case. House Bill 717 (Baltimore City raffles for organizations affiliated with professional baseball and football teams) and House Bill 892 (cemeteries, actions for sale/transfer/alternate use) also had Senate amendments rejected. The chamber then passed a series of Senate bills on third reading, including Senate Bill 309 (precious metal bullion or coins sales tax exemption), 523 (vernal pools identification), 742 (Maryland Protecting People with Disabilities Act), 141 (election misinformation/disinformation and deep fakes), 298 (Maryland Capital Police statewide jurisdiction), 515 (Health Services Cost Review Commission rate setting), 638 (Maryland Heritage Areas funding and grants), 28 (state employee arbitration reform), 72 (Baltimore County off-premises alcohol sales), 361 (Baltimore City alcoholic beverages license extension), 414 (Anne Arundel County nonprofit swim club license), 601 (cybersecurity standards), 305 (incarcerated individual training and reentry grant fund extension), 331 (retired law enforcement handgun permit renewal), 516 (protective body armor requirements and reporting), 651 (transfer-on-death deed establishment), 865 (private passenger automobile insurance work group), 933 (temporary appointment to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities), 261 (money transmission act definition changes), and 823 (Parole Commission selection committee changes). Most passed with little or no debate; Senate Bill 523 drew opposition from a delegate who warned that identifying vernal pools could lead to future regulation and land-use restrictions, while Senate Bill 823 prompted questions about victims’ rights and whether state’s attorneys remained opposed, with the floor leader saying the bill added a victims’ rights advocate to the selection committee and that opposition had been limited to written testimony. Several members later changed votes on Senate Bill 638 and Senate Bill 865 before the House moved on.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. One nay.
  • Seeing none, staff, please declare the vote.
  • Close the queue, declare the vote. Five yes, zero nay.
  • Declare the vote. One nay, with a vote of five yeas, one nay. I declare your bill to have passed.
  • Declare the vote: 5 yes, 0 nay. I declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Chairwoman.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 9th, 2025 at 01:00 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1025 is declared passed. House Bill 1025 is declared passed.
  • House Bill 1592 is declared passed. House Bill 1592 is declared passed.
  • House Bill 1375 is declared passed. House Bill 1375 is declared passed.
  • House Bill 1194 is declared passed. Thank you. House Bill 1194 is declared passed.
  • Senate Bill 2159 is declared passed. Senate Bill 2159 is declared passed.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then approved journal corrections and recognized visiting students from Underwood School. The chamber also handled several conference committee appointments after failing to concur with Senate amendments on House bills 1022, 1049, 1229, and 1029, and after the Senate failed to concur on House amendments to Senate bills 2010 and 2113. The House then concurred in or passed a series of amended measures, including House Bills 1481 (dental insurance loss ratio and reporting), 1511 (physician guidance on abortion law, with an emergency clause), 1562 (mandated reporter training), 1197 (correctional facilities study), 1095 (child protective services liaison work group), 1317 (barber licensing board changes), 1549 (corrections facility grants and reentry-related provisions), 1354 (appraiser evaluations), 1374 (open meeting exemption for township supervisors during on-site inspections), 1355 (abbreviated notice for administrative rulemaking), 1025 (advanced nuclear energy study), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes), 1592 (Lignite Research Council updates), and 1375 (alcohol service/photo ID provisions). Final passage votes were recorded on each bill, with most passing comfortably and some drawing notable opposition, especially HB 1470 and HB 1549. The House spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol appropriation. Members discussed shifting one-time funding from the general fund to the Electronic Motor Carrier Permit Fund, including body armor, preliminary breath tests, an emergency vehicle course, resurfacing, fleet costs, and handgun/taser replacement, while also noting a federal grant and no new FTEs. Questions focused on salary-line increases and the new-and-vacant FTE pool, with Appropriations explaining that those dollars had been moved back into agency budgets from OMB. The bill passed 84-6. The House also passed Senate Bill 2013, the Commissioner of University and School Lands appropriation, after discussion of Trust Lands operations, unclaimed property staffing, and distributions from the Common Schools Trust Fund; one member was excused for a conflict, and the bill passed 67-22. Senate Bill 2023, the Racing Commission appropriation, passed 65-25 after a brief explanation of the agency’s responsibilities and funding. A major policy debate centered on Senate Bill 2385, which revises mobile home park regulation. Supporters said it creates receivership procedures if a license is revoked, requires clearer tenant notices, limits certain fees, and strengthens protections against eviction and utility overcharges. Two members were excused from voting due to conflicts tied to mobile home park ownership, and the bill passed 84-4. Another extended debate occurred on Senate Bill 2159, which allows the State Energy Research Center to study nuclear-related projects with approval from the Industrial Commission and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. Supporters said it is meant to help study advanced nuclear energy while preserving existing prohibitions on high-level radioactive waste storage; opponents raised concerns that the language could weaken prior protections and open the door to waste-related research or storage. The transcript ends during that debate, before a final vote on SB 2159 is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • a question that says here: Is there a written plan of procedures to be implemented in case of a disaster
  • And so emails that include some pictures of the disaster and some of the devastation from the flooding
  • So you led her to believe that there was, in fact, a plan to be implemented in the case of a disaster
  • What were these camp volunteers or counselors trained on in regards to the event of a flooding disaster
  • Also, disaster and trauma communications: still today, I've had no communications from the Eastlands
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Aug 22nd, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • a very emotional day yesterday on the floor when we passed out House Bill One and the other, uh, disaster
  • My bill further addresses camp health and safety issues beyond just disaster planning to help promote
  • Um, I think we'll, plus with the disaster emergency bills that with HB 1 and SB 1, I think we'll, our
  • I also happen to sit on the select committee that has evaluated the flood disaster.
  • Ah, I'm not aware, ma'am, of a certified training for disaster preparedness like that.
Bills: HB 265, HB25