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• Chairman, addressed an issue dealing with those entities that had declared disaster, or where there was
• a disaster declared by the state.
• There was an issue dealing with those entities that had declared disaster, or there was a disaster declared

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• ,<00:13:58.800> digging<00:13:59.199> trenches, disasters, digging trenches, disasters,
• Because when disasters strike, our constituents look to us for answers.
• <00:58:06.960> of has been filled by election declared of has been filled by election declared
• total votes cast, is hereby declared total votes cast, is hereby declared duly<01:38:04.159>
• this joint assembly hereby declare this joint assembly dissolved.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• disaster in this country, in the history of this country, and... ...declared disaster in this country
• Disaster recovery is a human issue. We all know this.
• Wildfires are complex disasters.
• But disaster relief is not a favor. It is a federal obligation.
• And unfortunately, we're plagued by disasters now.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a largely ceremonial floor session with multiple guest introductions and recognitions. Members honored the retirement of long-serving committee secretary Marisa Lancaster, recognized Assemblymember Rubio’s parents on her mother’s 80th birthday, welcomed school and agency guests, and celebrated Crescenta Valley Water District’s 75th anniversary. The body also adopted several resolutions recognizing Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and California FFA, with strong bipartisan support and co-author additions. The main policy item was AJR 27, a resolution urging federal disaster aid for Los Angeles-area wildfire recovery, especially the Palisades and Eaton fires. Supporters from both parties emphasized the need for immediate, unconditional federal assistance for displaced residents, businesses, and communities still rebuilding, while some Republicans argued the state and local governments should move faster on permitting, recovery, and mitigation and criticized state spending priorities. After debate, the resolution was opened for co-authors and then adopted on a 68-0 roll call vote. The Assembly also adopted ACR 133 on Girl Day by voice vote after 70 co-authors were added, ACR 138 honoring FFA with 73 co-authors and voice adoption, and ACR 136 on Engineers Week with 69 co-authors and unanimous consent on the consent calendar. The chamber then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for Juan Antonio Pacheco and Paul L. McAiley, and adjourned until Monday, March 2, at 1 p.m.

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• communities in the wake of disasters. communities in the wake of disasters.
• can declare war. can declare war.
• There is authority to declare war.
• <05:42:02.798> war It's why the power to declare war It's why the power to declare war was
• after disaster.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Declare the vote: 54 aye, 40 nay.
• Declare the vote: 90 aye, 6 nay.
• Declare the vote: 91 aye, 0 nay.
• Declare the vote: 93 aye, 3 nay.
• Declare the vote: 93 aye, 3 nay.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• I mean, it has been a complete disaster.
• I mean, it has been a complete disaster.
• I mean, it has been a complete disaster.
• I mean, it has been a complete disaster.
• I mean, it has been a complete disaster. disaster. disaster.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, quorum call, and several introductions recognizing guests, including Reverend Jennifer Carsner and her daughter, President Kirk Schmoke, representatives from Maryland independent colleges and universities, students from Stevenson University, Howard and Anne Arundel counties, Washington College, a constituent, and the Greater Washington, D.C.-Maryland chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The chamber also adopted a resolution honoring Damatha Catholic High School for winning the 2025 WCAC football championship and another recognizing the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary. Both resolutions were adopted unanimously after brief remarks and roll calls. The Senate then took up executive nominations, separating nominee 16 from the main report. The chamber voted 42 in favor on the remaining nominations and then 42 in favor on nominee 16, giving all nominees the Senate’s advice and consent. On third reading, the Senate passed several bills, including SB 46, SB 25, SB 58, SB 163, SB 170, SB 188, SB 247, SB 356, and SB 379, with recorded affirmative votes ranging from 36 to 42. These measures covered topics such as veterans cemeteries, tax credits and tax modifications, education funding, transportation revenue bonds, biotechnology incentives, a stillborn child tax credit, and recovery residence grant funding. The chamber also advanced numerous second-reading bills, generally adopting committee reports and amendments without objection. Among the measures discussed were collective bargaining for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission police officers; adoption of the 2022 Uniform Commercial Code amendments for controllable electronic records; cemetery sale and transfer oversight; an additional license for electronic smoking devices; collective bargaining for Baltimore County Public Library supervisory employees; payroll processor exemptions under the Money Transmission Act; scalp cooling coverage for chemotherapy patients; orthoses and prostheses coverage under health and Medicaid plans; an online database of elevator inspection certificates; service animal program disqualification standards; extension of the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists; disclosure of lapsed professional liability insurance for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and nurse midwives; and revisions to massage therapy licensure rules. Most reports were favorable, with several technical or substantive amendments adopted and bills ordered printed for third reading. A notable policy discussion occurred on SB 56, which would allow the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center to share individual-level student and workforce data with a third-party data center for multi-state reporting. The sponsor explained the bill as a way to compare Maryland outcomes with other states while using data-sharing agreements and oversight to protect privacy; a minority whip raised concerns about the type of third-party data center and whether the practice was new. The sponsor said the bill was intended to formalize and safeguard data sharing, and noted a technical amendment would be offered to correct the amendment language.

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• Members, this is the bill we heard previously relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility
• declaration has been issued by the governor within 90 days of the election.
• Elections could only be canceled under disaster declarations that are related to natural disasters or
• This would not include, for example, a disaster declaration on something like border security.
• For example, a disaster declaration may be issued for several counties before a hurricane hits, but only

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• The national benefit is withheld until the state of Minnesota declares it a line-of-duty death.
• house for his family because they desperately need one, and they cannot move forward until we get a declaration

Bills: HF4371, HF4317, HF2817, HF3496, HF4151, HF3826, HF4425, HF3990

Keywords: HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services

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• Senate Bill 1 by Perry, relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, is referred to the
• Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding.
• relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas, is referred to the Select Committee on Disaster
• Division of Emergency Management for local authorities, is also referred to the Select Committee on Disaster
• Senate Bill 4, relating to disaster management, is referred to the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness

Bills: SB15, SB9, SB7, SB1, SB2, SB67, SB15, SB9, SB7

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap

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• Some of those increases were due to disastrous declarations that took place.
• You'll have to use FEMA A and then part of B schedules if you're a taxing jurisdiction to use the disaster
• an election where they went to the public and said the election because they used the emergency declaration

Bills: SB15, SB9, SB7, SB1, SB2, SB67, SB15, SB9, SB7

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap

Bills: HB188, HB265, HJR35, HJR47, SB1901, HB188, HB265, HJR35

Keywords: Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts

Bills: HB25, HB38, HB997, HB 1119, HB25, HB38

Keywords: HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines

Bills: HB25, HB38, HB997, HB 1119, HB25, HB38

Keywords: HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines

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• natural disaster.
• In the case of natural disaster, when time is of the essence, we certainly need to expedite the delivery
• <00:10:32.959> natural displaced due to a declared natural displaced due to a declared natural
• disaster.<00:10:34.720> Mr.
• Chair, did you know disaster. Mr. Mr.

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• We manage 53 open federal disaster declarations.
• Those 53 declarations have over 5000 local or state disaster recovery projects, and the total project
• So right now 53 open federal disaster declarations.
• Those declarations are FEMA decks or presidential disaster declarations or fire management assistance
• Those are dedicated to previous disasters. OK.

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• Catastrophe models predict the future losses of natural disasters and are often used as benchmarks to
• We work with families every day who are trying to rebuild after disasters, and we know the struggles
• In the aftermath of large-scale wildfire and other disasters, United Policyholders works closely with
• In the aftermath of large-scale wildfire and other disasters, United Policyholders works closely with
• Allow payments of contents coverage without inventory and total loss during declared emergencies.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met to hear several bills related to insurance coverage, wildfire risk, workers’ compensation, and paid family leave. SB 8 by Senator Ashby would extend workers’ compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers, with testimony emphasizing that they perform law-enforcement-like duties and should receive the same protections as comparable officers. SB 429 by Senator Cortese would create a public wildfire catastrophe model and related wildfire safety program, with support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates who said public access to modeling data would improve transparency and help evaluate private insurance risk models. The committee also heard SB 525 by Senator Jones, which would require the FAIR Plan to offer coverage options for manufactured and mobile home owners, including replacement cost coverage. Supporters said the bill would help lower-income residents obtain meaningful insurance protection, while no opposition testified. SB 495 by Senator Allen, as amended, would require insurers to provide a larger contents-coverage advance after a total loss during a declared emergency without requiring an immediate itemized inventory, extend proof-of-loss deadlines, and require insurers to provide catastrophe modeling and reinsurance data to the Department of Insurance. Several insurers withdrew opposition after amendments, and the Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure. SB 590 by Senator Durazo would expand paid family leave to cover care for designated persons or chosen family members, with strong support from AARP, labor, civil rights, caregiving, and health organizations, and testimony from a parent describing the need to care for a non-legal family member during surgery recovery. The committee also took up consent items SB 230 and SB 854. After roll calls, SB 8, SB 429, SB 495, SB 525, and SB 590 all received do-pass votes, with SB 429 sent to the Committee on Emergency Management, SB 495 to Judiciary, and SB 525 and SB 590 to Appropriations. The consent calendar bills were also approved, and the committee adjourned.

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• the Senate so the emerc power declared the Senate so the emerc power declared by<00:01:31.079>
• <00:08:59.959> of it screams off the page a Declaration of it screams off the page a Declaration
• Unfortunately, under current law, the governor can declare a public emergency for 30 days, and that declaration
• Unfortunately, under current law, the governor can declare a public emergency for 30 days, and that declaration
• Unfortunately, under current law, the governor can declare a public emergency for 30 days, and that declaration

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We will mourn, but we will never forget. administration declaring a disaster administration declaring
• we've probably had seven u disaster we've probably had seven u disaster declarations<08:06:58.718
• disaster declaration was ready.
• 44.398> declaration<08:19:45.120> and<08:19:45.280> then prior to a disaster declaration
• when the disaster declaration was ready. when the disaster declaration was ready.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• There has been an ongoing pattern of natural disasters, and we've had five additional FEMA declarations
• This year, we've had three natural disasters, three disaster declarations, that came this year in our
• At one point this year, we had 18 counties of our 37 that were in a natural disaster declaration.
• learn how to help um disaster survivors. learn how to help um disaster survivors.
• specified grant for disaster recovery. specified grant for disaster recovery.

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Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Legal Aid Network of Kentucky, including Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, Kentucky Legal Aid, AppalRed Legal Aid, and the Legal Aid Society in Louisville. The presenters explained that the four nonprofit programs provide civil legal services in all 120 counties, focusing on low-income clients and matters such as domestic violence, family law, housing, expungement, public benefits, and veterans’ issues. They emphasized that they do not handle criminal defense cases and described statewide efforts such as the kyjustice.org website and Project Renew, which helps people in recovery with legal issues that affect stability, employment, housing, and family reunification. Each organization highlighted regional service challenges and examples of casework. Legal Aid of the Bluegrass described its 33-county service area, its mobile “justice bus,” and expungement work for people in recovery. Kentucky Legal Aid focused on disaster response after the December 2021 tornadoes, including insurance disputes and contractor fraud, and said it has continued to handle repeated FEMA-declared disasters. AppalRed described serving 37 rural counties with limited attorneys, the shortage of lawyers in “rural legal deserts,” and its disaster-response work after flooding and tornadoes, including FEMA appeals clinics and volunteer attorney support. The Legal Aid Society described its Louisville-area veteran services, including Social Security and VA disability cases, veterans treatment court referrals, and homeless outreach. Committee members praised the organizations’ work and noted the importance of their services. In response to questions about funding, the presenters said their support comes from a mix of Legal Services Corporation funds, state appropriations, federal grants such as VOCA, VAWA, and HUD, United Way, and foundation funding. They stressed that many grants are restricted, while state funding is more flexible and useful for emergencies and day-to-day operations. The presenters said current funding does not fully meet demand and requested an increase in the General Assembly’s appropriation from $500,000 per year to $1 million per year, or $2 million over the biennium.

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• including public assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a federally declared
• natural disaster requiring reimbursement contracts.
• natural disaster requiring reimbursement contracts.
• Providing for enforcement of the terms of the loan contracts, creating the Natural Disaster Revolving
• Fund. making an appropriation, declaring an emergency.