Video & Transcript : 'emergency funds' :
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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 85 by Senator Miller provides for funding of certain insurance costs for retirees of the
- I mean, local governments don't have the funding.
- What's the penalty for not being able to get in compliance because they don't have the funding?
- So if she wanted to, she didn't have the funds for that. So that's not my intent.
- technology fund.
Bills:
HCR11 , HB153 , HB278 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB687 , HB816 , HB833 , HB942 , HB1053 , HB1097 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1190 , SB75 , SB85 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
Camp Beauregard, Louisiana National Guard, Youth Challenge Program, military affairs, Pineville, National Guard training, emergency response, youth development, alternative education, high school equivalency, GED, at-risk youth, leadership training, job skills, citizenship, veterans, state military operations, mobilization, logistics staging area, public service
Summary:
The committee first adopted a three-minute rule for the rest of the meeting by a 9-3 vote. It then took up SB 217, which would reorganize Orleans Parish courts by reducing judgeships in criminal, juvenile, traffic, and municipal courts and, through an adopted amendment, creating one civil district court with 13 judges and allowing hearing officers. Senator Morris argued the changes were based on caseload comparisons and population data; opponents from the Urban League and ACLU said the bill was driven by power rather than efficiency, relied on incomplete or inconsistent data, would strain the courts, and would reduce minority representation on the bench. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended by an 11-4 vote.
The committee next considered SB 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal by two. Senator Morris again cited filings and caseload comparisons, while opponents argued the bill ignored the intensity and complexity of appellate work, could increase backlog and costs, and would disproportionately affect Black women judges. The bill was reported favorably by an 11-4 vote. The committee also adopted HCR 11, expressing support for the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Beauregard and the Youth Challenge Program, and reported favorably SB 85, creating an insurance fund for retired St. Charles Parish sheriff’s employees.
Several other measures were advanced with little or no opposition. HB 833 created the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force and was amended to add representatives from the coroners’ association, a survivor appointed by STAR, and a licensed clinical social worker; it was reported favorably. HB 816, with a technical correction, prohibited foreign adversaries from acquiring property near military installations and was reported favorably. HB 1053, dealing with definitions for dealers and retail dealers and allowing certain businesses to serve complimentary alcoholic beverages under agreed-upon floor amendments, was reported favorably. HB 153, as amended, removed the Office of Debt Recovery from the bill and limited it to prohibiting reporting certain criminal fines and fees to credit bureaus; it was reported favorably. SB 75, on cybersecurity reimbursement and baseline standards for local governments after cyber incidents, was reported favorably after testimony from GOSEP and others. SB 200, allowing expropriation of land near military bases owned by foreign adversaries when a court finds a threat to public health and safety, was also reported favorably after extensive testimony and discussion. Finally, HB 454, the Gracie Claire Rushing Act on chain of custody for human remains and internal organs, was converted into a substitute bill, adopted, and then introduced for further discussion, with the sponsor describing it as a transparency and accountability measure for grieving families.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- our soldiers and our men and women in the military for all sorts of things, including rescue and emergency
- employees designated as first responders for the purposes of training, logistics, coordination, emergency
Bills:
HCR11 , HB153 , HB278 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB687 , HB816 , HB833 , HB942 , HB1053 , HB1097 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1190 , SB75 , SB85 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
Camp Beauregard, Louisiana National Guard, Youth Challenge Program, military affairs, Pineville, National Guard training, emergency response, youth development, alternative education, high school equivalency, GED, at-risk youth, leadership training, job skills, citizenship, veterans, state military operations, mobilization, logistics staging area, public service
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of times, the person may have been hospitalized on an emergency basis because of their symptoms
- It goes to a special fund to be used by the prosecutors to administer these programs.
- Prosecutor's time, and I feel like they're going to be employed either way, regardless of these funds
- This issue first emerged for me as executive director during COVID because of delays that were... ...
- Well, even our what we call an APO, emergency protective order, is 200 yards, yeah, right, 600 feet.
Bills:
HB 1194 , HB 1221 , HB1738 , HB1913 , HB2177 , HB2178 , HB2180 , HB2229 , HB2282 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB2777 , HB2984 , HB3357 , HB3553 , HB3602
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
emergency protection order, protective order, magistrate, criminal procedure, victim safety, family violence, domestic violence, stalking, assault, magistrate's order, temporary protection, court order duration, defendant restrictions, Article 17.292, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, emergency restraining order, victim protection, firearm restriction, pretrial intervention, reimbursement fee
WY
Bills:
SF0002
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem, mileage reimbursement, legislator training, legislators-elect, newly appointed legislator, carryforward funds, unspent appropriations, Management Council, economic development, energy diversification, economic modeling software, fiscal notes
WY
Bills:
SF0002
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem, mileage reimbursement, legislator training, legislators-elect, newly appointed legislator, carryforward funds, unspent appropriations, Management Council, economic development, energy diversification, economic modeling software, fiscal notes
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 2960 establishes the Veterans Specialty Court grant program and the Veterans Treatment Court fund
- House Bill 2960 establishes the Veterans Specialty Grant Program and the Veterans Treatment Court Fund
- Chair, members, House Bill 2620 appropriates $300,000 from the state general fund in fiscal years 2027
- through 2031. $100,000 from the state general fund in fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to the Arizona
- Department of Veterans Services to distribute grants to emergency shelters with at least 100 beds that
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 4 has emergency election procedures.
- Section 4 has emergency election procedures.
- SB 264 authorizes emergency ballot transmission by secured electronic means under a declared emergency
- The reason that other sub was available was because it was an emergency bill or a dummy bill.
- The reason that other sub was available was because it was an emergency bill or a dummy bill.
Committee:
Senate Senate Rules
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- shelters and indoor emergency housing must be allowed in zones allowing hotels.
- Additional zones must be opened up to emergency housing and shelters when necessary to meet projected
- The proposed substitute allows counties and cities to require emergency housing and shelters to certify
- The proposed substitute allows counties and cities to require emergency housing and shelters to certify
- They would, if this was adopted, not be allowed into any emergency shelter.
Committee:
House Housing
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- projects are not only selected by local governments but also funded using local government funds.
- This is Continuum of Care funding.
- So I see the emergency shelter, emergency housing near transit.
- or emergency shelters.’
- Emergency shelters and emergency housing are different.
Committee:
House Housing
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government.(6-23-26)
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Every vacancy means fewer personnel available to respond to emergencies, engage in community policing
- ,</c> available to respond to emergencies, available to respond to emergencies, engage<00:04:17.000><
- He said this is happening more often, with better-funded agencies buying out contracts.
- But we will respond and support any type of emergency that we are called out on.
- that we are called any type of emergency that we are called out<01:04:16.320><c> on.
Bills:
HB339
Committee:
Joint Local Government
Keywords:
Civil Air Patrol, CAP, emergency leave, job protection, employment discrimination, leave of absence, volunteer service, emergency response, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, state employee leave, military leave, public employees, local government employers, reinstatement rights, seniority protection, unpaid leave, Meeting Start 00:00:03
Roll Call 00:00:14
Discussion of Local Law Enforcement Issues 00:03:08
Discussion of Civil Air Patrol Employment Protections 00:50:46
Adjournment 01:06:07, 958, all
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- But if you would take a look at this bill, this is our supplemental appropriations from the opioid funds
- It could be an emergency, or somebody trying to get somebody to a doctor, what have you.
- It could be an emergency, or somebody trying to get somebody to a doctor, what have you.
- It could be an emergency, or somebody trying to get somebody to a doctor, what have you.
- It could be an emergency, or somebody trying to get somebody to a doctor, what have you.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, HB487, Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, disabled veterans, dependents, spouse benefits, widow benefits, children of veterans, tuition assistance, education benefits, scholarship, college aid, undergraduate tuition, private school reimbursement, books and fees
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- In the event of an emergency, DOH may temporarily pause inspections if conducting an inspection would
- So this bill started with, for about 20 years or so, we've allowed ARNPs and PAs to work in emergency
- But I think by then all the other hospital emergency room and other bills had eaten all that up.
- I am a PA practicing in rural emergency medicine here in Washington State.
- The bill before you is House Bill 2540 concerning emergency medical technician recertification.
Committee:
Senate Health & Long-Term Care
TX
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In the city of Austin, requiring crash-tested safety bollards in front of hospital emergency rooms.
- I'm just talking about purely funding for. But for this very complex problem, no one is.
- The city has actually robustly funded homeless services.
- We're on board to help provide that private funding. Thank you for having us.
- These are physical medical emergencies that can look like psychiatric crises, but they aren't.
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- funds, $500,000 in city funds, $400,000 in capital funds, and $700,000 in utility funds.
- ,</c><00:12:58.160><c> city</c> MSA funds, 250 in franchise funds, city MSA funds, 250 in franchise funds
- :00.320><c> funds</c><00:13:00.560><c> of</c> funds of 500,000, capital funds of funds of 500,000, capital
- </c> the funding is approved. the funding is approved. I'm<01:32:33.679><c> game.
- </c><01:41:14.159><c> Thank</c> is an emergency. Have a nice day. Thank is an emergency.
Bills:
HF2178 , HF942 , HF2470 , HF1043 , HF1287 , HF1229 , HF1230 , HF424 , HF571 , HF404 , HF910 , HF1055 , HF318 , HF319 , HF401 , HF609 , HF306 , HF1599 , HF1881
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
HF2178, Cohasset, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, public infrastructure, water tower, water infrastructure, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, street reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, Public Facilities Authority, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, local government aid, utility infrastructure, public works, infrastructure, stormwater
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- operations center for our emergency management.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, and there are no other identified funding options to fund
- And sufficient funding for this purpose of providing emergency power generation could be added to this
- I had no, was not informed that I was placed. placed in emergency detention.
- When you're placed under emergency detention you become awarded the state.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you all for the continued support of emergency medical services. ...in Texas.
- There's a big shift for small employers to do something called level funding so they can become level
- funded and then get into the ERISA market. like dragging them back in, right?
- It's kind of the same as ERISA; they're all self-funded, which is why they've been treated differently
- When we got here, collectively about 25 years ago or so, 80% of the market was in fully funded plans.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a big shift for small employers to do something called level funded, so they can do, they can
- become level funded and then get into the ERISA market.
- They're all self-funded, which is why they've been treated differently and Because they are self-funded
- Well, I just, you know, if, if, if there's not an advantage to be self-funded, then what you're going
- Um, 25 years ago or so, 80% of the market was in fully funded plans.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on General Government (2-12-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> So, we would not need the general fund So, we would not need the general fund for<00:02:48.800><
- </c> struggles early on in trying to fund struggles early on in trying to fund these<00:04:09.120><c>
- </c><00:04:16.160><c> that</c> communities were able to fund that communities were able to fund that
- </c><00:04:32.000><c> Fast</c> funding. And that was in 1980. Fast funding. And that was in 1980.
- </c> service due to lack of adequate funding. service due to lack of adequate funding.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services (KBEMS) 00:00:53
Approval of Minutes 00:23:37, 958, all
Summary:
The Kentucky Board of EMS presented an additional budget request focused on grant funding for local EMS agencies, not agency operations. Officials said the board has 13 full-time staff after losing employees in the 2022 transition back to state government, and that the request would be a 100% pass-through to providers. They initially described two requests totaling $12.91 million: $10.8 million for the EMS block grant and $2.1 million for workforce education tied to House Bill 484, but later said they would withdraw the $2.1 million request because rural health transformation funding appears likely to cover those education needs.
Most of the testimony explained why the EMS block grant should be increased. The board said the grant began in 1980 at about $1.2 million and has remained largely unchanged while EMS costs have risen sharply. They cited higher prices for ambulances, stretchers, and cardiac monitors, along with increased labor and reimbursement pressures. Board members emphasized that modern EMS now provides much more advanced care in the field, especially in rural areas, and argued that equipment such as 12-lead cardiac monitors can significantly improve patient outcomes. They said the current grant provides about $10,000 per county, while the request would raise funding to about $100,000 per county and increase the per-capita amount from roughly 26 cents to $2.60.
Members also discussed whether the block grant statute should be reformed to target need more directly. Board officials said they had considered making the grant more competitive, but decided against it for now because many counties rely on the annual funding and shifting money away from some areas would create hardship. In response to questions, they said Kentucky has about 160 class one EMS agencies providing 911 response across 120 counties, and that grant awards in recent years reached 91 counties, then 108, then 110 counties. They also highlighted the cost and safety benefits of power loading systems for stretchers, saying they can reduce back injuries and help retain EMS workers, but are often unaffordable for smaller departments.
No votes were taken on the budget request during the hearing. After the testimony and questions, the committee approved the minutes from the prior meeting by motion and second, with no opposition, and then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a total of $2.7 billion in all funds, with $68.3 million being GR-related funds.
- One discusses the Texas Energy Fund.
- Item four: The Texas Nuclear Energy Fund and Texas Nuclear Energy Supply Chain Fund.
- One of the packet recommendations funds BHEC at just over $11.2 million in all funds. ...which represents
- Page 2 provides an overview of the funding changes, which total a net increase of $293,000 in all funds
Committee:
Senate Finance