Video & Transcript Research : 'wildfire mitigation'

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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 18, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we would we think we're close to releasing our 18 to mitigation credit.
  • I think mitigation is is a good thing to do.
  • We are serious, seeing more severe weather so stronger storms making landfall, more wildfires growing
  • So we had about 40 billion dollars in losses from the California wildfires.
  • And yet one of your comments, you talked about the wildfires in California and obviously their state
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee - Morning Session Dec 17th, 2025

A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fire is what is going to be the key, but there's a fear of fire, you know, wildfires.
  • We've had wildfires in the east and the west, and we had a devastating one last spring.
  • Another part of that was to mitigate the effects of wildfire, so we're putting brush-free zones around
  • Corps of Engineers, and you have to mitigate that.
  • have any way to mitigate them.
Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We began significant local appropriations for PFAS mitigation in 2020.
  • We began significant local appropriations for PFAS mitigation in 2020, and it took until summer of this
  • I have big GAC filters in my basement to mitigate this poison from the drinking water for my family.
  • When wildfire smoke drifts into the city, the air becomes dangerous to breathe.
  • It partially binds to the mu receptors to mitigate pain. ...a partial opioid agonist.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a lengthy hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills related to environmental health, PFAS, medical device chemicals, food access, lead poisoning, air quality, oral health, and school food additives. Chair Driscoll and Chair Decker emphasized that the hearing was for testimony only, no decisions would be made that day, and that written testimony could still be submitted. They also noted the high volume of speakers and asked witnesses to keep remarks brief. A major portion of the hearing focused on PFAS-related legislation, including bills to restrict PFAS in products and food packaging and to create a PFAS remediation trust fund. Municipal officials and advocates described the high costs of PFAS cleanup, especially for drinking water systems, citing Easton’s multimillion-dollar treatment investments and rate increases. Testimony from legislators and advocates argued that Massachusetts should act despite federal uncertainty, and that the state should stop PFAS at the source rather than leaving municipalities and residents to pay for remediation. The committee also heard strong support for a bill banning DEHP in medical devices, with physicians, nurses, and a bill sponsor saying the chemical can leach from IV bags and tubing and that safer alternatives already exist. The committee also heard testimony on bills to establish statewide food truck permitting, with food truck owners and a senator describing the current system as costly, duplicative, and inconsistent across municipalities. Another set of witnesses supported the “Bean New Deal,” which would expand plant-based food options in public institutions, senior nutrition programs, and WIC, citing health, equity, and cost savings. On lead poisoning, housing advocates and a representative backed bills to expand lead-safe housing requirements to all rental units, arguing the current law contributes to discrimination against families with children and leaves too much pre-1978 housing uncertified. The committee also heard support for an outdoor air pollution bill that would create an advisory committee, identify pollution hotspots, expand monitoring, and set reduction targets, with testimony from environmental justice groups, pediatricians, and legislators describing disproportionate asthma and other health harms in overburdened communities. Later testimony addressed oral health bills to create dental therapists and allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, with supporters saying the measures would expand access, reduce costs, and help underserved patients. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to prohibit harmful food dyes in competitive school foods, with parents describing behavioral and health concerns tied to synthetic dyes. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 31, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, DLNR Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission in support.
  • I'm Leia Lani with the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission.
  • <01:19:06.360> survivors I'm working with Maui wildfire survivors I'm working with Maui wildfire
  • Um, and wildfires are particularly difficult because it takes many, many years to rebuild.
  • :25.160> difficult and wildfires are particularly difficult and wildfires are particularly difficult
Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Informational Briefing 08-14-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , including the wildfire-initiated urban conflagration that caused extreme damage to the historic town
  • , including the wildfire-initiated urban conflagration that caused extreme damage to the historic town
  • <00:55:56.079> including<00:55:56.319> the<00:55:56.559> wildfire wildfires including
  • the wildfire wildfires including the wildfire initiated<00:55:57.520> ated<00:55:57.839> urban
  • surv survivors based upon this wildfire surv survivors based upon this program<00:57:59.680> which
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the State of Hawaii’s affirmative litigation against the federal administration, with no public testimony. Attorney General Lopez and deputies said the office’s goal is to enforce the rule of law, not make partisan points, and noted that Hawaii is involved in 27 ongoing cases. They grouped the cases into four broad areas: immigration, funding freezes and grant terminations, federal agency dismantling/reductions in force, and protecting elections, health, and safety. Several immigration-related cases were discussed in detail. These included a challenge to the federal sharing of Medicaid data with DHS for immigration enforcement, a similar challenge to USDA’s demand for SNAP applicant and recipient data, and litigation over immigration-enforcement conditions attached to federal grants. The office also described the birthright citizenship executive order, saying it conflicts with the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent; lower courts granted preliminary relief, and the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed only the scope of nationwide injunctions, not the merits. In the Department of Transportation case, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the “Duffy directive,” finding the immigration conditions lacked statutory authority, were arbitrary and capricious, and violated the Spending Clause and APA. The briefing also covered multiple funding disputes. In the education funding freeze case, the Department of Education and OMB withheld about $6 billion in formula funds, including roughly $33 million for Hawaii; after suit was filed, the funds were released. Other cases included the termination of over $11 billion in public health grants, which affected Hawaii Department of Health grants, the NIH indirect cost cap case, and NIH grant terminations tied to DEI, transgender issues, and vaccine hesitancy. The speakers said some cases have already resulted in preliminary or permanent injunctions, while others remain on appeal or are still being litigated.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Adjournment Sine Die Fri May 2, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 60

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and they were here the Lahina wildfire and they were here for<00:20:47.039> the<00:20:47.360>
  • > my<01:11:37.120> own victims of wildfires or my own victims of wildfires or my own constituents
  • The funds generated by this bill will support erosion control and much-needed wildfire mitigations across
  • The funds generated by this bill will support erosion control and much-needed wildfire mitigations across
  • <01:37:45.280> Settlement<01:37:45.840> Trust Wildfire Settlement Trust Wildfire Settlement
Keywords: 910, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

RM 309 Conference AM - Thu Apr 24, 2025

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 897 is the wildfire mitigation and securitization measure that, among other things, allows us to require
  • wildfire mitigation and restoration through rate adjustments.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN-WAM Informational Briefing 01-21-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On top of that is also, you know, concerns for our wildfires, as you can see what's happening in our
  • We have concerns for fire mitigation.
  • um that includes you know mitigation um that includes you know exit exit exit routes<00:01:53.079>
  • the impacts of our tourism mitigate the impacts of our tourism industry<00:03:05.000> and<00:
  • past September and the final Wildfire past September and the final Wildfire related<00:09:24.040
Keywords: 912, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 16, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . wildfire. wildfire.
  • . wildfires. wildfires.
  • Speeding up reductions and wildfire mitigation practices in these remaining groves will boost the resilience
  • Speeding up reductions and wild<04:47:07.720> wildfire<04:47:08.080> mitigation<04:47:08.520
  • > practices<04:47:09.080> in wild wildfire mitigation practices in wild wildfire mitigation
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Dec 2nd, 2025

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • is to start moving in that direction of just looking towards nature-based solutions in order to mitigate
  • is to start moving in that direction of just looking towards nature-based solutions in order to mitigate
  • These approaches maximize multiple benefits at once: flood mitigation, storm buffers, erosion reduction
  • The overgrowth not only presents a wildfire risk, but negatively impacts the natural plants and wildlife
  • mitigation for surrounding areas.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources convened with a quorum present and took up SB 302 by Senator Garcia, which would promote nature-based solutions for coastal resilience. Garcia said the bill would direct DEP to adopt statewide guidelines, encourage local restoration projects through existing grant programs, streamline permitting for green and hybrid infrastructure, support workforce training, and require a study on flood-risk and insurance benefits. Senator Harrell asked about implementation, existing statutory authority, and possible fiscal impacts. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying that hybrid infrastructure need only combine green and gray elements, not prove superiority over either alone. The committee heard supportive testimony on SB 302 from Katie Bauman of Surfrider Foundation, who said nature-based approaches such as dunes, wetlands, and mangroves are cost-effective and protective, and several organizations waived in support, including the Environmental Defense Fund of Florida, the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, and 1,000 Friends of Florida. Senator Harrell said she supported the concept but remained concerned about the breadth of rulemaking and the fiscal implications of workforce funding. After closing remarks from Garcia, the committee voted to report CS for SB 302 favorably. The remainder of the meeting consisted of informational presentations on land management. Brian Bradner of DEP reviewed Florida State Parks management, including prescribed fire, invasive species removal, hydrologic restoration, cultural resource preservation, visitor use, and budgeted land-management activities. Melissa Tucker of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission described wildlife management areas, emphasizing habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, ranch infrastructure, public access, and the economic value of the system. Rick Dolan of the Florida Forest Service outlined state forest management funded through a $20 million appropriation, including road and facility work, recreation upgrades, invasive species control, reforestation, habitat restoration, prescribed burning, and boundary marking. Senators praised the agencies’ work and noted the ongoing cost of managing state lands. The committee then adjourned without further action.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PSM-LBT, TCA-PSM, PSM Public Hearings 03-10-2025

Public Safety and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Phase Three forward-looking report by the Fire Safety Research Institute on the August 2023 Maui wildfires
  • Phase Three forward-looking report by the Fire Safety Research Institute on the August 2023 Maui wildfires
  • , uh, we don't think the urban areas, for instance like Honolulu, is at a significant risk for wildfire
  • Wildfire Wildfire uh<00:09:51.560> we<00:09:51.680> don't uh we don't uh we don't think
  • Those are the statements that come in when somebody wants to say, um, I have mitigating circumstances
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on House Bill 1064, which would implement recommendations from the Fire Safety Research Institute’s Maui wildfire report, clarify the role of the State Fire Marshal, and appropriate funds. Testimony was generally supportive from DLNR, the Climate Advisory Team, the State Fire Council, Hawaiʻi Electric, the Attorney General’s office, the Honu Fire Department, AARP, the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council, and others. Governor Green’s office said it supported the bill but wanted the office of the State Fire Marshal placed under the Department of Defense rather than the governor’s office, citing constitutional and administrative concerns. Members also questioned the State Fire Council about the selection process for the fire marshal and about defensible space and wildfire resilience in different communities. After discussion, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1064 to Friday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 225 for the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, with the same recommendation from the other committee. The hearing then moved to House Bill 697, which would expand who may review automated speed enforcement images. HDOT supported the bill but said it would prefer funding from the Highway Special Fund or the automated speed enforcement special fund rather than general revenues. Opposition testimony from the ACLU raised privacy concerns, argued the bill blurs the line between law enforcement and infrastructure management, and said DOT staff lack the mandate and expertise for the task. Judiciary said it would need additional capacity to process citations and hearings, and noted the program’s likely workload and costs were still uncertain. The committees then took up House Bill 277 on vehicular pursuit policy. The Attorney General and the Law Enforcement Standards Board urged the committees to defer the bill and let the board develop policy first, while Hawaii County Police opposed the measure as unnecessary, confusing, and too restrictive of officer discretion. Honolulu Police Department and the Policing Project supported the bill, arguing that clearer statewide standards and transparency are needed because pursuits can cause serious injuries or deaths and existing policies are inconsistent or not public. The Policing Project said the bill could be improved with amendments on serious crimes, but supported legislative action to set statewide standards while still involving the board. No final vote or action on HB 277 was taken in the portion provided.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • be a big reduction in wildfire prevention.
  • I did get passionate earlier, especially on wildfire.
  • I did get passionate earlier, especially on wildfire.
  • I did get passionate earlier, especially on wildfire.
  • That means we don't get the wildfire mitigation, the landfill reduction, the methane reduction, or the
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the Department of Finance’s May Revision overview and the LAO’s budget assessment, then questioned administration officials on several natural resources and transportation proposals. Finance described the state’s improved near-term fiscal picture, but also highlighted continued budget balancing measures, including use of the temporary surplus holding account, climate bond spending, transportation and DMV/CHP augmentations, and changes affecting CEQA filing systems, water programs, CalRecycle, and food and agriculture. The LAO argued the budget still relies heavily on reserves and borrowing, recommended rejecting or delaying many new discretionary proposals, and urged caution about ongoing costs and future-year impacts, especially for the General Fund, Motor Vehicle Account, and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes proposal for Bay-Delta water quality implementation. Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Finance officials said the $25 million request would support early implementation of an enforceable program combining environmental flows, habitat restoration, and scientific monitoring, with the State Water Board retaining regulatory authority. The LAO said the proposal was premature because the updated Bay-Delta plan had not yet been adopted and asked for more clarity on the state’s existing commitments and future funding expectations. Several members expressed support for the program as a way to reduce long-running conflict over water policy, while others echoed concerns about timing and fiscal exposure. The committee also examined the proposed $125 million Proposition 4 contribution toward acquisition of the Golden Gate Fields property for a shoreline park and habitat restoration. State agencies said the project had a completed appraisal, was moving through a rolling grant process, and would leverage philanthropic and local funding, while members questioned why it was being elevated ahead of other park and conservation requests and whether it was the best use of limited bond dollars. The hearing then turned to transportation items, including $40 million for Clean California litter abatement, $6.2 million for Caltrans homeless coordinators, $73.4 million in DMV/Motor Vehicle Account requests, and funding for the 2028 Games route network. The LAO generally recommended rejecting or delaying the Clean California and homeless coordinator proposals pending more information, while members debated the need to preserve essential CHP and DMV operations despite the Motor Vehicle Account’s structural imbalance.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Mar 3rd, 2025

Banking and Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This was one of the recommendations of the bipartisan Federal Wildfire Commission, which came out with
  • County wildfires. survivors.
  • This legislation would allow homeowners impacted by wildfires to pause their mortgage payments for up
  • I will also be reading out for Shamika Gaskins, an Altadena wildfire survivor, wife, and mother of to
  • to serve borrowers who are in need of the loss mitigation relief.
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-25-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and addressing the threat of wildfires in our community.
  • <00:03:46.239> um<00:03:46.319> and commitments for fire mitigation um and commitments
  • for fire mitigation um and addressing<00:03:47.040> the<00:03:47.280> threat<00:03:47.519
  • > of<00:03:47.760> wildfires<00:03:48.239> in addressing the threat of wildfires
  • in addressing the threat of wildfires in our<00:03:48.640> community.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The conference committees met several times on April 25, 2025, to resolve a number of bills, often delaying items until later in the day because of missing FIN/WAM releases or lack of quorum. Early in the day, SB 382 was discussed briefly but not advanced because finance would not release it. HB 1064, relating to the state fire marshal, was taken up and approved after conferees confirmed a $2,212,000 appropriation for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to fund eight positions in the Department of Law Enforcement. Members thanked the many agencies, staff, and advocates involved, and the bill passed by unanimous votes of those present. Several other measures were rolled over to later conference-room meetings, including HB 423 on workers’ compensation, HB 214 on government, HB 1036, HB 1037, and HB 1039 on public employment cost items, SB 828 on workers’ compensation medical benefits, SB 717 on collective bargaining, and HB 286 on the individual housing account program, all pending FIN/WAM release or further agreement. A larger housing agenda was also postponed to 4:30 p.m. in Room 225, including bills on housing, transportation, transient accommodations development, rental housing revolving funds, dwelling unit revolving funds, and low-income housing credit. At the later transportation and housing sessions, HB 1231 was adopted as a conference draft establishing a $5 county motor vehicle registration surcharge for the Safe Routes to School special fund and clarifying rules for automated enforcement citations and liability. HB 4209 on transit-oriented development also passed; it defined transit-oriented development, created a mixed-income subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund, and authorized HCDA to use the definition in planning. HB 1298 on housing passed with amendments to support a government employee housing program tied to a transit-oriented development site, including funding for planning and an HHFC position. HB 830 on historic preservation reviews also passed with amendments limiting third-party review to residential or mixed-use development and setting staggered effective dates. Later, SB 662 on transportation passed with amendments authorizing county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on public streets, roadways, and highways. Several other bills remained pending and were recessed for later consideration.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Committee Sep 11th, 2025

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is a clean-up to the wildfire settlement tax exclusion in **SB 132**, enacted in the 2025 Budget
  • Additionally, this bill clarifies that wildfire settlements qualifying for relief must be related to
  • The work that we've done has helped us mitigate some of that concern to the best of our ability, but
  • projects and the Karuk Wildfire Resiliency Center.
  • Chiefs in the fire district support the Prop 4 climate bond expenditures in the wildfire and resilience
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • mitigation.
  • mitigation.
  • We're also putting $181 million toward wildfire We're also putting $181 million toward wildfire prevention
  • But since we're talking about wildfires, let's talk about it.
  • But since we're talking about wildfires, let's talk about it.
Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and prayer, then handled a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor actions. Members welcomed student groups from Hope International University and Vacaville High School, and later recognized several guests connected to public safety dispatch. The chamber also adopted multiple re-referrals and procedural requests, including moving bills between committees and taking up AB 100 on concurrence from the Senate. A major portion of the session was devoted to ACR 34, designating April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day. Assembly Member Ta and several colleagues spoke in support of honoring Sylvia Mendez and the Mendez v. Westminster case as a landmark in civil rights and school desegregation. The resolution drew extended partisan debate over the framing of the measure and broader issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but it ultimately passed on a roll call vote, with the resolution adopted. The Assembly also recognized Dolores Huerta on her 95th birthday through guest introductions and celebratory remarks, then moved through several bills and resolutions. AB 471 on air district board compensation, AB 677 on pupil records and access to screenings for housing-insecure students, ACR 31 designating California Public Safety Telecommunications Week, and AB 1150 on airport customer facility charges all passed. HR 30 recognizing Khmer New Year also was adopted with broad support. The most contentious policy action was AB 100, the early action budget bill. Supporters said it provided funding for wildfire prevention, hospital payments, Medi-Cal, and recovery in Los Angeles fire areas, while opponents criticized the bill for health care spending and high-speed rail. After a failed attempt by Assembly Member DeMaio to amend the bill and an unsuccessful appeal of the chair, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments and sent AB 100 to the Governor. The day ended with consent calendar approvals and adjournments in memory for several community members, including Larkin Carol Wells, Carmen O. Perez, and Oscar B. Ramos.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • They protect us from wildfires and droughts and they clean those protect us from wildfires and droughts
  • What is sure to insufficient mitigation remaining.
  • It depends on the mitigation bank, et cetera.
  • There's new mitigation banks were going to need.
  • We certainly don't want to have mitigation taking place.
Keywords: 999, senate, all