Video & Transcript Research : 'disaster declaration'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • SGR 40 requires the governor to call a special session if a disaster emergency exceeds 30 days, or 90
  • The governor, the legislature, the Supreme Court following certain disasters.
  • Current state. statute allows the legislature to declare an end to any emergency or disaster, but that
  • However, it allows the targeted suspension to assist displaced voters during declared disasters such
  • I have with the bill it's a 30-day disaster declaration and in sections 3 and in sections 11 business
Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial pieces of legislation, notably Senate Joint Resolution 40, which proposed a constitutional amendment to clarify the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the Supreme Court during emergencies. Senator Birdwell presented the resolution, emphasizing the need for legislative involvement during prolonged crises. It garnered broad support, passing with 29 votes in favor and only 1 against. Following this, Senate Bill 871, considered the enabling legislation, was also moved for discussion, with the aim of reinforcing the legislature's authority during emergencies while establishing clear guidelines for the governor's powers.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Think fires, natural disaster, terrorism, or similar events.
  • declaration, but doesn't provide rent protection if the property is converted to daily rates. ...disaster
  • disaster.
  • Emergency declarations are not short-term measures.
  • Emergency declarations are not short-term measures.
Summary: The committee heard several bills. SB 911, by Senator Becker, would require notification and verification of defensible-space compliance when homes in high wildfire severity zones are transferred, using the preliminary change of ownership report; supporters said it would improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while county assessors opposed the use of the PCOR and urged a different recorded document. Members generally supported the bill but raised concerns about the 12-month compliance window and the need to keep working with assessors; the bill was held pending a quorum and later placed on call. SB 1016, by Senator Blakespear, would create a pathway for a higher-level mental health evaluation when a Care Court petition is dismissed because the person is too ill to participate or otherwise needs more intensive care. Supporters, including psychiatrists, family members, and local officials, said Care Court is leaving many severely ill people untreated and that the bill would connect them to existing LPS processes. Opponents, including Disability Rights California, county behavioral health directors, counties, and other advocacy groups, argued it would expand involuntary detention, bypass existing pre-petition screening safeguards, and undermine Care Court’s voluntary nature. The bill passed the committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 1112, by Senator Archuleta, would create a faster court process for victims of illegal or excessive “bandit towing” to recover their vehicles by posting a bond and obtaining a release certificate. Support came from Enterprise Mobility and the author, who said the bill targets bad actors and helps equalize leverage for vehicle owners; the California Auto Body Association sought an amendment to exclude auto repair shops. The committee passed the bill as amended to Appropriations and placed it on call. SB 1119, by Senator Padilla, would impose child-safety requirements on AI chatbots, including risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, limits on time and data use, reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The bill was driven by testimony from the mother of a teenager who died by suicide after prolonged chatbot interactions; industry and business groups opposed or sought amendments, citing overlap with recent law, vague standards, and prescriptive design mandates. Members expressed strong support for the bill’s goals while urging tighter definitions, and the bill was moved on a roll call vote and placed on call.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 16th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Natural Resource Disaster Subcommittee CS for...
  • A declared...
  • An emergency could be a natural disaster, or are there other declared emergencies we are not aware of
  • Representative, natural disasters are state of emergencies.
  • A DISASTER AND CREATING COMPLETE CHAOS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • a state of emergency is disaster a state of emergency is declared<01:29:56.880> our<01:29:57.120
  • Those were federally declared disasters.
  • Those were federally um, declared<01:43:58.800> disasters.
  • <01:43:59.600> We<01:43:59.840> did<01:44:00.080> special declared disasters
  • We did special declared disasters.
Bills: HB1769
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 26th, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know how many Texas cities are declared disaster areas? or counties.
  • Texas counties are now nationally declared federal disaster areas?
  • I don't know the number, but I suspect that there are still some disaster declarations in the outcome
  • From a federal perspective, is there any conversation about how many of our counties are declared disasters
  • I know that Kerr County and I believe there are five other counties that fall under that disaster declaration
Keywords: 997, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Nov 3rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, a little quick recap from January 1st of this year for wildfires, state disaster declarations.
  • Governor Abbott has already issued 8 state disaster declarations for risk of dangerous fire weather.
  • declaration process.
  • declaration to have our own aircraft, but that is not ideal.
  • All disasters are local.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Nov 3rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • declarations, Governor Abbott has already issued eight state disaster declarations for risk of dangerous
  • declaration process.
  • declaration to have our own aircraft.
  • I hope it's on my tombstone, all disasters are local.
  • A better prepare and plan for future disasters.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • to be under a state of emergency due to a natural disaster for six months, as an amendment.
  • adjacent to the impact area, to rent out park-owned homes to people who lost a home in the disaster.
  • amendment clarified the intent of AB 760 only to extend this opportunity to people impacted by a disaster
  • By temporarily suspending AB 861 in counties and cities under a declared state of emergency resulting
  • By extending the reach of this bill to counties and cities adjacent to the ones under a declared state
Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard four items, including one consent bill, and began before quorum was established. AB 760, by Assemblymember Ta, would temporarily allow mobile home park-owned homes to be rented to people displaced by a natural disaster in areas under a declared state of emergency, including adjacent jurisdictions. Supporters said it would quickly add housing after fires, floods, or earthquakes; there was no opposition at the hearing, and members generally praised the narrow committee amendments. The bill later passed on a due-pass-as-amended vote. Chair Haney presented AB 1445, which would let cities create downtown recovery districts to finance office-to-housing conversions and other downtown revitalization projects using growth in property tax revenue. Support came from the California Travel Association, Housing Action Coalition, IKEA, Spur, Abundant Housing, and Circulate San Diego, with members saying the bill could help downtowns recover and expand mixed-use housing. The committee voiced support and interest in broader use of the tool, and the bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote. AB 456, by Assemblymember Connolly, drew the most extensive debate. The bill would prohibit mobile home park managers from requiring interior repairs or improvements as a condition of sale and would require timely written lists of exterior repairs, with supporters arguing that park managers are interfering with sales and delaying closings. Opponents, led by the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, argued that interior inspections are needed to protect buyers and park residents from unsafe conditions and potential liability. Members raised questions about safety, disclosure, HCD oversight, and liability; after discussion, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended vote, with some members not voting or expressing reservations. The committee also approved the consent calendar.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Insurance Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • disaster.
  • disaster for an additional year.
  • or an incentive to encourage homeowners to harden their homes and mitigate against future disasters.
  • We think that there's value in creating that incentive if there's a disaster that was recently nearby
  • wildfires. ...more time for people that have been affected by any disaster, including wildfires, and
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Insurance met as a subcommittee due to a lack of quorum, and first heard AB 1559 by Assembly Member Calderon. The bill would add consumer protections when insurers use aerial imagery for underwriting or coverage decisions by requiring notice before collecting images, giving policyholders access to images used, and allowing an in-person inspection if an image is used to non-renew, cancel, or reduce coverage. The Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure, citing complaints about outdated or inaccurate drone, satellite, and aircraft images; local governments, AARP, and Realtors also supported it, and there was no opposition. The committee later voted 6-0 to pass AB 1559 to the Privacy Committee. The committee also heard AB 2038 by Assembly Member Harabedian, which would extend wildfire-related non-renewal moratoriums for homeowners, including extending protections for total-loss properties and homes within or near a fire perimeter. Supporters, including the Consumer Federation of California, United Policyholders, and the League of California Cities, argued that rebuilding after major fires is taking much longer than expected and that homeowners need more time and stability. Opponents from the insurance industry warned that extending moratoriums, especially to adjacent zip codes, could further constrain insurers, worsen availability and affordability, and push more business to the FAIR Plan. Senators raised concerns about the zip-code-based perimeter and whether the bill should be tied to home-hardening standards, but the author said the bill simply extends existing timelines and would continue negotiations on amendments. The committee voted 4-0 to send AB 2038 to Appropriations. File items 1 and 3 were taken up as consent items and approved 6-0. The committee then adjourned.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 9th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your word declares that you resist those that are proud and arrogant, but you give abundant grace to
  • Roll call reveals 46 senators present, one absent; a quorum is declared.
  • Roll call reveals 46 senators present, one absent; a quorum is declared.
  • I'll read it: State Disaster Relief Fund. The other funds line item, State Disaster Relief Fund.
  • And $300,000 is for the wildland fire disaster funding, and $200,000 is for flood mitigation grants.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Oct 1st, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill proposes to set aside $30 million to refill that for disasters.
  • None of us are opposed to helping the disaster areas. We need to help them.
  • Could the governor continue declaring executive orders and funding these?
  • We can track down the numbers in terms of natural disasters.
  • We've talked about some of the emergency declarations.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 18, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our first presenter is for PCB GOS 25-01, GSR Disaster Recovery Assistance.
  • for or a participant in a federal, state, or local housing assistance program for the purpose of disaster
  • recovery assistance for a presidentially declared disaster.
  • For a presidentially declared disaster, this exemption will automatically repeal on October 2nd of this
  • So as we're going through and we've applied for certain disaster recovery assistance, as they're taking
Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee met to consider three proposed committee bills under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, each aimed at preserving a public records exemption that would otherwise repeal on October 2. PCB GOS 25-01, presented by Rep. Nix, would keep confidential property photos and personal identifying information tied to applicants or participants in housing assistance programs used for disaster recovery after a presidentially declared disaster. Members discussed the need to prevent fraud and protect distressed property owners from being targeted after disasters. The bill was reported favorably. PCB GOS 25-03, presented by Rep. Sapp, would preserve the exemption for certain sensitive business information submitted to the Office of Financial Regulation for the Financial Technology Sandbox. Supporters said the confidentiality is necessary to encourage companies to submit proprietary information and participate in the program. The bill was also reported favorably. PCB GOS 25-02, presented by Rep. Weinberger on behalf of Rep. Basabe, would continue the exemption for site-specific location information concerning endangered or threatened species. Members noted the importance of protecting Florida’s unique ecosystem and preventing poaching of both animals and rare plants. This bill was likewise reported favorably. Each bill received no amendments or public testimony, and the meeting adjourned after all three were approved.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 24 (2-10-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think 98 members indicating their presence; a quorum was declared in the House, ready to proceed.
  • 490 should pass, an act relating to employment at public post-secondary education institutions and declaring
  • House Bill 470, an act relating to peer support specialists and declaring an emergency.
  • House Bill 470, an act relating to peer support specialist and declaring an emergency.
  • that impact the Commonwealth. ...planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received favorable committee reports on several bills, including measures on background checks, proactive post-secondary admission, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, vehicle wheels, choking prevention in schools, state parks, veterans’ benefits, and a resolution on a VA accreditation pathway for private veterans’ benefits assistance companies. The chamber then considered and passed House Bill 470, relating to peer support specialists and declared an emergency. Members adopted a committee substitute and a floor amendment that extended the registration deadline for alcohol and drug peer support specialists to January 1, 2028, clarified employer and work group provisions, removed the temporary peer designation, and created a work group to modernize oversight of peer support specialists. The bill passed 97-0. House Bill 49, creating a scholarship program for professional engineering and land surveying students funded by board fees and fines in exchange for post-graduation service in Kentucky, also passed 97-0. During announcements, members recognized visiting groups, upcoming committee meetings, and events, including a Kentucky Justice Association reception, a magistrates and commissioners breakfast, Jewish Advocacy Day, and a Lewis Ridge pump storage project meeting. The House also adopted a citation honoring the Hopkins County Central High School High Voltage Dance Team for winning two national titles. New bills and resolutions were introduced, the Committee on Committees and Rules referred bills to committees and posted several measures for the next day’s calendar, and the House adjourned until 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Second, it would establish a mechanism for a city or county to declare an endowment care cemetery abandoned
  • My area has been devastated by wildfires and disaster throughout the recent years here.
  • Protecting consumers who have been harmed by a wildfire or other declared disaster is vitally important
  • emergency or natural disaster.
  • Again, HAZWOPER training is utilized when there is a major disaster and toxic material.
Keywords: 988, house, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-4-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It prohibits the use of door-to-door solicitation during the declared emergency to protect the safety
  • It establishes a post- disaster cases.
  • I guess I just wanted disasters.
  • the declared emergency. the declared emergency. >> Thank<00:10:27.760> you.
  • Kucky's licensed consumer disasters.
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up three bills. Senate Bill 153, sponsored by Sen. Greg Elkins, aimed to combat insurance fraud tied to post-disaster contractor scams. Testimony from the Attorney General’s Office and committee members described problems involving roofing, siding, and debris-removal scams, including vandalism used to create claims and companies that disappear before victims can recover losses. The bill would expand enforcement tools by making certain vandalism-related conduct criminal, giving the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with local prosecutors, creating a post-disaster contractor registry, and banning door-to-door solicitation during declared emergencies. The committee approved the bill by roll call and sent it forward with a favorable recommendation. Senate Bill 118, sponsored by Sen. Brandon Storm, addressed credit property insurance offered by consumer loan companies. The sponsor and a representative of the Kentucky Consumer Finance Association explained that the product has been offered for years and that the bill would provide statutory authority for its continued use. The committee raised no substantive objections, and the bill passed on a roll call vote with a favorable recommendation. House Bill 380, sponsored by Rep. Tom Smith, focused on regulating cryptocurrency kiosks in convenience stores to curb fraud against seniors. The committee heard emotional testimony from a sheriff and a fraud victim describing scams that led victims to deposit cash into crypto kiosks, often under pressure from callers posing as authorities or relatives. AARP Kentucky supported the bill, citing widespread losses to older adults and the need for guardrails. A committee substitute was adopted that would cap daily transactions at $2,000, require fee disclosure and customer consent, impose licensing and compliance requirements, mandate identification for transactions, and add criminal penalties and Attorney General enforcement. Members discussed the bill’s scope, including that it would not address gift card scams, and noted the delayed effective date was requested so regulators could write rules. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the bill favorably on roll call.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 3rd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly Bill 238 by Assembly Member Harabedian and act relating to wildfire relief and declaring the
  • Local agencies understand the importance of community disaster resiliency.
  • Senate Bill 782 by Senator Perez and act relating to local government and declared an urgency measure
  • , with the most recent fires, but also for potential future disasters.
  • , with the most recent fires, but also for potential future disasters.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed visiting students from De La Salle High School and a guest for Assembly Member Kalra, and then moved through a lengthy concurrence and third-reading agenda. Early actions included concurrence on ACR 21 honoring fallen Galt Police Officer Herminda Grewal, followed by a series of mostly noncontroversial bills on utilities, reclamation districts, housing, wildfire relief, mobile homes, environmental quality, health care coverage, and local government. Several measures were presented as technical, clarifying, or urgency bills, and many passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; notable items included AB 238 (wildfire mortgage forbearance), AB 571 (Southern California Veterans Cemetery permitting/CEQA exemption), AB 574 (health care coverage), AB 696 (lithium-ion battery safety advisory group), AB 1150 (airport car rental facility maintenance), AB 1154 (ADU parking standards), and SB 499 (impact fee deferrals for emergency-related parkland and utility infrastructure). SB 499 drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing disaster resilience and dual-use parkland and an opponent arguing it would worsen housing-related fee burdens; it ultimately passed after a call was lifted. The chamber also adopted SJR 4 urging restoration of NIH funding, and passed SB 230 expanding workers’ compensation presumptions to additional firefighters, SB 92 tightening density bonus law to curb loopholes, SB 782 creating disaster relief financing districts, SB 40 capping insulin copays at $35 and limiting step therapy, SB 362 strengthening small-business financing disclosures, SB 513 requiring workers access to training records, SB 489 requiring public agencies involved in housing approvals to post requirements online, SB 31 promoting recycled water use, SB 551 introducing normalization and dynamic security concepts in corrections, SB 639 extending flood-protection deadlines for Sacramento/Yuba projects, SB 653 defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management, AB 652 on air pollution, and SB 221 updating stalking law to include threats to pets. Several bills received recorded opposition or split votes, including SB 551, SB 439, SB 782, and SB 499, but most measures passed comfortably. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments on AB 516 and AB 1523, and later lifted the call on SB 499 to complete passage. The session included an adjournment in memory of Rick Bryson of Long Beach, with Assembly Member Lowenthal highlighting Bryson’s athletic, business, and civic contributions. The day ended with reminders to secure floor managers for pending bills, a notice of the next day’s 10 a.m. floor session, and adjournment until Thursday, September 4th.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • of a state disaster declaration, ensuring that essential vehicles can operate without interruption.
  • during a disaster.
  • So we've had to dig into it a little bit, and yes, this would be on a disaster declaration, which apparently
  • These disaster declarations actually have a meaning that triggers several things.
  • They felt that was a more reasonable time frame, and I believe that if the disaster is re-declared, they
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Jul 15th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We did not used to do disaster recovery.
  • DHSCM is for state disasters, so if it doesn't rise to the level of federal disaster, if it's not of
  • And what's the disaster of the day, what's the disaster of the month, but this task force has been really
  • fund left for that disaster.
  • These disasters keep happening.