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• million for the natural disaster revolving loan fund to help our communities recover from fires and floods
• the interim: really monitoring this and coming up with strategies to prioritize and find ways to mitigate
• Chairman, that includes the fare as well as mitigation activities. $10 million.
• Yes, these are part of the department's new Medicaid waiver, and a mitigation strategy is to not build
• Those are the guys that go out during the floods and the fires, and they're the first ones there.

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• We talk a lot about fires, floods, but heat is actually the leading weather-related cause of death in
• extreme heat and return to hot houses because they lack air conditioning or other mechanisms to mitigate
• Today, many, if not most Californians, are at risk from climate-driven fires and floods.
• housing unit, there is a need for a local agency—whether city or county or whoever—to be able to mitigate
• naturally just because of the incentive that you have as relates to TOT, and then also wanting to mitigate

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills and moved most of them forward. SB 655 (Stern) would establish a state policy that residential units should be able to maintain a safe maximum indoor temperature, with supporters citing extreme heat deaths and the need for statewide guidance. Members raised concerns about the lack of a specific temperature standard and possible impacts on the electric grid, but the bill passed the committee 8-0 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 634 (Perez), which would bar state and local governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances that punish people or organizations for providing basic survival services to unhoused people. Supporters, including people with lived experience and homelessness advocates, argued that criminalizing food, water, blankets, and outreach prolongs homelessness and harms vulnerable residents; opponents from some cities and counties warned about limits on local control. The bill passed 8-2. SB 772 (Cabaldon) would continue and expand the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program by better supporting walkability, transit, and climate-resilient infrastructure for infill housing; it passed 8-0. The committee also considered SB 838 (Dutraslo/DeRazzo), which would keep the Housing Accountability Act focused on housing by excluding transient lodging from housing streamlining protections. Supporters said some developers have used housing laws to fast-track hotel projects instead of homes, while opponents worried the bill could be too broad and limit mixed-use financing. After discussion about possible clarifying amendments, the bill passed 8-2 to Local Government. Several consent items—SB 484, SB 489, SB 686, and SB 724—also passed unanimously.

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• The second part of this measure prioritizes culturally sensitive mitigation options.
• lead agencies and tribes to develop feasible mitigation.
• The mitigation is also a lot simpler than described.
• You take away the requirements of mitigating the impacts.
• CEQA is unique in that it requires mitigation.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with SB 1350 by Senator McNerney presented first. The measure would expand California’s use of renewable hydrogen in the power sector by allowing renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with supporters emphasizing grid reliability, clean-energy goals, in-state investment, and construction jobs. Support came from labor, clean-energy, municipal utility, and local government representatives; NRDC Action Fund withdrew opposition after amendments, while a few groups remained opposed or neutral. The committee later took a roll call and SB 1350 passed out on a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard SB 1180 by Senator Allen, which would set operational rules for the Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund created under SB 54, including clearer eligible uses, transparency, technical assistance, and access for tribes and smaller community groups. Environmental justice, ocean, conservation, and local government groups strongly supported the bill, saying it would ensure the fund addresses plastic pollution’s public health and environmental harms. Industry and manufacturing groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill should stay tightly tied to plastic waste reduction and not broaden into source-reduction policy. After quorum was established, the committee approved SB 1180 on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. SB 1326 by Senator Wahab was then heard to strengthen tribal consultation and tribal cultural resource protections under CEQA by recognizing tribal registers and requiring feasible avoidance or mitigation measures when tribes identify resources. Tribal representatives and supporters said the bill would better protect sacred sites and tribal knowledge, while cities, counties, utilities, builders, and rural county groups opposed unless amended, citing implementation concerns, possible litigation, and uncertainty for infrastructure and housing projects. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. Finally, SB 954 by Senator Blakespear was presented as a cleanup of last year’s SB 131 advanced-manufacturing CEQA exemption, narrowing eligible projects and adding guardrails such as setbacks, air-quality limits, tribal consultation, labor standards, and habitat protections. Environmental and labor groups supported the bill as a needed correction to an overly broad exemption, while business, manufacturing, housing, and local-government groups opposed, warning it could make the exemption unusable and slow investment. Members debated the balance between environmental protection and manufacturing competitiveness, and the committee voted SB 954 out on a due pass recommendation to the Labor and Employment Committee; the transcript then moved on to SB 1031 on compostable plastics, which was introduced but not acted on in the portion provided.

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• Today, I'm thinking of the flood victims and...
• and mitigating.
• In 2018, Lago Vista had a massive flood, and we were displaced for months and really.
• Now is the time to take care of flood victims and do everything in your power to stop future flood disasters
• For example, why not focus on flood safety and weather preparedness?

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• And have mitigated for the Western Joshua tree and relocated them in the past.
• Fees are mitigation when a Western Joshua tree is in the way.
• So I was looking online in the tree fees for mitigation or removing a tree is on.
• We also have projects underway to address coastal sea level rise and flooding.
• We take our responsibility as a coastal steward... ...rise and flooding.

Summary: The committee heard SB 1393, an omnibus update to the Fish and Game Code covering steelhead trout and Dungeness crab management. The author and supporters said the bill would strengthen the steelhead trout report card program, extend and refine Dungeness crab management, and clarify vessel transit rules in closed crab fishing areas. The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, and other supporters said the measure implements long-standing task force recommendations and supports both conservation and coastal fishing communities. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved forward on a 4-0 vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1250, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning and asset management, set performance targets, and coordinate with wildlife agencies. Supporters from conservation, animal welfare, land trust, and local government groups said the bill would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, improve public safety, and better integrate crossings, culverts, and fencing into routine highway projects. The California Building Industry Association moved to a neutral position after amendments clarified the bill would apply to transportation right-of-way planning and not create exactions on private property. Members discussed the bill’s relationship to Caltrans planning authority and existing funding, and it was passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. Senator Gonzalez’s SB 1268, which would codify the state’s Outdoors for All initiative, also received broad support from environmental justice, conservation, parks, and recreation groups. Testimony emphasized inequitable access to parks and nature, especially for low-income communities and communities of color, and said the bill would make the initiative more durable by placing it in statute. The chair and members spoke in favor of expanding outdoor access, and the bill was approved on a 3-0 vote with some members not yet voting. The committee then heard three Western Joshua tree bills from Senator Ochoa Bogh. SB 1061 would streamline relocation of limited numbers of trees without fees in certain cases; SB 1062 would require proportionate or tiered mitigation fees for public utilities and agencies; and SB 1063 would create an expedited, fee-free permitting path for basic residential utility and wildfire-hardening projects. Supporters, including local water agencies, counties, and farm and business groups, said the current law imposes heavy costs on desert residents and ratepayers. Opponents, including wildlife and conservation organizations, argued the bills would weaken protections for a species they said is threatened by climate change and habitat loss, and noted that existing administrative processes are already addressing fees and permitting. After amendments, opposition was withdrawn on SB 1061 and SB 1062, and both bills advanced on 3-0 votes to Appropriations; SB 1063 remained under discussion in the portion provided.

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• The voices of our communities and the years of work behind them were buried under a flood of artificial
• In minutes, a local government can be flooded with thousands of AI-generated comments, petitions, or
• And, weirdly, the privacy-specific concerns that we have raised have pretty much been mitigated by the
• And weirdly, that the privacy-specific concerns that we have raised have pretty much been mitigated by
• That we have raised have pretty much been mitigated by the amendments.

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• And this bill also allows for conditions to be placed on approvals to mitigate the local impacts, such
• It allows us to mitigate that through conditions placed on the project applications.
• the local impacts such as those mitigate the local impacts such as those impacts<00:09:39.040> that
• > that<00:09:49.920> through us to to mitigate that through us to to mitigate that through
• and flood irrigation into alternative<01:10:19.040> irrigation.

Bills: SF0050, SF0084, HB0133, HB0116, HB0011, HB0044

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use

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• <01:35:45.280> fund, cyanobact cyanobacteria mitigation fund, cyanobact cyanobacteria mitigation
• I don't believe it directs any funding to the cyanobacteria mitigation fund.
• I don't believe it directs any funding to the cyanobacteria mitigation fund.
• They're not cheap, but the cyanobacteria mitigation fund doesn't fund that.
• funding the cyanobacteria mitigation funding the cyanobacteria mitigation loan<05:23:13.200>

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• the Pathfinder Sager Grass Mitigation the Pathfinder Sager Grass Mitigation Credit<00:49:10.079>
• And I'd say the way we put our flood irrigation, we got flood irrigation going through the pivots.
• <01:12:36.000> irrigate And so those people that flood irrigate And so those people that flood
• :52.239> we<01:12:52.400> got<01:12:52.560> flood our flood irrigation, we got flood
• our flood irrigation, we got flood irrigation<01:12:53.360> going<01:12:53.600> through

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• So, they dam safety and flood control.
• mitigation program.
• rockfall and flood mitigation program. rockfall and flood mitigation program.
• mitigation work in the Hilo area.
• Um but it's complicated just because uh coastal erosion mitigation, wildfire coastal erosion mitigation

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• Last time I was here, we toured the flooding area and we toured the racetrack, and to have the flood
• Of redoing after the flooding that we've had off of the McBride fire.
• Now, just trying to figure out what we are designing for: a hundred-year flood, a thousand-year flood
• That's where some of these become such large flood events.
• We ran into some challenges when the floods occurred.

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• <01:00:27.200> Uh,<01:00:27.520> we're mitigation trust program.
• Uh, we're mitigation trust program.
• So GIC is the threat that we seek to mitigate with this bill.
• <03:44:00.239> CI supply to mitigate CI supply to mitigate CI GIC<03:44:02.640> risk.
• We're having these floods. We're years. We're having these floods.

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• when a Train high winds and flooding when a Train derailed<00:17:02.319> in<00:17:02.560>
• One approach is to invest billions, as California has done, in mitigation that is reducing CO2.
• , what are you doing in the flood zone?
• anybody after a hurricane after a flood anybody after a hurricane after a flood what<03:07:29.640
• <03:07:30.479> zone what are you doing in the flood zone what are you doing in the flood zone

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• SB 34 by Sparks relating to the preparation, prevention, and mitigation of wildfires.
• Is there not mitigation land that could come with that as well? Mr.
• That is water that we were not able to store because we were flooding those areas above the dams.
• Flood over 70,000 acres of good family land.
• And the 77,000 acres does not include the mitigation.

Bills: SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SB1762, SB552, HCR109, SB2185, SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, HB2970, HB 109, SB2308

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption

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• We cannot stop the next storm, drought, wildfire, or flood.
• When the Konalo storm swept across Hawaii this spring, they left farms flooded, infrastructure damaged
• As Chairman Flood has previously stated, bipartisanship is more than just a policy.
• Chairman Flood has talked about how housing is personal, and he is absolutely right.
• The mall site actually sits in a flood plain related to drainage into the Potomac River.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I also happen to sit on the select committee that has evaluated the flood disaster.
• I would imagine there could be a flood after 2 days. In a two-day camp and the kids die.
• God knows about that flood. He wasn't off doing something else. God sent that flood.
• We got all kinds of things, a flood of biblical proportions, you know what?
• Chandler, alleviate the chance of flooding and do something about flooding.

Bills: HB 265, HB25

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• Finally, if confirmed, I will work to ensure that we are mitigating traditional air pollution.
• important for us to adapt to any change, including those that occur with respect. to climate, not to mitigate
• role in responding to issues like the East Palestine derailment, or the fires in Los Angeles, or the floods
• Should we restrict the burning of coal, oil and gas as part of a strategy to mitigate climate change?
• is resulting in... horrendous fires like we had in Los Angeles, and stronger hurricanes, and more flooding

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• Again, Pinellas County Shore Acres, we were in a situation where folks are driving through flood waters
• At the age of 16, her phone flooded with messages from her friends about an altered depiction, and a
• At the age of 16, her phone flooded with messages from her friends about an altered depiction, and a
• The bill protects homeowners and developers from unverified school mitigation fees.
• The bill protects homeowners and developers from unverified school mitigation fees.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions and moments of silence recognizing recent tragedies and public figures, including students affected by the FSU shooting, John Thrasher, Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, and conservation and youth groups visiting the chamber. The body also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim and Senate Resolution 1892 recognizing Florida Wildlife Corridor Week. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, passing several bills with little or no opposition. Measures approved included child care and early learning provider regulation updates (SB 738, 37-0), false reporting/swatting penalties and cost recovery (SB 726, 38-0), health care billing and collection protections/medical debt (SB 656, 38-0), hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren (SB 650, 38-0), young adult housing support for foster and homeless students (SB 584, 38-0), the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program disclosure bill (SB 508, 37-1), trust fund interest for court-approved purposes after a debated amendment (SB 498, 28-10), transportation and traffic-safety changes including school bus camera hearings and micromobility rules (SB 462, 37-0), public records exemptions for AHCA investigators and JQC/appellate court clerks (SB 342, 34-4; SB 302, 35-3; SB 300, 35-3), municipal water and sewer utility rate fairness for Miami Gardens/North Miami Beach (SB 202/HB 11, 36-2), motor vehicle offenses involving obscured plates and impersonation (SB 44/HB 253, 36-0), trespass at large-scale ticketed events and law-enforcement-controlled sites (SB 1828/HB 1447, 35-1), patient refund of overpayments (SB 1808, 37-0), stem cell therapy standards (SB 1768, 37-0), insulin administration by direct support professionals and relatives (SB 1736/HB 1567, 38-0), and pre-arranged transportation services/rideshare impersonation (SB 1696/HB 1525, 37-0). Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, motor vehicle manufacturers and franchise dealers, and education. Debate centered most heavily on the trust fund interest bill, with supporters arguing it would stabilize funding and better reflect market rates, and opponents warning it would sharply reduce legal aid funding and hurt access to justice. The transportation bill also drew extensive questions and amendments, including removal of a speed-limit increase, changes to school bus infraction hearing procedures, micromobility regulation, and flood-wake enforcement. The municipal water bill prompted constitutional and fairness concerns, while the public records bills were defended as necessary to protect investigators and court personnel from doxing and harassment. Most measures ultimately passed with strong bipartisan support, though the scholarship disclosure bill and trust fund interest bill drew the most visible dissent.

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• loan program, $53 million for beach restoration, $20 million for the Florida Keys, $218 million for flood
• And prioritized coordinated efforts to mitigate risks and impacts of disasters.
• In the wake of hurricanes Debbie, Helene, and of course Milton, our state experienced historic flooding
• much about the devastation on the coast, and in addition to that, there was immense local inland flooding
• You know, we had flooding, we had failures, we had lack of leadership.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.

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• hydrologic projects, restoration of flow of water improves water quality, and reduces erosion and flooding
• This includes things like clean air and water, flood control pollinators that are critical to agricultural
• caught crops, green spaces and wildfire mitigation to surrounding areas.
• Prevention, is paramount with the mitigation.