Transcript Highlights:

• risk indicators which has been proven in the past, that might be a district you want to continue to assess
• risk indicators which has been proven in the past, that might be a district you want to continue to assess
• And this is why we have the random 20% monitoring rather than the current practice where the department
• 00:36:14.480><c> than</c><00:36:14.720><c> the</c><00:36:14.960><c> current</c><00:36:15.280><c> practice
• </c><00:36:15.680><c> where</c> rather than the current practice where rather than the current practice

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, it's been a while since I looked at Nucleon's initial siting assessment, but I mean, I do believe
• that at least your contractor's assessment of the state of those seven sites where the main two factors
• However, that is most likely not best practices, not something that we would recommend.
• Senator Case, I would be interested in your bottom-line assessment.
• Our faculty have been able to build labs within this and do assessments with them on this.

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Interim Committee met for its final meeting on August 19, 2026, approved the June 16 minutes, and heard a series of informational presentations focused on policy, siting, community engagement, and fuel-cycle issues. Committee members also received an update on a recent injury to Representative Mitskog, who participated virtually after surgery. Rod McCullum of the Nuclear Energy Institute discussed DOE’s “innovation campus” initiative for used nuclear fuel. He said DOE has narrowed responses to five states—Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Louisiana—and that any host agreements will likely require state legislation and decisions on funding. He argued industry should not need a restarted nuclear waste fee and said the effort should proceed through appropriations and changes to federal law, including removing Yucca Mountain exclusivity. In response to questions, he said Yucca Mountain failed because it was imposed top-down rather than through consent-based siting, and he rejected deep seabed disposal as impractical and treaty-laden. Chase Blazer and Austin Blanche of Envoy Public Labs described state-led community engagement models for advanced nuclear projects, highlighting examples in Kentucky, Indiana, New York, Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Utah. They emphasized that successful projects depend on early education, local support, workforce planning, and clear communication about benefits, safety, and siting. Members asked about how broad engagement should be, and the presenters said the scope depends on the project but should at least include the host county and nearby communities, with broader regional outreach where appropriate. Senator K.L. Case and Rita Meyer of Wyoming Energy Futures outlined Wyoming’s legislative path to support TerraPower’s Natrium project in Kemmerer. They reviewed earlier state laws that effectively blocked nuclear waste siting and later legislation that opened the door to on-site storage of spent fuel from an active in-state reactor. Meyer said the project is being built with federal ARDP support and private investment, but faces major supply-chain challenges, especially for HALEU fuel and specialized components. Both speakers stressed that Wyoming’s approach has relied on legislation, community support, and private capital rather than direct state funding, and that the project is expected to create substantial construction and permanent jobs if it reaches completion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Just to cover the courts real quick, the LFC recommendation continued the typical practice of rolling
• Chair, this would—there's an agency for the Office of the Governor that assesses liability insurance
• And then the Department of Environment, line 274, again clarification to identify and assess.
• and Science Readiness Student Assessments, so they're asking for $500...
• readiness types... ...of assessments.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and tri outs have think practices and tri outs have already<00:21:19.159><c> started</c><00:21:19.520
• </c> lifeguard uh ocean risk assessment lifeguard uh ocean risk assessment taking<00:26:30.080><c> an
• </c> uh looking at uh the scope of practice uh looking at uh the scope of practice making<00:42:09.359
• </c><01:18:21.679><c> done</c> be pre and post skills assessment done be pre and post skills assessment
• Therefore, TNC strongly supports any advancement of wastewater infrastructure and best practices.

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Work Examiners, provisional<00:10:51.760><c> license</c><00:10:52.160><c> to</c><00:10:52.280><c> practice
• </c><00:10:52.680><c> social</c> provisional license to practice social provisional license to practice
• House Bill 1346, State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Expedited Document Processing and Fees
• House Bill 1346, State Department<01:27:14.600><c> of</c><01:27:14.680><c> Assessments</c><01:27:15.240
• ><c> and</c><01:27:15.360><c> Taxations,</c> Department of Assessments and Taxations, Department of Assessments

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am pleased to present AB 1704, which creates a cost assessment for conventional building materials
• I am pleased to present AB 1704, which creates a cost assessment for conventional building materials
• Clarifying that cost-effectiveness is assessed at the project level ensures that cost-effective strategies
• For commuters and working families, it is a practical way to save money.
• Expanding the use of lower-carbon fuels like ethanol is a practical and immediate way to support California's

Summary: The committee heard AB 839, which would allow up to three sustainable aviation fuel projects to qualify for expedited CEQA judicial review. The author and airline and airport supporters argued SAF is a key emissions-reduction strategy for aviation and that California needs to signal investment certainty after prior project litigation. Environmental Justice and Earthjustice opposed, saying the bill weakens the public’s ability to challenge polluting projects and that SAF facilities can harm already overburdened communities. The committee later took a roll call on the bill and it was held on call after a 3-0 vote, with the motion being due pass to Judiciary. Members then took up AB 762, which would ban the sale of disposable nicotine vapes in California. The author and a broad coalition of waste, public health, local government, and environmental groups said the devices create fire hazards, add lithium batteries to the waste stream, and burden local recycling and hazardous waste systems. Opponents, including retailers and business groups, argued the bill would mainly affect a small legal market while the illicit market would continue to supply most disposable vapes, and warned of unintended consequences. After discussion about illicit sales, EPR ideas, and reuse alternatives, the committee voted 2-2 on the motion to pass as amended to Revenue and Taxation, so the bill was kept on call. The committee also heard AB 907, which would compensate the six local air district representatives who serve on the California Air Resources Board the same as other board members. The author and supporters said the change would improve equity and help ensure local representation on CARB, and no opposition was presented. The chair expressed support, noting similar legislation had passed the committee previously, and the bill was held for a later vote once quorum issues were resolved.

Transcript Highlights:

• created and delivered numerous courses for digital accessibility, and we've established a community of practice
• We are still just trying to assess on the application front as to where we actually stand.
• Application assessment is a manual, screen-by-screen conversation, so we're very early and I would say
• this is an opportunity of a lifetime to make sure that we're developing everything that's super practical
• So he's been, he created an assessment, and we're going to be working with and working out the details

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Budget Section met with a quorum, approved the December 10, 2025 minutes, and received a general fund and revenue update from the Office of Management and Budget. OMB reported the state was about $2 million ahead of forecast biennium-to-date, with an estimated ending general fund balance of about $397.5 million. Joe Morset also reviewed balances in major funds, oil tax revenues, interest income, federal grant reporting, fiscal irregularities, the voluntary separation incentive program, vacancy savings, and the FTE pool. Members asked about the higher-than-forecast interest income, the effective oil tax rate and stripper-well production, the impact of temporary pay adjustments and vacancy savings, and whether the voluntary separation program could reduce institutional knowledge or shift duties to remaining staff. The committee then approved four Emergency Commission requests: $5.26 million for DPI to support an AI-enabled tutoring platform, $105,000 from the general fund contingency for Corrections GPS monitoring, about $1.963 million for HHS SPACES eligibility system upgrades tied to Medicaid work requirements, and about $1.2 million for SNAP eligibility IT improvements. Legislative Council reported remaining interim spending authority after those approvals, and NDIT gave an update on digital accessibility compliance efforts, saying the state has made substantial progress on websites and PDFs but that applications will take longer to remediate. NDIT also reported on the Infinite Campus student information system rollout, noting data migration remains the biggest challenge and that a supplemental vendor is being brought in to help get districts ready for summer go-live. Greg Hoffman then gave a brief update on NDIT’s operational fund, saying cash remains negative in PeopleSoft but accounts receivable keeps the fund functioning within federal limits. The Supreme Court reported on its new and vacant FTE funding pool, saying it has filled 7 of 10 new positions and has realized some vacancy savings, and Legislative Council provided a similar report for the legislative branch along with a reminder that budget action reports are available online. The Department of Transportation presented its Flexible Transportation Fund, explaining the fund’s allocation formulas and ranking process, and sought Budget Section approval for two projects over the $10 million threshold: a Medora city streets and sidewalk project and a Cass County bridge replacement. Members questioned whether funding Medora streets could set a precedent for city street reconstruction and whether the bridge application process fully reflects statewide needs. DOT said the projects were scored competitively and that the bridge list does not capture all deficiencies statewide.

Transcript Highlights:

• up a lot on lessons learned and incorporating them into our planning criteria and creating best practices
• demand forecast, I'm going to talk about how this feeds into the CPUC's reliability, supply, needs assessments
• was granted by the State Water Resources Control Board, which is in turn based on the reliability assessment
• improvement, what we can do is look at some of these finer metrics that are used for reliability assessment
• And practically speaking, today we're already running into challenges where we're having to curtail some

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1026 by Assembly Member Wilson, which would require investor-owned utilities to provide clearer front-end information and follow more consistent timelines for post-entitlement energization applications tied to housing projects. The author and supporters from the Housing Action Coalition and Mission Housing said utility delays can hold up approved housing, add costs, and create uncertainty, and they argued the bill would align utility processes with recent state efforts to streamline local permitting. PG&E and Southern California Edison opposed the bill, saying existing CPUC timelines and the ongoing energization rulemaking already address the issue, that the bill could be duplicative or premature, and that some proposed timelines were too short. The committee discussed the bill’s relationship to the CPUC’s September 2024 decision, and AB 1026 was ultimately approved on a 15-0 vote, with the consent calendar also passing. The second half of the hearing was the committee’s annual oversight hearing on electric reliability. Representatives from the CPUC, CEC, CAISO, and DWR reviewed lessons from the 2020 and 2022 heat emergencies, emphasizing that California has since added significant resources, improved planning, and created backstop programs such as the strategic reliability reserve. They said the summer 2025 outlook is cautiously optimistic, with no expected shortfalls under traditional planning conditions and a projected surplus, though wildfire and extreme heat remain risks. The agencies also described major changes in planning and operations, including more battery storage, updated resource adequacy rules, expanded transmission planning, and reforms to the interconnection queue. Members asked about data center load, Diablo Canyon’s future, the strategic reliability reserve, demand response, wildfire mitigation costs, affordability, and regional market expansion. Witnesses said data center demand is a major variable but can be managed through better forecasting, flexible service arrangements, and siting in areas with existing capacity; they also said firm clean resources remain valuable while planning continues around Diablo Canyon’s scheduled retirement. On affordability, they said the agencies try to balance reliability with least-cost procurement, and that new resources can lower market prices even as they require upfront investment. CAISO also highlighted the value of the Western Energy Imbalance Market and the planned day-ahead market, saying regional coordination improves both reliability and cost savings.

Transcript Highlights:

• are essential partners in meeting California's climate goals because they are best positioned to assess
• These provisions of the bill simply catch California up with the best practices adopted elsewhere.
• These provisions of the bill simply catch California up with the best practices adopted elsewhere.
• We know the assessment. Not because of the goal, but the approach to the measure.
• before full capital expenditures are authorized, including right-of-way acquisition, environmental assessments

Summary: The committee heard several energy and utilities bills, with testimony largely focused on wildfire mitigation, affordability, clean energy planning, and utility accountability. AB 706, by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, would create a fund to support projects that use forest biomass waste from wildfire mitigation and forest restoration; supporters said it would reduce open burning and emissions while providing reliable renewable power, and the bill later passed 13-0. AB 39, by Assembly Member Zbur, would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning strategies for transportation and buildings; it drew broad support from clean energy, labor, environmental, and local government advocates and passed 9-0. AB 1167, by Assembly Member Berman, would restrict investor-owned utilities from charging ratepayers for lobbying, promotional advertising, and similar shareholder-benefit expenses; supporters framed it as an affordability and transparency measure, while utilities argued the bill was overly broad and already covered by existing rules. It passed 7-0, with some members not voting and the roll left open. The committee also considered AB 1417 on offshore wind community funding transparency, which was amended to remove new fees and instead require reporting on developer support for local and tribal community capacity-building; opposition was withdrawn and the bill passed 9-0. AB 367, by Assembly Member Bennett, would require water districts in high fire-risk areas of Ventura County to have backup power, full tanks during red flag warnings, and hardened facilities; water agencies opposed unless amended due to cost and liability concerns, but the bill passed 10-0. The consent calendar, including multiple additional measures, was approved 11-0. Other bills drew more divided testimony. AB 745 would allow securitization to finance utility undergrounding and prohibit a return on equity for undergrounding projects; supporters said it would lower ratepayer costs, while utilities warned it would effectively discourage undergrounding and could raise other rates. The bill passed 7-4 and was left on call. AB 1423 would apply reliability standards to publicly funded EV chargers installed before 2024; supporters said taxpayers should get functioning chargers, while charging-network representatives objected to retroactive requirements and possible conflicts with existing agreements. It passed 13-0. AB 388 would create a narrow exception to utility regulation to facilitate green hydrogen projects using private power lines; supporters said it would unlock low-cost renewable hydrogen and jobs, while utilities raised concerns about customer protections and grid planning. It passed 12-0. The committee also began hearing AB 825, which the author said would address the high cost of financing major transmission and generation buildout, but the transcript cuts off before the full presentation and action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• diversity program. vision further strengthening the work we are doing to promote diverse hiring practices
• California competes tax credit you know which we have you know we in the past in the recent past have assessed
• After they submit a work plan they also must submit an interim assessment for the production.
• Finally, productions who submit an assessment must show that they made the good faith effort to follow
• And sometimes, in hiring practices, we need the data to say you're doing great, just like a teacher would

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• provided are really the guardrails, sort of the sectors that we would like to see based on best practices
• So we've talked a lot about assessments, specifically about follow-up care.
• . 7 access to a provider or a clinician that can do those assessments, but also ensuring the other side
• Great, that's kind of my assessment too, but I just always want to check in with you while you have the
• It is a best practice.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So agencies have come forward to us and said we don't think this is a good practice in that if language
• Sounds like it's been practice anyway. So, a little bit. >> Thank you.
• We decided to get rid of degree of power reading for the Minnesota comprehensive assessment and go with
• 54:42.319><c> comprehensive</c> for the Minnesota comprehensive for the Minnesota comprehensive assessment
• and go with lexile bas assessment and go with lexile bas basically<00:54:46.319><c> a</c><00:54:46.559

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Is that a correct assessment of what that language is trying to say?
• c><00:34:13.040><c> a</c><00:34:13.320><c> correct</c><00:34:14.000><c> uh</c><00:34:14.200><c> assessment
• </c> you're is that a correct uh assessment you're is that a correct uh assessment of<00:34:14.879><c
• That's no longer the practice of most prosecutors in the state. to 400 uh per unit this tax was to 400
• c><01:04:15.119><c> no</c><01:04:15.319><c> longer</c><01:04:15.640><c> the</c><01:04:15.799><c> practice

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In practice, fault may involve mismarked or unmarked facilities, delayed or incomplete locate responses
• Currently, 44% of the budget for the private security examiners was enforcement actions. 11% for practical
• Basically, I've worked with several attorneys that practice pretty extensively in this field, and we're
• by Representative Owen to create the task force on residential construction cost and inspection practices
• 252 by Representative Chassan to urge and request the Attorney General to study the inconsistent practices

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and the chair noting it was the committee’s last meeting of the session. The committee first considered Senate Bill 254, which would prohibit certain excess debit card surcharges and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General. After adopting technical amendments and a committee amendment requiring written notice before a private right of action, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up Senate Bill 80 on broadband administration fees and GUMBO program closeout. Members questioned the proposed increase in administrative and contractor fees, the timing of project completion, and how withheld reimbursements would work for utility damage. After adopting several amendments, including cleanup language and a provision to restore the reimbursement process, the bill was reported favorably as amended, though the Louisiana Telecommunications Association voiced concerns about the withholding language and lack of a clearer fault-determination process. The committee next considered Senate Bill 469, updating the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. Technical amendments were adopted, along with amendments clarifying that the bill’s 30-day notice to utility owner-operators is separate from existing GUMBO notice requirements and creating a rapid dispute-resolution process involving the Office of Broadband, the utility operator, and the local governing authority. Testimony from broadband and municipal stakeholders emphasized the need for quicker responses to excavation damage and better enforcement, while some witnesses raised concerns about the late amendment and the need for clearer recourse and standards. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 468, dealing with fuel rewards programs and fuel discount limits, was also amended to allow such discounts while capping them at $1 below the advertised price; it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 131, concerning attorney’s fees and costs in professional licensing disciplinary proceedings, drew testimony from a cosmetology board representative and the Pelican Institute. Supporters argued the bill would curb incentives for boards to generate revenue through enforcement and give licensees a fairer opportunity to resolve cases; board testimony noted that some boards already have fee caps and that enforcement actions are relatively limited. After adopting an amendment clarifying when a licensee is the prevailing party, the bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 251 on critical infrastructure protection also received technical amendments and several substantive changes, including adding ports and airports to the definition of critical infrastructure, clarifying “significant access,” adding a knowledge requirement, and adjusting exemptions and enforcement timing; it was reported favorably as amended after testimony from State Armor representatives about foreign adversary threats. Finally, House Resolution 253 was introduced to create a task force to study how post-2005 building code additions and inspection requirements affect residential construction costs, with the sponsor explaining the goal was to gather industry input and return recommendations next session.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then you are de-identifying it to work with when best practice, and we talked about this last year
• We conduct assessments. We gather baselines. We analyze data.
• We conduct assessments. We gather baselines. We analyze data.
• It really enforces good practice and the standard that we should already be meeting within and across
• It really enforces good practice and the standard that we should already be meeting within and across

Bills: HB113 , HB342 , HB632 , HB690 , HB1003 , HB1078 , HB1132 , HB1146

Committee: House Education

Keywords: grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, special education, due process, local education agency, burden of proof, IEP, education law, data sharing, student information, privacy, education, LA FIRST, foreign adversaries, terrorism, contracting, school funding

Transcript Highlights:

• We will have a fresh assessment. We're in the middle of it right now.
• It's like, now how does that actually work in practice?
• It's actually the applied artificial intelligence is the part we're practicing at the state the most,
• It's like, now how does that actually work in practice?
• the most: how do you actually apply that to practical, real-world problems?

Committee: House Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If my students wrote that letter, I would give them a bad grade because it's a bad assessment of what
• It's a bad assessment of what the Constitution requires.
• This practice was particularly directed toward Black and other minority communities, hindering their
• Redlining and gerrymandering, while distinct practices, both contribute to systemic inequality and have
• Redlining and gerrymandering, while distinct practices, both contribute to systemic inequality and have

Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first regional hearing, focused on South and Central Texas, including Bexar County, Travis County, and the Rio Grande Valley. After establishing a quorum, the committee adopted its rules on a 6-3 roll-call vote, with Senators Alvarado and Miles voting no. Chair Phil King explained the regional-hearing format, the use of 2020 census data, the online testimony process, and the availability of written comments and future hearings. Several members then gave opening remarks, with Republicans emphasizing public input and Democrats arguing the special session and mid-decade redistricting were unnecessary and aimed at minority districts. A major procedural issue arose over whether the committee should invite or subpoena the DOJ attorney who authored the July 7 letter that prompted the redistricting discussion. Senator Miles moved to subpoena the attorney; the motion was seconded but then set aside after the chair said the committee could not take formal action on a non-procedural matter during a regional hearing under the adopted rules. The chair said he would consult legal counsel about issuing an invitation, and members discussed the August 7 deadline referenced in the DOJ letter. The committee then moved on to public testimony. Witnesses, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, law professor Ellen Katz, and Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe, argued that the DOJ letter misread the law and that the targeted districts were lawful opportunity or coalition districts. They said the Fifth Circuit’s Pettway decision was limited to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and did not declare coalition districts unconstitutional, and they cited Bartlett v. Strickland as warning against intentionally dismantling effective minority districts. Garcia and Bledsoe said the hearing was politically motivated and would harm Black and Latino representation; Katz said Texas would act illegally if it followed the DOJ letter’s instructions. Members asked questions about the legal status of coalition districts, the 2021 map-drawing process, and the difference between opportunity, coalition, and crossover districts. The hearing continued with additional public witnesses, including labor representative Emily Amps, who said workers and communities of color were being harmed by the proposed redistricting effort.

Transcript Highlights:

• This year we were able to do a professional facility condition assessment, where we had a consultant
• <00:07:57.440><c> condition</c> professional facility condition professional facility condition assessment
• where we had a consultant assessment where we had a consultant come<00:07:59.199><c> in</c><00:07:59.520
• :08:09.280><c> our</c><00:08:09.479><c> systems</c> Karen explained that the facility condition assessment
• And was it just a place to go and begin target practice or something?”

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used. On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities. The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.

Transcript Highlights:

• And as the requirements for this planning, assessing risk are the two big ones.
• </c> assessing risk are the two big ones. assessing risk are the two big ones.
• We included that in the assessment as well.
• It should be long before that, into some sort of risk plan and risk assessment.
• </c> this house by house kind of assessment this house by house kind of assessment might<01:24:44.000

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c><00:12:58.720><c> some</c> Under cur under current practices, some Under cur under current practices
• But that is not true in practice.
• </c><00:32:25.600><c> Because</c> that is not true in practice.
• Because that is not true in practice.
• though they're assessing assets of all<03:07:04.479><c> kinds.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all