Video & Transcript Research : 'rebuilder'

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Jan 26, 2026, 10:00AM HST - State of the State Address

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and rebuild. and rebuild.
  • We can never have another tragedy like the one they rebuild their homes permanently. they rebuild their
  • <00:50:58.079> And<00:50:58.319> just time to rebuild their lives.
  • And just time to rebuild their lives.
  • We'll rebuild it in a way that honors place and history and community, like we always try to do.
Keywords: 910, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (03/04/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • our contingency reserves the rebuild our contingency reserves the impacts<01:14:24.159> were<
  • Health Trust is a process for rebuilding Health Trust is a process for rebuilding Capital<01:23:
  • those reserves the relationship rebuild those reserves the relationship of<01:35:12.480> a<01
  • plan uh as was mentioned earlier rebuild plan uh as was mentioned earlier to<01:52:44.000> get
  • charge solely uh for the capital rebuild charge solely uh for the capital rebuild so<01:53:01.560
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 28th, 2025

Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Helping families, non-profits, and local governments rebuild faster and more affordably.
  • The aftermath of these disasters place immense pressure on affected communities to rebuild quickly and
  • However, rebuilding efforts are often delayed due to high costs of construction and limited access to
  • AB 783 will help reduce the financial barriers to rebuilding, helping families to return to their homes
  • Supporting this bill is a critical step in strengthening California's ability to rebuild communities
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Local Government Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The current cost estimate to rebuild Altadena’s infrastructure is north of $2 billion.
  • includes the like-for-like rebuild of what was lost or damaged.
  • We are doing everything that you are doing in your lives, and in addition, we are rebuilding.
  • That requires my... ...flourish, we must help residents rebuild their homes and return.
  • are able to rebuild ADUs so that they can move into ADUs while they are waiting for the full rebuild
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The current cost estimate to rebuild Altadena's infrastructure is north of $2 billion.
  • includes the like-for-like rebuild of what was lost or damaged.
  • And in addition, we are rebuilding. We are remediating. We're fighting with insurance companies.
  • That requires my... ...flourish, we must help residents rebuild their homes and return.
  • are able to rebuild ADUs so that they can move into ADUs while they are waiting for the full rebuild
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many simply cannot afford to rebuild.
  • We're waiting to be obligated from FEMA to rebuild our trucks, trailers, our water towers, streets, and
  • Most people were in the rebuilding process.
  • And to me, it's quite maddening when you have a community that wants to rebuild and it's money that's
  • However, all those that Mayor Dan Dollars: Have just rebuilt their homes are rebuilding again.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill establishes limitations on an existing Coastal Act exemption for rebuilding...
  • This bill establishes limitations on an existing Coastal Act exemption for rebuilding after a disaster
  • This is an important bill that retains the streamlined approach for victims who need to rebuild after
  • reflects a thoughtful and targeted approach, one that keeps the door open for disaster victims to rebuild
  • reflects a thoughtful and targeted approach, one that keeps the door open for disaster victims to rebuild
Keywords: 988, house, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I think you know the concern with this is recently the rebuild we passed.
  • Additionally, those same bold decisions have led to rebuilding... decisions have led to rebuilding.
  • With the passage of Rebuild... impacts.
  • With the passage of Rebuild Alabama, we've emerged from nearly three decades without any increase in
Bills: HB606, SB271
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN-WAM Informational Briefing 01-21-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • we stand in recovery and rebuilding we stand in solidarity<00:04:38.199> with<00:04:38.360>
  • The project is well underway with rebuilding and is slated to open this summer.
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development to support Maui's efforts to rebuild homes.
  • <00:14:11.399> homes Maui's efforts to rebuild homes Maui's efforts to rebuild homes additional
  • <00:16:14.680> in legislation in support of rebuilding in legislation in support of rebuilding
Keywords: 912, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Mar 26th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THAT STRUCTURE WHICH IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE OR THEY WILL HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY KNOCK THE HOUSE DOWN, REBUILD
  • PLACING LIMITS OF 2000 FT.², FOR EXAMPLE COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO LIMIT OUR REBUILD
  • 2000 FT.² IF THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY WAS 2000 AND WHY IT WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO REBUILD
  • WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO ELEVATE THEIR STRUCTURE AND IF THEY HAVE TO REBUILD TO REBUILD WITHIN
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • benefit to homeowners who are navigating a very difficult time dealing with a disaster and the rebuilding
  • unprecedented wildfires in the Los Angeles area this year, it's going to be a huge challenge to see any rebuilding
  • declared emergency can update their property transfer records without unnecessary barriers during the rebuild
  • many of these families, the absence of formal title records has created additional barriers to rebuilding
  • homes without formal paperwork may now face back taxes on the property in addition to the cost of rebuilding
Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee met after several delays while waiting for the Senate to finish its floor session, and the chair announced the committee would begin once a quorum was established. The committee then heard a series of tax-related bills, with most measures being held for suspense except SB 87, which was voted out. The chair also welcomed newly appointed committee member Assembly Member Juan Carrillo. SB 359 would clarify that county-run transit systems qualify for existing sales and use tax exemptions on transit fuels such as diesel and compressed natural gas. Senator Nilo and Placer County testified that the bill would correct an inequity affecting counties operating their own transit services, especially rural counties, and would not create a new state revenue loss because the tax had not been consistently collected. Support came from the California Transit Association and the California State Association of Counties; the bill was sent to suspense. SB 603 would allow county boards of supervisors in disaster-affected counties to extend by up to three years the five-year deadline for transferring a property tax base-year value to replacement property. The author and supporters, including the California Assessors Association and the California Association of Realtors, said the measure would give local governments flexibility to address post-disaster rebuilding delays. SB 293 would extend the deadline for filing intergenerational property transfer claims from six months to three years for disaster-impacted homeowners, with testimony focused on helping families in Altadena and preserving generational homes after the Eaton Fire; the committee discussed possible refinements and the bill was held in suspense. SB 353 would extend the farm-to-food-bank tax credit through 2032, with support emphasizing food security, waste reduction, and the program’s documented results; it too was sent to suspense. SB 723 would raise the threshold for property tax exemptions on low-value properties, with the author arguing it would reduce administrative costs and ease burdens on small businesses, and the committee asked for technical work before the bill was held in suspense. SB 785 would create a $5,000 tax credit for durable medical equipment used by children with complex medical conditions, with supporters saying it could prevent hospitalizations and help families keep medically fragile children at home; it was also sent to suspense. SB 87, which would extend the sales tax exemption for volunteer fire department fundraising activities for five more years, passed the committee on a 5-0 vote and was sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Insurance Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Renters are at risk of losing their possessions and not being able to rebuild their lives after a wildfire
  • the LA fires in January is a recent example of the burdens our communities face as they recover and rebuild
  • for residents, small businesses, and communities to reduce risks before the next catastrophe and to rebuild
  • focuses on protection of areas with low insurance, our communities face as they recovery and they rebuild
  • , but many households and small businesses do not have sufficient coverage to fund repairs and to rebuild
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Insurance met as a subcommittee and heard several bills related to workers’ compensation, insurance access, climate resilience, and farmworker protections. AB 815 would prevent social service workers who use personal vehicles to transport clients from being misclassified as commercial or for-hire drivers under personal auto policies; supporters said the current practice leads to unaffordable premiums and denied claims, while no opposition testified. AB 1329 would revise the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund to reduce litigation and medical-legal costs and lower employer assessments; insurers and business groups opposed unless amended, citing concerns about eligibility standards and the QME process, but the bill advanced after amendments were discussed. AB 1048 would allow disputed unauthorized payment reductions for medical providers to be reviewed through independent bill review; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, while opposition argued IBR is the wrong forum and existing contract dispute processes should control, though the bill also passed. AB 1236 would create a Department of Insurance grant program for climate and sustainability risk-reduction projects, with broad support from the department, environmental groups, and insurers, and it passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 1336, the Farmworker Heat Illness Prevention Act, which would create a rebuttable presumption that a heat-related injury arose out of employment when an agricultural employer fails to comply with heat illness prevention standards. Supporters, including United Farm Workers, argued the bill would help protect farmworkers amid extreme heat and enforcement gaps; opponents from the workers’ compensation and agricultural sectors said the measure improperly uses the compensation system to enforce OSHA rules and could create unclear adjudication and delay issues. Members discussed Cal/OSHA enforcement limits, undocumented workers’ reluctance to report violations, and the relationship between the bill and existing workers’ compensation procedures. Despite opposition, AB 1336 passed on a divided vote. The committee also took up a consent calendar including AB 1125, AB 1293, and AB 1398, which were approved together. Roll calls were held open and later completed, and the bills that advanced were sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after final votes were recorded.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN/WAM Joint Info Briefing - Tue Jan 21, 2025 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the plan which will guide the rebuild the plan which will guide the rebuild and<00:12:45.240>
  • The project is well under way with rebuilding and is slated to open this summer.
  • well-being of our people and rebuilding well-being of our people and rebuilding a<00:18:38.520><
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development to support Maui's efforts to rebuild homes.
  • buildings knock them down and rebuild buildings knock them down and rebuild and<00:50:05.680>
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • overcome deep loss and hardship over the last year and a half, and throughout the season of flux and rebuilding
  • which started during the evacuation with flames still raging along the highway, evolved with the rebuild
  • Larry built relationships with everyone involved in the rebuilding efforts: my office, Assemblymember
  • He knew that we could never rebuild the Palisades if the soul and the values of the community were left
  • As we continue, in the long process of rebuilding and work through the discord and disagreement that
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journals, referred AB 1457 to Rules, and moved SB 1241 and SB 1422 to the inactive file. The chamber then took up two gubernatorial appointments: Tanya Pacheco Werner to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board and Dr. Paulette Brown-Hines to the California Transportation Commission. Both nominees were presented by Senator Grove, noted as having been approved unanimously by the Rules Committee, and both were confirmed by floor vote, 34-0 and 36-0 respectively. Senator Becker then presented SR 104, which recognizes healthy aging and longevity research as a public health and economic priority and encourages prevention, early intervention, and collaboration on aging-related research and innovation. Senator Weber Pierson spoke in strong support, emphasizing aging as a major risk factor for chronic disease, health inequities affecting communities of color, and the need for more diverse research participation. The resolution was adopted on a 35-0 vote. The Senate also heard remarks introducing guests from USC, UC Berkeley, the Buck Institute, the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives, Retro Biosciences, California Chronic Care Coalition, LeadingAge California, and AgingBio, in connection with the healthy aging resolution. Committee announcements followed, and members then offered adjournment-in-memory tributes for Larry Vane of Pacific Palisades and David Sandell, an educator and former Air National Guard member. The session concluded after those memorials, with the Senate set to reconvene on June 11, 2026.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • CONTRACT BUT NOW IT IS MORE ABOUT HELPING BUSINESSES WITH A SECURED DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE AND REBUILDING
  • LOCAL OFFICIALS JUMPED INTO ACTION DEPLOYING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES TO HELP COMMUNITIES REBUILD
  • HAS BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ACCESS RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO REBUILD
  • THEY WILL GET BACK OUT AND TRY TO REBUILD BUT I CANNOT BE MORE PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE STATE SMALL
  • NOW THEY HAVE A FOOD TRUCK AND THERE STARTED TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND THEY ARE PREPARING TO REBUILD
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Mar 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are people trying to rebuild their lives after loss, and so they’re left with these cognitive and
  • Families who want nothing more than to rebuild, nothing more than to breathe freely again, nothing more
  • than to be treated... ...than to rebuild, nothing more than to breathe freely again, nothing more than
  • Yeah, if I could just add on to that, I think also rebuilding trust within the systems themselves will
  • We really need construction to be very focused on rebuilding Altadena and the Pacific Palisades.
Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the health impacts of wildfires and the effects on health care systems and access to care. The first panel focused on public health consequences, with testimony from UCLA and UCSF physicians, a community organizer, and an Altadena recovery leader. Witnesses described acute and long-term physical harms from wildfire smoke and ash, including asthma and COPD exacerbations, cardiovascular and stroke risks, pregnancy impacts, infection risk, and possible added hazards from lithium-ion battery fires. They also emphasized mental health effects such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, “firebrain,” and the need for psychological first aid, trauma-informed community networks, and youth-focused resilience programs. Community advocates stressed that Latine, Indigenous, undocumented, and Black communities face disproportionate harm because of language barriers, unsafe work conditions, lack of insurance, and exclusion from disaster aid, and they called for stronger language access, worker protections, permanent disaster relief, and better outreach. Committee members asked about air monitoring, masks, wind events, lithium-ion batteries, and how to reach communities with translation and emergency information. Panelists said AQI is useful but incomplete, that N95s help for smoke but P100 masks are needed for ash/asbestos exposure, and that communities should be warned to stay indoors and avoid windy dust-ups after fires. They also discussed the importance of building relationships during non-emergency periods, using text alerts and trusted community organizations, and providing culturally and linguistically appropriate information. Several members and witnesses highlighted the need for more research on long-term health effects, especially for people with chronic lung disease, workers who cannot stay indoors, and residents exposed to repeated disasters. The second panel addressed health care system response and access to care. DHCS and DMHC described emergency flexibilities used during the Southern California fires, including federal waivers, extended Medi-Cal renewal deadlines, reinstated coverage for some disenrolled members, suspension of prior authorization and prescription refill barriers, out-of-network access at in-network cost-sharing, and communication through websites, toll-free numbers, and social media. Hospital and community health center leaders described major operational strain: emergency room surges, canceled surgeries, dialysis disruptions, staff displacement, temporary housing needs, and financial losses. Huntington Health and AltaMed reported using incident command systems, temporary care spaces, bilingual and culturally tailored services, mobile clinics, infection control measures, and community health workers to keep care going. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for better disaster staffing pools, more flexible facility rules, stronger mental health coverage, child care planning, and statewide coordination for future emergencies; no formal votes were taken.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

LBT Public Hearing 03-06-2026

Labor and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was brought in to rebuild it, basically, and at the time that was 2006.
  • I was brought in to rebuild it, basically, and at the time that was 2006.
  • I was brought in to rebuild it, basically, and at the time that was 2006.
  • So, I actually built that and it worked because I did have to rebuild the entire division.
  • So, I actually built that and it worked because I did have to rebuild the entire division.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology met on March 6, 2026, and considered four gubernatorial nominations. For GM 690, Jesse Kola Dean was nominated for reappointment to the Hawaii Retirement Savings Board. Testimony from the Retirement Savings Board and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations strongly supported Dean, citing his original membership on the board and his role in advancing implementation of the retirement savings program. Dean described his background and said the program was moving into implementation after the board approved the Connecticut consortium model; in response to questions, he said the main challenges had been finding an executive director and adapting the program from an original opt-in structure to the opt-out consortium model. The committee voted to recommend advise and consent. For GM 634, Darlene Blakey was nominated to the board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System. ERS and several individuals submitted support. Blakey, an executive vice president and chief lending officer at First Hawaiian Bank, said her banking and finance background and personal experience with her mother’s retirement benefits motivated her service. She told senators she had attended ERS meetings and was focused on improving retirees’ access to information, education, and retirement planning, and said she would recuse herself from matters involving First Hawaiian Bank because of a potential conflict of interest. The committee again voted to advise and consent. The committee then considered GM 627 and GM 726, both nominations of Gina Anu Novo to the Hawaii Workforce Development Council for different terms. Written testimony from numerous supporters was read into the record. Novo, a longtime First Hawaiian Bank executive and current vice chair, described her experience building audit, compliance, human resources, and technology functions, and said she wanted to help strengthen workforce pathways, career development, retention, and outreach to youth and workers who do not pursue college. Senators asked about her plans to connect workforce development with education and financial literacy; she emphasized career pathing, training, and adapting to changing skills needs, including the role of technology and AI. The committee voted to recommend advise and consent on both nominations, and the meeting adjourned after all four nominations were approved by the committee.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have the funds to rebuild; we just don't have all the entitlements.
  • we have insurance we like to rebuild we have insurance money<00:34:29.599> to<00:34:29.760>
  • <00:35:11.599> this<00:35:12.560> so we'd like to continue to rebuild this so we'd
  • like to continue to rebuild this so that's<00:35:13.240> the<00:35:13.359> challenge<00
  • We just want to rebuild, so that's the challenge we have.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committees first heard SB 443, which would require agricultural-district lands with solar energy facilities to also be certified as being used for a farming operation. DLNR, the State Energy Office, and the Agri-Business Development Corporation all supported the bill but recommended changes, including shifting the certifying authority from DLNR/BLNR to the Department of Agriculture. The Attorney General also recommended replacing the certification requirement with a condition that the land be used for a farming operation, citing the lack of a clear statutory framework for certification. The Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported the measure but suggested using existing county agricultural dedication processes and raised concerns about conversion of agricultural land. The committees adopted amendments reflecting the Department of Agriculture as the certifying body and the Attorney General’s proposed language, then passed SB 443 with amendments. The committees then took up SB 79, relating to historic preservation reviews for state affordable housing projects. DLNR State Historic Preservation and DHHL supported the bill with amendments, including striking a redundant section and conforming the language to existing law. The committees agreed to those changes, and after a brief recess and decision-making, Water and Land, Housing, and Hawaiian Affairs each voted to pass SB 79 with amendments. The record notes that some members were excused and that the committees adopted the chair’s recommendations. Later, the joint Housing and Water and Land hearing considered SB 26, SB 867, and SB 1170. SB 26 would create an affordable housing land inventory task force within HCDA; HHFDC supported it, while HCDA suggested an alternative approach involving county coordination. The committees amended the bill to incorporate OPSD’s proposed language, add legislative and county representatives to the task force, and include an appropriation for the Mayor Wright project, then passed it with amendments. SB 867, which creates a working group to inventory water resources and streamline well permit approvals for affordable housing, drew broad support and was amended to specify the Department of Health director rather than the Clean Water Branch chief; it also passed with amendments. SB 1170, which would exempt certain Maui affordable rental housing projects from chapter 205A, drew support from housing interests but concern from the Attorney General that it could be unconstitutional; the AG suggested narrowing the bill to disaster recovery and limiting its scope. Testifiers also discussed the Weinberg Court Apartments project and other redevelopment concerns, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 1170 is completed.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Housing and Community Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're ready and we want to rebuild our home. We're not asking for a handout.
  • So the first two deal with the cost of rebuilding a park and the resources available to rebuild a park
  • So the first two deal with the cost of rebuilding a park and the resources available to rebuild a park
  • So the first two deal with the cost of rebuilding a park and the resources available to rebuild a park
  • And if your park owner chooses not to allow rebuilding to occur, you are now deprived of your ability
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 1st, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • offers these families time to heal from this devastating natural disaster and begin the process of rebuilding
  • their lives from the ashes of the January fires. ...and begin the process of rebuilding their lives
  • devastated by the wildfires and looking for opportunities to cut through the process and be able to rebuild
  • It’s incredibly important not only for rebuilding post-fires, but for us to be able to demonstrate what
  • With all due respect, this is not enough for those families seeking to rebuild.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then took up a series of procedural motions and a large third-reading file focused heavily on housing, wildfire recovery, insurance, and related regulatory changes. Early actions included a successful motion to place Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 on the third-reading file, followed by a unanimous vote on SB 26, a cleanup measure related to lemon-law civil discovery procedures and automaker opt-outs from the AB 1755 framework. The chamber then moved through a package of urgency bills tied to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires and broader housing affordability concerns. Measures approved included AB 311 allowing displaced tenants to temporarily house wildfire victims and pets, AB 299 extending hotel/motel/short-term rental stays beyond 30 days for disaster-displaced families, AB 226 giving the California Fair Plan access to bond financing in catastrophic-loss scenarios, AB 253 allowing third-party plan checks when local review exceeds 30 days, AB 301 aligning state permitting timelines with local deadlines, AB 306 imposing a six-year pause on new residential building-code updates, AB 462 exempting certain ADUs in Los Angeles County coastal zones from coastal development permits, AB 493 requiring interest to be paid to homeowners on insurance proceeds held by lenders, and AB 597 tightening rules on public adjuster solicitation, fees, and contract transparency. Each of these urgency bills passed, generally with strong bipartisan support and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly also approved several non-urgency measures, including AB 293 on groundwater transparency and board disclosure, AB 251 on elder abuse litigation standards when evidence is intentionally destroyed, AB 59 removing a sunset on Reclamation District 108’s hydropower authority, AB 417 streamlining EIFD and CRIA financing tools, and AB 312 updating procedures for agricultural theft proceeds. In addition, ACR 6 was adopted by voice vote, recognizing Black April Memorial Month and the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, with extensive remarks from Assembly Member Ta and support from other members. The consent calendar was adopted, and the body later heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for David Myers and Olivia Guerrero before adjourning to April 3, 2025. Several vote changes were announced after adjournment, including changes on AB 251 and AB 417.