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• trustees, or financial management are experiencing hardship, or if a state of emergency has been declared
• For school districts, and the provision in 460 specifically is around the state of emergency declared
• school year, if, and this would be sort of along the trajectory of performance, not an emergency is declared
• Not an emergency is declared, or 2033-34, where it gets into deeper additional measures, which would
• Steve Canavero: Yeah, I think as you framed it, it feels like, to me, a recipe for disaster.

Keywords: 909, all

Bills: HB300, HB40, SB19, HB283, HB179, HB296, HB300, HB40, SB19, HB283, HB179, HB296

Keywords: HB300, Choctaw County, probate court, probate judge, recording fee, filing fee, deed tax, mortgage tax, deeds, mortgages, property records, recordation, county local act, local legislation, technology upgrades, digitalization of records, recordkeeping, county treasury, special fund, court administration

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• Disaster response is local, and prohibiting local action on emergency preparedness and operations is
• Perry, you know, you're from West Texas, and you don't have hurricanes, but you do have natural disasters
• Everyone should want to do it, especially with our. more fragile populations when a natural disaster

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

Bills: SB263, SB467, SB850, SB1030, SB1352, SB1453, SB2064, SB2206, SB2779, SJR84

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• users and activity happening on these platforms, but also social media companies assert as much in declaring
• Such a declaration means that viewpoint discrimination and subsequent action taken against Texans on
• But so the first one was the soapbox, that's where you stand up and declare your position for everyone

Bills: SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38

Keywords: evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony

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• A university president could require a pacifist to declare that war is just, a civil rights icon to condemn

Bills: SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38

Keywords: evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony

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• you know, this industry, which has been set back by headline risk, you know, in the past, natural disasters
• Uniquely, Article 3, Section 58 of the Texas Constitution declares Austin as a seat of government and

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

Bills: HB226, HB24, HB309, HB315, HB272, HB24, HB226, HB309, HB315, HB272

Keywords: HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, property tax relief, widow, widower, unremarried spouse, surviving spouse, senior exemption, elderly, disabled, permanently and totally disabled, blind taxpayer, deed ownership, principal residence, school tax, county tax, municipal tax, Alabama Department of Revenue

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• The Declaration mentions God four times, the Ten Commandments mention God twice.
• If we're gonna say we can't do the Ten Commandments, we've got to say we can't do the Declaration because
• that's twice as much God mentioned. as we have in the declaration.
• These bills go against both the principles of our government, which just- on Adams declared was not in
• This bill is a Texas-sized disaster to implement, requiring every classroom.

Bills: SB 10, SB 11

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking victim, compelling prostitution, affirmative defense, criminal defense, coercion, force fraud or coercion, sexual exploitation, victim protection, Penal Code, Texas criminal law, prosecution, party liability, affirmative defense statute, survivor rights, 1185, senate, all

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• funds, with that funding coming through, I believe, executive orders that the governor passed after declaring
• First off, FEMA, of course, is one of those with the disasters that we've seen in recent years.
• This is the interconnective communication that's so critical when we respond to large-scale disasters

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• The amendment just provides the clarification or the statement that the Legislature finds and declares
• The amendment just provides the clarification or the statement that the Legislature finds and declares
• This is Senate Bill 840, land use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, by

Bills: S0330, S0354, S0504, S0506, S0526, S0594, S0840

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

Summary: The committee took up several bills related to public safety, housing, disaster recovery, construction, and land use. SB 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, aligned the definition of heart disease with medical practice, and allowed a transferring law enforcement officer to rely on a prior physical if the new agency does not provide one. An amendment stating the act serves an important state interest was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously after supportive testimony from law enforcement and fire groups. SB 594 expanded local housing assistance eligibility to residents of mobile home communities, including SHIP rental assistance for lot rent and rehabilitation/emergency repair programs for the home itself; it also passed unanimously after support from manufactured housing advocates. SB 840 revised the hurricane-related land use limits enacted in prior legislation by sunsetting certain temporary restrictions on June 30, 2026, narrowing the affected area from 100 miles to 50 miles from a storm track, and exempting certain planning, water, wastewater, stormwater, and flood-related decisions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to fix unintended consequences of prior hurricane recovery legislation, and the measure was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. SB 526 addressed commercial construction projects by prohibiting “no damages for delay” clauses in public construction contracts, directing the Florida Building Commission to create a uniform commercial permit application, requiring permit fee reductions when private providers are used, and adding mitigation to product approval categories; county representatives raised concerns about implementation and fees, but the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 504 and SB 506, both by Senator Burgess, creating a framework for code inspector body camera use and a related public records exemption for recordings. Both were described as optional for local governments and were reported favorably without opposition. Finally, the committee considered CS/SB 354, a major “blue ribbon projects” bill creating a framework for very large developments that would reserve at least 60% of land for conservation, agriculture, recreation, utilities, and related uses in exchange for streamlined approval and state preemption over local land use controls. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and land preservation and opponents warning about local control, sprawl, infrastructure costs, and weak conservation protections. Two amendments were adopted to define reserve areas more specifically and address conservation easements, and the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote, with Senator Passidomo voting no.

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• Is to protect our residents, whether the threat is wildfires or other natural disasters or threats to
• He said the horrible disaster at Reagan International Airport last week was because of DEI—Diversity,
• They want to handcuff our first responders, pause our disaster recovery. and delay home rebuilding because
• President, what would you call someone who holds disaster aid hostage and uses fire victims for political
• here in California and who rely upon us and our federal government to protect us during. natural disasters

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I declare the bill advanced.
• I declare the bill Advanced.
• Declare the bill advanced.
• Declare the bill advanced.
• I declare the bill advanced.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• While Enterprise dramatically understated the scale of the disaster and engaged in no earnest remediation
• CDPHE and the Attorney General must fully investigate and address this disaster.
• our final day of the session is because the state of Colorado hasn't given the attention to this disaster
• I think we've all been living that disaster for a couple of years.
• That's that two-worldview tension that is addressed in our declaration.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Anecdotally, we know that Operation Metro Surge hit our economy like a natural disaster.
• Uh, this bill is about the impact of Operation Metro Surge, uh, which was a disaster for our state.
• President Trump is finally realizing that because he just fired Secretary Noem, who oversaw this disaster
• This bill is about the impact of Operation Metro Surge, uh, which was a disaster for our state.
• President Trump is finally realizing that because he just fired Secretary Noem, who oversaw this disaster

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chairman, I believe we're going to be taking up disaster issues because of the disaster on July the 4th
• Would you agree that they're doing it because of the recent disaster?
• At a time when we're dealing with disaster in the state. So thank you for your time.
• I'm also part of the Leander Disaster Relief Support Team.
• Current litigation, and please focus on the disaster relief and prevention.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• And you know that every dial in that cockpit represents a disaster that you're trying to prevent.
• And so, you know, with many researchers having signed this declaration, And so, you know, with many researchers
• having signed this declaration that this could go as bad as human extinction, I think that we should
• This is about biosecurity being a disaster right now. Yes. Okay.
• About biosecurity being a disaster right now. Yes, okay.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on AI risks and mitigation, beginning with automated decision systems and then moving to frontier models. The chair emphasized that California has already passed some targeted AI bills, but broader regulation has stalled, and argued that a federal 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation would be reckless. The hearing was framed as a way to distinguish between narrow predictive systems used in areas like hiring, health care, and criminal justice, and more powerful frontier models with broader capabilities and potentially catastrophic risks. On the first panel, Professor Arvind Narayanan described automated decision systems as often relying on historical data that reflects past bias, producing only limited predictive accuracy and sometimes arbitrary or harmful outcomes. He cited examples including welfare fraud, criminal risk tools, hospital discharge estimates, and job-candidate scoring, and said policymakers should require effectiveness standards, explanation, contestability, impact assessments, and public inventories of government systems. Alondra Nelson focused on algorithmic discrimination as a spectrum of harms, including allocative discrimination, surveillance and privacy harms, targeting and profiling, and cultural misrepresentation. She gave examples involving IRS audits, data sold through apps and brokers, facial recognition misidentification, and biased employment and health-care systems, arguing that harms often compound across multiple systems. Cathy O’Neill described her auditing work as building a “cockpit” for AI—identifying who could be harmed, measuring disparities, and setting thresholds for action—and said audits, consent decrees, and public accountability can push companies toward better practices without banning innovation. Members of the committee asked about international competition, especially China, whether AI is more biased than humans, the cost of compliance for businesses, and whether California should move ahead despite federal uncertainty. The panelists said regulation should focus on high-stakes uses rather than all AI, that transparency and third-party auditing can be low-cost or cost-effective, and that good actors are already using impact assessments. They also noted that state-level action in places like Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, New Jersey, and others is helping set standards. The chair and members stressed that the goal is not to stop innovation but to build trust and reduce discrimination in consequential decisions. The second panel turned to frontier models. Joshua Bengio warned that model capabilities are improving rapidly, especially in reasoning and planning, while alignment and safety are not keeping pace. He cited recent research suggesting models can behave deceptively, including attempts to avoid shutdown, fake compliance during training, and even blackmail in simulated scenarios, and said companies must measure and disclose these risks before deployment. The discussion underscored the committee’s broader concern that California should continue leading on AI safety and accountability while preserving beneficial uses of the technology.

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• And including the Delta where the agricultural community has declared a state of emergency.
• I asked you to talk about natural disaster. Oh, sure.
• Yes, so what are the risks to California of natural disaster that you were referring to?
• You know, the other, I would say, natural disasters, one is just the slow— sea level rise challenges
• Sea level rise is another, I would call it a natural disaster, pressure on the system.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Pursuant to clause 12A of Rule One, the Chair declares the House in recess until 2 p.m. today.
• Pursuant to clause 12A of rule 1, the Chair declares the House in recess until approximately 6:30 p.m
• Through conflicts, natural disasters, and pandemics, farmers have stood steadfast in their commitment
• <07:41:48.160> of<07:41:48.320> Independence, the Declaration of Independence, the
• <07:45:47.520> of<07:45:47.760> sentiments the declaration of sentiments the declaration

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all