Video & Transcript Research : 'emergency declarations'
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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Agenda added Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
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- Declared the vote. 299 representatives with 29 aye and zero nay.
- Service delivery dresses gaps in the access and builds a platform for better funding and emergency responsiveness
- Newton and I declare the vote with 29 aye and zero nay. We'll report that out with a due pass.
- I'll declare the vote. Representative with 9 aye and zero nay.
- Declare the vote: 29 ayes, zero nays. We'll declare your bill as passed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Keywords:
longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, minimum salary, education funding, teacher compensation, Oklahoma education, salary schedule, 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, foster care, duffel bags, personal belongings, children's welfare
TX
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- is late or absent due to responding to an emergency.
- " with "declared emergency."
- Only when the president, governor, or local officials declare a disaster.
- Right now, our emergency personnel, our first responders who come in during major disasters and emergencies
- I appreciate what you do with the Texas Department of Emergency Management.
Keywords:
heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Having received 17 ayes and zero nays, I declare the nomination of Juana Ellison to pass the committee
- I declare House Bill 1675 to have passed committee.
- Having received 16 eyes in one day, I declare House Bill 1739 to pass committee.
- Having received 17 ayes and zero nays, I declare House Bill 4434 to have passed the committee.
- I declare the same two have passed.
Keywords:
emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, real property assessment, assessment cap, county-wide reappraisal, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, tax assessor, Class II property, Class III property, local government revenue, property tax relief, reappraisal, tax increment district, retroactive tax law, Alabama Code 40-7-2.2, appropriation, education funding, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
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- fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to distribute grants to emergency
Keywords:
homeless veterans, emergency shelters, state funding, veterans' services, grant distribution, veterans, treatment court, rehabilitation, recidivism, mental health, substance abuse, 1182, all
Summary:
The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee met for its final meeting of the year and approved the minutes from March 16, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2960, which would create a Veterans Specialty Court grant program and Veterans Treatment Court Fund, support local veterans court programs, and require coordination between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Veterans Services to identify incarcerated veterans and share information about benefits and services. Representative Travers described the bill as a way to expand diversion and treatment options for veterans dealing with issues such as PTSD, substance use, and reintegration challenges, and a veteran treatment court graduate testified that the program helped him achieve long-term sobriety and stability. Members spoke in strong support, and HB 2960 received a 6-0 do-pass recommendation with one member not voting.
The committee also heard House Bill 2620, which would appropriate $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services for grants to emergency shelters serving homeless veterans, including Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS). Testimony from CASS explained that the funds would support dedicated veteran case managers, flexible assistance, and faster placement into permanent housing, while a veteran who had stayed at CASS described the shelter’s veteran-specific services and how they helped him begin recovery. Members emphasized the need to address veteran homelessness and the importance of trauma-informed support, and HB 2620 also passed on a 6-0 do-pass recommendation with one member not voting.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 4 has emergency election procedures.
- Section 4 has emergency election procedures.
- SB 264 authorizes emergency ballot transmission by secured electronic means under a declared emergency
- We've just been through this during the declared emergencies that went on and on and on for almost three
- The reason that other sub was available was because it was an emergency bill or a dummy bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We require judges to consider petitions for emergency relief when they are filed.
- , the fact that there's an ERPO petition pending does not prohibit them from taking action on an emergency
- eight, clarifies the information regarding hearings that must be provided to a respondent when an emergency
- There are people that, after they've had this emergency protection order, won't be able to reclaim their
- protection order that won't be emergency protection order that won't be able<00:28:46.400>
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Keywords:
disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 23rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Having received eight ayes and two nays, I declare Senate Bill 1432 to have passed.
- I declare Senate Bill 206 to have passed. Thank you.
- I declare Senate Bill 1644 to have passed.
- Senate Bill 1561 is declared passed. Thank you, Senator Howard.
- Having received 10 ayes and two nays, Senate Bill 1813 is declared passed.
Bills:
SB1806, SB1430, SB206, SB1547, SB1849, SB1428, SB1653, SB1984, SB1644, SB1561, SB1813, SB1570, SB1796
Keywords:
foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, mental health, substance abuse, commissioner appointment, governor's authority, legislative consent, SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- It was just a little cleanup bill giving some civil immunity to what you call the Community Emergency
Keywords:
habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, SB47, Alabama
WY
Keywords:
healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, Medicaid, emergency medical services, ground ambulance, healthcare funding, reimbursement rates, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment
WY
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- that we've debated throughout the session: wildfires, flood, winter storm response, infrastructure emergencies
- that we've debated throughout the session: wildfires, flood, winter storm response, infrastructure emergencies
- They help in emergencies, floods, fires, or whatever.
- They help in emergencies, floods, fires, or whatever.
Keywords:
healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, Medicaid, emergency medical services, ground ambulance, healthcare funding, reimbursement rates, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment
WY
Keywords:
healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, Medicaid, emergency medical services, ground ambulance, healthcare funding, reimbursement rates, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- county or a non-nattainment city, this will help, go to emissions reductions, programs to utilize emerging
- ensures that energy producing communities like Peass can access critical funding for infrastructure, emergency
Keywords:
emergency preparedness, flood-prone communities, Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund, disaster relief, funding, 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
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government (2-23-23)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4rBXVyBAeM, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 01:56
Discussion 02:54 – John Hicks, State Budget Director
Jeremy Slinker, Emergency Management Director
Stephanie Robey, Emergency Management at Eastern and Western Ky
State Aid Fundraising for Emergencies (SAFEFUND)
Fund Appropriations
Safe Fund Process
Application Approval Process, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- declaration.
- SJR 40 requires the governor to call a special session if a disaster emergency declaration is to exceed
- Two or more counties are in the disaster declaration, and this, members, is all for a single declaration
- During this special session, the Legislature would be able to respond to a disaster emergency declaration
- SB 871 localizes emergency declaration. liberties or day-to-day lives of people in Amarillo.
Bills:
SB31, SB33, SB510, SB871, SB1868, SB2024, SB2166, SB2309, SB2880, SJR27, SJR39, SJR40, SB 31, SB 33
Keywords:
SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education
TX
Bills:
SB31, SB33, SB510, SB871, SB1868, SB2024, SB2166, SB2309, SB2880, SJR27, SJR39, SJR40, SB 31, SB 33
Keywords:
SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on General Government (2-12-26)
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Meeting Start 00:00:00
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services (KBEMS) 00:00:53
Approval of Minutes 00:23:37, 958, all
Summary:
The Kentucky Board of EMS presented an additional budget request focused on grant funding for local EMS agencies, not agency operations. Officials said the board has 13 full-time staff after losing employees in the 2022 transition back to state government, and that the request would be a 100% pass-through to providers. They initially described two requests totaling $12.91 million: $10.8 million for the EMS block grant and $2.1 million for workforce education tied to House Bill 484, but later said they would withdraw the $2.1 million request because rural health transformation funding appears likely to cover those education needs.
Most of the testimony explained why the EMS block grant should be increased. The board said the grant began in 1980 at about $1.2 million and has remained largely unchanged while EMS costs have risen sharply. They cited higher prices for ambulances, stretchers, and cardiac monitors, along with increased labor and reimbursement pressures. Board members emphasized that modern EMS now provides much more advanced care in the field, especially in rural areas, and argued that equipment such as 12-lead cardiac monitors can significantly improve patient outcomes. They said the current grant provides about $10,000 per county, while the request would raise funding to about $100,000 per county and increase the per-capita amount from roughly 26 cents to $2.60.
Members also discussed whether the block grant statute should be reformed to target need more directly. Board officials said they had considered making the grant more competitive, but decided against it for now because many counties rely on the annual funding and shifting money away from some areas would create hardship. In response to questions, they said Kentucky has about 160 class one EMS agencies providing 911 response across 120 counties, and that grant awards in recent years reached 91 counties, then 108, then 110 counties. They also highlighted the cost and safety benefits of power loading systems for stretchers, saying they can reduce back injuries and help retain EMS workers, but are often unaffordable for smaller departments.
No votes were taken on the budget request during the hearing. After the testimony and questions, the committee approved the minutes from the prior meeting by motion and second, with no opposition, and then adjourned.
TX
TX
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- The agency gained the authority to issue emergency closure orders on establishments suspected of human
- House Bill 3579 and its companion, giving us this authority, we have issued emergency orders that closed
- Unfortunately, she had a family emergency requiring her immediate attention.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One is that the board instituted through an emergency rule make... emergency commission meeting and a
- And we pushed through an emergency software challenge. driver's license ID before you can make a purchase
- complete customer transactions. able to respond efficiently to new legislative changes, identified emergency
- Provide emergency housing, shelter, utility, and other essential services to over 400. 145,000 Texans
- Emergency shelters are intended to be temporary and we need so that these providers can open up shelter