Video & Transcript Research : 'emergency declarations'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- or a local emergency.
- And yet we were having problems getting the California Office of Emergency Services to declare the landslide
- condition as a state of emergency.
- This is critical for all of our communities because a state of emergency declaration is needed to trigger
- AB 858 ensures that hospitality workers will have rehiring protections after a declared state of emergency
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48.
The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate.
Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 7th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A quorum is declared. Senator Klein. A quorum is declared. Senator Klein: Mr.
- Section 14-07.1-08 regarding emergency orders entered by a magistrate when the court is not available
- an emergency.
- an emergency.
- And the emergency clause carries. The bill is passed. And the emergency clause carries.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then moved through a series of conference committee appointments and reconsideration motions. Senator Axtman successfully moved to reconsider House Bill 1160, which had previously failed, and the chamber later passed it. HB 1160 creates a statewide bell-to-bell policy restricting personal electronic devices during instructional time; supporters argued it would reduce distractions, improve mental health and academic outcomes, and help teachers, while opponents raised local control concerns. The bill passed 42-4.
The Senate also passed several other measures, including HB 1247 on protecting student victims of sexual offenses, HB 1489 consolidating civil protection orders into one chapter, HB 1032 making municipal courts courts of record and updating related procedures, HB 1487 authorizing a Minot facility for the Highway Patrol and Bureau of Criminal Investigation with a line of credit and emergency clause, HB 1469 requiring annual online statements of interest for public officials, HB 1199 creating the Missing and Indigenous People Task Force and related MMIP initiatives, HB 1169 regulating paid veterans benefits claim assistance with consumer protections, HB 1209 directing a foreign adversary threat assessment, and HB 3018 as amended to study water, wetlands, and taxation of inundated lands. Most of these passed with strong bipartisan support, though HB 1169 drew substantial debate over veterans’ service options and HB 1209 passed on a narrower 40-7 vote.
The chamber rejected or declined several other measures. HB 1455, which would have required the Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications, failed 7-40 after concerns about an unfunded mandate and duplicative duties. HB 1259, which would have put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time, was defeated 15-32 after debate over time zones, construction, recreation, and whether the issue should be left to future legislatures. HB 1555, dealing with statements of ownership for foreign organizations of concern, also failed 3-44. The Senate then moved to announcements and committee scheduling for later meetings and conference committees.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 022 Feb 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It emerged from decades spontaneously.
- <01:46:08.800>
is legislative de declaration is legislative de declaration is exceedingly< - It should have been on your desk: your emergency procedures manual.
- It sounds emergency procedures manual.
- that you need to do should an emergency that you need to do should an emergency arise<02:03:06.239
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Health and Human Resources Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:10 pm
Health and Human Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I declare the motion adopted. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5086.
- I declare the motion adopted. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5004.
- I declare the motion adopted. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5327.
- I declare the motion adopted. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5096.
- I declare the motion adopted. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5096.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 01/29/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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classification emergency classification emergency classification applications<01
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 21, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I yield back. emerging leader of the year. North emerging leader of the year.
- treatment in a hospital emergency room. treatment in a hospital emergency room.
- On January 20th, 2025, his very first day in office, President Trump declared a national energy emergency
- <04:50:18.400>
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energy <04:50
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (3-18-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:23
HB 503 Discussion 00:01:00
HB 503 Vote 00:02:17
HB 504 Discussion 00:02:53
HB 504 Vote 00:04:48
HB 500 Discussion 00:05:19
HB 500 Vote 00:29:18
HB 900 Discussion 00:32:02
HB 900 Vote 00:33:00, 958, all
Summary:
The Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 503, the legislative branch budget, adopting a committee substitute and reporting it favorably. The chair said the Senate version fully funds defined calculations, provides 2% raises in each fiscal year for legislative employees, removes a paragraph on operating expense reductions, and includes $1 million in the first year for a judicial branch salary study. House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, was then amended and reported favorably; changes included 2% annual raises for judicial employees, revised operating expense language, $1 million each year for county current services, retention of Boyle County fit-up language, reporting requirements for smaller capital projects, full funding for nine judges added in 2022, and removal of furlough prohibitions and certain budget implementation language. Both bills passed the committee unanimously with favorable expressions to the floor.
The committee then considered House Bill 500, the executive branch budget, adopting a committee substitute before hearing a lengthy summary of major spending and policy changes. The chair described statewide 2% annual employee raises, agency base reductions with many exemptions, increased school safety and 911 funding, veterans and military funding, local government and severance-related changes, attorney general and auditor funding, pension and retirement system support, education funding changes including SEEK, postsecondary and scholarship provisions, public safety and corrections funding, and multiple capital projects. The chair also highlighted Medicaid-related provisions, including added waiver slots, increased state-directed payments, a 2.5% reduction in managed care vendor payments for plan years 2027 and 2028 with savings redirected to fee-for-service rates, and additional funding for behavioral health and public health programs. The bill was reported favorably after members explained their votes, with several noting they had only recently received the full 228-page bill and wanted more time for detailed review.
Finally, the committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 900, an appropriation measure for government agencies, and reported it favorably. The chair said the bill remains a work in progress and that one-time funding requests from across the Commonwealth and across party lines would continue to be addressed as the process moves forward. All measures considered during the meeting passed the committee with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
HF2444, the veterans and military affairs finance bill, heard in Ways and Means Committee 4/21/25
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- There's also a change you'll see on line 11 to the open general fund for emergency services.
- This is for um emergency services.
- emergency emergency services.<00:05:07.199>
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that <00:14:48.720>uh <00:14:48.800>veteran agency has declared - that uh veteran agency has declared that uh veteran homelessness<00:14:49.600>
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Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The symptoms led to them getting him by emergency transport there.
- They will be in charge with both local officials and emergency management professionals.
- It's allowing emergency responders to be able to use that... emergency responders to be able to use that
- The governor has declared Juneteenth a holiday to last four years in a row.
- It took the governor declaring this a state...
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- exempt to agriculture, so that state vets and any kind of regulatory agencies, in the event of an emergency
- 00:08:06.000>
of Where state vets and any kind of regulatory agencies, in the event of an emergency - be able to provide food for homeless shelters as well as those who have been displaced due to a declared
- displaced<00:10:31.760>
due <00:10:32.000>to <00:10:32.160>a <00:10:32.399>declared - <00:10:32.959>
natural displaced due to a declared natural displaced due to a declared natural
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 238 by Assembly Member Harabedian and act relating to wildfire relief and declaring the
- Bill 571 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva and others, an act relating to environmental quality, and declaring
- plan or hazard mitigation plan are eligible for impact fee deferral exemptions when they provide emergency
- The way we design and build our neighborhoods must be strategic and emergency-response ready.
- Senate Bill 782 by Senator Perez and act relating to local government and declared an urgency measure
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed visiting students from De La Salle High School and a guest for Assembly Member Kalra, and then moved through a lengthy concurrence and third-reading agenda. Early actions included concurrence on ACR 21 honoring fallen Galt Police Officer Herminda Grewal, followed by a series of mostly noncontroversial bills on utilities, reclamation districts, housing, wildfire relief, mobile homes, environmental quality, health care coverage, and local government. Several measures were presented as technical, clarifying, or urgency bills, and many passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; notable items included AB 238 (wildfire mortgage forbearance), AB 571 (Southern California Veterans Cemetery permitting/CEQA exemption), AB 574 (health care coverage), AB 696 (lithium-ion battery safety advisory group), AB 1150 (airport car rental facility maintenance), AB 1154 (ADU parking standards), and SB 499 (impact fee deferrals for emergency-related parkland and utility infrastructure). SB 499 drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing disaster resilience and dual-use parkland and an opponent arguing it would worsen housing-related fee burdens; it ultimately passed after a call was lifted.
The chamber also adopted SJR 4 urging restoration of NIH funding, and passed SB 230 expanding workers’ compensation presumptions to additional firefighters, SB 92 tightening density bonus law to curb loopholes, SB 782 creating disaster relief financing districts, SB 40 capping insulin copays at $35 and limiting step therapy, SB 362 strengthening small-business financing disclosures, SB 513 requiring workers access to training records, SB 489 requiring public agencies involved in housing approvals to post requirements online, SB 31 promoting recycled water use, SB 551 introducing normalization and dynamic security concepts in corrections, SB 639 extending flood-protection deadlines for Sacramento/Yuba projects, SB 653 defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management, AB 652 on air pollution, and SB 221 updating stalking law to include threats to pets. Several bills received recorded opposition or split votes, including SB 551, SB 439, SB 782, and SB 499, but most measures passed comfortably. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments on AB 516 and AB 1523, and later lifted the call on SB 499 to complete passage.
The session included an adjournment in memory of Rick Bryson of Long Beach, with Assembly Member Lowenthal highlighting Bryson’s athletic, business, and civic contributions. The day ended with reminders to secure floor managers for pending bills, a notice of the next day’s 10 a.m. floor session, and adjournment until Thursday, September 4th.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of a national emergency within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of his declaration.
- Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive
- Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive
- of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of his declaration, the
- of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of his declaration, the
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 13 (1-23-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- schools and declaring an emergency. schools and declaring an emergency.
- Senate Bill 120, an act relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.
- Senate Bill 120, an act relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.
- Senate Bill 120, an act relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.
- Senate Bill 120, an act relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 34 members present and approved the prior day’s journal. The chamber also received a House message that House Bill 96 had passed and requested concurrence. During second reading, Senate Bills 17, 34, 39, and 181 were reported and sent to the Rules Committee, and Senate Resolution 56 was introduced honoring Elder Nathan Craig and Sister Amy Craig for their mission service.
The chamber then took up Senate Bill 27, which would allow local governing bodies, after consulting with a coroner and making a 30-day effort to locate next of kin, to choose cremation rather than burial for indigent decedents; it also preserved options for religious organizations to take possession of a body. A committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 35-0. Senate Bill 30, dealing with the Motor Vehicle Commission’s restricted fee account and allowing unused funds to carry forward for commission operations, also passed unanimously 35-0.
Senate Bill 40, concerning public library district boards of trustees, was amended by committee substitute and passed 34-1 after debate. Supporters said it would return county library board appointments to local officials and speed appointments, while opponents argued it could politicize libraries and weaken their independence; several members explained their votes, including concerns from library advocates and a defense that the bill still allowed local boards to seek advice. Senate Bill 76, which limits school boards from increasing occupational license taxes above the base 0.5% until a county reaches a population of 500,000, was also amended by committee substitute and passed after its sponsor argued it responded to a disputed Fayette County tax increase and would restore transparency and public trust.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 22nd, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And so she has the authority to declare an emergency and call the National Guard under statute.
- As you're all aware, in March of this year, the governor declared an emergency at the request of the
- So sometimes there's an emergency, like Katrina, right?
- About the insurrection, because I'm not understanding what the emergency is.
- You know, whatever—I mean, who declares the emergency? He did.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Having received seven yeses and two noes, I declare Senate Bill 1287 has passed.
- Having received nine ayes and zero nays, I declare Senate Bill 1916 to have passed.
- I declare Senate Bill 1589 to have passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Having received nine ayes and zero nays, I declare Senate Bill 2178 to have passed.
- It's an emergency for homeowners, landlords, and drivers across the state.
Bills:
SB1969, SB1953, SB1277, SB1287, SB1061, SB1916, SB1589, SB2178, SB1444, SB1438, SB1501, SB1873, SB1364
Keywords:
massage therapy, licensing, multistate compact, regulation, healthcare, professionals, Employer Health Plan Transparency Act, health insurance, claims data, contract provisions, health care providers, auditable materials, HIPAA compliance, insurance regulation, unemployment benefits, employment security, work search, job search, reemployment, jobless benefits
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 2471 by the Committee on Emergency Management, an act relating to emergency services.
- However, Cal OES often completes after-action reports 180 days after an emergency declaration ends, which
- Assembly Bill 2475 by the Committee on Emergency Management and Act related to emergency services.
- However, Cal OES often completes after action reports 180 days after an emergency declaration ends, which
- can post-OES. 180 days after an emergency declaration ends, which can postpone reports for over one
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Jan 20th, 2026 at 11:01 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- announced the passage by that body of House Bill 4574 relating to providing for condition-based emergency
- preparedness... ...had under consideration Senate Bill 66, modifying classes of state of preparedness declared
- I declare the resolution adopted.
- I declare the resolution adopted. Bills on third reading. The resolution is declared adopted.
- I declare the Senate adjourned. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- and display of the letter known as the "Victory or Death" letter, the Texas Constitution, and the Declaration
- We have also discussed potential opportunities for the Constitution and Declaration to be displayed in
- the Travis letter was originally destined to be delivered, as well as the Constitution and the Declaration
- declaration or anything like that.
- declaration or anything like that.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on State Government (2-6-25) - Upon Adjournment
Transcript Highlights:
- And it just also cascaded well into July 4th when we start to talk about the nation's Declaration of
- And it just also cascaded well into July 4th when we start to talk about the nation's Declaration of
- And it just also cascaded well into July 4th when we start to talk about the nation's Declaration of
- <00:08:36.959>
of <00:08:37.080>Independence nation's um Declaration of Independence - nation's um Declaration of Independence great<00:08:38.000>
that's <00:08:38.360>that's
Keywords:
Pledge of allegiance, roll call, welcome of new members 00:00:15
Consideration of HB 313 00:03:20, 958, all
Summary:
The House State Government Committee held its first meeting of the session, established a quorum, welcomed new members, and heard only one item of business: House Bill 313, sponsored by Representative Kim King. King said the bill would add a Kentucky History Month recognition and tied it to recent local anniversary celebrations, arguing it could support education, economic development, and tourism. Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi testified in support, describing the proposal as part of a broader effort to create a legacy around the nation’s 250th anniversary, coordinate statewide history events, and promote heritage tourism.
Members asked why June was chosen and whether an emergency clause should be added so the measure could take effect in time for this June. King said June was selected because it aligns with Statehood Day and Boone Day and leads into July 4th, and she said she was open to the emergency-clause idea, though any amendment would need to be filed in writing later. The committee then voted on the bill and passed it 19-0, with no opposition. The chair noted the bill would next go to the House floor and closed by joking that the meeting was unusually short.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 49 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi and others, an act relating to education and declaring
- Members, I rise today to present HR 40, declaring May 25th as Resendezay.
- This HR 40 declares May 25th as Rosenda's day to raise awareness of the deadly impacts of drug driving
- According to the National Black Caucus Emergency Task Force on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health.
- Assembly Bill 546 by Assembly Member Caloza and others enacting the health care coverage and declaring