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• These grounds are critical public safety assets during natural disasters, wildfires, or states of emergency
• They are emergency infrastructure. They are economic engines.
• Senate Bill 959 by Senator Grayson, relating to education finance and declaring the urgency thereof to
• For too long, California has relied on these individuals during our most dangerous emergencies.
• For too long, California has relied on these individuals during our most dangerous emergencies.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I do appreciate that your bill carves out emergencies.
• That's huge, especially as an emergency professional myself.
• The first is the updated medical emergency definition.
• This bill is about the medical emergency exception to abortions.
• So the plaintiff has to affirmatively declare I am not a rapist?

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• this in case of emergency.
• declared.
• <00:26:18.240> declared.
• <00:26:19.279> So,<00:26:19.600> this<00:26:19.840> almost emergency declared
• So, this almost emergency declared.

Keywords: 958, all

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• emergency firefighting operation, and that nothing in this section... ...or in response to a declared
• emergency firefighting operation, and that nothing in this section shall restrict its sale or use in
• Yeah, so the amendment specifies that it be a declared emergency rather than just an emergency, and we
• emergency firefighting operation, and that nothing in this section shall restrict its sale or use in
• Yeah, so the amendment specifies that it be a declared emergency rather than just an emergency, and we

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 11, 2026, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills, a resolution, and one House bill. The committee reported favorably Senate Bill 79 to recreate Louisiana Economic Development, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 to establish the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, Senate Bill 375 on firefighting foam with amendments clarifying use in declared emergencies, Senate Bill 398 moving manufactured and modular housing oversight under the Contractors Licensing Board with technical and substantive amendments, Senate Bill 163 on virtual currency business licensing with an amendment providing for federal preemption if Congress enacts a national licensing regime, and Senate Bill 287 on virtual currency kiosks with consumer-protection provisions and technical amendments. The committee also reported favorably House Resolution 197, as amended, urging the Public Service Commission to study distributed energy generation and storage resources with LSU involvement, and Senate Bill 54, which would allow estheticians to blow-dry hair after certain services; that bill drew extensive testimony from supporters and opponents in the cosmetology and aesthetics industries before being reported favorably. Several bills prompted detailed discussion and testimony. On Senate Bill 398, the sponsor and Contractors Licensing Board representatives said the change would improve enforcement and consumer safety for manufactured-home installation, especially tie-downs, leveling, and foundation blocking, while not affecting HUD-regulated construction. On the virtual currency bills, OFI said it currently licenses 37 virtual currency businesses with 33 pending applications, and supporters described the kiosk bill as a response to fraud complaints by requiring clearer disclosures, refund procedures, live customer support, and reporting to OFI. For House Resolution 197, the sponsor, PSC officials, and energy stakeholders said the study would examine the value of distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar and battery storage, in light of rising demand and grid reliability concerns; PSC staff and LSU energy experts described the study as focused on market value and avoided-cost benefits. House Bill 744, which would have shifted regulation of certain New Orleans utilities from the city council to the PSC, generated discussion about constitutional history, rate impacts, and utility consolidation. PSC officials and the sponsor said the current city-council regulation is a constitutional exception dating back to 1921, and they argued that PSC regulation could reduce costs and simplify oversight, but the sponsor ultimately moved to defer the bill rather than force a floor fight, and the committee agreed. The committee then began consideration of Senate Bill 386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, adopting technical amendments and then a larger amendment package that revised definitions and compliance provisions; the transcript ends while that bill’s amendment process is still underway, with no final action shown in the excerpt.

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• I declare the bill to be advanced.
• I declare Senate Bill 1778 to have passed.
• Seeing none, I declare Senate Bill 1778 to have passed as an emergency measure. Mr.
• I declare the motion to table has passed.
• I declare the motion to advance has passed.

Bills: SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

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• appropriate did an emergency appropriate did an emergency appropriation appropriation appropriation
• <01:05:17.920> allocation of that uh emergency allocation of that uh emergency allocation
• legislature wants to formally declare legislature wants to formally declare its<01:06:12.480>
• I know we've all gotten complaints stop help stop an emergency stop help stop an emergency in<01:20:25.600
• <01:34:03.760> chapter nonprofit in Whitefield declared chapter nonprofit in Whitefield declared

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Medical personnel for life-threatening emergencies. Dr.
• And when warning signs emerge, firms should have the ability to... ...emerge, firms should have the ability
• The Declaration is our nation's birth certificate. That's how...
• And, of course, that begins as articulated in the Declaration with the right to life.
• It expressly said in statute that ectopic pregnancies are medical emergencies.

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

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• Seeing none, there being 36 members present, a quorum is declared and Senate is authorized and prepared
• An act relating to the Department of Workers' Claims and declaring an emergency.
• an emergency.
• <01:02:40.240> an<01:02:40.360> emergency,<01:02:41.160> Senator and declaring
• an emergency, Senator and declaring an emergency, Senator Mills.

Keywords: 958, all

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• law enforcement for help, but laws protecting his rights always allowed him to refuse necessary emergency
• SB 1164 amends the emergency obtainer process in Texas to enable this non-criminal remedy to be enabled
• I looked in my history and looked at what happened 250 years ago, a year prior to the Declaration of
• They declared a national emergency in the family court system, citing widespread allegations of civil
• This declaration comes amid ongoing hearings by the Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

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• It requires the creation of a disaster recovery plan, doubles penalties during a declared emergency for
• It requires the creation of a disaster recovery plan, doubles penalties during a declared emergency for
• It requires the creation of a disaster recovery plan, doubles penalties during a declared emergency for
• following: It strikes language requiring building code upgrade coverage at 20% during a state of emergency

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Leonard Hansen with our emergency food bank, Ms. K.
• Assembly Bill 238 by Assembly Member Harabedian and others, an act relating to wildfire relief, and declaring
• Propane is an efficient and reliable power source and can be easily deployed during emergency responses
• From agriculture, construction, transportation, power generation, cooking, home heating, and emergency
• Assembly Bill 234 by Assembly Member Calderon and others, an act relating to insurance and declaring

Summary: The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. Members then made a series of guest introductions recognizing Vaisakhi celebrations, nonprofit leaders from San Joaquin County, immigrant and refugee advocate Liu Yang, students from Somerdale Elementary School, Trustee Sylvia Leong, and a Leadership Torrance delegation. The chamber also took up several procedural motions, including a successful motion to withdraw SB 100 from Budget Committee and send it to the second reading file, and unanimous consent to re-refer several Assembly bills to different committees. On the floor, members considered a number of bills and resolutions. AB 238 on wildfire relief, providing up to a year of mortgage forbearance for fire-impacted homeowners, passed with urgency. AB 373 on client-directed representation for non-minor dependents in foster care passed unanimously, as did AB 287 requiring accessible parking for curbside voting at vote centers. AB 628, requiring new residential leases to include a working refrigerator and stove, passed 49-8. ACR 15 designating April 15 as California Propane Day was adopted by voice vote after adding 55 co-authors. AB 483, requiring disclosure and limiting fees for early termination in fixed-term installment contracts, passed 43-11. AB 234, an urgency bill allowing the Assembly Speaker and Senate Pro Tem or their designees to sit on the Fair Plan governing committee, passed 60-0. The Assembly also heard several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including for Gustavo Camacho Lopez, retired firefighter William Brett Potter, and Rob Ashley. The day concluded with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session schedule, followed by adjournment until April 10, 2025, at 9 a.m. A later vote change noted Assembly Member McKinnor changed her vote on AB 483 from aye to not voting.

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• an emergency.
• an emergency.
• The emergency clause is that what we're trying to do is help folks.
• So um so there is an emergency<00:04:16.479> clause.
• Representative Fugat, emergency clause.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 SB 172 Discussion 00:10 SB 172 Roll Call Vote 06:52, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum to consider Senate Bill 172, which would address utility fuel adjustment charges and include an emergency clause. The sponsor, Senator Philip Wheeler, explained that the bill is intended to give the Public Service Commission another tool to help consumers by allowing fuel costs from recent winter storm spikes to be spread over several months instead of being collected all at once. He emphasized that the bill does not eliminate the fuel adjustment clause or reduce the total amount owed, but is meant to ease the immediate burden on households facing large charges. Members asked about how the bill would work and whether other entities, such as the PSC or Attorney General, could already do something similar. Wheeler said utilities have sometimes done this in the past, but the bill would make the process clearer and more usable, especially for investor-owned utilities, and the emergency clause is needed so utilities can request the relief in time for the current situation. Representative Fugate clarified for the public that the bill would not raise rates, but would simply spread a charge like $100 over multiple months. Representative Smith raised a separate issue about a different co-op charge, and Wheeler said that was outside the scope of the bill but reflected a broader need to give the PSC consumer-friendly tools. The committee then took a roll call vote and reported the bill favorably for passage on the House floor. The motion passed with broad support, with Representative Chester-Burton passing and Representative Watkins voting present. The chair also announced that the committee would not meet again that Thursday and would have no further meetings that week.

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• Control of the board remains with the developer or declarant, long after most homes have been built.
• The declarant control period is the most important period for our members.
• They want to make sure that their investment is protected, which is why the declarant control period
• It's for temporary emergencies. really provides a springboard for economic mobility for folks.
• We're the state association for Emergency Services Districts. We are for the bill.

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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• <00:28:43.679> situations may be certain emergency situations may be certain emergency situations
• <00:28:51.640> care practicable for the the emergency care practicable for the the emergency
• So, sorry, but just the emergency situations exception... Okay, so it would cover that portion.
• So, sorry, but just the emergency situations exception...
• so um sorry um but just the emergency so um sorry um but just the emergency situations<00:37:46.280

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• I declare the amendment adopted. There are further amendments to the bill? No, sir.
• I declare the amendment adopted. There's further amendments to the bill? No, sir.
• I declare the motion adopted.
• I declare the Senate adjourned. Senate stand adjourned to 11 a.m. tomorrow.
• I declare the Senate adjourned.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Assembly Bill 372 by Assemblymember Bennett, an act relating to emergency services.
• emergency.
• An act relating to housing and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.
• Assembly Bill 1200 by Assemblymember Coloza, an act relating to emergency services.
• Keep pace with emerging threats.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN RECESS UNTIL 2 P.M. today.
• Pursuant to clause 12(a) of Rule One, the Chair declares ...
• If you don't have a connection, you may not be able to receive a wireless emergency alert or other emergency
• I rise in support of H.R. 5200, the Emergency Reporting Act.
• We had an emergency meeting in the...

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• to terminate a state of emergency and city councils to terminate a local state of emergency.
• <01:29:55.199> is disaster a state of emergency is disaster a state of emergency is declared
• 04.800> emergencies.
• emergencies. Thank you. emergencies. Thank you.
• <03:24:03.040> Chair's to emergency management. Chair's to emergency management.

Bills: HB1769

Keywords: criminal justice reform, rehabilitation, private prisons, racial equity, Native Hawaiians, community well-being, mass incarceration, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.

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• resources used in emergencies resources used in emergencies Accountability<03:04:27.840> Act.
• And in future national emergencies.
• In an emergency, emergency hits.
• coercion, and emerging security threats. coercion, and emerging security threats.
• consistent theme emerged. consistent theme emerged.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• with emergency emergency conditions with emergency provider?
• , declare an emergency and thus charge your battery up?
• by the National Weather Service, declare an emergency and charge the battery, or whether they must wait
• , declare an emergency and thus charge your battery up?
• Service declare an emergency and thus Service declare an emergency and thus charge<02:16:34.399>

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