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• Master of Science in Disaster Resilience Leadership from Tulane University.
• disasters like Hurricane Beryl where we dedicated over 8,000 staff hours.
• Again, we're producing in a. of natural gas.
• It's helpful for them, this is the nature of trade.
• You had mentioned something that the amount of natural gas being produced.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We're talking about outlawing natural gas stoves.
• Do you think— is it your belief that natural gas stoves are going to be the end of humanity?
• And that the CO2 emissions from a natural gas stove, if we ban natural gas stoves in California, we're
• And he felt that they would not be able to afford the transition out of natural gas.
• I'll have a lot of folks who are actually on propane, not natural gas, right?

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• disasters, versus the Democrat-created disasters.
• </c><03:59:03.560><c> disasters</c><03:59:04.760><c> versus</c><03:59:05.160><c> the</c> which are natural
• disasters versus the which are natural disasters versus the Democrat Democrat Democrat created<03:59
• :07.800><c> disasters.
• </c> created disasters. created disasters.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair and members, I'm Brian Cash from the Natural Resources Agency.
• Matthew Reichman, CAL FIRE Deputy Director. for Natural Resource Management.
• disasters that we've experienced.
• disaster.
• Michael Jarrett on behalf of the Nature Conservancy.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The disaster began in Kentucky on about February 14th this year, and what we will be talking about is
• Mainly, this is what we have done before, but it would support disaster and recovery relief, including
• There may also be impact to revenue that they would receive by virtue of the disaster, and this would
• </c> for expenses relative to the disaster for expenses relative to the disaster there<00:20:04.840><
• We have people that underwent natural disasters in 2022 who still don't have jail, courthouse, or homes

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:12 SB 28 Discussion 00:01:33 SB 28 Vote 00:04:05 SJR 26 Discussion 00:05:32 SJR 26 Vote 00:07:10 HB 741 Discussion 00:08:30 HB 741 Vote 00:14:00 HB 544 Discussion 00:15:40 HB 544 Vote 00:28:15 HB 775 Discussion 00:31:20 HB 775 Vote 00:56:00 HJR 33 Discussion 01:00:25 HJR 33 Vote 01:01:40, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on March 11, 2025, with a quorum present and first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 28. The bill would create a framework for using $5 million previously set aside for agricultural economic development through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, including loan and grant programs. Members asked about changes in the substitute, and the sponsor explained that it revised the board composition to include members with more experience in finance, lending, and economic development. SB 28 was approved 20-0 and reported favorably. The committee then approved Senate Joint Resolution 26, which directs the Department for Medicaid Services to provide the Legislative Research Commission a report on pharmacist pay parity and the cost of allowing independent pharmacists and pharmacies to be reimbursed by Medicaid for services within their scope of practice. The sponsor and Kentucky Pharmacists Association representative described it as a request for information rather than a policy change. The resolution passed 20-0 and was reported favorably. House Bill 741, relating to public water and wastewater systems, was next. The sponsor said the substitute incorporated Kentucky Infrastructure Authority recommendations, clarified best management practices, and allowed storm water inflow and groundwater infiltration reduction projects to be scored more fairly alongside water projects. Members discussed how the bill narrows eligibility to systems most in need and refines the scoring process for the program created last session. HB 741 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and received a title amendment. The committee also considered House Bill 544, a branch budget bill amendment creating a new SAFE fund for the most recent Eastern Kentucky flood disaster, indexed to the relevant presidential disaster declaration. The bill would allow state money and other funds to support local governments, utilities, school districts, and other eligible recipients for recovery costs, planning, and short-term liquidity, with reimbursement provisions if FEMA or other sources later pay. Members discussed the amount of available funding, the use of prior SAFE fund balances, and the emergency clause. HB 544 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and a title amendment was adopted. The committee then began House Bill 775, relating to development areas, and adopted PHS 2 and a committee amendment; the sponsor started explaining the bill’s provisions on development areas, tax increment financing, brewers’ electronic filing, distilled spirits property tax language, income tax reduction conditions, tourism development incentives, and other tax-related sections, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the bill.

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• Often, women are targeted victims, and the vast majority of incidents are sexually explicit in nature
• Existing California law provides price gouging protection in disaster areas, including prohibitions on
• If the property is converted to daily rates after the disaster.
• The bill enhances existing protections for disaster victims and consumers by closing lease-length and
• In the wake of such a natural disaster, Families often face immense pressure to sell.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• Often, women are targeted victims, and the vast majority of incidents are sexually explicit in nature
• So existing California law provides price gouging protection in disaster areas, including prohibitions
• If the property is converted to daily rates after the disaster.
• The bill enhances existing protections for disaster victims and consumers by closing lease-length and
• In the wake of such a natural disaster, families often face immense pressure to sell.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We make sure that there is funding for the Appropriation Contingency Fund, where we fund natural disaster
• disasters.
• disasters, we have a fund that's been pretty depleted because of the different disasters we've faced
• Perhaps really looked at as the trough fiscally built on brutal oil and natural gas prices.
• Nature. Mr.

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• of COVID-19, played a pivotal role in the Connecting Arkansas program, which helped modernize the Natural
• CONNECTING ARKANSAS -- PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE CONNECTING ARKANSAS PROGRAM WHICH HELPED MODERNIZE THE NATURAL
• thank Austin for his leadership, for our friendship, and for his unwavering commitment to Arkansas' natural
• Threats of this nature undermine global competitiveness and national security and, in some cases, impose
• With ever-worsening wildfires and other severe national disasters threatening communities across this

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Managed wetlands are a critical natural resource for our state.
• is required to provide a description of the events and incident, including the time, location, and nature
• This is really a common sense measure on, as many people know, the ongoing disaster that It's happening
• But it was because there's so many added costs that neighbors are experiencing because of this disaster
• So these are the kinds of tragedies that are happening in our community because of this terrible disaster

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And this is in regards to the Los Angeles wildfires, considered the largest urban wildfire disaster in
• can still evaluate risk, but they cannot rely on data that is uniquely sensitive, speculative in nature
• threat and destruction of wildfires has severely increased across the state with record-breaking disasters
• aligns insurance protections with the actual timeline of recovery in California following major disasters
• because those areas have seen historically more non-renewals over time because of its tangential nature

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Natural disasters, public health emergencies, cyber threats, and global instability have tested our institutions
• partnerships have moved well beyond traditional military-to-military engagement and now encompass disaster
• militarytoilitary engagement and now militarytoilitary engagement and now encompass<00:27:24.640><c> disaster
• </c><00:27:25.120><c> response,</c><00:27:25.600><c> emergency</c> encompass disaster response, emergency
• encompass disaster response, emergency management,<00:27:26.720><c> and</c><00:27:26.960><c> civil</

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• quickly, so the bill seeks to put some enforcement and make the machines legal and things of that nature
• Nearly a billion dollars of this is disaster authority.
• Nearly a billion dollars of this is disaster authority, over $800 million in federal SEMA authority for
• disasters, not only the tornado in St.
• Louis, but other disasters that have occurred in the state.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 134-0 roll call vote. Members then moved through a series of personal privileges and introductions of guests, including Turning Point USA chapters, CASA volunteers and staff, JAG students, university students, nursing students, interns, and other visitors recognized from across the state. On third reading, House Bill 1766, dealing with personal property tax treatment and new construction, was debated as a taxpayer relief measure. Supporters said it would treat personal property more like real estate under Hancock-style limits, while opponents warned it could reduce revenue for taxing districts. The bill passed 94-50. The House then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989, a major gaming bill aimed at cracking down on illegal “gray market” machines while creating a regulated local-option video lottery terminal system. Debate focused on enforcement, local control, consumer protection, revenue for education, veterans, and disability programs, and whether the bill effectively legalized gambling in a new form. A motion to send it to Fiscal Review failed 69-44, and the bill ultimately passed 83-66 with one present. The chamber next considered House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2014, the supplemental appropriations bill. The sponsor said it provides a little over $3 billion in additional authority for the rest of FY2026, including tax refunds, disaster response, St. Louis tornado relief, Medicaid-related spending, and Missouri Department of Transportation operations. Members discussed the size of supplemental spending, the use of federal and general revenue funds, and the first-time use of general revenue for the adult expansion Medicaid population. The House adopted an amendment reducing some unused Medicaid authority, then adopted the bill as amended and perfected it for printing. The session ended with announcements, including a notice that the Super Committee on Tourism would meet immediately in Hearing Room 6.

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• And so that makes it very implausible in our view that we will just naturally grow out of this.
• It's an issue that we've seen in every disaster.
• Don't forget that whether it was the Camp Fire, the Tubbs Fire, or other disasters that have happened
• to DRIO or the Governor's disaster declaration would come out of the SFEU.
• disasters, that will be greatly appreciated.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee opened its hearing on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget with remarks emphasizing the start of a months-long process, the need for fiscal responsibility, and concerns about structural deficits, federal funding losses, housing and homelessness, and oversight. The vice chair echoed those concerns, warning against budgets built on short-term fixes and urging accountability. The Department of Finance presented a balanced budget year proposal of about $349 billion in total expenditures, including $248 billion General Fund, while acknowledging a structural imbalance in the out years and proposing a workload budget with limited new spending or cuts. Finance said the budget relies on stronger-than-expected revenues, but also on constitutional obligations such as Proposition 98 and Proposition 2, and on suspending a rainy-day fund true-up deposit to cover a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit. The administration highlighted higher education funding, climate and wildfire resilience investments, a new ZEV incentive, added Health and Human Services costs tied to H.R. 1, child care funding, and three tax proposals: third-party delivery tax compliance, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. The LAO, by contrast, warned that the budget is “precariously balanced,” cited downside risk from stock market-driven revenues, and urged the Legislature to use reserves, avoid suspending rainy-day deposits, and begin shrinking multi-year deficits sooner rather than later. Member questions focused on wildfire mitigation and insurance, transit and GGRF funding, federal cuts affecting CalFresh and Medi-Cal, the proposed tax credits, homelessness accountability language, and education funding. Several members pressed for earlier partnership on deficit solutions and for more scrutiny of budget choices. The committee also discussed declining enrollment in K-12, community colleges, and CSU, with concerns about whether funding formulas are aligned with actual student demand. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the hearing.

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• safe, and over $10 million for the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement to protect natural
• safe, and over $10 million for the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement to protect natural
• :23.159><c> Enforcement</c><00:30:24.159><c> to</c><00:30:24.399><c> protect</c><00:30:24.799><c> natural
• </c> Resources Enforcement to protect natural Resources Enforcement to protect natural resources<00:30
• </c> unprecedented disaster in Washington DC. unprecedented disaster in Washington DC.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The bill also includes provisions to prevent hedge funds from trying to profit off disasters, and it
• The bill also includes provision to prevent hedge funds from trying to profit off disasters, and it gives
• What is the incentive for utilities to find a more sustainable way for paying for these disasters if
• What is the incentive for utilities to find a more sustainable way for paying for these disasters if
• We are faced with climate disasters that are getting worse and more costly every single year.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy convened with a quorum and first heard SB 254, a major utility affordability and wildfire package authored by Senator Becker and coauthored by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris. The bill was described as combining wildfire mitigation reforms, $6 billion in securitized financing for future fire-mitigation capital spending, a public ownership/transmission financing program, tighter scrutiny of utility profits, clean energy permitting streamlining, stronger customer connection timelines, and a successor wildfire fund/continuation account to replace the current fund. Supporters, including the Governor’s office, TURN, labor, clean energy groups, utilities, and public advocates, said the measure would lower bills, stabilize utilities, protect fire victims, and reduce wildfire-related bankruptcy risk. Opponents and some local government groups raised concerns about affordability impacts, the volumetric wildfire fee, strict liability, and provisions they said could affect local control. After discussion, the committee approved SB 254 on a 16-0 vote and sent it to the floor. The committee then held an informational hearing on AB 825, which would enable California to participate in a West-wide electricity market. The authors said the proposal could save ratepayers up to $1 billion annually, improve reliability by allowing California to draw on a larger regional supply, reduce curtailment of renewable power, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Support came from environmental organizations, labor, utilities, community choice aggregators, large energy users, and the Public Advocates Office, all emphasizing cost savings, reliability, and cleaner energy integration. TURN opposed the measure, warning that last-minute amendments removed safeguards against subsidizing out-of-state fossil generation and could expose California ratepayers to unwanted costs. Members questioned governance, exit rights, CPUC oversight, and local control, and the authors responded that the bill includes multiple safeguards, legislative reporting, the ability to exit without penalty, and continued local consultation. No vote was taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• We cannot fall down on the job, and these recent disasters are just a horrible reminder that we need
• to be constantly vigilant, because we have a zero tolerance for commercial air disasters.
• We need to be tougher on the railroads as we've seen with the East Palestine disaster.
• in the letter, I have it, I'll enter it in for the record, the question was due to the sensitive nature
• DOT regarding the requirements needed for states, such as to justify building back better after a disaster

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Keywords: transportation, air traffic control, safety regulations, Boeing 737 MAX, Department of Transportation, infrastructure funding, public safety, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed several pressing issues concerning transportation, particularly focusing on the need for improved safety standards and efficient management at the Department of Transportation. Specific discussions revolved around air traffic control, with members highlighting the urgency for a significant upgrade in systems and personnel. Notably, concerns were raised regarding past practices, especially the handling of safety regulations during the Boeing 737 MAX incidents. The committee expressed a clear intent to ensure rigorous safety oversight moving forward, emphasizing that the health and safety of the public must remain the top priority in all legislative and funding decisions.

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• as what Senator Polsky asked about earlier as far as Senator Yarborough: Police services and that nature
• Preemption laws by nature move decisions important to local communities to the state level where that
• disasters, emergencies and other reasons why an election might be delayed.
• But my general thought is that we could have natural disasters that affect an irregular special election
• But I am going to look at that natural disaster language and see if it might fit into the larger election

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• disaster or an auto accident or something along those lines.
• Once they’ve gone through a natural disaster or an auto accident or something along those lines.
• of the things that's not in there is the actual medical records that would show the catastrophic nature
• objected within 10 days, they still have the 90 days, but they might not realize the catastrophic nature
• disaster.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several insurance- and trust-related bills. CS/HB 265, relating to post-judgment execution proceedings involving terrorism, was presented as a measure to help victims enforce long-standing judgments against terrorist assets; it received no opposition in testimony and was reported favorably. CS/HB 1173, concerning the Florida Trust Code, clarified that the Florida Attorney General is the only public official with standing to enforce charitable trusts administered in Florida; members discussed that it was intended to resolve ambiguity identified by a court decision, and it also passed favorably. The committee then took up PCS/HB 643 on residual market insurers. The bill would remove the “diligent effort” requirement for surplus lines placements, revise surplus lines eligibility, and let Citizens policyholders elect arbitration through DOAH or the courts at renewal or issuance. The sponsor argued the changes would reduce red tape and give consumers more options, while an opponent from the Florida Justice Association warned that removing diligent-search protections could push more policyholders into higher-cost, less-regulated surplus lines coverage and that arbitration could favor insurers. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of premium credits for arbitration, the effect on Citizens, and the loss of consumer protections, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, PCS/HB 1047 on insurance regulation generated extensive debate. The bill would reduce pre-licensure hours for general lines agents from 200 to 60, clarify restrictions on public adjuster conduct, require claims-handling manuals only for active residential property insurers, and define “sufficient evidence” for bad-faith claims with examples and a 10-day objection/response process. Supporters said it would streamline claims handling and clarify timelines; opponents and several members argued it could burden policyholders, especially after disasters, and might make it easier for insurers to delay or deny claims. There was also concern about the reduced training hours for new agents and the lack of detail on what constitutes sufficient evidence or a specific objection. After a divided debate, the bill was reported favorably by a 12-6 vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• pulpwood that comes off that tract, whether it's the first thinning, final cut, or just chasing these natural
• disasters—everything from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought, bugs—we've got to get rid of this
• There is no toxic chemicals or anything of that nature being used.
• There is no toxic chemicals or anything of that nature being used.
• I mean, we are going to use a chemical process in ours to help improve our pellet, but it’s a natural-based

Bills: SCR53 , HB259 , HB267 , HB478 , HB548 , HB555 , HB617 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB848 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1166 , HB1195 , HB1230

Committee: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board