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• I declare the bill passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, committee members.
• Ixune declares the bill a passer. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, committee.
• Queue declare the vote. I side to now declare your bill a passer. Thank you, Mr.
• Declare the vote. 711 A. I declare your bill to pass. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Declare the vote. Seven out of a carrier bill to a passer.

Bills: HB3081, HB3127, HB3128, HB3498, HB2035

Keywords: fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, medical marijuana, employment rights, safety-sensitive positions, workplace policies, public assistance, workforce development, economic competitiveness, task force, apprenticeships, training programs, training barriers, business growth, industry coordination, business entities, corporation law

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• Concurrent Resolution 8, a concurrent resolution to approve an extension of the state of emergency declared
• on item 173, Senate Bill 1041, a bill to prohibit excessive pricing for certain lodgings during a declared
• prohibit excessive pricing for certain commodities and emergency services and supplies during a declared
• Attorneys general in states along the... ...once an emergency is declared.
• And Michiganders still need these protections today, even recently, as emergencies have been declared

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and attendance showing a quorum. Several senators were excused, and the chamber received communications including House Concurrent Resolution 8, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Senate also took up introductions and referrals of several bills, including Senate Bills 1078-1082 and House Bills 4727, 4728, 4729, 4959, 1545, 5254, 5255, 6071, 6072, and 6073, with most being referred to committees or, for some medical-debt and consumer-protection bills, sent to the Committee of the Whole by suspension of the rules. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate considered Senate Bills 535, 536, 1011, 1041, 1042, and 1043. SB 535, 1041, 1042, and 1043 were amended, while SB 536 and 1011 were reported without amendment; all were recommended for passage. The Senate then concurred in the amendments and advanced the bills to third reading. On final passage, SB 433 passed 35-0; SB 535, 536, and 1011 each passed 35-0; and SB 1041, 1042, and 1043 each passed 20-15. Floor remarks focused on SB 1011 as a way to lower small-business health insurance premiums, and SBs 1041-1043 as anti-price-gouging measures during emergencies. Later, the Senate discharged Senate Bill 913 from the Appropriations Committee, suspended the rules, and moved it through Committee of the Whole and to final passage the same day. SB 913, which amends the Michigan Trust Fund Act, passed 20-12 with 6 excused after Senator Albert argued in opposition that it would continue $75 million annual funding to the MEDC and amount to corporate welfare. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m.

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• Chairman Perry, in the state, we also want to recognize Governor Abbott's leadership and his decisive declaration
• production will give us about 500 sterile flies per week, which is the number we needed in 1966 when we declared
• Whether it’s EPA, FDA, Department of War, or USDA, we’re able to make it go much faster than historically
• Just folks in San Patricio County, Taft in particular, how's the process been for your emergency declaration

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I declare Senate Bill 2102 to have passed.
• Having received 11 ayes and zero nays, I declare Senate Bill 1625 to have passed.
• Having received 10 ayes and zero nays, I declare Senate Bill 1242 to have passed.
• Having received nine ayes and one nay, I declare Senate Bill 1592 to have passed.
• Having received 10 ayes and zero nays, I declare Senate Bill 1913 to have passed.

Bills: SB1241, SB1242, SB1442, SB1592, SB1623, SB1625, SB1913, SB1940, SB1949, SB2102, SB592, SB992

Keywords: ticket sales, resale, consumer protection, fraud, bots, transparency, refunds, event tickets, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana license, commercial grower, grow operation, bond requirement, land reclamation fee, revolving fund, environmental remediation, redevelopment, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA

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• Rather, each judge seeking retention must file a declaration of intention to seek retention with the
• In addition, the Judicial Retention Act provides that when a candidate does so declare for retention,
• <00:02:38.080> for<00:02:38.360> retention, candidate does so declare for retention
• the total votes cast is hereby declared the total votes cast is hereby declared retained<02:20:27.480
• the total votes cast is hereby declared the total votes cast is hereby declared retained<02:21:30.040

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• the 30th of April, will be the 50th commemoration of the fall of Saigon, the ending of the Vietnam War
• There is a by-name request for one people group who were impacted by the war in Vietnam, but there are
• no other mentions of three other very important groups. that were impacted by the war in Vietnam, who
• Not only did they stand up and stand beside the American servicemen in Vietnam during the war, but then
• an important and active part of our state, and on the 50th anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam War

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• They'll declare Senate bill 1386 to advanced. Thank you, Senator Gillespie.
• Not declared. Senate Bill 1806 to have passed. Thank you, Mr. Proman.
• I declare city bill 1392 half past. Thank you, Senator.
• Declare Senate Bill 1332 to have passed, page three.
• I declare Senate Bill 1836 to have passed. Thank you, Senator Kirk.

Bills: SB1290, SB1332, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1386, SB1390, SB1428, SB1584, SB1696, SB175, SB1778, SB1794, SB1806, SB1836, SB201

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, human trafficking

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• Having received a constitutional majority, Substitute Senate Bill 5393 as amended by the House is declared
• Substitute Senate Bill 5393 as amended by the House is declared passed. Thank you. Thank you.
• Having received a constitutional majority, House Bill 2003, as amended by the Senate, is declared passed
• As amended by the Senate is declared passed.
• Having received a constitutional majority, House Bill 2050, as amended by the Senate, is declared passed

Summary: The House considered Substitute Senate Bill 5393, relating to closing Rainier School by June 30, 2027. After many withdrawn amendments, the House adopted striking Amendment 1455, which changed the bill to allow current residents to remain at Rainier School as long as they choose and can live there, while also creating opportunities for community care transitions, return to Rainier if needed, and regular reporting from DHS on transition outcomes, mortality, and related data. Members speaking in favor emphasized the need to move away from institutional care, protect vulnerable residents, and improve accountability; some noted the emotional and personal significance of the issue. The bill then passed the House 76-22 and was immediately transmitted to the Senate. The House also took up several Senate-amended bills and concurred in the Senate changes before final passage. Second Substitute House Bill 1207 passed 54-44 after debate over a fee increase and whether the revenue would benefit local jurisdictions enough. Substitute House Bill 1498 passed 70-28 after a modest Senate adjustment giving more first-year flexibility. House Bill 2003 passed 53-45 despite concerns that it would reduce fishing opportunities. Substitute House Bill 2047 passed 58-40; supporters praised the Senate changes, while opponents argued it still ended a valuable employee ownership program and remained subject to appropriations. House Bill 2050 passed 56-42 after the Senate removed an apportionment shift from the bill, though some members still objected to the remaining ALE enrollment cap. The House also received messages from the Senate indicating passage of a gross substitute House Bill 249 and that the President had signed gross substitute Senate Bill 5041. The chamber then adjourned until 10 a.m. Sunday, April 27.

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• Substitute House Bill 2020 is declared passed. The title of the bill will be the title of the act.
• House Bill 2039 is declared passed. The title of the bill will be the title of the act.
• Having received a constitutional majority, House Bill 2040 is declared passed.
• Having received a constitutional majority, Substitute House Bill 2051 is declared passed.
• In gross Substitute House Bill 2061 is declared to pass.

Summary: The Senate opened with a moment of silence for Senator Chris Gildon and his family after the death of his wife, Autumn. It then took up several bills on final passage, beginning with Substitute House Bill 2020, which establishes a 3.1% B&O tax rate for payment card processing activities and allows a deduction for certain related fees. Supporters said it resolves a long-running dispute with the Department of Revenue; it passed 47-0. The chamber also passed House Bill 2039, delaying the child support pass-through expansion from 2026 to 2029, and House Bill 2040, delaying the elimination of recoveries from the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Assistance Program from October 2025 to October 2028. Supporters framed both as timing changes, while opponents argued they would postpone benefits for families and vulnerable people. Both bills passed 25-22. Substitute House Bill 2051, dealing with payment to acute care hospitals for difficult-to-discharge patients, passed 27-20 after several proposed amendments were withdrawn. Supporters said the bill helps hospitals care for patients who have nowhere else to go, while opponents argued the state should not delay payment support for these patients. The Senate also passed In Gross Substitute House Bill 2061, imposing a 10% concession fee on duty-free sales to fund tourism promotion and sustainable aviation fuel, over objections that it was a tax increase passed on to consumers. Finally, Substitute House Bill 2077, which taxes certain business activities related to zero-emission vehicle credits, passed 28-19 after an amendment to remove or narrow parts of the tax was rejected. Supporters said the measure would encourage spending of credits and support clean transportation goals, while opponents called it a targeted tax on Tesla and warned it could raise EV prices. The Senate then concurred in amended Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1293, a litter and plastic bag measure that increases litter penalties and keeps the planned bag-thickness increase from taking effect, and passed it 27-20. The Senate adjourned until April 27, 2025.

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• Representative Page declares the vote, having received a majority of the votes present.
• I declare the motion to have passed.
• The vote having received the majority of The votes present, I declare the motion to have passed.
• Cornwell, Marty, Dollin's, Fetgatter, Culver, Eye Having received a majority of the votes present, I declare
• Having received a majority of votes present, I declare the motion to have passed.

Bills: HB3011, HB3143, HB3144, HB3881, HB3519, HB3522, HB3530

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, personal use permit, manufacturing, excise tax, Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, alternative nicotine products, vaping, regulations, manufacturing standards, packaging requirements, penalties, Attorney General

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• THIS WOULD MAKE IT A THIRD-DEGREE FELONY TO COMMIT EXTREME ANIMAL CRUELTY DURING A DECLARED WEATHER EMERGENCY
• , IN OTHER WORDS HURRICANES TROPICAL STORMS, TORNADOES DECLARED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
• THIS CREATES A STATEWIDE DANGEROUS DOG REGISTRY OR ONLINE DATABASE THAT WAS DOGS DECLARED DANGEROUS.
• IF THE DOG HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED DANGEROUS BUT CAUSES SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH AND THE OWNER HAD PRIOR
• KNOWLEDGE OF THE DOGS DANGEROUS PROPENSITIES IN THE 3RD° FELONY IF THE DOG HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DECLARED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• At the age of 17, Alfredo joined the Vietnam War.
• At the age of 17, Alfredo joined the Vietnam War.
• He returned home at the age of 22 to work Alfredo joined the Vietnam War.
• It was, first, geopolitical uncertainty with the war in the Middle East, the war in Iran.
• Spending declines somewhat offsets in the near term by the war.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• He survived the war abroad, but almost lost the war at home.
• The war doesn't stay overseas. It follows you home.
• Just like the World War II and Korean War veterans who fought timelessly for the 1976 Disability Act,
• <01:08:50.560> It The war doesn't stay overseas. It The war doesn't stay overseas.
• II and Korean Just like the World War II and Korean War<01:10:05.200> veterans<01:10:05.680><

Bills: HB1626, HB1643, HB1668, HB1550, HB1974, HB1858, HB1871, HB1966, HB1972, HB1973

Keywords: youth penalties, juvenile justice, community service, fees and fines, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, reform, court costs, cultural connection, pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacy audit, audit reform, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, recoupment, extrapolation, claims audit, pharmacy reimbursement, dispensing fee

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 847, which would create a Kauai pilot program allowing qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. The Board of Psychology supported the bill’s intent but asked for amendments to delay the effective date or extend the pilot so rules could be written first, and to clarify the education/training language. Supporters, including the Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Mental Health Coalition, and several psychologists, argued that prescribing psychologists have long safety records in other jurisdictions and that the pilot could improve access to care on Kauai, especially amid ongoing mental health needs and storm-related stress. They cited studies and examples from New Mexico, Louisiana, the Department of Defense, and other places. Opponents, including the Hawaii Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Queen’s Medical Center, and a Department of Health representative, said the bill needed substantial work, raised concerns about training, liability, and workforce impacts, and urged a team-based model with psychiatrist oversight rather than independent prescribing. Some testimony also referenced a GAO report, with witnesses disagreeing over its meaning and cost-effectiveness. No vote was taken during the discussion, and members asked questions about how the bill would address the workforce shortage and whether a psychiatrist on Kauai could already meet the need. The committee then moved to SB 2271 on hospital licensing and SB 2272 on home health care licensing. The Department of Health, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported both measures, which were described as streamlining and clarifying licensing oversight by relying on accreditation or certification reports. A member asked whether the bill language on hospital accreditation reports was duplicative, and the response was that the second provision was intended to strengthen enforcement by requiring hospitals to provide the actual report to DOH. The committee did not take final action in the portion of the hearing provided, and the chair noted that all bills on the agenda would later be considered for decision-making.

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• II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War.
• II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. ...or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime
• practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War.
• 2007 previously authorized the department to issue the Kono diploma to World War II, Korean War, and
• II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans, as well as individuals whose schooling was interrupted due

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Committee on Education and Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard Senate Bill 422, which would authorize the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The Department of Education testified in support, noting a prior law that created the Kono diploma program before it sunset in 2020. Several members of the public also testified in support. Both committees later recommended passage of SB 422 without amendments, and the recommendation was adopted by voice votes. The committees then heard Senate Bill 530 on Braille literacy. The bill would establish Braille literacy as state policy, require Braille-related literacy assessments for eligible blind and low-vision students, authorize DOE rulemaking, create a Braille Literacy Resource Center, and appropriate funds. DOE and the Department of Human Services supported the measure, as did the National Federation of the Blind, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and a blind testifier who described the importance of early Braille instruction. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about statutory language requiring yearly assessments and suggested revisions so annual decisions remain with IEP teams. The committees voted to pass SB 530 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested changes, and adopted the recommendation. The next measure was Senate Bill 532, which would allow school staff and agents trained by a licensed clinician to volunteer to administer medication to students in public schools under certain conditions and clarify who may prescribe such medication. DOE and Department of Health testimony supported the bill. The Attorney General recommended replacing the term “licensed clinician” with the defined term “health care professional.” The Hawaii Academy of Physician Assistants supported the bill but asked that physician assistants be included among providers who may prescribe medications for school administration. After questions about current school health aide duties and field-trip medication procedures, the committees voted to pass SB 532 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s terminology change, and adopted the recommendation.

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• I declare the resolution adopted. Senator from Lewis: Thank you, Mr. President.
• I declare the Senate in recess. Thank you.
• I declare the resolution adopted. Senator from Lewis. Thank you, Mr. President.
• I declare the Senate adjourned. Senator from Lewis. Thank you, Mr. President.
• I declare the Senate adjourned.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first suspended Rule 54 to allow guests on the floor, then took up and adopted Senate Resolution 65. The resolution recognized West Virginia as a global hub for critical mineral processing and encouraged lawful private-sector dialogue and commercial engagement between West Virginia businesses and rare earth/critical mineral institutions abroad, beginning with institutions in Somalia. The sponsor emphasized that the measure was nonbinding and intended to open conversation about minerals, processing, and advanced materials, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then recessed briefly to receive and introduce a visiting delegation from Somalia, including the deputy prime minister, ministers of petroleum/mineral resources and commerce/industry, parliamentary leadership, and diplomatic representatives, along with other guests involved in the visit. After the recess, the Senate received several Finance Committee reports and advanced multiple House bills on first reading: HB 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia program; HB 4006 creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act; HB 2009 creating the Portable Benefit Account Act; HB 5412, the Future Ready Education Act; HB 5453 modifying the school aid funding formula; and HB 5510 removing the acreage/location requirement for private wedding venues. Each bill was reported as amended by Finance and taken up immediately without objection. During remarks, a senator from Randolph spoke about the death of Riley Wingfield in a side-by-side accident and praised students and administrators at Buckhannon-Upshur High School and Tucker County High School for wearing orange and black in solidarity with grieving Elkins High School students. The remarks were ordered placed in the Journal appendix. The Senate then announced adjournment until the next day at 10 a.m., with the Rules Committee scheduled to meet at 9:45 a.m.

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• bill that was memorialized in our education code decades ago when people were teaching about World War
• There have been many cases, certainly before that law, where you would teach about, say, the Civil War
• uncomfortable subject of slavery and just say it was a fight between the North and South, just like World War
• II could have just been a war among nations.
• But if you edit out parts of history that are uncomfortable, it's not a war.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• He served on the USS Yorktown way back in World War II. He still lives in a home on his own.
• suburbs, Post 102's ability to serve these increasing needs is limited by their tax burden. in World War
• II still lives in a home on in World War II still lives in a home on his<00:01:24.880> own<00
• honor of currently serving as the state commander for the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars
• we have set up as an indoor memorial with local veterans memorabilia, uniforms from the last four wars

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it; I declare the motion adopted.
• I declare the motion adopted. The resolution is agreed to. Mr.
• In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it; I declare the motion adopted.
• I declare the motion adopted. The resolution is agreed to. Mr.
• In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it; I declare the motion adopted.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met, established a quorum, and first approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The committee then considered and adopted an originating concurrent resolution to study the decline of the eastern gray fox population in West Virginia and to have a joint committee report findings to the Legislature in 2027. It also adopted a second originating concurrent resolution to study the economic feasibility of requiring an upland game bird stamp for hunters, with the same 2027 reporting deadline. Both resolutions were reported to the full Senate with recommendations that they be adopted. The committee next took up engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4176, which amends the law governing the senior citizen lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license (class XS). Counsel explained that current law allows class XS license holders to participate in special youth deer season, and the bill would remove that privilege. A senator asked for clarification about whether the bill expanded youth or special-needs hunting opportunities, and counsel confirmed it did not; it only eliminates the XS holder’s participation in youth deer season. After discussion, the Vice Chair moved the committee substitute, and the committee voted to report House Bill 4176 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. The meeting then moved to adjourn.

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• "And the way that is broken down is if this is declared a federal disaster, which I feel strongly it
• Um, you stated this, but this disaster was declared two days before the storm hit.
• But a separate federal declaration of disaster would address, as Senator Hill pointed out, individual
• disaster was declared two days before the<00:24:12.240> storm<00:24:12.640> hit.
• But a separate federal declaration<00:24:35.279> of<00:24:35.520> disaster declaration

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 2 February, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2189, described as a transfer bill that brings forward code sections tied to the various funds used to compose the budget. With no questions, the committee adopted a title sufficient do pass motion and reported the bill. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2190, which would raise Mississippi’s rainy day fund cap from 10% to 15% of general fund revenue. The chair explained that the change would gradually build the reserve over time to a little over $1 billion, and clarified in response to questions that the figure did not include money being used for PERS or capex. The bill received a title sufficient do pass recommendation. Next, Senate Bill 2717 was presented as a modernization of the My Kids youth court information system, which was described as 35 to 40 years old and antiquated. Senator Wiggins said the bill follows an audit and would support an $8 million replacement effort, with a three-year implementation and training period, and that the new system would be cloud-based and allow better data sharing among youth court-related agencies while preserving county-level protections. Senators raised concerns about prior ARPA funding, disclosure of youth court records, and the effect of a repealer in current law; Wiggins and others said related disclosure issues were being addressed in separate Judiciary A bills. The committee then voted title sufficient do pass. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 2896, a DPS-requested measure tied to pay increases for highway patrol, Bureau of Narcotics, and Bureau of Investigation personnel, with the chair saying the proposal would keep the bill alive through a reverse repealer in the committee substitute. Finally, the committee considered companion bills Senate Bills 2898 and 2924 to provide $20 million to MEMA’s Disaster Assistance Trust Fund in response to the recent ice storm and to cover state disaster expenses. Members discussed federal disaster reimbursement rules, the distinction between individual assistance and public assistance, insurance requirements, and the need for local governments to document eligible expenses. Both bills were adopted by title sufficient do pass, and the committee also passed Senate Bill 2917, which changes Mississippi Valley State University’s request from a new residence hall to repair and renovation of existing residence halls. The chair then set remaining bills aside for a later meeting and the committee rose and reported.

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• A state of emergency was declared that day, and by the next day, we had secured a federal disaster declaration
• Of course, ultimately those were moved into a major disaster declaration.
• FEMA funding is sought for eligible response and recovery activities tied to the declared incident.
• And the state did declare a declaration of emergency also.
• And the state did declare a declaration of emergency also.

Summary: The committee heard a broad public safety budget hearing focused on youth justice funding, probation incentive grants, and disaster response and recovery. On the youth justice item, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration described a proposed change to the JJRBG funding formula that would shift resources away from a DJJ-based measure and toward county youth population, serious offenses, and step-down placements in less restrictive programs. Members asked about data on Native American youth; OYCR said statewide data are limited, but its SYTF data show about 1% of youth in secure youth treatment facilities were Native in 2024. The Department of Finance had no objections, and the item was discussed as a way to support alternatives to long-term incarceration. The committee then reviewed the community corrections performance incentive program for county probation departments. The Department of Finance proposed stabilizing the program with a maintenance payment, updating the performance baseline, and adding a growth factor; the LAO agreed the formula needed changes but recommended using 2022-23 data instead of 2021-23, using marginal rather than average cost assumptions, rejecting the growth payment and minimum guarantee, and adding stronger oversight through the BSCC. Finance said it was open to some technical changes but opposed a new BSCC audit framework, noting Judicial Council already surveys probation departments and that evidence-based practice use has increased over time. Members and staff indicated the proposal still needed further work. A major portion of the hearing focused on the January 2025 Southern California wildfires and state disaster response. A resident of Altadena gave emotional testimony about evacuation failures, loss of home, and the need for accountability. LAO and Cal OES outlined the disaster response and recovery system, including mutual aid, alert and warning, debris removal, FEMA and state funding streams, and the long timeline for reimbursement. Cal OES said it had pre-positioned resources, temporarily took over the county’s wireless emergency alert function for about three weeks, coordinated debris removal and recovery operations, and had already allocated more than $286 million in state funds. Officials also discussed the 100% federal cost share for emergency work for 180 days and the uncertainty created by changing federal processes and the cancellation of the BRIC resilience program. The committee also heard two smaller Cal OES items: a request to reappropriate about $22 million for the law enforcement mutual aid reimbursement program, which the LAO said should be placed in statute with clearer goals and reporting, and an update on Victims of Crime Act funding, where Cal OES said federal VOCA allocations have fallen sharply and that roughly $224 million would be needed to maintain current service levels if federal funding does not improve. Public comment included a request for funding to expand datacasting and emergency alert receivers for wildfire and earthquake warning.