Bills: SCR37, SB145, SB237

Keywords: informed consent, healthcare, medical procedures, patient rights, surgeon general, regulatory review, adult residential care, generators, emergency power, health safety, Louisiana Department of Health, compliance, regulations, child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services, mandatory reporting, abuse prevention, investigative teams, child ombudsman, forensic interviews

Transcript Highlights:

• Either way, the evidence generated from the investigation might not be shared with the prosecutor for
• I generally don't have as a part of that, the CPS report.
• An intake is when someone calls our hotline and it generates an intake.
• On what's going on, or is that generally not done?
• And so with that I close and ask uh 24 to be passed and placed on the general calendar.

Bills: HB 741, HB 1199, HB 2070, HB 2402, HB 2542, HB 2665, HB 2789, HB 3096, HB 3396, HB 3595, HB 3747, HB 4116, HB 4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

Transcript Highlights:

• An emergency is not the time to say, I wish I had a plug for a generator. to keep everybody safe.
• There will be no way for a facility to enact an emergency plan that relies on mobile generation without
• , just in general.
• generator back up.
• We strongly support House Bill 1199 and its intent to require emergency justice. generators in long-term

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

Transcript Highlights:

• I generally don't have as a part of that the CPS report.
• Our intake is generated out of a receipt of a report.
• on what's going on, or is that generally not done?
• Any cash-paid member of the general public on the day the drug is sold.
• With that, I close and ask 2402 be passed and placed on the general calendar. Thank you.

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

Transcript Highlights:

• operations center for our emergency management.
• However, the ability for affordable housing developers to absorb the cost of emergency power generation
• And sufficient funding for this purpose of providing emergency power generation could be added to this
• generators could be feasibly included.
• When you're placed under emergency detention you become awarded the state.

Bills: SB502, SB513, SB622, SB670, SB731, SB732, SB916, SB961, SB1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you all for the continued support of emergency medical services. ...in Texas.
• I would just encourage both the legislature not to pass this bill, but just generally. to take a little

Bills: SB502, SB513, SB622, SB670, SB731, SB732, SB916, SB961, SB1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• unique solution to the unique patient population and to thank you all for the continued support of emergency
• Um, I would, I would encourage both the legislation not to pass this bill, but just generally to take

Bills: SB 502, SB 513, SB 622, SB 670, SB 731, SB 732, SB 916, SB 961, SB 1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• Projects funded under the program conform to general standards of decency.
• The production generated 1,955 production jobs and a local. ...spend of $65 million.
• Globally, the media and entertainment industry generates about $1.5 billion a year.
• Right here, the next generation of filmmakers is hungry to create movies in Texas.
• Directing and writing movies that will take place here and inspire generations to come.

Bills: SB22, SB 22

Keywords: Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty

Bills: SB22, SB 22

Keywords: Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not a general indictment of all schools.
• Right, and that's generally what public schools average. is about 10%.
• If the goal is to help that kid, and we have to decide, is the goal just a general... is it general choice
• It's a billion dollars of general revenue.
• In general you do pay an application fee to apply, but that can be waived.

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

Transcript Highlights:

• to move on to relating to emergency to move on to relating to emergency management,<00:20:43.840
• > currently are in a state of emergency currently are in a state of emergency currently and<00
• emergency proclamation. emergency proclamation.
• governor's emergency powers. governor's emergency powers.
• It happened during COVID. emergencies in the state. There's a emergencies in the state.

Bills: SB2109, SB2151

Keywords: emergency preparedness, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, multilingual resources, American Sign Language, public education, community resilience, disaster response, emergency management, governor powers, legislative oversight, public safety, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Public Safety met on March 20, 2026, and the chair opened by noting severe rain and flooding conditions in Hawaii and said the committee would proceed with the hearing but defer decision-making until the next meeting on March 25. The first measure discussed was SB 2109, an omnibus bill on emergency preparedness communications. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including from state agencies and advocacy groups such as the Disability and Communications Access Board, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and others. Supporters emphasized the need for funding and planning for multilingual emergency materials and language access, citing current evacuation notices that were not available in languages such as Ilokano or Tongan. The chair stated that action on SB 2109 would be deferred until March 25. The committee then heard SB 2151, relating to emergency management and changes to the governor’s emergency authority. Testimony was mixed but heavily focused on concerns about executive power. Earthjustice supported the bill with amendments, saying it should narrow extraordinary emergency powers, add definitions for emergency and disaster, preserve transparency under the Uniform Information Practices Act, and lower the legislative threshold to terminate an emergency proclamation from two-thirds to a simple majority. Other supporters, including the League of Women Voters of Hawaii and some individuals, also backed reform. Opponents, including Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and numerous individuals, argued the bill still gave the governor too much power, used overly broad disaster definitions, and did not sufficiently protect constitutional rights; several urged major amendments or repeal of portions of Chapter 127A. Some opponents specifically objected to the two-thirds termination standard and to provisions they said could enable compulsory immunizations or other mandates. Members questioned Earthjustice about whether the bill would suspend constitutional rights. Earthjustice responded that the bill would not authorize constitutional violations, but would allow suspension of laws enacted by the legislature, and pointed to existing statutory procedures for individuals to challenge emergency proclamations. The witness described a Mauna Kea case in which a three-judge panel granted relief to an individual under the current statute, and explained that the process could potentially affect a broader proclamation if allowed to run to completion. The hearing continued with additional testimony and questions, but no final vote or committee action on SB 2151 was taken during this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB68 proposes to simply update and align Alabama law with present-day emergency management operations

Bills: SB68, SB68

Keywords: emergency management, mutual aid, disaster response, local government, political subdivision, public safety, public health, emergency services, first responders, intergovernmental agreements, reciprocal aid, emergency preparedness, local emergency management organization, governing body, liability immunity, Alabama Code 31-9-9, Alabama Code 31-9-11, tribal agreements, federally recognized Indian tribes, state emergency management plan

Transcript Highlights:

• , which is producing the next generation, what are we doing?
• I'm a fifth generation Texan. I grew up in Flower Mound, Texas.
• So we run generators outside and we run you know, fire. banded cable from the generator to a breakout
• The Emerging Leaders Board. As well as yourself? Yes. Okay, wonderful. And sir?
• House Bill 5294 does not simply restate general principles.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Transcript Highlights:

• which is producing the next generation, what are we doing?
• I'm a 5th-generation Texan. I grew up in Flower Mound, Texas.
• So we run, you know, generators outside and we run, you know, 550 banded cable from the, the generator
• Uh, Texas Network of Youth Services, the emerging leaders for, as well as yourself, yes, OK, wonderful
• Of academic performance, House Bill 5294 does not simply restate general principles.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Transcript Highlights:

• of the University of Texas at Austin. also a very proud first-generation immigrant from Mexico.
• The Texas DREAM Act fuels. prosperity generating 33 billion dollars in earnings annually if the texas
• Trust in all children, we strengthen Texas for generations to come.
• I'm a sixth generation Texan, fourth generation educator, and a Ph.D. social worker to speak to you in
• My name is Rick Noriega, former House member, retired Major General, and author of...

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the Emergency Tony Martin.
• The bill will help improve emergency response time, especially during a large-scale emergency and high
• The bill will help in improve emergency The bill will help in improve emergency response<00:14:46.920
• resources, and allows emergency resources, and allows emergency responders<00:15:32.800> to
• It's auto-generated. have to create it. It's auto-generated.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

Transcript Highlights:

• I want to talk about just this issue of vouchers generally.
• This is not a general indictment of all schools.
• Having this type of school choice is best for students and good for us. education in general.
• So I guess the broader point I'm trying to make is there's a general attitude that we can do both.

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:

• I think the story generally is that the district is of the opinion.
• And one leader really emerged, Delegate Henry Klein, who was.
• rate on test scores like on state assessments in general?
• Now, I also agree that these findings are generally modest, but they're just- generally modest because
• the levels of competition are also generally modest, right?

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It doesn't really get out the door and help people, blah, blah, blah, which I know is a rash generalization
• is because I'm curious why they need to come to the state legislature and pull $2 million from our general

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all