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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine options to reduce catastrophic wildfire, including H.R.471, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisd Mar 6th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- These wildfires don't just burn trees.
- If done thoughtfully, reducing wildfire risk through active management is an important goal.
- management.
- To save our forests we must manage them and we must manage them in their entirety.
- Insurers also participated in the congressionally-established Wildfire Mitigation and Management Commission
Bills:
HB471
Keywords:
forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- on federally managed land that affects the state.
- Events that often qualify include wildfires. And events that often qualify include wildfires.
- Chair, members, House Bill 2292 establishes the Wildfire Prevention Authority and the Wildfire Prevention
- the name of the authority to the Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority and the Wildfire Mitigation
- Wildfire risk is part of daily life.
Committees:
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Keywords:
air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, forest fire, brush removal, defensible space, community hardening, vegetation management, fire-resistant construction, wildland urban interface, WUI, insurance premium tax, property insurance, homeowners insurance, commercial property insurance
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- So, what is included in the nutrient management plan? Thank you for the question, senator.
- That's talking about the nutrient management plan.
- Some of those nutrient management plans say they'll export everything.
- You see the wildfires, but that is just during the springtime when they jump on our news feeds.
- This will help keep that herd healthy and growing and manage the herd.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Keywords:
agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- John Kenning, and I am the Water Quality Program Manager at the Department of Ecology.
- As you know, being an elected official, managing the time is difficult.
- It could be easily incorporated into the adaptive management program for little or no cost.
- They are basic risk management.
- their national forest lands, particularly where wildfire is concerned.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
anadromous fish, environmental conservation, state coordination, wildlife recovery, fisheries management, forest management, natural resources, collaboration, forest practices, sustainability, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll refer to that as a wildfire resiliency account for short.
- I'll refer to that as a wildfire resiliency account for short.
- It's an honor to be here to testify in support of SB 5893 and wildfire resilience funding.
- DNR has been a leader in quickly suppressing wildfires.
- and foster the development of communities that are resilient to wildfires.
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- to guide wildlife management.
- I've worked in forest and wildfire management for over a decade as a scientist, a forester, and a wildland
- manage its federal forest lands so our communities are not devastated by preventable wildfire disasters
- The memorial rightly urges the federal government to ensure that its land management wildfire response
- managing the Species ecosystem from managing forage available for the ungulates, managing the ungulates
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
sea lion, predation control, salmon preservation, fishing industry, voluntary donations, ungulate, wildlife conservation, ecosystem management, population sustainability, environmental impact, wildfire, federal response, community protection, natural resources, firefighter safety, agriculture, regulations, farming, compliance, economic impact
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's really deregulating the rights of property owners, landowners, and hunters to go out and manage
- And it's really deregulating the rights of property owners, landowners, and hunters to go out and manage
- Granted, some don't care about Trophy deer, but I've managed them for 20 plus years, and we kill a lot
- permission through the wildlife department to run it hun0 tags is that they will be the ones that manage
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Keywords:
feral swine, nuisance control, wildlife management, hunting permits, agriculture, cultivated meat, food safety, public health, misbranding, advertising, food labeling, food distribution, state regulations, hunting licenses, fishing licenses, veterans, controlled hunts, deer population, wildlife conservation, food policy
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2989 allows electric utilities to prepare a wildfire mitigation plan.
- It creates the wildfire mitigation program revolving fund, and it also requires the Conservation Commission
- to develop a wildfire mitigation...
- It also requires the Conservation Commission to develop a wildfire mitigation test pilot and refine fire
Committee:
House Utilities
Keywords:
wildland fire, wildfire, electric utility, electric cooperative, utility liability, vegetation management, power lines, grid hardening, public utility, rate recovery, National Electric Safety Code, NESC, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, wildfire mitigation, fire prevention, landowner incentives, cost-share program, revolving fund, property damage, trespass
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, the what this bill just real quick, what is about last spring we had some horrific wildfires
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- governor may only appoint tribal members to the board if the members are from a tribe that actively manages
- Senate Joint Memorial 8015 is regarding federal wildfire response.
- Senate Joint Memorial 8015 is regarding federal wildfire response.
- That drew me into this, and the necessity of having tribes that actively manage forest resources is that
- So I think this is a, amendment, to have somebody who knows deals in timber, timber management, and is
Bills:
SB5816 , SB5838 , SB5930 , SB5960 , SB5971 , SB6075 , SB6097 , SB6104 , SB6216 , SB6233 , SB6318 , SJM8015
Committee:
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, tribal representation, natural resources, board of natural resources, environmental policy, community involvement, irrigation districts, director contracts, beneficial interests, transparency, governance, ungulate populations, wildlife management, habitat restoration, conservation, sustainability
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I had all this information coming out in different areas and how people manage and move money.
- I worked with the Seattle Housing Authority in asset management and development for the past 10 years
- I worked with the Seattle Housing Authority in asset management and development for the past 10 years
- So management plans help us be proactive and set providers up for success. Thanks.
- I'm Kyle Moore, government affairs manager for the City of Kent, and I am testifying other.
Committee:
Senate Housing
Keywords:
affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption, urban growth area, UGA, planning, development regulations, permitting
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- happens because the wildfires make the soil hydrophobic.
- But in wildfire counties where there are slopes, where there's a likelihood of continued wildfires, .
- also cover flooding that's a result of that wildfire.
- There's a wildfire and floods that occur after that.
- Do insurers have the option of excluding wildfire coverage?
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
Keywords:
insurance, wildfire, flood damage, natural disasters, property coverage, water projects, appropriation, New Mexico, finance authority, infrastructure, New Mexico Finance Authority, funding, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 6th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- through the years, Nellie has exemplified professionalism, integrity, compassion, and efficiency in managing
Bills:
HB4440 , HJR1067 , HJR1087 , HB4426 , HB3704 , HB4311 , HB3044 , HB4191 , HB3465 , HB3972 , HB3759 , HB3625 , HB1411 , HB2980 , HB3015 , HB3147 , HB3277 , HB3323 , HB3443 , HB3882 , HB3406 , HB2975 , HB3977 , HB3263 , HB2988 , HB3404 , HB1770
Keywords:
Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation establishes a wildfire prevention fund and the wildfire prevention and protection council
- wildfires that we face.
- are in a better position than many to understand the cost, risks, and management of wildfire.
- Wildfires have continued to grow.
- Wildfire is a tragedy.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
wildfire prevention, Washington wildfire council, fire safety, environmental protection, state regulations, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I demonstrate the expertise and risk management, regulatory compliance, complex clinical decision-making
- Michael Hiller is a senior managing partner at Hillary Communications, where he supports the company's
- experienced technology and operations leader with over 15 years of professional experience in IT management
Committee:
Senate Rules
Keywords:
emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 6211, creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the Growth Management
- design standards to ensure consistency with current land use patterns, housing needs, and growth management
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit, SEPA, environmental review, local government, county authority, agricultural irrigation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Members 2989 allows electric utilities to prepare a wildfire mitigation plan.
- It creates a wildfire mitigation revolving fund and requires the conservation commission to develop the
- that we already are experiencing this year, well before wildfire season.
- time, will this exempt utilities from liability if their equipment or infrastructure result in a wildfire
- so there are companies that have been working diligently for years to try and lower the risk of wildfire
Bills:
HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464 , HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464
Committees:
House Energy , House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Keywords:
HB4246, water rights, rural water, wastewater, drinking water, environmental quality, DEQ, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Rural Water Association, technical assistance, water infrastructure, small systems, utility operators, emergency water response, nonprofit contractors, vendor qualification, competitive bidding, best value procurement, central purchasing act, rural utilities
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Wildfire is becoming more and more prevalent.
- That's deeply impacted by wildfire insurance issues.
- about the wildfire risk scores used by the insurance companies.
- Wildfire scores help us do that. They're not punitive.
- However, we're not included in any of those wildfire risk scoring.
Bills:
SB5928
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Springer: In 1990, 35 years ago, the state passed the Growth Management Act and gave cities
- that were compelled to live up to the constraints of the Growth Management Act councilmanic authority
- This levels the playing field so that those cities that have opted in and meet the same growth management
- And in 1990, 35 years ago, the state passed the Growth Management Act and gave cities who were compelled
- to live up to the constraints of the Growth Management Act, councilmanic authority to impose a quarter
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
property tax, reform, local government, taxpayer, funding, agriculture, tax exemption, farm machinery, equipment, sales tax, HB 2610, property tax exemption, nonprofit housing, affordable housing, low-income housing, community use, temporary use, charitable property, Washington property tax, Department of Revenue
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- for property insurance coverage if the property has a current wildfire-prepared home, wildfire-prepared
- Meanwhile, our wildfire season is getting longer and the wildfires are becoming more devastating.
- infrastructure against wildfire.
- And we believe that the wildfire-prepared home is a great tool in promoting wildfire safety, and a wildfire-prepared
- But a wildfire-prepared home is a far cry from a wildfire-proof home.
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, storage rental, tenancy agreements, tenant rights, landlord obligations, termination notice, insurance, wildfire prevention, policy nonrenewal, cancellation, risk management, sports wagering, sports betting, sports gambling, bookmaking, gambling regulation