The House read four bills on first reading and referred them to the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select, then adjourned until 3 p.m., the clerk said.

The measures announced on the floor address a range of disaster-related issues: HB number 1 (by King) would require training related to disaster response preparedness, including training for justices of the peace and procedures for responding to mass-fatality events; HB number 18 (by Bonding) would relate to authority for the comptroller to provide funding for the development or operation of certain emergency communication systems; HB number 19 (by Darby) would require flood-disaster plans for campgrounds and authorize a civil penalty; and HB number 20 (by Darby) would establish certain measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, including a voluntary certification program for disaster-relief organizations.

The clerk read the bills as being on first reading and referred each to the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select. The clerk also announced the signing of SCR number 1 in the presence of the House. Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the House stood adjourned until 3 p.m.

There was no substantive floor debate recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; the record shows the clerk reading the bills, noting committee referrals and the adjournment. Further action on the bills will depend on the Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select Committee’s schedule and any subsequent floor action.