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Senate president outlines 2026 priorities and names committee chairs
Summary
On opening day the Senate president previewed the chamber’s 2026 priorities — wildfire mitigation, food security, housing affordability, energy costs, infrastructure and fiscal stewardship — and named committee chairs who will lead work in those areas.
The Senate president used opening-day remarks to frame the chamber’s priorities for the 2026 session and to announce committee leadership. The remarks emphasized a collaborative, distributed model of leadership and cited wildfire mitigation and productive agriculture as prevention priorities.
The president named Senator Gabbard as chair of Agriculture and Environment to lead efforts…
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