Committee considers emergency management bill; members flag concerns about 'whole communities' wording

May 12, 2026

Senate Government Operations members reviewed draft 2.1 of H935, the emergency management bill, raised concern that replacing a specific list with 'whole communities' language could omit groups, and recorded roll-call affirmative responses after a motion to pass favorably; the transcript does not include a full official tally or final disposition in the excerpt.

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The Senate Committee on Government Operations discussed H935, an emergency management bill, during its May 12 meeting. The chair introduced draft 2.1 and said members had received a section-by-section overview; committee counsel (identified in the transcript as Attorney Gland) was offered to walk members through the changes.

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