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• <01:37:20.320> the<01:37:20.560> county's power is to replace the county's power is
• to replace the county's existing<01:37:21.679> power.
• So, could you just clarify where you're saying that um this would replace the county's existing power
• So, could you just clarify where you're saying that um this would replace the county's existing power
• So, could you just clarify where you're saying that um this would replace the county's existing power

Bills: HB1719, HB1742, HB1737, HB2049, HB1725, HB1726, HB1738, HB1799, HB1700

Keywords: housing crisis, manufactured homes, factory-built housing, zoning, relocatable housing units, farm employee housing, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes, agricultural districts, land use, regulation, renewable energy, community development, housing, affordable housing, real estate, state regulation, building codes, construction, permitting

Summary: The joint public hearing covered several housing-related bills and one building-code measure. HB 1719 would make manufactured homes a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots in the urban district, HB 1742 would authorize self-contained relocatable housing units with restrictions, and HB 1737 would clarify that a farm dwelling in an agricultural district may include an accessory employee housing structure. Testimony on these bills was overwhelmingly supportive from groups including Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Modular Building Institute, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and others, with a few agencies offering comments. No one testified in opposition on HB 1719 or HB 1742, while HB 1737 drew one opposition and one comment in addition to broad support. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 2049, which restructures the conveyance tax into a marginal-rate system and changes how the revenue is allocated, including funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the rental housing revolving fund, while also affecting the legacy land conservation fund. Supporters, including DHHL, Hawaii Appleseed, Aahu Youth Action Board, Hawaii YIMBY, and others, argued the bill would help Native Hawaiian housing and, for most transactions, function as a tax cut. Opponents, including NAP Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Land Trust, Mhai Land Trust, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, objected to using conveyance tax as a revenue-generating tool and raised concerns about higher upfront costs and reduced funding for other housing uses. Committee members and staff discussed the bill’s revenue estimates, the reduced percentage but higher cap for the land conservation fund, the effect on rental housing funding, and the bill’s cost-of-living adjustment language; staff said a line-by-line comparison of the current and proposed tax structure would be provided before decision-making. The hearing also took up HB 1725, which would extend the state building code adoption cycle from two years to six years, apply the IRC to triplexes and fourplexes, allow counties to adopt more or less stringent amendments, and appropriate funds for code adoption work. Most testimony supported the bill, with advocates saying the current process is unmanageable, too resource-intensive, and creates confusion because state and county codes can diverge; supporters said a longer cycle would improve clarity and allow more focused review. The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers opposed the measure, warning that delaying adoption could have negative consequences and urging the committee to let an existing statewide code-adoption strategy proceed first. Members asked about sequencing, county implementation, and whether the longer cycle would create catch-up problems, but no action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Something that cannot be replaced elsewhere.
• Something that cannot be replaced elsewhere.
• Something that cannot be replaced elsewhere.
• replaced replaced elsewhere<00:38:21.920> I<00:38:22.119> urge<00:38:22.520> you
• <00:45:21.880> the under laws in 2015 and replace the under laws in 2015 and replace the health

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Their concerns are with allowing the AUAR to replace the environmental review, which they do not think
• the<00:13:53.720> a<00:13:54.440> AAR<00:13:55.440> to<00:13:56.079> replace
• in either allowing the a AAR to replace in either allowing the a AAR to replace the<00:13:57.040
• > that Schmidt says the project would provide new jobs that will support the local workforce, replace
• the lost jobs in businesses to replace the lost jobs in the<00:34:42.679> tax<00:34:42.960>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Unemployment insurance compensation is a partial wage replacement. It is not full wage replacement.
• It is not full wage replacement.
• 42.560> it's replacement.
• Generally speaking, it's replacement.
• . replacement. replacement.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know, nominally asset condition projects are meant to replace obsolete or deteriorated structures
• You know, nominally asset condition projects are meant to replace obsolete or deteriorated structures
• You know, nominally asset condition projects are meant to replace obsolete or deteriorated structures
• Projects are meant to replace obsolete or deteriorated structures.
• It is a line that has shown significant need for replacement.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If they're collecting a fee on every knee replacement they get, they would be caught up in this as well
• If they're collecting a fee on every knee replacement they get, they would be caught up in this as well
• If they're collecting a fee on every knee replacement they get, they would be caught up in this as well
• knee replacement. knee replacement.
• they get, they would be knee replacement they get, they would be caught<02:35:13.200> up<02:35

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <04:17:15.279> that the sort of demographic replacement that the sort of demographic replacement
• The amendment would amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following.
• by replacing all by replacing<05:55:20.638> all<05:55:20.958> after<05:55:21.200> the
• investy studies on a replaceable investy studies on a replaceable amendment<05:55:42.480> to<
• accommodation and the replaceable accommodation and the replaceable amendment<05:57:31.440> was

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There is also the potential for unauthorized replacement or tampering with a firearm’s firing pin.
• Yes, people can replace the firing pin.
• You know, we would just have to think about what the process would be as far as replacement goes.
• What would we would just have to think about what would the process be as far as replacement goes?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology met to review its work on intentional microstamping and personalized firearms and to discuss draft recommendations for a final report. The co-chairs summarized testimony received from manufacturers, advocates, law enforcement, and officials from New Jersey, New York, and California. For microstamping, the discussion focused on how the technology could help trace spent casings, its limits in forensic use, and concerns about wear, tampering, implementation costs, and whether it would burden lawful gun owners. For personalized firearms, members reviewed testimony about biometric smart guns, their current commercial availability, higher cost, and potential benefits for preventing accidental shootings and unauthorized use, especially involving children and suicide prevention. Commissioners expressed a range of views. Several supported microstamping as a crime-solving tool and endorsed a recommendation that the legislature direct a feasibility and viability study, set standards and training, fund implementation, and create penalties for tampering. Others opposed microstamping, arguing it has not worked in other states, may not reduce crime, and could impose costs on manufacturers and owners. On personalized firearms, most commissioners supported encouraging the technology, but there was disagreement over whether to create a temporary sales tax exemption; some favored an incentive to promote adoption, while others opposed any tax subsidy for firearms or questioned whether the data justified it. The co-chairs said they would draft a report reflecting the majority consensus and circulate it for review before a final vote at a later meeting, likely in July. The commission also discussed which executive branch agency should conduct the microstamping feasibility study, with the Attorney General’s office and EOPSS mentioned as possibilities. The meeting ended with agreement to reconvene for final votes on the report and recommendations.

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• This bill replaces the outdated statutes that were written before many of today's This bill replaces
• the outdated statutes that were written before many of today's This bill replaces the outdated statutes
• And, you know, once they've retired, very often they're not replaced, and you just have a void there

Bills: SCR53, HB259, HB267, HB478, HB548, HB555, HB617, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB848, HB917, HB921, HB1096, HB1103, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230

Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• These foreign enemies are replacing full-scale war with more subtle attacks and strategies such as influence
• Say if there is an entity that's currently using IT right now, will they need to replace it and if so
• States from within so the People's Republic of China can achieve its global ambition, which is to replace
• Decals require printing, storage, replacement and troubleshooting when they are lost, stolen or damaged

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• And Greg Canfield had replaced me. And I left the county commission in November of '10.
• 00:08:26.560> Greg<00:08:26.879> Canfield<00:08:27.520> had<00:08:27.759> replaced
• <00:08:29.039> And<00:08:29.280> I And Greg Canfield had replaced me.
• And I And Greg Canfield had replaced me.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And whether it needs to be repaired or replaced. Thank you very much, both of you, for being here.
• much like that, and in Dripping Springs Water Supply, they spent... $1.3 million on a water line replacement
• You know, it's not just the breakage that uses water; it's the fact that you have to go back, replace
• So every time you replace a water line, that's conservation right there.

Bills: HB5208, SB863, SB1243, SB1624, SB1965, SB2660, SB2702, SB2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• And then also, there's $100 million from SIF for Highway 85 is removed and replaced with $155 million
• Section 18, you can refer back to 11 replaced it, but it removes a legacy that $100 million bucket of
• That deals with mainframe replacement, and Representative Bosch, he knows more about that than I do,
• And then also there's $775,000 for a door replacement, door security project that's being done.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to consider Senate Bill 2012, the Department of Transportation budget, with Representative Brandenburg presenting a detailed House amendment package and Speaker Robin Weisz explaining the overall funding strategy. The discussion focused on restructuring transportation funding streams, including moving Prairie Dog money into a flexible transportation fund, adjusting gas tax distributions, increasing the legacy earnings transfer from 7% to 8%, and authorizing a $155 million bond for Highway 85. Members also discussed DOT operations, bridge funding, rest areas, electronic titling, and the use of funds for grants to counties, cities, and townships. A separate provision would let the DOT consider whether local ordinances or policies unreasonably restrict permitted agriculture or energy projects when scoring grant applications, which drew significant debate about local control and whether the language was punitive. Testimony from Brandenburg and Weisz emphasized that the plan was intended to provide more predictable funding, preserve the ability to match federal dollars, and direct money where needs are greatest through a grant process. Weisz said the package was designed to simplify multiple revenue buckets, ensure DOT can meet federal match requirements, and free up money for the general fund while still supporting transportation needs. Several members raised concerns about whether cities, counties, and townships would receive as much as under the prior Prairie Dog structure, whether the bridge allocation was correctly reflected in the bill, and whether the local-policy language would penalize subdivisions that oppose energy projects. Supporters argued the state needed to protect revenue tied to energy development and that local governments would still receive distributions plus additional grant opportunities. The committee adopted the House amendment to SB 2012 by a vote of 19-1-3, then rejected an amendment to remove the local-policy language on a 5-15-3 vote. The committee then passed SB 2012 as amended on a 20-0-3 vote, with Representative Brandenburg designated as the carrier. The chair announced that Senate Bill 2014 would not be taken up at that time and the committee recessed until called back.

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• provide funds to rural rail transportation districts for short-line railroads for track or bridge replacement
• We created the Rusk County Rural Rail District as the vehicle to save the rail and to replace the disappearing
• Texas needs one to participate in competitive federal grant programs for track and bridge replacement
• Some of these bridges that we've had to replace are over 100 years old. Okay. So infrastructure.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on transportation infrastructure, public safety, and local commemorations. SB 2841 would clarify the overweight corridor designation for the Port of Brownsville so all three statutorily approved bridges are treated uniformly for northbound and southbound overweight traffic; the Port of Brownsville testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 39 would restore the commercial motor vehicle “admission rule” framework in collision cases; Senator Birdwell explained the committee substitute, and the bill was later reported favorably. The committee also heard and later advanced SB 682, SB 1369, and SB 1422, which rename stretches of highway or a bridge in honor of fallen firefighters and military service members, with no opposition testimony and all left pending before final votes. The committee also heard SB 2366, which would create a grant program for short-line railroad projects through rural rail transportation districts for track, bridge, capacity, and restoration work. Senator Hughes and several witnesses from rural rail districts and rail advocacy groups supported the bill, while TxDOT explained current rail funding is limited and that the bill would be the first such grant program for Class 3 short lines; members discussed that the bill would need a floor amendment because state funds cannot be paid directly to railroads. SB 1013 would expand crosswalk protections under the Lisa Torrey-Smith Act to include certain driveway curb cuts along sidewalks; it was supported by the author and left pending before later being reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 2080, which would modernize port and navigation district rules by easing records and procurement requirements, exempting certain security and cybersecurity discussions from recording, and expanding some operational authority. Port Houston and the Texas Ports Association supported the bill, while the City of Corpus Christi raised concerns that the language could expand port economic-development authority beyond navigation purposes and affect local tax bases; the Port of Galveston also noted concerns about the filed version but supported the bill as presented, and the committee substitute was later reported favorably. SB 2001 would create specialty license plates and related parking/toll benefits for permanently disabled peace officers; SB 2705 would codify registration exemptions for certain farm equipment and some specialty plates. Both were supported by witnesses, adopted with committee substitutes where applicable, and reported favorably. Final votes on the reported bills were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, and the committee recessed after leaving some motions open briefly.

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• provide funds to rural rail transportation districts or shortline railroads for track or bridge replacement
• needs one to be able to participate in competitive federal grant programs for track and bridge replacement
• We created the RCRRD as a vehicle to save the rail and replace the disappearing value in the employment
• those that are not constitutionally or federally restricted to support sidewalk construction and replacement

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• Where it says Maui County Planning Department, we're going to replace that with the Maui Public Works
• ><00:26:00.159> to Planning Department, we're going to Planning Department, we're going to replace
• 00.880> the<00:26:01.039> Maui<00:26:01.840> Public<00:26:02.159> Works replace
• that with the Maui Public Works replace that with the Maui Public Works Department<00:26:03.360>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard and then voted on several concurrent resolutions. HCR 71, asking the Coalina Golf Club to work with the Department of Transportation to prevent golf balls from reaching Fington Highway, drew no opposition in testimony; a member thanked the golf club for cooperating after a constituent’s windshield was struck, and the measure was passed unamended. HCR 19 HD1, supporting Taiwan’s international participation and a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement, received only DBED testimony in support and was passed with technical amendments. HCR 163, urging the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish an annual Pacific Island culture and arts festival, was supported by DBEDT and the foundation itself, which said it would welcome such a festival subject to funding and staff resources; it was passed unamended. In the later joint session, HCR 70 on accelerating sustainable aviation fuels received support from the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, while DOT said it is already working on clean fuels through its greenhouse-gas reduction efforts and that the resolution would mainly require a more targeted progress report; the measure passed, with one no vote in the joint committee vote. HCR 123, on a restricted parking zone pilot program in West Oahu neighborhoods, had no oral testimony and was passed with technical amendments. HCR 57, on a traffic mitigation and calming study in Waipahu, also had no testimony and was passed unamended. HCR 112, urging Honolulu to adopt a pedestrian-first policy, drew broad support from public health, planning, bicycling, and student witnesses, though one testifier urged coordination with existing county plans; it passed unamended. HCR 177, encouraging a summer streets pilot program, also passed unamended. For HCR 203, urging Maui County to prioritize planning for the Kihei North-South Collector Road, the chairs proposed technical amendments to correct the responsible agency from the Planning Department to the Public Works Department, and the measure passed with those amendments. Across the meetings, the committee repeatedly noted when there were no further questions or testimony, and each resolution was adopted by the committee after the stated recommendations.

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• We'll be passing this with amendments as well, just a technical amendment on page 1, line 913, replacing
• /c><00:38:02.680> 1913<00:38:03.280> will<00:38:03.440> be<00:38:03.640> replacing
• <00:38:04.079> the<00:38:04.200> term page 1 1913 will be replacing the term page 1
• 1913 will be replacing the term following<00:38:05.119> with<00:38:05.240> the<00:38:05.359

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• eliminates 6 types of temporary tags, and it requires this bill to be effective on July 1st of this year, replacing
• The bill also establishes a $7.50 inspection replacement fee that's charged at all counties at the time
• 718 eliminated 6 different forms of paper tags, and we have created, uh, metal license plates to replace
• Uh, to discuss how paper plates could be eliminated and be replaced with metal plates.

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• part of this as well because we generally have package units that do both heating and cooling so replacing
• automatically have to look at that relative cost of improvement, relative incremental improvement versus replacement
• So there's an existing 36 bed unlicensed. facility that will be replaced by a 50 bed licensed facility
• The department has worked diligently to reduce its unlicensed beds. footprint and replace those with

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• THE PREMATURE ROOF REQUIREMENTS, RECENT LEGISLATION MANAGEMENTS, MANY CONDOS TO REPLACE THE ROOFS EARLIER
• MANY ASSOCIATIONS HAD NOT BUDGETED FOR EARLY REPLACEMENT FORCING THE BOARDS TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS OR TAKE
• IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE INSURANCE, THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO REPLACE ROOFS.
• YET, IT SAYS THEY MIGHT HAVE 10 YEARS OF USEFUL LIFE IN ORDER TO GET INSURANCE THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT

Keywords: 999, senate, all