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• This funding mechanism is replacement.
• to ensure funds are available to replace to ensure funds are available to replace the<00:04:07.040
• necessary major purchases, replacements necessary major purchases, replacements that<00:04:23.520
• <00:04:31.759> a city council and you need to replace a city council and you need to replace
• And from a a suitable replacement.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The replacement value the Commonwealth.
• The lighting outside and inside is outdated and it's getting harder to replace parts.
• HVAC is outdated and hard to get original replacement parts.
• HVAC is getting harder to replace parts.
• The copper wiring is replacement parts.

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:47 Maintenance 12:40 Approval of Minutes 12:55 Vehicle Regulation 21:08 General Admin and Highways 34:11 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum at first, then later approved the minutes once quorum was established. The committee heard presentations from Transportation Cabinet officials Mike Hancock, Jeremy Slinker, and Sean McCarnieran on maintenance, vehicle regulation, general administration, highways, and related capital projects. Hancock emphasized that maintenance is the cabinet’s most visible public service, especially for snow and ice removal and routine roadway upkeep, and said rising costs have outpaced funding. He cited a 61% increase in highway construction costs since 2020 and said maintenance spending was $488 million in FY 2024 and $511 million in FY 2025, while the FY 2026 baseline request was $483.3 million. The cabinet’s additional maintenance request would add $23.6 million in FY 2027 and $38.6 million in FY 2028, with expected impacts on litter pickup, mowing, vegetation management, and pothole repair if not funded. The cabinet also outlined five maintenance-related capital projects: additional funding for Ballard County maintenance/salt storage, Hopkins County maintenance/salt storage, Whitley County maintenance/salt structure, and the District 2 office and materials lab, plus reauthorization of the Breckinridge County maintenance and salt facility. Hancock also asked for budget language allowing the cabinet to use unexpected restricted and federal funds more quickly, similar to existing authority for federal earmarks. McCarnieran described the governor’s inclusion of funding for the ASHTOWare system, employee health exams, priority IT projects, and a District 7 office renovation request, noting that some items were not funded because they ranked low among competing projects. He also said the governor’s budget included a $7.5 million annual maintenance pool for the cabinet’s 1,200 facilities and requested additional restricted fund authority for Trimark and the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. Slinker focused on the Department of Vehicle Regulation, saying recent investments in staffing and equipment had reduced wait times and improved customer service in driver licensing offices. He requested $535,600 to keep temporary contract workers in place for the rest of the year, warning that without it regional office operations would have to be reduced. He said the surge in demand was driven by new 15-year-old licensing requirements, vision testing, and Real ID implementation, but believed the volume was beginning to level out. He also outlined FY 2027 and FY 2028 plans totaling $20.38 million and $19.85 million, including six new regional offices and a shift away from temporary workers toward state positions. Additional requests included $106,000 for debt service on the new driver’s license modernization system and operating costs of $5 million in FY 2027 and $2.5 million in FY 2028 to support the transition from the old system. Members asked about the cabinet’s funding sources, and officials said the road fund is the primary source, supported by motor fuels tax, usage tax, driver-related receipts, and some restricted funds; they stressed that the requests were not for additional general fund dollars. Questions also covered employee health exam reimbursements, the annual Trimark/Cumberland Gap contract, and the District 7 renovation request. No votes were taken on the budget items during the meeting, beyond approval of the minutes.

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• Our preference would be to replace them at 100,000 miles.
• So, our goal would be to try to replace them at 100,000 miles. Mr. Chair, well, Mr.
• On line 59, the Secretary of State asked for $6.4 million for tabulators to replace.
• Used to replace 812 tabulators that have been in use since 2014.
• So they've reached the end of their life, and this would allow for that replacement.

Keywords: 996, all

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• operator's license, or replacement learner's permit.
• non-driver obtain a state-issued non-driver identification<00:07:07.560> card,<00:07:08.400> replacement
• identification card, replacement identification card, replacement operator's<00:07:09.560> license
• ,<00:07:10.120> or<00:07:10.280> replacement operator's license, or replacement operator's
• license, or replacement learner's<00:07:11.320> permit.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• such as... that can detect dangerous conditions and automatically shut off, as well as replacing bare
• What this bill does is it makes accounting consistent, whether I am replacing existing pipe or putting
• It's taking simply the process that has applied for almost two decades for replacement, and that same
• So, the bill adopts the same process that exists in current law that we use for the replacement pipe
• So I think that this process that exists for replacement pipe is going to work really well for new pipe

Bills: HB1237, HB2663, HB3071, HB4384

Keywords: occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029

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• Replace lines 128 through 129 on manner.
• >> Amendment number two is to replace line 70 on page three with the following: ... >> Mr.
• <01:16:27.679> Replace<01:16:28.080> lines to be technical in nature.
• Replace lines to be technical in nature.
• Replace line 471 on not to exceed 12.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Um, so the next two projects I have are emergency repair, maintenance, or replacement projects.
• This project removes and replaces the aging HVAC mechanical equipment.
• :47.679> am<00:19:48.240> the project removes and replaces am the project removes and replaces
• This is for the lead service line replacement portion of the project, where they will be replacing lead
• goosenecks and joints in conjunction with the water main replacement portion of the project.

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:49 Approval of Minutes 01:05 Information Items 02:39 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 23:40 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 26:30 OFM Rpt – KY Infrastructure Authority 36:07 OFM Rpt – Econ Dev Cabinet 43:40 Office of Financial Mgmt 50:18 Remaining 2025 Mtg Dates 50:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including approval of the June meeting minutes and receipt of several correspondence and information reports. Those reports covered quarterly capital project status updates from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, lease modifications, asset preservation projects, school district debt issuances, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority budget history materials. Members also raised questions about a long-open stream mitigation account and were told the funds are fee-in-lieu stream mitigation monies administered through Fish and Wildlife, with staff promising to follow up on the specific project. The committee then reviewed and approved several capital project actions. These included a new Camp Oralis dining hall project for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, explained as a reauthorization because the funding split changed to 64% federal and 36% agency funds; an appropriation increase for the Shelbyville armory addition due to higher construction costs and security requirements; and emergency repair projects for Fort Boonesboro flood remediation and the Kentucky State Police Supply Branch fire damage. Members also approved a tenant improvement fund request for parking garage safety improvements at the Mayo Underwood Building. The Office of Financial Management presented three Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items and one Cleaner Water Program reallocation. The loans included a Shepherdsville sewer/drainage project and two Auburn water and lead service line projects; the grant reallocation involved unused Cleaner Water Program funds, with staff emphasizing that all ARPA-funded cleaner water dollars must be spent by December 31, 2026 or returned. After discussion, the committee approved the package. The committee also approved six Economic Development Fund grants, and the Cabinet for Economic Development began presenting the first six KPDI projects, though the transcript cuts off before those project details were completed.

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• The bill redefines true value in money to be the actual replacement cost rather than the market cost
• The other one is, it looks like you're trying to make the true value based on replacement cost.
• I think that would be added in the replacement cost.
• That gets included in replacement costs when you look at, like, the insurance tabulation.
• That gets included in replacement costs when you look at like the insurance tabulation.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Uh, on page one of your amendment up there, I guess item five, it says replace line 295 on... item five
• , it says replace line 295 on page 11 with the following: It shall not be a violation of this section
• So saying it's replacing all of line 295. So just strike line 295. And so... 295.
• But if we said, uh, you may ensure the availability of replacement parts as... ...availability of replacement
• And then replace line 86 on page four with the replace line 86 on page four with the following: H.

Bills: SB324, HB395, HB222, HB310, HB285, HB144, HB251, HB380

Keywords: Morgan County, judge of probate, legal qualifications, equity jurisdiction, constitutional amendment, campaign finance, electronic notifications, civil penalties, Fair Campaign Practices Act, Secretary of State, sex offenders, treatment programs, electronic media, post office box restrictions, Class C felony, parole, probation, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo

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• And then the last one is line 149 on page six, replacing it with the agency and Department of Revenue
• Okay, on line 83, replace line 83 on page three with the following: $80.
• Correct, and then replace line... 115.
• Correct, and then replace line 117 on page five with the following: "shall be treated as equals with
• Replace line 128 on page five with...

Bills: HB37, HB187, HB177, SB63, HB82, SB48, HB33, HB37, HB33

Keywords: judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety

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• And keep in mind this amendment replaces the full bill as it is.
• And this amendment completely replaces SB 291. Correct? Yes, it does.
• Yes, that's so it doesn't replace the whole thing. Okay. Yeah, replacing sections one and two.
• Yes, that's so it doesn't replace the whole thing. Okay. Replacing sections one and two.
• So um so it does replace still there.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in work session and focused only on SB 291; SB 249 and SB 83 were postponed for at least two weeks, and the chair said there would be no meeting next week. The chair also announced a deadline of the 22nd for clearing out drawers and lockers, and reminded members about a field trip to Nashua the next day and mileage paperwork for attendees. For SB 291, the chair distributed Amendment 2025-1925H, explaining that it was intended to simplify the bill and address concerns about church parsonages by allowing a church to rent out a parsonage and apply the net income to a pastor’s housing allowance. Members discussed whether the language could unintentionally exclude non-Christian denominations, whether the bill was too narrow, and what guardrails would prevent abuse. Several members said the amendment was clearer and supported it, while one member preferred retaining the bill for more study. The discussion also touched on how “church” and “parsonage” are defined under existing law and IRS rules, with the chair and others saying the language was broad enough and that no testimony from other religious groups had raised concerns. After the discussion, the chair took a straw poll showing support for the amendment and then closed the work session. In executive session, a motion was made and seconded to ought to pass SB 291.

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• The city plans to replace the life.
• The city has to replace recirculation pumps much more than was expected.
• The city has to replace re exposure.
• <01:13:56.000> But<01:13:56.159> we city since it's been replaced.
• But we city since it's been replaced.

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• it with new unambiguous replaces it with new unambiguous wording. wording. wording.
• As a remedy, the Strekal amendment before you replaces that construct with one based on parcel size.
• Section 2 again repeals the language that the court ruled on and replaces it with clarifying language
• that construct with before you replaces that construct with one<00:31:24.480> based<00:31:24.880
• <00:31:58.880> it that the court ruled on and replaces it that the court ruled on and replaces

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with a devotional and then took up several Senate bills for first reading and referral: S. 323 on miscellaneous agricultural subjects, S. 325 on regional planning and Act 250 tier jurisdiction, and S. 328 on housing and common interest communities. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 16, reaffirming Vermont’s friendship with Taiwan and supporting stronger bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after its reading, and remarks followed welcoming guests from Hazen Union School and Director General Charles Lao of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston. During the action calendar, the House postponed action on H. 657, relating to services for unaccompanied homeless youth, for one legislative day. It then passed H. 727 on sustainable data center deployment, H. 935 on emergency management, and H. 938 establishing the Vermont homelessness response continuum. The House also committed H.R. 15, another Taiwan friendship resolution, to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. The main substantive debate centered on H. 941, relating to municipal regulation of agriculture. The committee explained the bill as a response to a Vermont Supreme Court ruling and described it as restoring limits on municipal regulation of farms while allowing narrow local exceptions and creating a stakeholder group to continue studying the issue. Testimony came from a broad range of agricultural, municipal, and policy stakeholders, and the committee reported a 7-0-1 vote. An amendment offered by Representative Durfee, based on feedback from the House Environment Committee, replaced a Tier 1A concept with parcel-size-based exceptions, clarified state authority over growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers, and adjusted the stakeholder charge; the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to third reading. The House also heard announcements about committee appointments, caucus meetings, a public hearing on community safety concerns, and then adjourned until April 1, 2026.

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• Throughout the redesignation, the term authority replaces references to the Vermont Agricultural Credit
• This section also replaces the powers of VACC with the powers of VIDA as provided in 10 V.S.A. section
• This section also replaced the powers of VACC with the powers of VIDA as provided in 10 V.S.A. section
• in the appropriate chapter, replacing in the appropriate chapter, replacing the<00:38:06.680>
• <00:57:47.800> the B12, I'm sorry, and B2, replacing the B12, I'm sorry, and B2, replacing

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate Bill 323, suspending the rules to consider it immediately. The bill was described as a broad agricultural measure with committee amendments and fiscal implications, and it was reported favorably by the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. Members outlined sections dealing with milk market corrections, farm-to-school language, repeal of the obsolete pest control compact, pesticide applicator licensing changes, seed law updates, the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program, hemp regulation, and CAFO-related provisions. The Agriculture committee reported the bill out 7-0-1, and the effective date was described as July 1, 2026, except for the hemp provisions, which would take effect upon passage. Much of the discussion focused on the hemp sections. Supporters said the bill updates Vermont law to reflect federal changes and shifts hemp oversight from the Agency of Agriculture to the Cannabis Control Board. The hemp provisions would create registration and licensing requirements for hemp producers, processors, and certain hemp products; set fees; authorize testing, inspections, stop-sale orders, and administrative penalties; and allow rulemaking on product standards, labeling, insurance, additives, and age restrictions. Speakers said the changes were intended to help Vermont’s hemp industry maintain access to banking, insurance, and interstate commerce while improving consumer safety and regulatory clarity. Other agricultural provisions were also explained in detail. The bill would clarify milk producer hearing rights, update farm-to-school grant/contract language, remove outdated pest-control compact language, and adjust pesticide applicator exam and fee rules, including removing the limit on retakes and eliminating certain government applicator fees. It would also modernize seed labeling and definitions, transfer the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program into a new statutory structure under VEDA, and make conforming cross-reference changes in tax and cannabis fund statutes. The final sections would add a CAFO permit working group and require consultant training for state agencies on CAFO inspections, with those provisions contingent on future funding. Ways and Means noted the bill’s fee changes could affect state revenues, including an estimated hemp-related impact of roughly $10,000 to $90,000, though the exact effect was uncertain.

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• requesting to convert the award from a pre-K award to a standards-based award to allow for the replacement
• The district is requesting to replace the existing school at the current site.
• of a replacement facility to renovation of the existing facility and an increased design capacity.
• HVAC components and any other work associated with the replacement of this middle school facility that
• In January of '23, the PSCOC awarded planning and design phase funding for a replacement facility for

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• and internal service fund for a known process, timeline, and resources for major purchases and replacement
• costs, and most importantly, a funding mechanism for that replacement.
• With the purpose being to ensure funds are available to replace the items in question.
• The Park Asset Fund was created in 2007 and finances the updating and replacement of park assets such
• We have already taken care of the replacements of the original.

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• I remember him trying to replace them in the judicial building here in Montgomery.
• :30:14.560> from<00:30:14.800> our replacing what's been removed from our replacing what's
• This has to do with replacing what that.
• It is to replace lines 199 through 202 on page eight with the following...
• All right amendment two is replacing All right amendment two is replacing line<00:37:36.760>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• I have House Bill 38 amendment: replace line 53 on page two with the following: seagrass and sea oats
• Replace line 80 on page three with the following: the 10-year Alabama seagrass and sea oats restoration
• I have House Bill 38 amendment: replace line 53 on page two with the following: seagrass and sea oats
• <00:08:52.320> three<00:08:52.880> with<00:08:53.120> the Replace line 80 on
• page three with the Replace line 80 on page three with the following.<00:08:54.399> the<00:08

Bills: HB38, HB39, HB181, HB38, HB39, HB181

Keywords: district attorneys, prosecutorial function, law enforcement, criminal procedure, legal advice, paternity, putative father registry, adoption, legal rights, parental rights, HB181, Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority, bond authorization, state bonds, capital improvements, public buildings, State Capitol, renovation finance, public office facilities, infrastructure financing

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• Secondly, provide an update on our Spokane veteran home replacement home.
• That is the first step in building this replacement home.
• Building a new replacement home is going to improve those outcomes.
• So what we’re looking at here is a diagram of what the new replacement home would look like.
• We requested the amount of what it would take to build a replacement home: $162 million.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs heard presentations on several military and veterans-related topics. Dr. Dan Calvert briefed the committee on the JBLM Sentinel Landscape Partnership, explaining its voluntary conservation work to reduce encroachment around the base by protecting prairie habitat, supporting agriculture, and managing sensitive species. He described REPI funding, recent and proposed projects, and possible policy support such as state designation, dedicated funding, management endowments, prescribed fire flexibility, and water-right transfer tools. Members asked about seed sourcing, the distinction between natural-resource encroachment and development-related encroachment, and the impact of federal REPI staffing cuts. David Puente of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs updated the committee on plans for a new state veterans cemetery in the Tri-Cities area and a replacement Spokane Veterans Home. He said the cemetery project has two candidate sites near Richland/West Richland, with pre-design funded by the legislature and a future request expected for land purchase and construction; he also noted the current cemetery funding source is limited and would not support a second cemetery without additional state operating funds. On the Spokane home, he described the current facility’s limitations and said the replacement would be a 120-bed, small-house model on a larger site, with the VA expected to cover 65% of construction costs if the state provides the match. He also reviewed agency budget reductions, including vacant positions, reduced outreach, cuts to counseling and wellness funding, and reduced support for veterans service organizations. Blue Star Families’ Puget Sound chapter also presented on its programs for military-connected families, including Coffee Connects, a children’s book club, outdoor programming, career support, and Blue Star Welcome Week. The group said it is expanding beyond the South Sound and is using local outposts and online networks to reach more families, while also helping with food insecurity through grocery gift cards and partnerships with local nonprofits. Committee members discussed the need to expand the organization statewide and the ongoing food-security challenges facing military families. During the final discussion on potential legislation, members raised ideas including restoring Washington National Guard retention efforts, expanding E-CAP eligibility to military families, revisiting the composition of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, and addressing veterans’ preference issues for service members who have not yet received a DD-214. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions, but members and presenters discussed future policy and budget requests, and the chairs thanked the presenters and staff before adjourning.

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• coverage to each insured individual, and this bill also provides that medically necessary hormone replacement
• These include widely recognized and FDA-approved treatments, including hormone replacement therapy, early
• therapy when medically necessary. ...be recognized in FDA-approved treatments including hormone replacement
• These include widely recognized and FDA approved treatments including hormone replacement therapy, early
• detection, be recognized in FDA approved treatments including hormone replacement therapy, early detection

Summary: The committee met with roll call attendance and took up two bills. First was Senate Bill 315 with Senate Amendment 1, which would allow the Division of Small Business to add state funding to existing federal small business programs, including the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. There was brief public support from one in-person commenter, no virtual comment, and the committee voted to release the bill, though it did not yet have enough signatures for immediate release and was left open for absent members to sign. The second item was Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 319, a women’s health insurance mandate requiring coverage for medically necessary menopause and perimenopause diagnostic and treatment services, including FDA-approved hormone replacement therapy, pelvic floor therapy, and related care. Representative Smith presented the bill as a response to gaps in menopause care and insurance coverage, and Department of Insurance witness Kennedy Cook explained the religious exemption as applying to certain religious employers and blanket health policies. Committee members asked about the scope of that exemption, and some expressed concern about religious carveouts, while others praised the bill as important women’s health legislation. During public comment, one speaker supported the bill but warned that expanding mandatory health benefits can raise insurance costs. The Department of Insurance then testified in support, saying the bill would align Delaware with other states, many insurers already comply, and the department did not expect a meaningful premium impact. The committee voted to release Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 319 from committee.