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• And so if they could do five miles of maintenance, uh, there could be a tremendous savings there.
• to do maintenance on one mile<00:34:23.560><c> line,</c><00:34:23.879><c> that's</c><00:34:24.040><c
• , uh there could be a maintenance, uh there could be a tremendous<00:34:34.639><c> savings</c><00:34:
• of of maintenance done without having<00:36:35.960><c> to</c><00:36:36.080><c> pay</c><00:36:36.320>
• </c> 5 years of deployment, data maintenance 5 years of deployment, data maintenance operator<01:07:00.280

Bills: SB8

Committee: Joint Natural Resources & Energy

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• And we also want the maintenance arm as well.
• So real quick, the day-to-day maintenance of the facility, standard stuff, will be done by our maintenance
• also want the maintenance arm as well. well. well.
• </c><01:04:55.200><c> The</c><01:04:55.359><c> higher</c> by our maintenance staff.
• The higher by our maintenance staff.

Bills: SR185 , HB2452 , HB2329 , HB2272 , HB2273 , HB2335 , HB1656 , HB2207 , HB2289 , HB1854 , HB2581 , HB20 , HB2296 , HB1707 , HB2297 , HB1890 , HB2241 , HB2474 , HB1688 , HB2546 , HB1574 , HB1546 , HB2218 , HB1163 , HB1514 , HB1749 , HB2385 , HB1576 , HB1974 , HB2022 , HB1973 , HB2005 , HB1894 , HB1515 , HB1718 , HB1591 , HB2475 , HB1721 , HB1864 , HB1946 , HB1920

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• </c><00:03:47.960><c> That</c> health maintenance services. That health maintenance services.
• <00:03:49.960><c> services,</c><00:03:50.520><c> generally</c> maintenance services, generally maintenance
• Lines 1.6 to 1.7 change the term health to health maintenance organization.
• </c> health to health maintenance health to health maintenance organization.<00:19:54.640><c> This</c
• </c> chapter is health maintenance chapter is health maintenance organization. organization. organization

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Without the collection of maintenance fees, condominium associations cease to exist.
• They're paying the maintenance fee for that contract. So put those things.
• They're paying the maintenance fee for that contract. So put those things.
• They're paying the maintenance fee for that contract. So put those things.
• They're paying the maintenance fee for that contract. So put those things.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2294, which would require condominium associations, boards, and managing agents to comply with declarations, bylaws, county ordinances, and state and federal laws, including mortgage lending requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill as redundant, arguing existing law already requires compliance and provides penalties. Supporters, including condominium owners and board members, said the measure would clarify that associations are not “self-governing” in a way that exempts them from outside laws, and cited examples where local officials or police told residents to take issues back to their boards. Several supporters said the bill would reinforce board responsibility for permits, safety, and legal compliance. The committee noted 27 pieces of testimony, with 10 in support and 17 in opposition, and then moved on without taking a vote on the measure in the transcript provided. The committee also took up SB 2298, which would require common interest community proxy forms to include additional language explaining proxy selection options. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying the proposed language was inaccurate and would not improve consumer clarity unless significantly revised. Supporters argued that proxy forms are confusing and that clearer instructions would help homeowners understand how their votes are being used. Opponents said the added language would make the forms longer and more confusing, and suggested a separate instruction sheet or other educational material instead. Testimony also raised broader concerns about proxy voting being misused in some associations, with one witness urging that proxy voting be eliminated altogether. The committee reported 29 written testimonies, including seven in support, 19 in opposition, and three with comments, and again did not record a final vote in the excerpt. For SB 2300, which would shorten condominium reserve cash-flow projections from 30 years to 25 years, the Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would not make housing more affordable, would reduce transparency, and would increase the annual burden by giving associations less time to save for long-life components. The group suggested that if affordability is the goal, lawmakers should consider allowing future loans or special assessments with guardrails. Supporters of the bill said the shorter projection period would better reflect practical budgeting and help associations plan more realistically, though some supporters also warned against relying too heavily on loans and emphasized accountability and fiduciary responsibility. Other testimony stressed that the impact of changing the projection period would vary by association and that many owners are already struggling with rising fees. The discussion remained focused on testimony and policy concerns, with no final action on SB 2300 shown in the transcript.

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• provides the CEC with the ability to regulate minimum supply inventories through refinery turnarounds, maintenance
• And finally, the CEC can and has adopted refinery maintenance guidelines, which include a requirement
• that refineries provide resupply plans before conducting any planned maintenance.
• For example, if a refinery conducts planned maintenance during a 12-month period before the refinery.
• Those investments are ongoing: refinery maintenance, turnarounds, upgrading.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

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• for CDL coordinators, audit travel, a semi truck for Class A CDL examiner training, and IT and maintenance
• This is new, valued at $7 million using revenues and reserves for deferred maintenance and minor repair
• Using revenues and reserves for deferred maintenance and minor repair projects.
• It's an amended contract that updates and provides maintenance of the software program.
• It’s an amended contract for ongoing maintenance and monitoring of a security alarm system.

Committee: All JBC-PEER REVIEW

Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of appropriation, transfer, contract, and other review items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests in Sections B through F, including funding for prosecuting attorneys, education-related adjustments, school operating needs, labor licensing divisions, ARPA fund returns from Workforce Services, IIJA grants for state police CDL implementation and a forestry-related county grant, reserve fund transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic development, and a Commerce reallocation tied to organizational realignment. Cash fund requests in Section G and budget classification transfers in Section H were also reviewed, along with pay plan requests in Section I, overtime requests in Section J, and multiple methods of finance in Section K. The committee also reviewed discretionary grants in Section L, including agriculture promotion board grants and DHS aging/adult behavioral health grants, plus RFQs, construction contracts, intergovernmental contracts, and out-of-state contracts in Sections M1 through M5. Several items drew questions from members. Workforce Services explained that $225,000 in TANF-related funds would be returned to the federal government because the two-year hold period for uncashed or moved checks had expired. Commerce officials described the $25 million site infrastructure grant program, saying it supports site development, due diligence, and infrastructure build-out at eligible sites of 30 acres or more, including rural communities, with grant agreements and matching requirements providing accountability. DHS and Education officials answered questions about the Care Solace mental health referral contract, saying it is a statewide concierge/referral service that helps schools connect students to Arkansas providers and follow up so students do not fall through the cracks; members asked for more information on provider selection, school-day scheduling, and Arkansas vendor participation. The committee held one item over: the DHS discretionary grant item for the RSVP retired senior volunteer program in L2, after concerns were raised about whether state general revenue was being used effectively and how much administrative overhead the providers retain. Members also questioned several contracts, including a DHS sole-source contract with EMSLink for document management software and a DHS bridge contract with Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care for Medicaid inspections of care reviews; in both cases, agency staff explained the need to avoid service disruption and said follow-up information would be provided. A Department of Corrections reentry center contract was discussed for its recidivism results, and ARDOT retirement-system investment contracts were briefly explained. The meeting ended after a lengthy discussion of the Medicaid Trust Fund balance, with DFA and DHS officials saying the state is expected to finish the fiscal year without exhausting the fund, that a restricted reserve of $100 million is available as a backstop, and that the larger question is what minimum balance should be maintained going forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• The ongoing maintenance of these facilities in different ways, like we're going to put together this
• And unfortunately, I can remember my first maintenance process as Ways and Means chairman.
• I hear you've had a 14-hour maintenance meeting with your poor staff.
• The maintenance process was... ...it was true.
• The maintenance process was a reward for anyone who didn't spend efficiently because you basically built

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight

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• I wouldn't say it's a huge issue, no, but it is important to maintain, just for maintenance.
• So voter list maintenance was very important to me and my staff.
• I hope it goes all the way through because voter list maintenance is very important. So...
• Goes all the way through because voter list maintenance is very important. So thank you, sir.
• Maintenance looks like from an administrative perspective? No, if not. Okay. Just curious.

Committees: House Elections , House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on House Bill 1871. Members adopted a committee substitute with technical cleanup language, then approved two amendments: one restoring the current 25-foot distance from an election site entrance instead of the bill’s 50-foot change, and another removing the presidential preference primary from the substitute. Members discussed the presidential primary at length, with supporters arguing it should remain in the bill and opponents saying it should be handled separately. The committee then rolled the amendments into a new substitute and voted 13-1, with two present, to do pass House Bill 1871 with the House Committee Substitute. The committee then heard House Bill 2125, sponsored by Representative Banderman, which would codify and expand several Secretary of State election-related authorities. The bill would require the Department of Revenue to share citizenship-related information with the Secretary of State for voter registration verification, make a technical wording change, remove a sunset on the Secretary of State’s subpoena authority for election investigations, and extend the Secretary of State’s technology trust fund fee. Testimony from the Secretary of State’s office supported the bill, emphasizing existing data-sharing practices, cybersecurity needs, and the importance of the technology fee. Some members raised concerns about the scope of subpoena power, the meaning of “frivolous” complaints, single-subject issues, and the fiscal note, while opponents criticized the fee and the expansion of state power. No vote was taken on HB 2125 in the portion provided. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1812, which would require monthly transmission of death records from the Department of Health and Senior Services to the Secretary of State for voter roll maintenance. The sponsor said the bill simply codifies a process already being done annually and would help keep voter rolls current. Witnesses in support called it a common-sense election integrity measure, while members asked about privacy, matching records accurately, and whether monthly updates would create administrative burdens. The Secretary of State’s office supported the bill, and there was no opposition testimony. The hearing on House Bill 1812 concluded, and the Elections Committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so they were just going to be doing some routine maintenance.
• of these in a bit more detail, but we're receiving roughly $25.65 million. $2 million is for the maintenance
• This is really a focus on maintenance activities in the vicinity of the Highway 99 tunnel in Seattle.
• This is really a focus on maintenance activities in the vicinity of the Highway 99 tunnel in Seattle.
• We've got a fantastic machine and maintenance crews. They use this machine called Mr.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on transportation planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Western Washington. April Putney of the Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee described the event as a statewide, 39-day tournament with six Seattle group-stage matches, additional possible matches, fan zones across the state, and major transportation impacts centered in the Seattle area, including street closures, increased I-5 traffic, and heavy use of transit, shuttles, ferries, and active transportation. She said the goal is safe, seamless mobility with 80% of stadium attendees arriving by non-personal vehicle, and noted coordination with federal agencies on border crossings and security. WSDOT’s Travis Phelps outlined roughly $25.65 million in World Cup-related funding for tunnel maintenance, traffic operations, signage and digital messaging, public transit support, ferries, and related staffing and training, emphasizing use of existing staff, overtime, and current fleets rather than new hires or vehicles. Senators asked about border staffing and ferry capacity, and WSDOT said it would follow up on ferry staffing concerns. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 5839 would remove the “passenger only” limitation for county ferry districts, allowing them to support vehicle ferries; supporters from Whatcom County and the Association of Counties said the change would help aging ferry systems, improve funding flexibility, and support essential island access, while some testimony was opposed. SB 6032 would amend the secure-your-load law to allow vehicles with mud, rocks, or debris on them to be covered instead of cleaned before being towed on paved highways; the sponsor and industry witnesses said it would save time and water for construction equipment operators, and the hearing closed with strong support and little opposition. SB 5824 would clarify how fifth-wheel travel trailers are measured, allowing up to 46 feet measured from the kingpin to the rear of the trailer; RV industry, dealer, and business groups supported it as a safety-neutral clarification that would align Washington with other states and improve competitiveness, and the hearing closed with overwhelming support. Finally, SB 5864 would create an online motor vehicle insurance verification system at the Department of Licensing, require insurers to provide policy data, and use the system at registration renewal beginning in 2029 after a pilot period. The sponsor and supporters from insurers and law enforcement said the bill would reduce uninsured driving, improve roadside verification, and lower costs shifted to insured drivers, while county auditors and vehicle subagents supported the policy but warned that implementation must be technically reliable and adequately funded so renewals are not slowed. The public hearing closed with substantial support and some operational concerns raised, and the committee adjourned after the final hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Many newer vehicles come equipped with built-in diagnostics that alert owners to maintenance issues,
• It promotes personal responsibility, encouraging vehicle maintenance.
• This can foster a culture of proactive maintenance rather than reliance on periodic inspections.
• Removing government mandates allows consumers to make their own decisions regarding vehicle maintenance
• When they would bring cars into me, you get an oil change, you get your tires, you have normal maintenance

Committee: House Government Efficiency

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• Actual maintenance work is a lot less and a lot less costly.
• It's just routine maintenance.
• So, yeah, I can't say specifically where it is, but I know it's less maintenance cost...
• I would assume less maintenance.
• You know, periodic less time between maintenance events also for the heat exchange equipment that's in

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• , so that someone could not accrue $2,750 for trail maintenance as an example.
• The $750 cap can only be maintenance.
• </c><00:20:31.200><c> Rep</c> for trail maintenance as an example.
• Rep for trail maintenance as an example.
• </c><00:48:02.720><c> of</c> drainage repairs or maintenance of drainage repairs or maintenance of systems

Bills: HF4211 , HF3426 , HF4819 , HF3466 , HF3793 , HF3339

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• It was their maintenance and firmware for their tabulators. A few replaced batteries.
• I'm just reading election machine maintenance.
• fees for those around where maintenance fees for those software<01:02:17.160><c> programs</c><01:02:
• </c> them um paid for those maintenance them um paid for those maintenance agreements<01:02:26.000><c
• </c> reading um election machine maintenance reading um election machine maintenance uh<01:03:14.119>

Committee: Senate Elections

Transcript Highlights:

• We expect that to be part of a regular maintenance plan.
• </c><00:37:10.000><c> Because</c> maintenance is going to be. Because maintenance is going to be.
• However, recognizing maintenance plan.
• </c><00:38:21.680><c> and</c> to know what your maintenance and to know what your maintenance and operation
• </c><00:46:45.200><c> It's</c> year in deferred maintenance. It's year in deferred maintenance.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• maintenance maintenance done<00:35:22.800><c> at</c><00:35:23.040><c> the</c><00:35:23.280><c> community
• , maybe not taking care of the capital outlay, but the maintenance.
• . deferred maintenance.
• maintenance technology industrial maintenance technology program<00:58:49.680><c> and</c><00:58:49.920
• :59:07.440><c> and</c><00:59:07.680><c> the</c> industrial maintenance program and the industrial maintenance

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• So again, the maintenance priorities are going to be those main roads.
• So again, the maintenance priorities are going to be those main roads.
• So again, the maintenance priorities are going to be those main roads.
• It relies on user fees to fund its maintenance, repairs, and any capital projects.
• </c><02:02:04.599><c> of</c> for the development and maintenance of for the development and maintenance

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 561, sponsored by Representative Nancy Murphy, which would limit the state’s ability to discontinue, reclassify, or revert state-owned highway property to municipalities without local approval. Murphy and other supporters argued the bill would protect towns from unfunded mandates and prevent property tax increases caused by taking on costly road maintenance. Representative Wendy Thomas, Rosemarie Rung, Merrimack Town Council Chairman Finley Rothhouse, and Town Manager Paul McAuliffe all testified in support, describing the financial burden of the planned transfer of Continental Boulevard in Merrimack and warning it would set a harmful precedent for other communities. The Department of Transportation’s Steve Leon explained the department’s current authority and processes for discontinuance and reclassification, said active highways are not surplus property, and noted that the Supreme Court’s Town of Nelson decision held such reclassifications were not an unfunded mandate. The committee then closed the public hearing on HB 561. The committee next took up House Bill 578, presented by Representative Mooney on behalf of Representative Bill Boyd, to require sound barriers along the F. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack. Supporters said widening the turnpike would increase noise in nearby neighborhoods and that a 2019 NHDOT study identified 17 neighborhoods with noise levels above federal standards, though only four were included for mitigation under the current project. They argued the remaining neighborhoods should also receive relief and cited quality-of-life and property-value concerns. Senator Tim McGuire also testified in support, saying residents were experiencing unexpected and severe noise impacts and urging the committee to act outside the usual criteria to approve the barriers. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or action on HB 578.

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• As a one-time budget, the permanent building fund does not receive an appropriation in the maintenance
• So if you drop that, your percent change from fiscal year 2027 budget maintenance is only 0.1%.
• OEMR was provided the reappropriation not to exceed the same amount as part of the maintenance bill.
• , staff, and equipment; a new excavator for trail maintenance; a federal Land and Water Community grant
• The overall enhancements represent a 2.5% increase from the FY 2027 maintenance appropriation.

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• :44:14.720><c> that</c><00:44:14.960><c> was</c> That was broken down to 1.5 per year for minor maintenance
• This maintenance pool has been and will always be some of our priority.
• </c> and fund that out of the maintenance and fund that out of the maintenance pool<00:47:42.160><c>
• The first priority again will be the maintenance pool.
• </c> priority again will be the maintenance priority again will be the maintenance pool.<00:52:47.359

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Energy and Environment, and Tourism met for its fourth meeting and approved the February 10 minutes. The committee then heard a presentation from the Cabinet for Economic Development, led by Secretary Jeff Noel, with staff from the cabinet and Kentucky Innovation. The presentation focused on the cabinet’s strategy, including workforce, entrepreneurship, innovation, infrastructure, and placemaking, and emphasized a goal of supporting higher-wage jobs while tailoring programs to urban, non-urban, and rural “heritage communities.” The cabinet reviewed several funding tools and programs, including economic development bond funds, EDF funds, KBI, the Kentucky Innovation Pool, KSTC-related startup and commercialization programs, veteran workforce programs, and Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training funds. Officials said many projects take years to close and that funds are often committed before they are actually disbursed because reimbursements occur after project completion. They also said Kentucky is less competitive than before because of changes in tax policy and that EDF funds are increasingly important to remain competitive with other states. Members asked about whether previously allocated money remained available, whether some funds could be clawed back, and the status of the Blue Oval project. The cabinet said it is oversubscribed, with some committed dollars likely to go unused and be reoffered to other projects. On Blue Oval, officials said progress had been made and described negotiations tied to repayment and job creation requirements. They also discussed the Ford/SK loan structure, saying the companies may assume the full $250 million obligation and that repayments would be required if job targets are not met. The presentation closed with discussion of workforce coordination and the need to connect economic development projects with training and support systems, including possible ripple effects for rural suppliers and related businesses.

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• ,</c> fencewide repairs, deferred maintenance, fencewide repairs, deferred maintenance, $3<00:15:22.079
• </c> have hundreds of deferred maintenance have hundreds of deferred maintenance projects.<00:16:25.920
• ><c> Deferred</c><00:16:26.320><c> maintenance</c><00:16:26.720><c> means</c><00:16:27.199><c> no</c>
• Deferred maintenance means no projects.
• Deferred maintenance means no money.<00:16:28.079><c> The</c><00:16:28.240><c> problem</c><00:16:28.399

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• Um, SB 366... ...SB 366 relating to stream maintenance.
• Okay, anyone else wishes to speak to SB 366 stream maintenance?
• Okay, anyone else wishes to speak to SB 366 stream maintenance?
• Okay, anyone else wishes to speak to SB 366 stream maintenance?
• SB 366, relating to stream maintenance, we also will be deferring this measure.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 534, a measure concerning development in Kakaʻako Makai involving the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chairs explained that the hearing was decision-making only and no testimony would be accepted, though members could ask clarifying questions. The chair outlined amendments to clarify HCDA’s approval process, require an environmental impact statement before residential development proposals are submitted, require Department of Health documentation on hazardous substances, and specify that only OHA-owned parcels would be eligible for certain residential development with a 400-foot height limit and maximum floor area ratio of 10.0. The amendments also addressed affordability, owner-occupancy, association fees, and a special fund, while noting Attorney General concerns that the fee could be construed as a tax and suggesting further review by Judiciary and Ways and Means. Members discussed the affordability threshold, with one senator suggesting 160% AMI instead of 140% due to high housing costs and concern that essential workers could be priced out. Others raised concerns about Native Hawaiian affordability, the long-term effect of perpetuity restrictions, and whether the process would protect OHA’s interests. An HCDA representative said 140% AMI was used in existing reserve housing rules and that lower thresholds could make development economically infeasible. OHA and other supporters said the proposal was still early in planning and emphasized the need for public hearings, community input, and compliance with environmental and remediation standards. The committees voted to pass SB 534 with amendments: Water and Land approved it 4-1, and Hawaiian Affairs also adopted the chair’s recommendation, with one member excused and one voting no. The meeting then moved to SB 3, relating to water resource management. The bill would authorize the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel, create an executive director position, allow challenges to emergency orders under certain conditions, establish fines for water use offenses, and revise emergency and shortage declaration procedures; Red Hill-related provisions were noted as removed from this version. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, the Board of Water Supply, OHA, and Sierra Club, with OHA stressing the measure’s importance to Native Hawaiian water rights and past litigation. A Department of Hawaiian Home Lands representative supported the bill with amendments and recommended explicit language directing the commission chair or designee to advocate for water rights and reservations for homelands. The chair indicated the committees would use the prior Senate-passed version as the basis for further action, and the discussion then moved on to SB 130, a search-and-rescue reimbursement bill.