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• So, the the bill repeals and replaces.
• wound replacement procedure. wound replacement procedure.
• staying until you're replaced. staying until you're replaced.
• They should step down and follow your regular replacement procedures.
• >> I just think you follow your replacement >> I just think you follow your replacement procedures

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <02:15:33.440> it in the ground, but you could replace it in the ground, but you could replace
• . replacement. replacement.
• <02:16:34.800> could believe that uh a replacement could believe that uh a replacement could
• that I don't see that want to replace that I don't see that this<02:16:52.399> bill<02:16:52.639
• ,<02:20:09.600> not systems that need replacement, not systems that need replacement, not

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• by one-half, inclusive of replacement hardware, computers, monitors, and all IT devices, as well as
• <00:56:01.520> hardware, inclusive of replacement hardware, inclusive of replacement hardware
• Um, TRP is the technology replacement program. Right. So there you go.
• special revenue one time to replace special revenue one time to replace docket<01:41:03.280>
• . uh for monitoring water replacement. uh for monitoring water flow. flow. flow.

Keywords: 916, all

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• could the PUC find that simply replacing could the PUC find that simply replacing a<01:59:58.560
• to replace it with something better. better. better.
• subdivision 2 uh to justify the replace subdivision 2 uh to justify the replace uh<02:00:24.239>
• uh to justify replacing the facility. uh to justify replacing the facility.
• emergency fund that could have replaced emergency fund that could have replaced this<03:18:01.359

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• them back on the shelves and replace them back on the shelves once<00:19:01.799> a<00:19:02.039
• <00:21:14.559> all bardi um I'm looking at the replace all bardi um I'm looking at the replace
• And I guess I would encourage you to be very careful about moving forward replacing this definition.
• And I guess I would encourage you to be very careful about moving forward replacing this definition.
• And I guess I would encourage you to be very careful about moving forward replacing this definition.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It could risk replacing clarity with uncertainty, fairness with imbalance, and accountability with chaos
• It replaces compounding for the segregation of records for the same legal process we use for adoption
• You need to find an apartment, you need to get a car, sometimes a new job, and slowly replace every last
• I had to spend even more money to replace what we lost. I also had to give up half my retirement.
• I stayed because I was afraid that whoever replaced me wouldn't care as much for the 500-plus monkeys

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil actions, labor, consumer protection, and animal welfare bills. Chair Lydia Edwards and Representative Michael Day opened with strict testimony rules and time limits, then heard from legislators and advocates on measures including animal-abuser pet ownership bans (S. 1207/H. 1914), a name-change privacy bill (S. 1045/H. 1973), tort claims reform (H. 1724), law enforcement council coverage under the Tort Claims Act (S. 1199), civil rights and qualified immunity-related proposals (H. 1641), employee free speech/captive audience restrictions (S. 1078/H. 1653), consumer protection and civil rights jurisdiction expansion (S. 1041), private right of action for wage theft (H. 1916), gun-owner liability insurance (H. 1836), pseudoephedrine sales tracking (S. 1243/H. 1581), prepaid legal services plans (H. 1612), structured settlement protections (H. 1863), third-party litigation financing disclosure (H. 1861), antitrust reform for small businesses and workers (S. 1038/H. 1982), legal notices in online-only newspapers (S. 1279/H. 1632), and several animal cruelty and protection bills including H. 1938, H. 1949, S. 1277/H. 1934, and H. 1764. Testimony was largely supportive from bill sponsors and advocacy groups, with repeated themes of protecting vulnerable people and animals, improving access to justice, and updating outdated laws. Supporters of the animal bills argued for stronger possession bans, broader cruelty citations, and civil removal tools to prevent repeat abuse; opponents or conditional supporters raised due process and enforcement concerns, especially around warrantless seizures and requiring retail or shelter staff to check registries. On the labor and consumer side, supporters said the antitrust bill would curb monopoly power and help small businesses and workers, while opponents warned it could destabilize competition and burden successful firms. The employee free speech bill was backed as a response to captive audience meetings, and the wage-theft bill was presented as a way to let workers or organizations pursue claims when individual employees are afraid to come forward. Several public officials and association representatives testified on the law enforcement and civil rights bills. Chiefs of police supported adding law enforcement councils to the Tort Claims Act, saying it would close a liability gap for regional mutual-aid collaborations. But police representatives opposed changes to the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act and qualified immunity-related provisions, arguing the federal system already provides a workable forum and that expanding liability could increase costs, reduce morale, and worsen recruitment and retention. On the consumer/civil rights bill, Senator Collins and a veteran described an out-of-state assault case that they said showed the need for Massachusetts to let residents seek redress at home when rights are violated elsewhere. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing itself; the committee mainly received testimony and questions. Several witnesses indicated they had submitted written testimony or proposed amendments, and some bills drew requests for favorable reports while others were explicitly opposed unless amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• As refineries close and as supply changes, you're essentially replacing crude oil imports with refined
• As refineries close and as supply changes, you're essentially replacing crude oil imports with refined
• I agree that's a point that's made, but that means we're replacing it with refined gas from somewhere
• So I would say that the intervener contributions do not replace what staff are doing.
• So I would say that the intervener contributions do not replace what staff are doing.

Summary: The committee first heard Issue 1 on trailer bill language to redirect funding for emergency demand-response programs. The Department of Finance proposed using about $26.9 million in General Fund originally set aside for the Distributed Energy Backup Assets program to bolster the Demand-Side Grid Support Program for summer 2026, and using about $70 million in CalCHAP interest to support ratepayer-funded demand response in summers 2027 and 2028. The CEC and CPUC said they are working on a transition from DSGS to ELRP or a successor program, while the LAO noted the General Fund money would otherwise revert to savings. Members pressed the administration on whether demand response remains important, whether DSGS has been successful, and whether the state should keep funding it through the CEC rather than shifting to a ratepayer-funded CPUC program. The CEC and CPUC said the programs are not directly comparable, emphasized different cost structures and enrollment metrics, and said a CPUC rulemaking is underway with a proposed decision expected in Q3 2026. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then took up Issue 2, a budget proposal tied to SB 254 and the new transmission accelerator. GoBiz and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank described a five-year, roughly $26 million request to staff and administer the accelerator and manage Proposition 4 and AB 1207 funds for transmission financing. Members asked about state liability, ownership of financed lines, FERC revenue requirements, and whether the program would help underserved regions and offshore wind development. Staff explained that the accelerator would only consider projects already identified through CAISO’s competitive transmission planning process, and that state financing would be a small portion of large projects intended to lower overall costs to ratepayers. The LAO said it had no specific concerns but urged the Legislature to ensure the final language matches its intent. The committee also heard Issue 3 on petroleum market oversight. The CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requested additional positions and funding to implement ABX2-1 and continue work on supply stabilization, refinery monitoring, and transportation fuels analysis. Members questioned why the work was funded through the Energy Resources Programs Account, whether existing staff from the paused price-gouging work could be reassigned, and whether the program had produced evidence of price gouging or improved supply conditions. CEC and Finance said the new positions are needed because the workload has expanded, while some existing staff remain on related analysis and reporting duties. The discussion ended without a vote in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• As refineries close and as supply changes from essentially you're replacing crude oil imports with refined
• I agree that's a point that's made, but that means We're replacing it with refined gas from somewhere
• I agree that's a point that's made, but that means we're replacing it with refined gas from somewhere
• So I would say that the intervener contributions do not replace what staff are doing.
• Since the CPUC cannot realistically build a replacement in time, DSGS should be extended through at least

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And then replace line 178 on page 7 with the following. B.
• audited financial statements.<00:41:43.920> And<00:41:44.079> then<00:41:44.480> replace
• And then replace line 178 on statements.
• And then replace line 178 on page<00:41:46.160> 7<00:41:46.400> with<00:41:46.560> the
• Replace those that area with be calculated by multiplying the percentage for each weight as determined

Bills: HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem

Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment has replacing,<01:49:45.119> it's<01:49:45.440> replacing<01:49:45.840><
• c> section<01:49:46.239> one, replacing, it's replacing section one, replacing, it's replacing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It threatens our safety, and it replaces scientific evidence with the political motive.
• These are the kinds of projects that can help replace lost energy jobs, strengthen local economies, and
• It's asking you to replace all that careful consideration and subvert the folks that are charged with
• Replacing place-based expertise with centralized policy is neither evidence-based nor consistent with
• because of the high level of awareness and public engagement on this issue, the agency heads had replaced

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So will that be replaced by strictly ID?
• A number of these changes in this bill that replace Secretary of State with county clerks, it is just
• A number of these changes in this bill that replace Secretary of State with county clerks, it is just
• criticized modern tactics like this, requiring voters to show ID, and it's among the methods that replace
• She is Medicaid eligible, and then the repair, the battery replacement for the implant, was not covered

Bills: AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh and this basically was the uh roof repair<00:20:32.720> and<00:20:33.039> replacement
• ><00:20:33.600> provision<00:20:34.080> of<00:20:34.320> the repair and replacement
• provision of the repair and replacement provision of the bill.<00:20:35.360> Um<00:20:35.919>
• <00:20:39.120> in<00:20:39.360> their roof repair and replacement in their roof repair
• and replacement in their 10-year<00:20:40.159> facilities<00:20:40.840> plan.

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• provide our testimony on establishing this new technology testing center with respect to test for replacement
• is more to establish a platform so that we can test different, uh, new technologies for cesspool replacement
• ><00:25:07.200> processful technologies uh for processful technologies uh for processful replacement
• :25:09.520> that<00:25:10.080> a<00:25:10.320> lot<00:25:10.400> of replacement
• and um can do that a lot of replacement and um can do that a lot of uh<00:25:10.960> a<00:25:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard House Bill 643, House Draft 2, which would create short-term management initiatives and appropriate funds for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Committee discussion focused on biocontrol efforts, including fungus and virus-based treatments, the need for a biosecure facility, and the timeline for testing and range studies. Department of Agriculture officials said initial testing is underway at the University of Hawaii, but full testing requires a higher-biosafety facility that is not yet available on island. Members also discussed funding levels, the possibility of a mobile facility, and whether the work could be accelerated. The committees later voted to pass HB 643 unamended. The committees also heard House Bill 736, House Draft 1, which would establish a three-year wastewater system and individual wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Supporters said the bill could help certify new, lower-cost decentralized wastewater technologies and reduce the cost of cesspool upgrades while improving water quality. University of Hawaii witnesses explained that the center would test technologies, collect samples, analyze results, and provide reports to the Department of Health for certification. Members raised concerns about whether the program would help communities facing immediate wastewater issues, the length of the testing timeline, and whether technologies like the Genki ball could be included. The committee was told the pilot would likely test one technology at a time over about nine months each, though multiple tests could run in parallel later. The committees voted to pass HB 736 unamended. After those measures, the joint committee moved to an AEN-only agenda and began hearing STR 111 / SR 92, which declares a public health emergency relating to climate change and calls for statewide coordination on cross-sector solutions. Testimony in support came from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others. Supporters said climate change affects public health through heat, wildfire risk, invasive mosquitoes, and other impacts, and argued that the response should involve agriculture, planning, transportation, and emergency management, not just the Department of Health.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, it replaces the language attachments and impertinences with systems not including substations
• First, it replaces the language attachments and impertinences with systems not including substations
• So what this bill does is it replaces this language of attachments and impertinences with the entire
• So what this bill does is it replaces this language of attachments and apperences, which you frankly,
• system. ...but it replaces that with the entire system so that the entire system is non-taxed and is

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes, then heard Senate File 255, which would exempt American Legion and VFW buildings from property tax. The bill’s author and the American Legion Department of Minnesota testified that many posts are struggling financially, that the tax burden can threaten building ownership, and that the posts provide important community services such as charitable gambling support, youth sports, food insecurity assistance, suicide prevention training, and meeting space for veterans and local residents. Several members voiced support, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then took up Senate File 30, a proposal to allow Minnesota estate tax portability for married couples, so a deceased spouse’s unused $3 million exclusion could transfer to the surviving spouse, similar to federal law. The author said Minnesota is an outlier compared with other estate-tax states and that the bill would simplify planning and reduce tax burdens, especially for family farms and other illiquid assets. A CPA and a Minnesota Farm Bureau representative testified that the order of death should not determine tax liability and that portability would help keep family farms intact. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion. Next, the committee adopted an A1 amendment to Senate File 211 and heard the bill, which would create a Minnesota subtraction for Foreign Service pension income, treating it more like military pension income. The author said the change would cover a small number of retirees and would have a minimal fiscal impact, while the testifier described Foreign Service work and said the benefit would recognize their service. The bill, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion. Finally, the committee heard Senate File 132, which would revise property tax language related to electric power systems by replacing references to attachments and impertinences with broader system-based language. The author said the bill would clarify tax treatment for power co-ops, restore the original intent of the law, and provide stability for Greater Minnesota, with an estimated property tax shift of a little over $700,000. Testimony was beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote on the bill was recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• primarily due to the rate at which coal plants are being required to be shut down faster than we can replace
• Some of these turbines haven't been replaced for decades, and Minnesota has this clean, renewable resource
• Some of these turbines haven't been replaced for decades, and Minnesota has this clean, renewable resource
• turbines they need it some of these uh turbines haven't<00:46:01.520> been<00:46:01.720> replaced
• for decades uh and haven't been replaced for decades uh and Minnesota<00:46:04.400> has<00:46

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 9 was heard as a proposal to alter Minnesota energy policy by creating exemptions and “off-ramps” from the state’s 2023 clean energy requirements. The bill would expand hydroelectric power’s eligibility, end the moratorium on new nuclear plants, delay certain carbon-free energy compliance requirements for utilities that do not meet a retail rate benchmark, restrict demolition of fossil fuel plants under that same benchmark, support carbon capture and sequestration, and expand the sales tax exemption for residential natural gas and electricity used as primary heat year-round. The author moved the A1 amendment, which clarified that the carbon capture policy language does not create a state funding obligation; the committee took up the amendment with no discussion and proceeded to a vote, though the result was not stated in the transcript. The bill was then referred to the Committee on Taxes. The author and supporters argued the bill is needed to improve reliability and affordability, especially during extreme cold, and said current mandates are forcing coal retirements faster than replacement generation can be built. They cited MISO and NERC reliability concerns, Xcel’s proposed rate increases, and the need for an “all-of-the-above” energy approach that includes nuclear and hydro. Supporters also said the bill would help keep energy costs down for families and businesses and would allow Minnesota to use existing generation assets longer if rate targets are not met. Testimony from the Minnesota Rural Electric Association and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce supported the bill’s emphasis on reliability, affordability, nuclear power, hydroelectric power, and carbon capture. The Chamber said Minnesota’s electricity costs have become less competitive for businesses and argued that stable, affordable power is essential for economic growth and future technologies such as AI. The Minnesota Utility Investors also supported allowing new nuclear and all hydro power to be considered. In contrast, the Prairie Island Indian Community opposed lifting the nuclear moratorium without a viable long-term waste solution, describing its long history living near the Prairie Island nuclear plant and spent fuel storage and urging continued consultation on the issue. Xcel Energy said it supports low rates and sees nuclear as one option, but emphasized that any support for lifting the moratorium depends on full participation by the Prairie Island Indian Community and that decisions about retiring fossil plants should remain within the existing Public Utilities Commission resource planning process.

Transcript Highlights:

• page three, all lines from line 17 through 50 are struck out of the original bill, and they are replaced
• page three, all lines from line 17 through 50 are struck out of the original bill, and they are replaced
• And so this particular clause at the end was the replacement of the original bill that said that if you

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 31, which recognizes seniors through a civics and patriotism work group. The sponsor explained a substitute that clarified the work group’s role in setting qualifications and awarding gold, silver, and bronze certificates, with DESE producing the seals and schools submitting qualifying students. The substitute also retained recognition for veterans and students entering the armed services. Members, including the ranking member, supported the revised structure, and the committee adopted the substitute and voted the resolution do pass on a 16-0 vote after correcting an earlier clerical count. The committee then considered House Bill 21, House Bill 26, and House Bill 2197 together in a committee substitute focused on building-level administrator evaluations and nonrenewal procedures. The substitute required administrators to be evaluated at least once per contract year, required written notice of renewal or nonrenewal by March 1, and gave nonrenewed administrators the right to request written reasons and a closed-door hearing before the school board. Members discussed the bill’s removal of earlier tenure-related language and whether the hearing right gave administrators more protection than other employees, but sponsors said the intent was to ensure annual evaluations and a fair explanation for nonrenewal without creating tenure. The committee adopted an amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and voted the bill do pass 17-0. After moving back into open session, the committee heard House Bill 3489, which would expand access to workforce readiness assessments such as WorkKeys and allow students to earn up to nine hours of college credit for demonstrated workplace skills as recommended by the American Council on Education. The sponsor said the bill was intended to support career pathways, not replace college-bound options, and to gather feedback for future work. Testimony in support came from ACT, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, and DESE, all emphasizing workforce development, employer demand, and existing state use of WorkKeys; DESE noted current funding and implementation issues tied to sports wagering revenue and said a related study on WorkKeys’ validity and industry recognition is ongoing. Committee members asked about how the bill would affect school testing requirements and college credit transfer, and the sponsor clarified that the measure was meant to broaden options rather than mandate a single path. No vote was taken on HB 3489 before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• The amendment that you’re replacing, so the one that came from the Judiciary Committee, even though I
• Now, we have, through our Judiciary Committee amendment, that hopefully yours would replace, then going
• If I'm a small employer, and small, we're now at 50 on the amendment you'd be replacing.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• It's just I don't know who's going to replace me. That doesn't answer your question, senator.
• Concurrently, we're replacing our legacy disease surveillance... system and have successfully upgraded
• fundamentally transform rural healthcare delivery per CMs these funds are designated for innovation not for replacing

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What I'll tell you is we've replaced it with good faith, right?
• So I think what you're saying is that that protection kind of replaces this other protection for citizens
• consumer rights to report nonconforming equipment, and requires manufacturers or agents to repair or replace

Keywords: 998, house, all