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• first line help because if we're talking dollars and cents, there's, there's no dollar amount on replacing
• This coverage is presumptive, and they need not show cause to receive wage replacement and treatment

Bills: HB318, HB198

Keywords: ERCOT, interconnection, electric utilities, power grid, transmission, election administration, school board elections, trustee terms, general election, Education Code

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• And if so, who is replacing him? Yes, sir, he has retired. He retired in December.
• He's been replaced by a retired Air Force colonel by the name of Nicole Des Bixler, and you may see her
• He's been replaced by a retired Air Force colonel by the name of Nicole Des Bixler, and you may see her
• some of the older end of life replacing some of the older end of life machines<01:38:45.199><c> so</
• </c><03:32:49.199><c> repealing</c> this section not replacing repealing this section not replacing repealing

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 144 and House Bill 145, both related to professional licensing for dietitians and dental hygienists. HB 144 was described as a technical fix to align statute with existing Board of Dental Examiners rules allowing dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia, with supporters saying the bill would add needed training and examination requirements to statute. A dentist and dental society representative testified that the practice is already being done safely within scope, and committee members discussed whether nitrous oxide is still used and whether the bill was mainly to keep the paperwork and law consistent. The committee moved HB 144 forward on a 12-0 vote and placed it on consent. HB 145 would join New Hampshire to a dietitian licensure compact and add a criminal history check for initial licensure to match compact language. The sponsor and board witnesses said the compact would improve portability, support telehealth, help military families and spouses, and maintain public safety by ensuring qualified practitioners and information-sharing among member states. Committee members asked about withdrawal from the compact, the difference between single-state and compact licensure, and why a background check was included; the witness said the compact is not yet active, with four states enacted and seven needed, and that the background check is required by the compact language. Additional testimony from a private-practice dietitian supported the bill, citing continuity of care, rural access, and workforce mobility, while some members raised concerns about telehealth across state lines and the practical effect of the background check.

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• to</c><00:07:20.759><c> be</c><00:07:20.879><c> able</c><00:07:21.080><c> to</c><00:07:21.479><c> replace
• </c><00:07:22.479><c> uh</c> communities to be able to replace uh communities to be able to replace uh
• <00:07:34.080><c> out</c> million or $250 million to swap out million or $250 million to swap out replace
• and upgrade across the state and replace and upgrade across the state and we<00:07:37.479><c> simply
• </c><00:07:44.039><c> will</c><00:07:44.159><c> be</c> we replaced will be we replaced will be obsolete

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I was not aware of the history of your organization, but you mentioned replacing board members that caused
• </c><00:24:54.160><c> board</c><00:24:54.360><c> members</c><00:24:54.720><c> that</c> mentioned replacing
• board members that mentioned replacing board members that caused<00:24:55.120><c> issues.
• The goal would not be to replace traditional barbering schools, but to create a parallel workforce training
• </c> The goal would not be to replace The goal would not be to replace traditional<00:52:33.880><c> barbering

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 02:45 Roll Call 05:25 Cosmetologists 13:48 Barbers 01:16:06 Adjournment, 958, all

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• Because replacement revenue does not do the same work, our families and our communities will feel the
• to disappear overnight, but I am suggesting that growth does not pause while we figure out how to replace
• Significant and immediate revenue losses without a replacement funding source.
• Significant and immediate revenue losses without a replacement funding source.
• And it's a dollar-for-dollar replacement on the basis that these small counties do not have the capacity

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's a formula-driven appraisal methodology that statutory preference for cost approach on replacement
• Michael Meshay and others, there is a low supply of fuel left in this state and there is no way to replace
• Eight or ten or twenty years later, we may replace a Wi-Fi router in our home or something similar.
• Striking the provision mandating extended replacement cost coverage for losses related to a declared
• AB 46 replaces that framework with a clearer standard focused on whether someone poses a substantial

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through confirmations and floor legislation. Three California Housing Finance Agency and State Mining and Geology Board appointments were confirmed unanimously. The chamber then took up several policy bills, with debate often focusing on housing, public safety, energy, and local government impacts. Among the major measures, SB 1173 on lesser related offense jury instructions passed after supporters argued it would give judges limited discretion and improve fairness, while opponents warned it could create inconsistency. SB 1354, barring out-of-state military or law enforcement activity in California without the Governor’s permission, passed despite objections that it conflicted with federal commander-in-chief authority. SB 1090, the Altadena disaster-speculation bill, passed to restrict unsolicited purchase offers in fire-affected areas, and SB 966 passed to preserve refinery worker safety participation rights. SB 1256, a local housing/land-use bill, passed unanimously after discussion of fire-safety concerns and ongoing amendments. The Senate also approved SB 865 on music festivals, SB 866 on homelessness planning and regional coordination for jurisdictions not receiving HAP funds, SB 938 on peace officer training requirements for certain immigration-enforcement-related applicants after the author committed to major amendments, SB 1359 on natural gas planning to reduce ratepayer costs, SB 923 on privacy rights under the CCPA, SB 1098 on utility memorandum and balancing accounts, SB 1010 on refrigerant recovery for cooling appliances, SB 937 on restricting flashbang use in crowd control and immigration enforcement, SB 1082 on inter-district pupil transfers, and SB 1087 on modernizing regional transportation planning. Several bills drew split votes and pointed debate over mandates, taxes, local control, and regulatory certainty, but most ultimately passed.

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• This project will replace the existing central utility plant, and the utility plant provides hot water
• The project will install new chillers, boilers, pumps, and controls at the central plant and replace
• And just to provide additional detail, this is replacing the 988 special fund dollars that were scored
• for that portion of the non-federal share in the Governor's budget, where we're replacing the $98 with
• The California Alliance is concerned about the May Revision proposal to use BHSA to replace General Fund

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Existing CEQA exemptions for existing facilities and repair and replacement could be helpful for these
• Existing CEQA exemptions for existing facilities and repair and replacement could be helpful for these
• Replacement could be helpful for these types of projects, but under those existing exemptions we can't
• It minimizes environmental impact by replacing conductors in existing rights-of-way, with remediation
• It could mean replacing existing lines.

Summary: The committee heard several energy, water, and utility bills, with extensive testimony on cost, ratepayer impacts, and climate or reliability goals. SB 919 by Senator Grayson would extend the biomethane monetary incentive program through 2030 and support renewable natural gas development by reducing interconnection cost barriers. Supporters said RNG helps methane reduction and organic waste diversion, while opponents, including TURN and environmental groups, argued the bill could shift costs to ratepayers and subsidize combustion-based fuels, especially dairy digesters. The author said committee amendments removed the rate-basing provisions and instead urged the CPUC to act quickly on its pending decision; the bill was left for a later vote. SB 931 by Senator Laird would reauthorize the Diablo Canyon Community Impact Mitigation Program through 2030. Supporters said San Luis Obispo County and local schools rely on the funding for emergency preparedness and public safety, while TURN argued the extension would add about $47 million in statewide ratepayer costs and should instead be paid from existing PG&E deal revenues. Members discussed the bill as a continuation of the 2022 Diablo Canyon agreement, and the author said the measure simply restores the five years omitted from that deal. The committee also heard SB 1215 by Senator Cortese, which would direct the CPUC to set deployment targets for EV charging in multifamily housing. Supporters said renters and apartment residents are largely shut out of home charging, and that prior utility programs showed the model can be cost-effective and beneficial to ratepayers. The bill was amended to address affordability, ratepayer benefits, and limits on major system upgrades. SB 1295 by Senator Stern would create a framework for using distributed batteries and other local resources to solve grid constraints more cheaply than traditional infrastructure. Supporters said it could improve reliability and reduce costs by targeting batteries where they provide the most grid value, while utilities said they were open to continued discussion. SB 1359, also by Senator Stern, would require the CPUC to more carefully evaluate major gas infrastructure investments and alternatives such as electrification before approving new spending. Environmental groups supported the bill as a guardrail against stranded assets, while gas utilities opposed it, warning it could undermine the obligation to serve, create safety and reliability risks, and retroactively change the rules for approved investments. On water policy, SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar would create a statewide low-income water rate assistance program upon appropriation. Supporters said about 1.6 million households have water debt and that affordability is a statewide issue, not just a problem for disadvantaged communities. Some members raised concerns that the bill lacked a funding source and that state mandates, such as chromium-6 treatment requirements, already strain local water agencies; the author and supporters responded that the bill includes administrative caps and transparency measures and is intended to work alongside future funding. The committee then heard SB 1098 by Senator Pérez, which would restrict the use of utility memorandum and balancing accounts by requiring exceptional circumstances, adding sunset dates, and creating cost-sharing or lower-return rules for certain spending. TURN and other supporters said the accounts allow utilities to recover costs after the fact with too little discipline, while Edison and PG&E opposed the bill, arguing that some costs are unpredictable and that the CPUC already has a formal review process. SB 1125 was moved to Appropriations with a roll call, and the roll was left open for additional votes; the other measures were discussed with no final committee actions announced in the excerpt.

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• Existing CEQA exemptions for existing facilities and repair and replacement could be helpful for these
• Existing CEQA exemptions for existing facilities and repair and replacement could be helpful for these
• Replacement could be helpful for these types of projects, but under those existing exemptions we can't
• It minimizes environmental impact by replacing conductors in existing rights-of-way with remediation
• It could mean replacing existing lines.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This amendment removes lines 1346 through 1349 and replaces the statement on it: if the candidate is
• to disclose as a candidate. language and replaces it and says that you need to disclose as a candidate
• All of the provisions that would have replaced a policy...
• All of the provisions that would have replaced a policy...
• All of the provisions that would have replaced a policy.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then moved into returning messages from the Senate. Early action focused on CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification, which would add computer science and artificial intelligence content in high school and create a K-12 teacher certificate program; after adopting a House amendment restoring certificate language and adjusting implementation timing, the House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill 105-0. The chamber then took up CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, adopting a House amendment to allow local governments to buy into the cyber grant program and add a five-year sunset, then concurring in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration back to the Florida Digital Service; the bill passed 104-1. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, sending both back to the Senate. It also refused to concur in the Senate amendment to CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel, saying the Senate version expanded the bill beyond its original autism-focused scope. After a recess, the House unveiled Speaker Daniel Perez’s portrait and heard extended remarks praising his leadership, institutional reforms, and the work of House staff and members. In the second returning-message list, the House debated CS/CS/HB 1471 on systems of law and terrorist organizations. The Senate amendment clarified the definition of “promote,” refined notice and timeline provisions for terrorist organization designations, and kept references to Sharia law as an example in the foreign religious law section. Supporters argued the bill was aimed at conduct beyond speech and was intended to protect the Constitution and public safety; opponents warned it would chill free speech, target Muslim Floridians, and give the governor and cabinet unprecedented power without adequate due process. After lengthy debate, the House concurred and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1473, a public records bill tied to HB 1471, and moved to concur in a technical Senate amendment aligning the records exemption with the revised structure of HB 1471.

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• . >> Um, Senator Hoffman, so there's the A2 amendment, which basically supersedes or replaces the A1.
• And I'm not sure what additional language was in it, but the A2 is separate and it would replace that
• SF 1131 would replace the existing fragmented system with a consistent statewide regulatory structure
• SF<00:34:14.440><c> 1131</c><00:34:15.320><c> would</c><00:34:15.480><c> replace</c><00:34:15.919><c>
• the</c><00:34:16.040><c> existing</c> SF 1131 would replace the existing SF 1131 would replace the existing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to a complete system as well as the material used to manufacture, install, construct, repair, or replace
• manufacture, install, construct, repair, manufacture, install, construct, repair, or<01:01:11.119><c> replace
• them if the systems are used or replace them if the systems are used as<01:01:13.440><c> an</c><01:01
• Additionally, for the scope of the evaluation, manufacturing, repair, and replacement costs are not included
• </c> manufacturing, repair, and replacement manufacturing, repair, and replacement costs<01:02:53.440

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There's no sense talking about the bill as introduced because the amendment replaces all.
• The amendment amends replacing section one, one, one, right? Yeah, it's not it.
• So The<04:28:25.680><c> amendment</c><04:28:26.239><c> amends</c><04:28:26.960><c> replacing</c><04:28
• :27.520><c> section</c> The amendment amends replacing section The amendment amends replacing section
• </c> replacing only section one. replacing only section one.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I could get going, four or five years, get trained, and get going and get replaced by a robot.
• It's job-killing, and it's not safe, and there's no computer going to replace a human for any scenario
• Those people, they want to run the trucks through, and the trucks they want to put in are replacing our
• Like in a week or two, we're going to sit here and you could replace everything you said about Jewish
• We could replace different targeted populations.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I mean, isn't there a cost that goes to replacing?
• Signage that, you know, stadiums are going to have to replace or buildings, or things like that, that
• are going to have to replace.
• Do you know how much it would cost to replace these signs?
• It's hard to determine how many buildings or how many signs will have to be replaced, but there is a

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• On line 98 is a proposal from Senator Hoschild establishing a school seasonal tax-based replacement aid
• Senator Hoschild establishing a school seasonal<00:17:37.280><c> taxbased</c><00:17:38.000><c> replacement
• </c><00:17:39.520><c> Um</c> seasonal taxbased replacement aid.
• Um seasonal taxbased replacement aid.
• Sections 1, 2, and 16 implement the school district seasonal tax replacement aid.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And then I recommend that we adopt the Second Amendment proposed by the AIA and their testimony to replace
• 01:41:41.880><c> their</c><01:41:42.040><c> testimony</c><01:41:42.560><c> to</c><01:41:42.760><c> replace
• </c> the AIA and their testimony to replace the AIA and their testimony to replace some<01:41:43.520>
• So, for starters, we will replace the language of the bill entirely with the language of our House version
• the language of the bill um replace the language of the bill um entirely<01:46:08.480><c> with</c><01

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Housing Committee heard testimony on several housing-related bills. On SB 26, SD 2, relating to affordable housing, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development explained a prior transit-oriented development study that identified roughly 59,000 possible units and about 25,000 affordable units from known projects, and said the bill would help fill gaps by evaluating additional public lands for housing suitability and possible co-use with existing facilities. Members asked about the need for resources and staffing to do that work, and OPSD said it would need time and consultant support to carry it out. Testimony on the bill included support from state and county housing agencies and comments from planning and land use entities. On SB 66, SD 2, relating to housing and historic preservation review, SHPD and OHA both testified. SHPD said the bill would not override existing burial-site protections and that county staff with proper qualifications could make historic-property determinations locally, while OHA asked for clearer language requiring consultation when Native Hawaiian historic sites are involved and clearer procedures if an adverse effect is found. Committee members and SHPD discussed whether the bill should explicitly preserve existing Chapter 6E processes, whether counties have qualified staff, and how quickly a county would have to decide if it cannot complete the review itself and must use a third-party reviewer. Supporters said the measure could speed permitting and keep decisions local; one opponent argued it could rush approvals and strain infrastructure. The committee also heard support from housing, construction, business, and food-industry groups, and opposition from some preservation and community advocates. The committee then heard SB 332, SD 1, on foreclosure-related protections, with testimony focused on Lānaʻi and concerns about speculative real estate after the foreclosure moratorium ended. SB 414, SD 2, on restoring access to disaster-affected areas, drew support from HHFDC, DHS, and the Maui Chamber; HHFDC noted DOH plans for a temporary paved access road to the Kayola temporary housing site and said agencies were discussing which parcels would be needed. On SB 102, SD 2, relating to affordable housing and third-party historic review, SHPD said it would need to do more upfront screening and that the bill’s timelines and third-party provisions should be clearer; OHA said the measure should include a sunset and better staffing, and asked that the department fill positions to meet review demand. No votes or final committee actions were reported in the transcript.

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• </c><01:00:27.000><c> move</c><01:00:27.599><c> that</c><01:00:27.839><c> we</c><01:00:28.319><c> replace
• </c> I I'd like to move that we replace I I'd like to move that we replace section<01:00:29.880><c> 155
• We could replace it by, instead of repealing it, just by saying that we intend to share revenue with
• <01:02:23.680><c> could</c> them AR it doesn't matter we could them AR it doesn't matter we could replace
• it by instead of repealing it replace it by instead of repealing it just<01:02:26.440><c> by</c><01:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a proposed increase to the annual elevator certificate fee in the Department of Labor. The commissioner said the fee had been $50 for years and generated just under $300,000 annually, while the Inspection Division’s broader revenue far exceeded its expenses. Members noted the fee only covered the certificate, not the inspection itself, which is billed separately at $100 per hour. After comparing the fee to neighboring states and discussing the department’s revenue and staffing, the committee agreed to rewrite the language to set the fee at $75 and to vote on an amendment later. The committee then took up Section 139, which would expand the list of labor-law violations that can be penalized without first issuing a warning. The Department explained the change was meant to align House Bill 157 with other chapters, including youth employment and workers’ compensation provisions, where immediate civil penalties are already allowed. The section was accepted unanimously. A longer discussion followed on the Second Injury Fund. The commissioner explained that the fund reimburses insurers for certain workers’ compensation costs tied to claims involving pre-existing conditions, is financed by assessments on insurers, and requires notice within 100 weeks of injury plus a $10,000 deductible before reimbursement. He said the fund currently holds roughly $16 million to $22 million, one full-time employee administers it, and total staff involvement is about five to six people. Members questioned whether the fund should be sunset, but the department said the current House Bill 2 language does not propose a sunset; instead, it addresses increased hearing and litigation burdens after a recent Supreme Court decision. Sections 140 and 141, dealing with hearings, were then accepted unanimously. The committee also briefly discussed fines for late insurance coverage reporting, with the department noting the current rubric allows up to $50 per day but uses $112 per day, and members suggesting a lower amount.

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• Peterson touched on before, helps farmers affected by recent disasters, so we can help clean up, replace
• Peterson touched on before, helps farmers affected by recent disasters, so we can help clean up, replace
• Peterson touched on before, helps farmers affected by recent disasters, so we can help clean up, replace
• Peterson touched on before, helps farmers affected by recent disasters, so we can help clean up, replace
• Minnesota’s been aggressive in funding efforts to replace and upgrade retail gas station equipment to

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• There is nothing that replaces the authenticity of that observation.
• <00:35:38.520><c> is</c><00:35:38.760><c> nothing</c><00:35:39.160><c> that</c><00:35:39.280><c> replaces
• </c> seeing it there is nothing that replaces seeing it there is nothing that replaces the<00:35:39.920
• teaching programs, which means we have less college graduates with teaching degrees coming out to replace
• teachers that have either left the profession or are retiring. ...coming out to replace teachers that

Bills: HF550, HF412, HF796, HF140

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, HF412, Minnesota legislature, education committee, K-12 education, school observation, teacher observation, administrator observation, legislative transparency, legislator accountability, House rules, Senate rules, Legislative Reference Library, public reporting, education finance, education policy