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• We want to say thank you for replacing the term special need recreational playground equipment with accessible
• We want to say thank<00:45:28.880><c> you</c><00:45:29.040><c> for</c><00:45:29.359><c> replacing</c>
• <00:45:29.760><c> the</c><00:45:29.920><c> term</c><00:45:30.240><c> special</c> thank you for replacing
• the term special thank you for replacing the term special need<00:45:30.800><c> recreational</c><00:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Economic Development Technology Committee met on April 17, 2025, to hear STR 121, a resolution to form a working group to explore legalized gaming in Hawaii. Supporters, including DBED, labor representatives, and some industry interests, argued the measure would allow the state to gather more information, consider economic growth, job creation, investment, and tax revenue, and include a range of viewpoints before any final policy decision. Several supporters emphasized that a working group would help ensure informed decision-making and community input. Opponents argued that legalized gambling would disproportionately harm low-income residents and Native Hawaiians, increase addiction and related social harms, and bring crime, corruption, and human trafficking. Some cited examples from other states, illegal game rooms in Hawaii, and concerns that gambling revenue would be limited while social costs would be high. Others said the conversation should be led by local communities rather than industry stakeholders, and one testifier requested community representation on any working group for a potential stadium-area project. The committee also heard from witnesses who framed the measure as a way to address money leaving the state and to create a regulated alternative to illegal gambling. No vote or final action on STR 121 was taken during the hearing, and the chair noted the committee would need to adjourn in time for floor session if the hearing ran long.

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• This amendment is to replace the $63,750 in salary. that the Attorney General lost during the course
• I ask you to vote for this motion to support it and replace it. and atone for the money that was lost
• shouldn't be controversial that we had a complete file, and we had an acquittal, and I think it's time to replace
• We can't allow poverty to become a secondary punishment. replacement representative.

Bills: HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB2143, HJR2, HB147, HJR6, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

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• To respond to this, we are replacing it with a different, widely used maximum interest rate that is used
• 00:03:42.480><c> are</c> calculate to respond to this we are calculate to respond to this we are replacing
• 43.439><c> with</c><00:03:43.560><c> a</c><00:03:43.760><c> different</c><00:03:44.200><c> widely</c> replacing
• it with a different widely replacing it with a different widely used<00:03:45.120><c> maximum</c><00

Bills: HF2601, HF2607, HF2027, HF2608

Keywords: financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate

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• allowed us to undertake major projects, including the exterior window treatment project, the tile replacement
• . on the decks, elevator and HVAC upgrades, as well as our current projects, replacing the Capitol roof
• Having the necessary funds to replace the roof, boiler system, cooling towers, and other projects is
• I mean, we have to replace tags in the pens yearly because they. They just don't last.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• campus-wide mechanical, electric, and plumbing MEP systems, upgrades and critical electric system replacement
• A replacement fleet to support and push the growth of this successful program is an imperative.
• The aircraft, the industry that university has identified as a replacement fleet of the same aircraft
• Not that we would have them replace financial advisors because that's not their role, but to have a better

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• hospital to facility, and removing the word continuing from the initial education requirements and replacing
• education continuing from the initial education requirements<01:14:51.239><c> and</c><01:14:51.719><c> replacing
• </c><01:14:52.719><c> the</c><01:14:52.880><c> term</c> requirements and replacing the term requirements
• and replacing the term ongoing<01:14:53.719><c> training</c><01:14:54.120><c> with</c><01:14:54.360>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• continuously renew Capital program to continuously renew our<00:07:00.479><c> and</c><00:07:00.680><c> replace
• </c><00:07:01.120><c> our</c><00:07:01.360><c> infrastructure</c><00:07:02.360><c> to</c> our and replace
• our infrastructure to our and replace our infrastructure to make<00:07:02.680><c> sure</c><00:07:02.960
• And then we have a project right now going into a homestead in the CAP area to do service line replacements

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing focused primarily on Senate Bill 1409, which would cap county user fees charged to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the measure, arguing it would reduce monthly housing-related costs for lower-income beneficiaries and help make homesteading more affordable. Several testifiers, including the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and some individuals, also submitted comments or support. County and city water and sewer agencies, including the County of Kauai Department of Water, the City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and the City and County Department of Environmental Services, strongly opposed the bill, saying it would shift substantial costs to other ratepayers, create lost revenue, and could force fee increases for everyone else. They also raised concerns about the bill’s cap structure and potential misuse, while noting their systems are funded by user fees rather than taxes. During committee discussion, Honolulu Board of Water Supply officials estimated about 4,500 DHHL customers on Oʻahu and projected lost revenue of roughly $30 million to $36 million over five years, with larger cumulative impacts over time; they said any waiver would be absorbed by other customers. The County of Hawaiʻi representative estimated nearly 2,000 DHHL customers on the Big Island and about $2.4 million in annual lost revenue. DHHL responded that it is pursuing revenue-generating projects on unused lands, but members questioned whether the department should do more to generate its own revenue and suggested looking at other affordability mechanisms, including market rent on commercial properties or a similar cap on other beneficiary fees. After hearing the testimony and discussion, the committee chair announced the recommendation to defer SB 1409 indefinitely, and the Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs agreed with that decision. The hearing then moved to Senate Bill 1408, a housekeeping measure. DHHL testified in support, saying the bill was part of an effort to lower housing costs through a modular manufacturing approach. DHHL described plans to use an unused hangar at Kalaeloa for a potential modular housing manufacturing plant, including discussions with the University of Hawaiʻi and a Denver-based company, and said it was also exploring a pilot project with Habitat for Humanity on Maui. No vote or final action on SB 1408 was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• all decisions that force locals to leave, when lawmakers want to bring in out-of-state nurses to replace
• want to bring in out of state<01:06:56.079><c> nurses</c><01:06:56.480><c> to</c><01:06:56.680><c> replace
• our</c><01:06:57.200><c> own</c><01:06:57.520><c> we</c><01:06:57.680><c> will</c> state nurses to replace
• our own we will state nurses to replace our own we will resist<01:06:58.880><c> when</c><01:06:59.039

Keywords: Order of the Day: PENDING, 912, senate, all

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• This is a replacement for H.R. 23, so RS 33797. We simply added and changed a few words here.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met briefly and first approved the minutes from March 17 and March 19 without objection. The only substantive item was RS 33797, presented by Representative Dygert as a replacement for H.R. 23. He explained that the proposal made minor wording changes, including replacing “doors” with “entrances” and clarifying language about members remaining at their floor desks while the House is under call unless the presiding officer puts the House at ease. Representative Crane moved to introduce RS 33797 and recommend it be sent to the Second Reading Calendar. The committee had no questions or debate, and the motion passed by voice vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• And some of these, sometimes what is construction and what is maintenance and replacing of doors is sometimes

Summary: The committee met to consider a waiver request related to Jackson County School District Superintendent Chester Shannon’s construction project in Tuckerman, Arkansas. Shannon explained that while the district was in the middle of construction, it received grants and was able to complete additional work, including some items that could be interpreted as maintenance rather than construction. He said the change orders allowed the district to make needed improvements at a reduced cost and that he wanted board approval to ensure he was covered by the waiver. Members asked no substantive questions beyond acknowledging the inconvenience of Shannon having to return to present the request again after a prior approval of a different amount. Representative Eaves apologized for the need for the second appearance, noting there was no procedure to handle the change without the superintendent’s testimony. A motion was made by Senator Rice and seconded by Mr. Speaker to approve the waiver request, and the motion passed by voice vote. In other business, Marty Garrity, Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, reported that the Bureau’s independent biennial audit had no findings. Members congratulated the Bureau on the result, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• Act 743, for unemployment, workers' compensation, and Arkansas minimum wage and hour act purposes, replaces
• So this was primarily a result of the Access Act and replaces the previous Arkansas Concurrent Challenge
• Acceleration Scholarship Program, so this was primarily a result of the Access Act and replaces the previous
• Just for clarity, this replaces the challenge scholarship? It replaces the Concurrent Challenge.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a long agenda of agency rule changes, beginning with housekeeping on the order of business and then taking up rules from multiple state agencies. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s odometer disclosure rule allowing electronic signatures and disclosures, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and recreational parks, lead-based paint, counseling licensure, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental specialties and compacts, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, medical compacts, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these were described as technical updates, conformity with recent acts, federal standards, or compact participation, and nearly all were approved without objection after brief questions and, in many cases, no public comment. The committee also reviewed Department of Labor and Licensing rules on minimum wage/independent contractor standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements for ATV/LSV dealers, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting and retention programs. Testimony generally emphasized that the rules implemented recent legislation, updated fees or licensing standards, or streamlined existing processes. Members asked a few questions about fee structures, the rationale for regulating professional wrestling, and how the National Guard’s public-private partnership and incentive programs would work; the department said the recruiting incentives would be funded from existing appropriations and were intended to improve retention and force strength. These rules were also approved without objection. The most extensive discussion came on the Department of Education’s Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program rule. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify allowable expenses, and speed approval of core educational purchases. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting certain sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting phone purchases except for disability-related needs, setting a $1,000 threshold for additional review of technology purchases, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about safeguards, appeals, sports equipment, provider credentialing, rural vendor access, and whether the department would be flexible or overly restrictive. The department said it would review every request, provide written explanations for denials, allow appeals up to the State Board, and refer suspected fraud to prosecutors if necessary. After hearing from 13 members of the public, the committee continued to discuss the rule, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the EFA rule is shown.

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• strike out section four of the bill that is related to the off-site construction accelerated pilot and replace
• off-site construction accelerated<00:19:08.800><c> pilot</c><00:19:09.800><c> and</c><00:19:09.840><c> replace
• c><00:19:10.200><c> it</c><00:19:10.320><c> with</c><00:19:10.480><c> a</c> accelerated pilot and replace
• it with a accelerated pilot and replace it with a new<00:19:10.760><c> section</c><00:19:11.200><c>
• The Senate replaced that with mandatory monitoring for the maximum number of PFAS detectable under EPA-approved

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Assemblymember Macedo is serving as his replacement for today's hearing, and we'll welcome Assemblymember
• Assemblymember James Ramos will serve as her replacement for today's hearing, and a warm welcome to Assemblymember
• AB 2694 replaces this rigid rule with a clear practical standard.
• 2142 creates a rebuttable presumption so that a school district and community college is required to replace
• Students fall behind, confusion replaces clarity, and for those of us balancing work, family, and school

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• would be able to vote on the, uh, presumably the committee amendment, which is usually pretty much a replace-all
• would be able to vote on the, uh, presumably the committee amendment, which is usually pretty much a replace-all
• /c><00:16:13.839><c> pretty</c><00:16:14.079><c> much</c><00:16:14.160><c> a</c><00:16:14.399><c> replace
• </c> which is usually pretty much a replace which is usually pretty much a replace all.<00:16:14.959>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• interim because there was some confusion and some of the language about approximate cause, and it was replaced
• cause<00:22:14.159><c> and</c><00:22:14.400><c> it</c><00:22:14.640><c> was</c><00:22:14.960><c> replaced
• </c><00:22:15.360><c> with</c> cause and it was replaced with cause and it was replaced with substantial
• interim because of confusion about some of the language, including “approximate cause,” which was replaced

Bills: HF2358, HF3496, HF3504, HF2169, HF3440

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• And it cannot be used to replace or duplicate funding or change fee schedules.
• We can't pay to replace electronic health records.
• Uh we can't pay to replace replace replace electronic<00:08:48.080><c> health</c><00:08:48.560><c> records

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01 Department for Public Health Budget Request 00:01:46 Department for Community Based Services Budget Request 00:31:58 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) 00:57:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard a lengthy presentation from the Department for Public Health on Kentucky’s rural health transformation plan and related budget questions. Commissioner John Langfeld said the state received a $212.9 million federal award, one of the larger awards nationally, and outlined five focus areas: maternal and infant health, integrated EMS/trauma response, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, and chronic disease prevention with an emphasis on obesity and diabetes. He stressed that the effort is intended to be integrated, data-driven, and sustainable, and that the federal funds cannot be used for new construction, clinician salaries, research and development, EHR replacement, or to pay for currently billable services. He also said the program carries accountability requirements and that funds can be clawed back if milestones are not met. Members pressed for clarification on duplication with other budget requests, sustainability after the five-year funding period, and how success would be measured. Langfeld said he was not aware of any duplicate funding with the department’s additional budget requests and said the rural health funds were separate from those requests. He also said the program will be tracked through specific metrics and timelines, using both execution measures and outcome measures such as readmissions, with more rapid-cycle feedback to allow course correction. Representative Fleming raised concerns about possible overlap with navigator funding and asked for more detail on the budget breakdown; Langfeld said a detailed line-item budget had been prepared but was still awaiting final CMS approval before release, and that he would explore sharing more information once restrictions were lifted. The committee then heard from the Kentucky State Public Health Laboratory about a request for a new central lab expansion. The presenter described the current 35-year-old facility as outdated and constrained by aging infrastructure, obsolete equipment, deferred maintenance, and inadequate space, and said the lab performs critical work with no in-state alternative for many services, including newborn screening, select-agent and biosafety level 3 testing, animal necropsy for rabies, genetic sequencing, environmental and food safety testing, and response to emerging infectious diseases. The project is already in design phase C, expected to finish in mid-April, with construction funding sought at roughly $276 million on top of about $35 million already approved for design. Members asked about long-term operating costs, backup arrangements, and whether the current facility would remain in use; the presenter said the current lab would continue to be used by the department while other divisions move into vacated space, and that the lab has mutual-aid agreements with the Southeast Consortium and universities for contingency support. Finally, the Department for Community Based Services began its budget presentation on SNAP and relative caregiver issues. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and budget director Misty Sammons identified the governor’s recommended budget items tied to new federal requirements under HR1, including changes affecting payment error rates. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended.

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• She reported that her school district's budget is so small, she barely has enough funds or time to replace
• She reported that her school district's budget is so small, she barely has enough funds or time to replace
• Restricting their ability to allocate modest funds for professional engagement replaces local judgment
• Restricting their ability to advocate modest funds for professional engagement replaces local... 30 seconds
• First, House Bill 2249 creates a compliance-driven environment that replaces trust and professional discretion

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The chemical used, or they were the replacement to the chemical used.
• All we really need to do is replace who's in the dark blue circle for those who create and own the risk
• Force, which essentially outlined conditions in which the Air Force would pay for a supply well to replace
• And we did get those replaced through the Superfund process and got new wells out of that.
• If there, I didn't know this that PFAS are replaceable with less precision. I don't know.

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• So you see on the right of the chart that we don't expect to completely replace our fossil fuel use with
• we will have productive development happening where we could start seeing some kind of revenue to replace
• And, most importantly, we will not be able to plan for replacement of that site or plan for redevelopment
• from them today, and the need to balance a budget and figure out a way to come up with revenue to replace
• these two things together can provide a net air quality benefit because the benefit of cleaner cars replacing

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.

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• And this is not a replacement for the defense attorney.
• projects, whether it's a true public need or whether the end benefactor is a private company, because replacing
• benefactor is a private<01:03:24.000><c> company</c><01:03:25.200><c> because</c><01:03:25.680><c> replacing
• </c> private company because replacing private company because replacing private<01:03:26.559><c> for

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes of its June 10, 2025 meeting and then heard testimony on House Bill 198, “Angela’s Law,” sponsored by Representative Samara Hein. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Hein and the victim’s parents described the case that prompted the proposal, saying the current law did not allow the conduct to be treated as an aggravating factor because the sexual act occurred after death. They emphasized that the bill would not require a death sentence or life without parole, but would give judges and juries another sentencing factor to consider. Doug and Angela Kerr gave emotional testimony about their daughter’s murder and said the current sentencing options were inadequate given the facts of the case. Several members expressed sympathy and supported the bill’s purpose. Senator Wheeler said the measure would signal that the Commonwealth will not tolerate such conduct, and Representative Petrie said he supported the concept but urged careful drafting so the language would not be too narrow or unintentionally reach co-conspirators or others whose conduct differed from the principal offender. The committee then received an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that 202C was enacted in 2021 to address a gap in Kentucky’s civil commitment laws for defendants found incompetent to stand trial after serious offenses. The presentation outlined the process: a Commonwealth’s attorney must file a petition for qualifying offenses, an evidentiary hearing must be held quickly, and if the respondent is found by a preponderance of the evidence to have committed the offense, a commitment hearing follows with a higher burden of proof. They also described the 2024 amendment changing the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and noted the statute’s review-hearing schedule and the availability of later review if circumstances change or new evidence emerges.