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• same amount of energy generated by fossil fuels when you account for feedstock, the fossil fuel replaced
• This heat pump can replace a standard heating and cooling system comprising chillers, cooling towers,
• as a working fluid that gets us up to a 180-degree delivery temperature that lets us now directly replace
• These updates include roof repair and replacement to support solar panels, LED lighting improvements,
• These updates include roof repair and replacement to support solar panels, LED lighting improvements,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Key items in this legislation include policy changes around mortgage indexing, which replaces a defunct
• Key items in this legislation include policy changes around mortgage indexing, which replaces a defunct
• This legislation includes policy changes around mortgage indexing, which replaces a defunct benchmark
• If passed, HF 2426 would dismantle the equitable market that we fought for for years, replacing it with
• If passed, HF 2426 would dismantle the equitable market that we fought for for years, replacing it with

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• They will replace it with a cost-benefit test that applies a much higher discount rate.
• off the granite state test.<00:31:36.880><c> They</c><00:31:37.279><c> will</c><00:31:37.919><c> replace
• They will replace it with a test.
• They will replace it with a costbenefit<00:31:41.279><c> test</c><00:31:41.600><c> that</c><00:31:41.840
• Housing made over $1.6 million in energy efficiency improvements with help from NH Saves, including replacing

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• foreclosure situation if agreed to in writing by the mortgage lender and the borrower, and it also replaces
• It also replaces the requirement for certified mail with first-class mail.
• It also replaces certified mail with first-class mail.
• a foreclosure situation if agreed to in writing by the mortgage lender and the borrower, and it replaces
• including authority through rulemaking to update the broker-dealer conduct rules that have been and replacing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• what the bill does even though we're limiting the scope of what those dollars can be used for is replace
• what the bill does even though we're limiting the scope of what those dollars can be used for is replace
• what the bill does, even though we're limiting the scope of what those dollars can be used for, is replace
• what the bill does, even though we're limiting the scope of what those dollars can be used for, is replace
• even during times of<00:51:29.440><c> economic</c><00:51:30.040><c> economic</c> This measure will replace

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees first heard House Bill 229, which would establish a statewide speed restriction for motor vehicles under certain circumstances. Testimony on the bill was limited and came in support from the City and County of Honolulu’s transportation services, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. No one testified in opposition, and there were no questions. The committees then took up House Bill 860, which would grant immunity from liability to the state or counties when they repair or maintain a street whose ownership or jurisdiction is disputed between them. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted written testimony, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee, Hawaii County Council member Heather Kimble, and the Iolani Homestead Community Association for Justice testified in support. The Ho Association for Justice opposed the bill, arguing the immunity was too broad and that the issue had already been addressed by prior legislation. In discussion, members raised concerns about liability and asked whether a different approach, such as extending the 2017 law transferring Oahu roads in limbo to the counties, would be acceptable; county representatives said that path could be considered if immunity were removed. House Bill 1161, which would authorize counties to use a road usage charge mechanism similar to the state’s, drew support from the Department of Transportation, the Energy Office, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, several county and city offices, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. Rental car companies and industry groups supported the concept but asked for amendments, including a flat fee instead of a per-mile charge, relief for plug-in hybrid vehicles, and a delayed implementation date. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii also supported relief for hybrids. Members questioned the rental car representatives about the flat-fee proposal, and they said a per-mile charge would be difficult to calculate and pass on to customers. At the end of the joint agenda, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1161 to Tuesday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m., and the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee also deferred the three measures to that date and time. The Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee then began hearing House Bill 925, which would create a Performing Arts Special Fund, and House Bill 1378, which would establish a Performing Arts Grants Program and Special Fund and revise the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ responsibilities and funding sources. HB 925 received support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and written support or comments from DBEDT, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, and others. HB 1378 drew extensive testimony and discussion focused on preserving arts funding while addressing concerns about the use of Works of Art Special Fund dollars for positions and programming. The Governor’s office said it supported the intent but had concerns; the Attorney General warned that the bill’s cap and transfer provisions were unclear and could affect the tax-exempt status of bond-funded dollars; and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts opposed the measure, urging an audit, tracking of deposits, and a shift of positions and programs to general funds instead of changing the law. The chair explained that the bill was intended to protect arts funding while tightening the legal guardrails around bond-financed dollars and preserving federal support, and asked testimony to focus on new points as the hearing continued.

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• the impact of that hits the local community, when the lodging from a resort is eliminated and it's replaced
• the impact of that hits the local community, when the lodging from a resort is eliminated and it's replaced
• the impact of that hits the local community, when the lodging from a resort is eliminated and it's replaced
• We have been in front of this committee dozens of times... and it's replaced by one big mansion and it's
• replaced by one big mansion that<00:21:42.559><c> impact</c><00:21:42.960><c> on</c><00:21:43.120><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 28.839><c> Miss</c> Nan Madden, director of the Minnesota Budget Project, testified in opposition to replacing
• 59:51.960><c> to</c> I'm testifying today an opposition to I'm testifying today an opposition to replacing
• our</c><00:59:52.799><c> state's</c><00:59:53.160><c> current</c><00:59:53.480><c> approach</c> replacing
• our state's current approach replacing our state's current approach to<00:59:54.039><c> Social</c><00
• > Nan Madden, director of the Minnesota Budget Project, continued her testimony in opposition to replacing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in front of the legislature in the last couple of years is our local government roads wetlands replacement
• government couple of years is our local government roads<00:55:55.680><c> wetlands</c><00:55:56.319><c> replacement
• </c><00:55:57.119><c> program</c><00:55:58.119><c> this</c> roads wetlands replacement program this roads
• wetlands replacement program this program<00:55:58.720><c> is</c><00:55:58.880><c> mandated</c><00:55
• 55:59.599><c> State</c><00:56:00.039><c> Statute</c><00:56:01.039><c> and</c> They are required to replace

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , for the benefit of the committee, this amendment that I’m going to offer to Senate Bill 93 is a replace-all
• c> 93</c><00:45:40.680><c> is</c><00:45:40.960><c> is</c><00:45:41.079><c> a</c><00:45:41.240><c> replace
• </c><00:45:41.720><c> all</c> Senate Bill 93 is is a replace all Senate Bill 93 is is a replace all because
• As we've heard, this is a complete replacement of what the original bill was, and this will take care

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We will replace section two of HB 101 with bill draft sections two and three from HB 101.
• We will replace section two of HB 101 with bill draft sections two and three from HB 101.
• language from language from hb101<01:41:59.119><c> we</c><01:41:59.239><c> will</c><01:41:59.520><c> replace
• </c><01:42:00.000><c> section</c><01:42:00.360><c> two</c><01:42:00.719><c> of</c> hb101 we will replace
• section two of hb101 we will replace section two of this<01:42:01.199><c> bill</c><01:42:01.800><c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness met on February 6, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. HB 44, which would appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services to work with community-based organizations on social services needs, drew broad support from nonprofit providers and coalitions that said contracts and reimbursement rates have not kept pace with the actual cost of services, leaving agencies unable to retain staff or meet demand. DHS said it supported the bill’s intent but asked for clarification because the language was broad and did not specify which organizations or how funds should be allocated. Committee members and the bill’s introducer discussed how to make the measure more specific and equitable, including whether to set a percentage increase, use a baseline date, and direct DHS to distribute funds among different program areas; the True Cost Coalition and DHS agreed to follow up in writing with proposed language and a funding number. The committee then heard HB 1349, which would authorize Medicaid/CHIP coverage for income-qualified pregnant persons and children regardless of immigration status. Supporters, including the Legal Clinic, Aloha Care, and the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, said the bill would improve prenatal and child health, reduce the chilling effect of immigration enforcement on care-seeking, and help prevent premature or underweight births by ensuring earlier access to providers. DHS provided comments and the committee asked where the measure would fit in the budget; the department identified the relevant budget code. Written testimony in support came from multiple advocacy and health organizations and dozens of individuals. Finally, the committee heard HB 613, which would appropriate funds to DHS for emergency shelter and services for unaccompanied homeless youth. The Office of the Public Defender, the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions, the Office of Youth Services, Rise, the Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission, and others supported the bill, emphasizing youth homelessness, the need for coordinated shelter and outreach, and the high share of LGBTQ+ youth among homeless minors. OYS asked that the committee consider funding its existing Safe Spaces pilot rather than creating a new program, while DHS said it supported the intent but wanted clarification because multiple department programs could be implicated. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair instead requested follow-up language and funding information for HB 44 and continued the measures for further consideration.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Organizations serving low-income households reported they could not source compliant replacement service
• standards until 2031 to provide additional time for the industry to adjust and bring compliant replacement
• And if I need replacement parts, those parts were manufactured, transported, and sold through a chain
• had to tell my wife we need to go get our... to tell my wife we need to go get our water heater replaced

Keywords: 981, all

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• And then line 13.1 is a technical correction, which deletes a non-existent statute and replaces it with
• non-existent correction, which deletes a non-existent statute<00:03:43.680><c> and</c><00:03:43.800><c> replaces
• </c><00:03:44.400><c> with</c><00:03:44.520><c> the</c><00:03:45.120><c> correct</c> statute and replaces
• it with the correct statute and replaces it with the correct statute.<00:03:46.400><c> If</c><00:03:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This program allowed us to make immediate improvements, repairing front steps and roofs, replacing sidewalks
• improvements, repairing front steps<01:01:01.880><c> and</c><01:01:02.080><c> roofs,</c><01:01:02.600><c> replacing
• </c><01:01:03.080><c> sidewalks,</c> steps and roofs, replacing sidewalks, steps and roofs, replacing

Bills: HF495, HF4321, HF3902, HF4161, HF3755

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• And so, uh, the committee sub that I put forth replaces the prohibition on new license.
• the committee sub that I I put forth uh the committee sub that I I put forth uh<00:07:42.080><c> replaces
• <c> the</c><00:07:42.720><c> prohibition</c><00:07:43.200><c> on</c><00:07:43.400><c> new</c> uh replaces
• the prohibition on new uh replaces the prohibition on new license.<00:07:44.800><c> Uh</c> license.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:02 Discussion HB 144 00:00:58 Vote HB 144 00:02:40 Discussion HB 169 00:03:21 Vote HB 169 00:05:02 Discussion HB 568 00:05:56 Vote HB 568 00:28:27 Discussion HB 627 00:32:26 Vote HB 627 01:00:26, 958, all

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• So, despite the brief sugar rush that producers may feel by replacing the excise tax with an added sales
• </c><01:06:19.760><c> may</c><01:06:19.960><c> feel</c><01:06:20.320><c> by</c><01:06:20.480><c> replacing
• </c><01:06:21.040><c> the</c> that producers may feel by replacing the that producers may feel by replacing

Keywords: An issue was found with the live stream of this meeting. This version was uploaded as a complete version and should contain the entirety of the meeting. Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 647 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 647 Vote 00:05:47 HB 501 Discussion 00:07:40 HB 501 Vote 00:09:53 HB 502 Discussion 00:11:20 HB 502 Vote 00:14:48 HJR 75 Discussion 00:16:53 HJR 75 Vote 00:17:35 HJR 76 Discussion 00:19:00 HJR 76 Vote 00:19:43 HB 869 Discussion 00:21:22 HB 869 Vote 00:30:00 HB 619 Discussion 00:31:39 HB 619 Vote 00:34:33 HB 356 Discussion 00:36:22 HB 356 Vote 00:40:19 HB 900 Discussion 00:43:17 HB 900 Vote 00:46:21 HB 816 Discussion 00:48:02 HB 816 Vote 00:53:47 HB 9 Discussion 00:55:05 HB 9 Vote 01:18:25 HB 757 Discussion 01:21:04 HB 757 Vote 01:35:55, 958, all

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• So what we've done is we've, excuse me, offered an amendment that would kind of tweak and replace that
• bars the board members from the CJTC, or any of the employees, from serving as interim sheriffs or replacement
• Serving as interim sheriffs or replacement sheriffs.
• good policy to make sure that it prevents conflicts of interest and those conflicts of interest in replacement

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, HB2487, SB5816, SB5919, SB5831, SB6137, SB6244, SB5420, SB5868, SB6044, SB6132, SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House took up Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, a bill modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, volunteers, youth cadets, and related law enforcement roles. Members first considered a striking amendment and then a series of floor amendments, with debate repeatedly focusing on sheriffs as elected constitutional officers, the scope of state authority over local law enforcement, and whether the bill would create unfunded mandates or practical problems for counties. Supporters of the bill and many amendments argued for clarifying language, local flexibility, and state payment for new requirements; opponents generally warned the bill would weaken elected sheriffs, impose costs on counties, or overreach into local control. Amendment 2343, which would have added intent language emphasizing that sheriffs are directly accountable to the electorate, was debated at length and defeated on a roll call vote, 41 yeas to 56 nays. Amendment 2373, shifting background-check costs to the state through the Washington State Patrol, was also defeated, 44 yeas to 53 nays. Amendment 2374, narrowing provisions affecting private security and specially commissioned officers, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2369, clarifying rules for volunteers and youth cadets, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2371, limiting surveillance-related provisions to situations requiring a warrant, failed 42 to 55. Amendment 2372, clarifying that only non-public information would be restricted from disclosure, also failed 41 to 56. Later, Amendment 2370, which would have aligned the bill’s definition of volunteer law enforcement officers with existing statute, was defeated 42 to 55. Finally, Amendment 2352, which would have exempted current sheriffs from the bill’s new decertification rules, was debated as a protection against changing the rules midstream but was opposed on the grounds that the bill already grandfathered in the one sheriff who did not meet the new experience requirement; the amendment’s vote was not completed in the excerpt provided. The transcript also begins with the Speaker signing several bills, including Substitute House Bill 1570 and Substitute Senate Bill 6248.

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• This section replaces the system that the original bill had, the Department of State setting up, and
• This section replaces the system that the original bill had, the Department of State setting up, and
• This section replaces the system that the original bill had, the Department of State setting up, and
• To take just one example, there has been a bipartisan effort over the past nine years to rip and replace

Bills: S0006, S0026, S0206, S0532, S0576, S1012, S1110, S1178, S1192, S1758, S1760, S7046, S7048

Keywords: child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived. The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.

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• So, my motion would be to strike instructional and replace it with non-instructional.
• motion would be to strike<01:05:41.680><c> instructional</c><01:05:42.480><c> and</c><01:05:42.720><c> replace
• </c><01:05:43.039><c> it</c><01:05:43.280><c> with</c> strike instructional and replace it with strike
• instructional and replace it with non-instructional.

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• Um, and it in the state is incentivizing, not replacing employer spending with doing this.
• absenteeism and turnovers. it in the state is incentifying, not it in the state is incentifying, not replacing
• employer</c><00:21:04.320><c> spending</c><00:21:05.200><c> with</c><00:21:05.440><c> doing</c> replacing
• employer spending with doing replacing employer spending with doing this.<00:21:06.080><c> It</c><00

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 25 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all