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• One of the systems that is being replaced in here is the MAXA system.
• One of the systems that is being replaced in here is the MAXA system.
• <00:15:32.280> The replaced in here is the MAXA system.
• The replaced in here is the MAXA system.
• <00:15:43.520> or<00:15:43.680> touched and it has not been replaced or touched and

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 334, a bill to modernize Minnesota’s county-administered human services technology systems, including those used for Medicaid, SNAP, and related programs. The author described the current systems as outdated “green screen” platforms from the late 1980s and early 1990s that are cumbersome for county workers, slow service delivery, and make it harder to retain staff. The bill would create an integration layer over legacy systems, establish a long-term technology modernization fund with about $90 million in spending over time and a $50 million cap, and place MNIT in charge of holding and disbursing funds. It also creates governance structures, including an interagency group with county representation and a legislative working group, and includes a $15 million fund for the Office of the Inspector General’s technology needs. Several members spoke in strong support, emphasizing that modernization would improve efficiency, help counties serve residents better, and strengthen fraud detection and data sharing. Representatives from Winona, Washington, Olmsted, Stearns, Hennepin, and others cited local experiences with hacked county systems, obsolete software, and the difficulty of recruiting workers to outdated systems. One member urged that the effort be made enterprise-wide and suggested adding the Office of Legislative Auditor to oversight. Another noted the bill’s potential to improve identity verification tools and support broader agency collaboration. No amendments were offered. After third reading and debate, the clerk called the roll and the House passed the bill with 134 ayes and 0 nays; the title was agreed to.

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• It's to replace lines 23 on page one with the following sale and use tax as provided for in sections
• It's to replace lines 23 on page one with the following sale and use tax as provided for in sections
• <00:09:01.519> It's<00:09:01.680> to<00:09:01.920> replace<00:09:02.959>
• It's to replace lines 23 on page Bill 3.
• And then it replaces Code of Alabama.

Bills: HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178, HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178

Keywords: illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, sunset review, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding, bail bonds, bail bond industry, professional bail bondsman, licensing board, state agency continuation, agency reauthorization, regulatory board, criminal justice

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• Only then were we told that they expected a full roof replacement, which would have cost over $30,000
• practices, requires insurance policies to pay restitution of policyholders, mandates offers of extended replacement
• practices, requires insurance policies to pay restitution of policyholders, mandates offers of extended replacement
• SB 876 does this by establishing the following: accurate real-world replacement cost estimates.
• SB 876 requires insurers to offer sufficient extended replacement costs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh, we are replacing a more than 50-year-old lab that was in Huntsville on the campus of Wallace State
• The federal government would not replace those funds.
• We were trying to send them to churches and food banks and places like that to kind of get that replaced
• We're replacing the system that we bought used back in 1983 from the state of New Mexico.
• You can imagine what we've been dealing with because it costs so much to replace a system like that.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Replace lines 30 through 33 on page 2 with the following: Alabama 1975 or any other authority providing
• Replace line 48 on page 2 with the following: Subsection A shall not apply to any transaction where payment
• Replace<00:08:38.880> line<00:08:39.200> 48<00:08:39.680> on<00:08:39.919> page
• <00:08:40.240> two<00:08:40.560> with<00:08:40.719> the Replace line 48 on page
• two with the Replace line 48 on page two with the following.<00:08:42.240> Subsection<00:08:43.120

Bills: HB545, HB545

Keywords: Escambia County, probate court, court fees, legal services, judicial legislation, HB545, legal tender, cash rounding, nearest five cents, nickel rounding, in-person cash transaction, cash transactions, change making, sales tax, Department of Revenue, merchant payments, consumer payments, currency rounding, cash payment, retail transactions

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• The reason why I say that is it says replace line 46, which we just replaced with population the library
• serves, and now we're replacing it with back to state and then adding this.
• But we're still replacing 46. We just re-rel it. There'll be a new, I think it bumps it down.
• We just >> But we're still replacing 46. We just re-rel<00:13:52.240> it.
• <00:14:02.320> Well, Well, when we replace it, of course, it falls in.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So the prime sponsor is different than the prime sponsor of the replace-all.
• It's a matter of the act itself was done. sponsor the replace all.
• I did speak sponsor the replace all.
• I only bill because it was a replace.
• Um the House saw there replace all bill.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , something that can simply be replaced, something that can simply be replaced, but<00:15:56.720>
• <00:47:17.119> Without buildings to be replaced later.
• Without buildings to be replaced later.
• This project replaces two State.
• Um and repair and replacement dollars.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee opened with quorum and decorum reminders, then approved the minutes from February 26, 2026. Members briefly set aside a planned follow-up on GO students from Minnesota State after being told the questions had been fully answered, and moved on to Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College’s storm damage presentation. Bemidji State President John Hoffman and facilities staff described the June 21 derecho that hit Bemidji, causing widespread roof, window, tree, and infrastructure damage across both campuses and the surrounding community. Hoffman said the institutions were already recovering from pandemic-era enrollment and budget losses, but had improved new student enrollment, retention, fundraising, and deficits before the storm. He emphasized that the campuses were well insured, but that restoring the tree canopy and campus character would take far longer than repairing buildings. Facilities worker Brent Steinmets gave a personal account of the storm response and cleanup, describing days of chainsaw work, debris removal, window repairs, and stump grinding, and noting that many employees were also dealing with damage at their own homes. Members asked what kind of funding request was being made, and Hoffman said Chair Duran was preparing a bill tied to the storm damage and reforestation needs, while alumni had already raised more than $80,000 through a “Replanting Our Roots” campaign. He said the institutions had spent about $50,000 in deductible costs and another $25,000 in unreimbursable overtime, and had hired a landscape architect to plan reforestation. Members also asked about enrollment growth and staffing reductions; Hoffman said overall enrollment was up a little more than 2% since fall 2022, new student enrollment had risen 17%, NTC headcount was up 75%, and the campuses had reduced about 30% of instructional faculty and close to 30% of overall employees while reorganizing programs and administration. Discussion also focused on preserving liberal arts and applied liberal arts offerings, with Hoffman saying the institutions were emphasizing critical thinking, communication, citizenship, interdisciplinarity, and human intelligence alongside workforce training. No vote was taken on the storm-related funding proposal during the meeting.

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• > an So, for instance, replacing an So, for instance, replacing an inefficient<00:10:22.480>
• <00:21:02.640> your 10 watt LED light bulb to replace your 10 watt LED light bulb to replace
• resources are retiring and replacement resources are retiring and replacement resources<01:01:32.640
• <01:02:09.760> It replacing those resources with. It replacing those resources with.
• relatively quick timing and replace it. relatively quick timing and replace it.

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• And at its replace existing buildings.
• , need your help in replacing, need your help in replacing, modernizing,<01:10:23.440> and
• This is a legislatively replacement.
• <01:19:45.920> And<01:19:46.080> so, called repair and replacement.
• And so, called repair and replacement.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So we are helping them manage a project on New Mexico 22 that is a bridge replacement project that is
• So we are helping them manage a project on New Mexico 22 that is a bridge replacement project that is
• We have a bridge replacement up in Peñasco Canyon, New Mexico 63, and that's on suspension also, but
• We had district-wide striping, sign replacement projects, I-25, more interstate.
• The average age of our equipment needing replacement is 20 years, so we have some older equipment.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee heard a District 5 New Mexico Department of Transportation presentation from Rhonda Lopez, who reviewed the district’s FY26 budget, staffing vacancies, and the status of special appropriations from 2020 through 2025. She described numerous completed and ongoing projects across the district, including roadway overlays, bridge work, intersection improvements, ADA upgrades, and maintenance projects, and also summarized STIP, TPF, LGRF, and equipment needs. Members asked about a guardrail issue near U.S. 64 in Hogback, the 5% local match for TPF projects, and the status of the New Mexico 371/U.S. 36 intersection funding agreement with the Navajo Nation; DOT said the match is secured or waived where applicable and that the Navajo agreement is nearly finalized. The committee then heard House Bill 270, which would amend the Public Works Apprentice Training Act to require contributions to apprenticeship and training programs for certain public works contracts, including highway-related work, while creating an exception where no approved apprenticeship program exists for a trade classification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen workforce development and support apprenticeship training. Contractors and asphalt industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would raise road project costs and duplicate existing training contributions. A motion to table failed on a tie, and a later motion to pass also failed on a tie, leaving the bill in committee. Next, the committee heard House Bill 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund, dedicate additional revenue sources including a portion of electricity GRT and motor vehicle excise tax, and begin annual distributions for federal matching funds in 2029. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would help address a multi-billion-dollar road funding gap, improve maintenance, and provide a stable source for matching federal dollars. Some members raised concerns about the electricity tax component, its effect on utility bills, and overlap with recently enacted transportation financing measures; others supported the concept but questioned timing and funding priorities. A motion on the bill resulted in a tie and failed, leaving the bill in committee. The meeting concluded with a District 4 NMDOT legislative presentation. The district outlined its geography, budget, staffing vacancy rate, completed special appropriations, active construction and maintenance projects, wildfire-related recovery work, local government funding allocations, and equipment replacement needs. Members asked about school district uses of local funding and the impact of aging equipment and weather on maintenance costs. The presentation ended without any formal action on District 4 items, and the committee adjourned.

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• Where are we going to replace it in years to come?
• So, we're spinning off more interest income to our state to replace as much as a billion dollars or more
• Turning off that spigot fast, you won't find anything to replace it. to be able to replace it.
• And those things, but in terms of revenue replacement. like a revenue replacement.
• The new Attorney General has now replaced that with another litigator, if I'm wrong at any point.

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• Current law requires the replacement of certain demolished affordable housing units and mandates relocation
• If those units were occupied by a lower-income person, they have to be replaced by a deed-restricted
• It's really important that housing gets replaced when it gets demolished.
• That doesn't make a lot of sense unless they get replaced and rebuilt somewhere else, so we think that
• It's really important that housing gets replaced when it gets demolished logistics facilities which are

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 249, which would require youth-specific coordinated entry assessments for homeless services. The author and supporters from Larkin Street Youth Services and the California Coalition for Youth argued that current vulnerability tools are adult-focused and can disadvantage young people; the bill was described as a developmentally appropriate fix to better connect youth to housing and prevention services. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 7-0 to Human Services. Members then heard AB 239 and AB 1206. AB 239 would create a state-led disaster housing task force, a state disaster housing coordinator, and regular legislative reporting to speed recovery after disasters; it passed 7-0 to Emergency Management. AB 1206 would let local agencies pre-approve plans for single-family and small multifamily homes of up to 10 units to reduce permitting delays and costs; the League of California Cities opposed it unless amended, citing local variation and staffing concerns, but the author and supporters said it would preserve local control and help speed housing production. The bill passed 9-0 to Local Government. The committee also took up AB 57, which would reserve at least 10% of California’s home purchase assistance funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. Supporters framed it as reparative justice and a way to address longstanding racial disparities in homeownership, while Pacific Legal Foundation argued it likely violated constitutional limits on race-based government action and urged a race-neutral approach. After discussion about reparations criteria and the bill’s intent, it passed 6-0 to Judiciary. The consent calendar, including AB 480, AB 726, and AB 1154, was approved 8-0. Later, AB 282 was heard to allow housing providers to prefer applicants who participate in rental assistance programs, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, despite existing source-of-income discrimination law. Supporters said it would help voucher holders find units and improve affordable housing operations; no opposition testified, and the bill passed 6-1 to Judiciary. AB 1229 followed, restructuring the adult reentry grant program to focus on permanent housing for people leaving prison by moving administration to HCD and using regional administrators; supporters emphasized the link between housing stability and reduced recidivism, and the bill passed 7-0 to Public Safety. The committee then approved AB 670, which would let local governments count preservation of naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element goals and require better demolition reporting, and AB 750, which would strengthen oversight and reporting for homeless shelters after a prior reporting law saw very low compliance. AB 670 passed 8-0 to Local Government, and AB 750 was presented with testimony from a shelter resident describing abuse and lack of accountability in shelters.

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• a generator, replaced a fire pump, things that have been aging within the facility.
• But we knew that we needed a roof replacement.
• Phase two of the roof replacement.
• But we knew that we needed a roof replacement.
• Phase two of the roof replacement. What that looks like and what the cost looks like.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then returned to its ongoing budget workshop with the Department of Management Services. DFS’s Division of Risk Management described its role as the state self-insurance fund, covering about 200,000 employees and 27,000 vehicles, paying roughly $150 million in claims last year, and managing a pilot ETS treatment program for veterans and first responders that had 49 patients and 804 treatments as of the latest report. The Division of State Fire Marshal outlined its fire prevention, training, emergency response, and grant programs, including hurricane deployments, the Florida State Fire College, and several capital and grant requests for roof, courtyard, memorial, and equipment needs. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation explained how it handles insolvent insurers under Chapter 631, currently administering 14 estates with $1.2 billion in assets and $3.7 billion in liabilities, and said no new receiverships had been opened since February 2023. Members asked about grant backlogs, fire truck procurement delays, memorial repairs, and whether affiliate transfers were occurring in insurer liquidations. Secretary Griffin then updated the committee on DBPR’s implementation of House Bill 1021 on community associations. He said the department had used the new authority to expand education, complaint handling, and ombudsman services, including 10 free standardized courses, a new condo website, and a four-hour board certification course that had already drawn more than 12,000 attendees. He reported that outreach to condominium communities had increased by more than 60%, that complaint filings were up 39% while jurisdictional dismissals dropped to 11%, and that about 81% to 82% of the 65 new positions had been filled. Members pressed him on whether the department had enough authority and funding, how condominium counts are determined, how self-reported structural integrity reserve study data is verified, and whether more public-facing complaint tracking and better reporting from local governments or developers would improve the system. The committee then resumed questioning Secretary Allende of DMS about outstanding budget and operations issues. Members focused on the delayed People First contract extension required by statute, with the secretary saying the delay involved technical and contractual complexity in moving a legacy hard-coded system to the cloud. They also revisited the state data team and data catalog project, asking why a statutory 2022 deadline had not been met, how the four-person team and broader data staff were organized, how many applicants were considered for key positions, and what each role was doing. The secretary said the catalog work was being simplified into six metadata fields and supported by a broader community of practice, but no firm completion date was given during the exchange.

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• Who has replaced Gibbs? Who has replaced Gibbs? Who is the name there?
• <01:05:22.640> Representative replace Representative replace Representative Representative<01:
• >> The title replace >> The title replace >> If the<01:13:46.480> amendment
• >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um, so, it's... this is a replace all. It was intended to be a replace all.
• replace the whole bill, right? replace the whole bill, right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to replace in the beginning of the year.
• to replace in the beginning of the year.
• replace in the beginning of the year. replace in the beginning of the year.
• Um, so without replacement funding.
• We are asking for $285,000 to partially replace direct funding cuts to our farm programs.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• I know you have to replace your filters a lot.
• We're providing one replacement filter.
• Is there anything to replace it that you don't? Mr.
• Chairman, there is nothing I've heard of to replace it.
• The department was successful in finding some funding to replace that crane, and the crane replacement

Keywords: 996, all

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• <00:06:31.039> its this system and places to replace its this system and places to replace
• natural gas off our system and replace natural gas off our system and replace with<00:07:49.440>
• Replacing our systems $438,000 a year.
• Uh, Chair France and Senator, the Big Cats building is actually going to be replaced.
• Uh, Chair France and Senator, the Big Cats building is actually going to be replaced.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We were seeing $16 million over four fiscal years starting in 2025 to rebuild or replace portions of
• That's something that they have decided that we think they do need to replace their system, and that's
• they need a new system and that's something that they have decided that we think they do need to replace
• That’s an addition that they were going to hopefully get for the future fiscal years to either replace
• As an outcome of that request, the Legislature required OSPI to do a feasibility study on a replacement

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the accuracy and reliability of OSPI’s school apportionment system. Auditors said the system, which calculates and distributes K-12 funding using multiple feeder systems and a core apportionment engine, is outdated, unstable, inefficient, and at high risk of failure. They reported weak controls over data input, documentation, oversight, and staffing, and said OSPI relies heavily on manual workarounds, a few knowledgeable staff, and vendor support. In limited testing of three districts, the auditors found the system calculated funding correctly for the 2023-24 school year, but they identified nine small input discrepancies tied to differences between budget materials and state law, which they said could compound into larger dollar amounts. The auditors recommended replacing or modernizing the system and noted that delays in doing so prolong risk. OSPI largely agreed that the current platform needs replacement and said it has been working toward a new system for years. Agency officials clarified that the Legislature requested a feasibility study in 2022, that the study found the system at risk of catastrophic failure, and that funding for a replacement is now in the state IT pool subject to OCIO/OFM gate reviews. OSPI disputed the audit’s characterization of the rounding and budget-law discrepancies, saying the issue was an agency rule and implementation choice, not an error that caused under- or over-allocation. Officials also said the current system is too old to easily absorb future formula changes, but that the planned replacement should be flexible enough to handle a new funding model if the Legislature adopts one. Committee members asked about the amount and timing of the $16 million project funding, whether smaller districts face greater risk, how many times data is entered, and whether the funding formula should be simplified. Auditors and OSPI both emphasized that formula simplification is a policy question for the Legislature, not the audit. Public testimony came from one online witness, who urged full implementation of the audit recommendations and modernization of the system. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.

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• between pitcher suppliers also revises the reimbursement language from $1000 per square foot for replacement
• and $750 per replacement window or door not to exceed $1500 per unit to an easier $175,000 per condominium
• And that means replacing the rooves and replacing the pipes.
• or safety related, if they have less than the 3 your life, if they have solid contractual plans to replace
• Give us a safe harbor of let's say 7 years to replace them. Put that in.

Keywords: 999, senate, all