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• and Defense Committee, is an act relating to highways and bridges, amending Section 40-117, Idaho Code
• , amending Section 40-605, Idaho Code, to provide an exception, and declaring an emergency and providing
• Committee, is an act relating to government transparency and ethics, amending Section 6-2105, Idaho Code
• , by the addition of a new Section 6-2110, Idaho Code, to establish provisions regarding public employee
• legislature and to provide protections for such communications, amending Chapter 1, Title 74, Idaho Code

Keywords: 989, all

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• Again, you can go down and just look at the procedure codes, the top procedure codes that were paid in
• Diagnosis codes: opioid dependence.
• ,</c> and just look at the uh procedure codes, and just look at the uh procedure codes, the<00:07:16.160
• of 25. diagnosis codes, uh, in December of 25. diagnosis codes, uh, opioid<00:07:21.919><c> dependence
• But there's some systematic coding that has to happen, and it's expensive to do that coding.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:36 Department for Medicaid Services 00:01:44, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met for an overview of the Department for Medicaid Services budget. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beal described Kentucky Medicaid enrollment at about 1.4 million members, including more than 600,000 children, and said the agency’s 2025 total budget was $20.6 billion. They reviewed enrollment trends before, during, and after the COVID-19 public health emergency, noting that redeterminations begun in 2023 reduced enrollment from its peak but that total membership remains above pre-COVID levels. They also explained the difference between the fee-for-service population, which includes long-term care and waiver members, and managed care members, and gave examples of the kinds of services and diagnoses seen in each group. A major focus was the governor’s recommended Medicaid budget and the department’s forecast process. Lee said the budget is split into benefits and administration, with benefits covering fee-for-service services, managed care capitation, transportation, and Medicare premiums, while administration covers contracts, personnel, operating costs, and IT-related advanced planning documents. She said the department uses a consensus forecasting group and actuary input, and that its forecasts have been within 1% of actual spending in recent years. The department also said the governor’s budget includes new waiver slots to address waiting lists, a 2% staff COLA, and a 10% phase-down on state-directed payments beginning in January 2028. Much of the discussion centered on House Resolution 1 and the funding needed to implement its Medicaid-related provisions, including community engagement requirements, six-month redeterminations, and future cost sharing. Lee said the department requested about $35 million in total funds for fiscal 2027, including about $8.2 million in general funds for system changes to the integrated eligibility system, claims processing, notices, and monitoring; and about $11 million in fiscal 2028 for ongoing maintenance, with about $1.6 million in general funds. She said the department expects to seek federal APD matching funds for the IT work. In response to questions, she explained that community engagement would apply to Medicaid expansion members, with qualifying activities including work, school, volunteering, or equivalent income, and that certain groups such as pregnant women, children, caretaker relatives, and some people with chronic disease or substance use disorder would be excluded. She said the department identified roughly 70,000 expansion members who could be subject to the requirement. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• Chair: The Texas Ethics Commission will now hold an executive session pursuant to the government code
• Natalie McDermott: Of course, Section 571.069 of the Government Code states that the Commission shall
• Natalie: This opinion is a revolving door opinion under section 572.069 of the Government Code.
• Chair: section 255.003 of the election code. Assistant General Counsel Carmen, thank you.
• B is impermissible under section 255.003 of the election code.

Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director. The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication. The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.

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• The current penalty scheme and the penal code based on weight means you do not have to be a major drug
• Forty-one of the Health and Safety Code governs the civil commitment of sexually violent predators.
• Code of Criminal Procedure, ensuring both statutes are consistent.
• The language of the Health and Safety Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure will clarify the TBCJ's
• And this simply amends the government code.

Bills: HB153 , HB1828 , HB2306 , HB2498 , HB3464 , HB3488 , HB3636 , HB3673 , HB3834 , HB3860 , HB4120 , HB4937 , HB1515 , HB153

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, legislative leave, correctional officers, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, accumulated leave, compensatory time, parole eligibility

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• </c><00:01:16.040><c> sections</c> being and just have the code sections being and just have the code
• </c> just the code language as of now. just the code language as of now.
• . code. code.
• There are two different legislative subpoena code sections in current law.
• subpoena code sections in current<00:15:49.280><c> law.

Committee: Joint Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Keywords: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency - Room 210, 3 March, 2026; 2:30 P.M., 925, all

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• the pediatrician is comfortable because they're going to trust that pediatrician more than the big city
• colleagues do make fun of me for When I tell them, I was like, yeah, people have to come to the big city
• Criteria in our statute, which is chapter 325 of the government code.
• The bottom of this page has a QR code.
• I didn't want to give you just a list of all the audits. so that QR code is available for you to scan

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• both under our public integrity section of the CF, as well as the human trafficking conception of city
• provisions<01:00:46.799><c> of</c><01:00:46.920><c> our</c><01:00:47.079><c> penal</c><01:00:47.440><c> code
• <01:00:48.119><c> um</c><01:00:48.280><c> but</c><01:00:48.400><c> not</c> provisions of our penal code
• um but not provisions of our penal code um but not to<01:00:48.680><c> add</c><01:00:48.880><c> addition
• but they're coming up with their own legislation because they feel—and I guess it's because on the city

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• invest in the infrastructure to make this happen by addressing the physical locations, the 25 zip codes
• invest in the infrastructure to make this happen by addressing the physical locations, the 25 zip codes
• City and County Pulu is in opposition.
• 01:06:37.920><c> dinardo</c><01:06:38.559><c> in</c><01:06:38.760><c> support</c><01:06:39.400><c> city
• </c><01:06:39.680><c> and</c> support Joe dinardo in support city and support Joe dinardo in support

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Housing and Health and Human Services hearing began with Senate Bill 878, which would extend the sunset date for the state rent supplement program for kupuna to June 30, 2028. Testimony was uniformly supportive, including from the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and others. Catholic Charities described a waitlist of seniors at imminent risk of homelessness and said the program helps seniors retain housing or secure units with landlord support. Members asked whether the bill would expand the number of households served; staff said the contract allows up to 127 households and that additional pending households could be funded, but applicants must still go through the program process. Both committees voted to pass SB 878 unamended. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1610 on Ohana Zones. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions supported the measure so long as it did not supplant existing funding, and described the funding as supporting homelessness services and wraparound supports. The Department of Human Services and Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments, with DHS suggesting a definition of “kali” be added for clarity. The committee chair said the bill would receive technical amendments for clarity and consistency and accepted proposed amendments related to including “tales” in the program; the measure was advanced with amendments, with members voting in favor in both committees. In the joint Health and Human Services and Labor and Technology hearing, Senate Bill 1496 on civil rights and website accessibility drew support from disability advocates and organizations, including the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the National Federation of the Blind, the Deaf and Blind Task Force, and the Disability and Communication Access Board. Testimony emphasized the need for stronger state protections amid concerns about federal enforcement, while one testifier raised concerns about jurisdiction, minimum contacts, the use of WCAG 2.1 standards, and the bill’s immediate effective date. The committees decided to pass SB 1496 with technical amendments, including adding a defective date to allow further work before conference, and the recommendation was adopted in both committees. Later, the joint Health, Human Services, and Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing took up Senate Bill 404 on service animals. The Attorney General’s office raised a possible constitutional issue and the lack of an enforcement mechanism, while DHS deferred to other agencies. DCAB supported the bill but recommended amendments to identify an enforcement agency and require notices from professionals and sellers of service-animal or emotional-support-animal paraphernalia. Several advocacy and real estate-related groups testified in support. After discussion, the chair recommended deferring SB 404 for further work because of the Attorney General’s concerns, and the hearing adjourned without a vote on the measure. The final joint Transportation, Culture and the Arts, and Health and Human Services agenda heard SB 1526 on a drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory and SB 1492 on mobility management; both measures were advanced with amendments or as-is, with SB 1526 sent forward with technical amendments and SB 1492 moved ahead after members noted blank dollar amounts and requested the Department of Transportation provide figures.

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• those line items can be streamlined to address the homeless crisis in the state, especially in his city
• items I just listed to address the homeless crisis that we have in our state, particularly in our city
• I know several state-owned buildings and city-owned buildings in my district of New Orleans that can
• Let us get back to you if all SNAP cards have the same UPC code reconciliation. Yes.
• They would— Is that an internal investigator or is that a city investigator?

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• One of the reasons I came to Jefferson City was to work on legislation like this—legislation that can
• I'm the men's education director at Rehope in Kansas City, where I lead a class for men who have been
• Second, as you are well aware, the World Cup is coming to North America in Kansas City this summer.
• But anyway, we have a major training session coming up in Kansas City in March.
• Prostitution was one of those in the Kansas City area. I received a felony for prostitution.

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• states, as well as looked at the technical issues that have arisen after the revamping of the trust code
• And what we have before the trust code.
• </c><00:02:36.160><c> And</c> elements of the revised trust code.
• And elements of the revised trust code.
• The amendment is coded A1.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:31:35.600><c> Independent</c> in savings for the city. Independent in savings for the city.
• </c> to the city of the Dallas, Oregon. to the city of the Dallas, Oregon.
• </c> land to the city of the Dallas, Oregon. land to the city of the Dallas, Oregon.
• The city of The Dalles is a growing city.
• </c> city and the Forest Service. Mr. city and the Forest Service. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• on House Bill 244, an act updating and recodifying the municipal enforcement of building and fire codes
• Uh, so, this was reviewed by the chair of the building code review committee.
• The code administrator issues a building permit with some kind of prohibition on there.
• </c> building code review committee. building code review committee.
• 28:52.840><c> a</c><00:28:53.120><c> building</c> the code administrator issues a building the code administrator

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Conference Committee on House Bill 244 met to resolve remaining drafting issues in the bill updating and recodifying municipal enforcement of building and fire codes. The chair explained that the measure is largely a technical recodification, moving statutory references and correcting broken cross-references after review by the subcommittee, the Senate, AI-assisted checking, and the Building Code Review Board. Members emphasized that Amendment 2026-1923H contains no policy changes, only reference updates and language cleanup to ensure the bill points to the correct current RSA sections. The committee then discussed a few specific drafting questions, including a reference on page one and language on page two concerning the phrase “remove the prohibition on a building permit.” Some members questioned whether that wording should instead describe a variance or exception, but the chair and Representative Darji explained that the language is intended to allow an applicant to return to the zoning board to remove a prohibition attached to a specific building permit, not to broadly eliminate the underlying rule. The committee also noted a corrected reference to current statutory language because the underlying law had changed since the bill was introduced. After the explanation, the House receded from its position of non-concurrence and concurred with the Senate amendment as further amended by 2026-1923H. Members agreed to place the measure on the House consent calendar, and the committee adjourned.

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• While the city of Los Angeles has pulled back on its so-called Olympic wage, this bill continues down
• that path, even though the host city has realized that a minimum wage increase prior to the Olympics
• Food and Western City Council, proud co-sponsor. Thank you.
• Mariko Yoshihar on behalf of U.S.F.W on Western City Council, proud co-sponsor. Thank you.
• So it doesn’t have to do anything with addressing the payroll reporting or that they are coded correctly

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on labor standards, worker safety, and public transparency. SB 954 by Senator Blakespear would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by adding worker protections such as prevailing wage, a skilled and trained workforce, high-road employment standards, and environmental guardrails. Supporters from labor, environmental justice, and conservation groups said the bill restores promised safeguards after SB 131, while business groups argued the added requirements would undermine the exemption and discourage investment. The committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer SB 954 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open for absent members. The committee then considered SB 966 by Senator Gonzalez, which would codify refinery worker participation and safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire. Supporters, including United Steelworkers and a former refinery worker, said the bill would preserve workers’ ability to report hazards, select representatives, and stop unsafe work, preventing future disasters. The Western States Petroleum Association opposed the bill, arguing it could be preempted by federal labor law and would add regulatory uncertainty. The committee passed SB 966 3-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations, with the roll left open. Next, SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas sought to modernize private security guard training, expand de-escalation instruction, strengthen accountability, and create a clearer professional pathway for the industry. The author and many security workers testified that guards are often first responders in volatile situations and need more practical training and better standards; opponents from industry and business groups warned the bill would raise costs, worsen staffing shortages, and create implementation problems, especially around third-party training and a new wage order. The committee voted 4-1 to do pass and re-refer SB 1203 to Public Safety, with one no vote and the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 1284 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, a transparency bill requiring DHCS to publish the names of large employers with workers enrolled in Medi-Cal and the estimated taxpayer cost. Supporters said the measure would show how low wages and unaffordable coverage shift health costs to the public, while opponents argued Medi-Cal enrollment depends on many factors and that naming employers would be misleading and amount to public shaming. After discussion, the committee voted 4-2 to do pass and re-refer SB 1284 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would improve workforce data collection and sharing to better evaluate job-training pathways, but the excerpt cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• Well, when the time is right, we will take code of that. We'll press repeat.
• Those costs only fall on public entities throughout California, including schools, cities, counties,
• Schools, cities, counties, and the state itself.
• Eric Lairn, on behalf of the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities
• California State Association of Counties, the Urban Counties of California, the League of California Cities

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The amendment is coded A4.
• We live in the cities next to each other and you have my phone number. I never heard from you.
• We live in the cities<00:29:22.880><c> next</c><00:29:23.200><c> to</c><00:29:23.320><c> each</c><00:
• :23.520><c> other</c><00:29:24.360><c> and</c><00:29:24.520><c> you</c><00:29:24.640><c> have</c> cities
• next to each other and you have cities next to each other and you have my<00:29:25.080><c> phone</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• those 13 regional economic development plans has now given rise to every county in the state and every city
• —483 cities—having a comprehensive economic development strategy, which makes each available for additional
• prudently invest state money for the pooled money investment account, or PMIA, according to Government Code
• Carol Gonzalez on behalf of Inclusive Action for the City, also an L.A.
• broadcast everything from Americana to Zydeco and produce our own public affairs content covering city

Summary: The hearing focused on the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) and several related budget proposals. Director D.D. Myers described the California Jobs First economic blueprint, regional planning efforts across 13 regions, and the state’s strategy to target sectors such as ag tech, space, life sciences, semiconductors, and emerging technologies. She also discussed the California brand campaign, export promotion, film tax credits, and the California Civic Media Fund, emphasizing job creation, regional equity, and business attraction/retention. Members raised questions about support for journalism, arts and creative industries, AI’s impact on jobs, foreign direct investment, manufacturing, tariffs, and how the Jobs First framework is being implemented across regions. Go-Biz then presented trailer bill language to extend the encumbrance deadline for remaining Jobs First administrative funds and to codify the Office of Regional Economic Development Initiatives. The department said $95 million of the $100 million Jobs First appropriation had already been deployed to grants for counties and tribes, and members asked for more information on regional outcomes, including Orange County and the North State. Public comment supported Jobs First and the Small Business Development Centers’ role in helping businesses access capital and create jobs. The committee also heard a request for ongoing CalExport funding to replace uncertain federal STEP support; the LAO noted the Legislature may want to weigh whether to backfill federal reductions, while Go-Biz argued the state program is needed because federal support appears unlikely to continue and demand exceeds available funding. The committee next heard the film and television tax credit staffing request. Go-Biz asked for funding for three permanent positions to manage the expanded program, and the LAO recommended approval given the increased workload. The Film Commission reported a sharp rise in applications after AB 1138 and the program expansion, with productions taking place both inside and outside the Los Angeles 30-mile zone and activity spread across the state. Finally, Go-Biz presented a request for one permanent position and one graduate student assistant to support innovation and emerging technologies, including quantum and fusion. Members asked about the use of the state’s quantum funding, and staff explained it would support microgrants, state capacity-building, and workforce education. No formal votes were taken in the portions provided, and the chair indicated some items would be moved and heard later in the agenda.

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• And the reason why is because that's how the code is written.
• go on a Photoshop app or whatever and try to nudify, but that app is sort of based out of New York City
• go on a Photoshop app or whatever and try to nudify, but that app is sort of based out of New York City
• go on a Photoshop app or whatever and try to nudify, but that app is sort of based out of New York City
• go on a Photoshop app or whatever and try to nudify, but that app is sort of based out of New York City

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I didn't see it anywhere in the code, and we weren't sure exactly what that meant.
• Item number 16 is a technical reference and provides for consistency in terminology throughout the code
• I don't recall if it's defined in the Code of Civil Procedure, but actual notice versus constructive
• So what we noticed is throughout the election code they use the word 'immediately,' and in these few
• So, but you're saying it's pretty consistent throughout the entire code. Okay.

Summary: The State Board of Election Supervisors met on February 5, 2026, with Secretary of State Nancy Landry presiding. The board approved the minutes from its March 11, 2025 meeting and then received a presentation from First Assistant Secretary of State Catherine Newsom and Deputy Commissioner Lainey Boyd on proposed technical changes for the 2026 elections omnibus bill. The board removed item 7 from consideration before the presentation began. The proposed provisions covered a wide range of election-administration topics, including ROV payroll timing, restrictions on ROV employees running for office, party affiliation clarification for voters marked “unaffiliated,” registration transfers, assistance for disabled voters, protection of pre-registrant information, removal from protected voter lists, absentee voting procedures, precinct boundary notices, candidate death notice procedures, nomination petitions, ballot design, watcher deadlines, overvote definitions, absentee ballot curing, nursing home voting timelines, procurement authority for voting equipment, and contest procedures for elections and constitutional amendments. Board members asked several clarifying questions, and staff explained the intent of various technical and procedural changes. Two items were specifically discussed as policy concerns. Board member Guidry objected to item 37, which would allow the Secretary of State to bring an election contest based on irregularities reported by an election official, and staff agreed to remove it from the omnibus bill for separate consideration. Item 38, concerning deadlines and causes of action for contesting the calling of a constitutional amendment, and item 39, clarifying that such a contest cannot be filed before election day, were explained as intended to align amendment contests with other election contest deadlines. After discussion, the board approved items 1 through 6, 8 through 36, and 38 through 39 for inclusion in the report and eventual omnibus bill. No public comments were submitted, and the meeting adjourned.

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• The city is pleased with our design.
• Clean water is code for stormwater and wastewater, usually wastewater treatment.
• Clean water is code for stormwater and wastewater, usually wastewater treatment.
• </c><03:26:35.000><c> and</c> needed to go on to meet fire code and needed to go on to meet fire code
• We have basically three little towns or cities that we're running, 428 buildings.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a Department of Corrections capital budget presentation on HB 25, focused largely on urgent maintenance and security needs at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men and other DOC facilities. DOC officials described the governor’s proposed priorities: boiler surge and radiator tank replacements, electronic controls and camera upgrades, and replacement of HVAC units using R22 refrigerant. They also outlined additional requested projects totaling $15.4 million, including a body alarm/man-down system at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, steam line and trap repairs, fire alarm replacements, and removal of an underground diesel tank in favor of above-ground storage. DOC testified that many systems are well beyond their expected service life, including 40-year-old boilers, outdated analog cameras, and HVAC equipment using discontinued R22 refrigerant. They said the men’s prison is relying on a leased temporary boiler, has significant steam leaks causing major water loss and reduced boiler efficiency, and is dealing with frequent fire alarm faults and deteriorating wiring. On the body alarm system, they said the vendor no longer supports the equipment and replacement parts are no longer available. On the diesel tank, members questioned whether it could be abandoned in place or whether fuel could be reused; DOC said it had not explored all alternatives and would follow up, while noting the tank is underground and tied into the warehouse system. Members also asked whether some current investments could be reused in the planned new men’s prison. DOC said some items, such as air handlers, might potentially be moved, but most projects are needed to keep the current facility operational and would not be practical to transfer. Questions were also raised about the leased boiler arrangement, the use of the man-down system by staff and visitors, and whether the kitchen project could be converted to a modular unit. DOC said the modular kitchen approach is necessary because the existing kitchen cannot remain fully operational during repairs. The committee then moved to lapse extensions, and DOC identified several projects no longer needing extensions, including items numbered 64, 65, and 66 in HB 25, with the chair noting those balances would be deleted and that the lapse amount was $550,500.