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• I'll offer the first one I see on here, on replace line 79 on page three.
• Um, and then it replaces line 87 and line 90 and line 48.
• The first amendment is to replace on line 105 through 107, that the Education Trust Fund Appropriation
• amendment passes and the second amendment— >> Three pages long. >> Um, the second amendment is to replace
• , that actual amendment, which provided money for the smart kids, is eliminated in this bill and replaces

Bills: SB79, HB379, SB253, HB278, HB438, HB233, SB79, HB379, SB253, HB278, HB438, HB233

Keywords: sex-based terminology, gender identity, male, female, man, woman, boy, girl, single-sex spaces, women's rights, privacy, safety, fairness, anti-discrimination, vital statistics, birth certificate, intersex, DSD, differences in sex development, transgender

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• any emerging tools in the future, our goal is they support and enhance the work we do and do not replace
• So really it’s about an enhancement of the work we do and not a replacement of the work that our educators
• Enhancement of the work we do and not a replacement of the work that our educators do.
• But really the central belief here is around that human-centric belief that this is not a replacement
• Israel said, it is definitely not here to replace humanity. It is something that needs humanity.

Summary: The Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 held a panel discussion on artificial intelligence in K-12 education. Dr. Maya Israel of the University of Florida gave an overview of AI literacy, emphasizing that AI can support personalized learning, school operations, and teacher efficiency, but also raises concerns about data privacy, overreliance, mental health, and the need for human oversight. She described the Florida K-12 AI Task Force, which has produced guidance on policy, ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, classroom integration, and professional development, and is now working on district surveys, webinars, case studies, and teacher/family resources. Superintendents Van Ayers of Hillsborough County and Kevin Hendrick of Pinellas County described district-level implementation. Hillsborough outlined a governance council, a district AI policy, and an implementation guide; it prohibits generative AI for students below eighth grade, allows limited use for older students with teacher permission and district-vetted tools, and uses models for classroom AI expectations. The district also reported growing student enrollment in AI courses, teacher training through summer academies and quick learns, and pilots with tools such as Magic School and Microsoft Copilot. Pinellas emphasized academic integrity, student data privacy, digital responsibility, and the importance of human interaction in learning; it said state assessments already limit technology use and that districts need clear governance and parent transparency. Committee members asked about whether AI improves academic performance, the risk of student dependence, the possibility of returning to more paper-based testing, and who should set guardrails. Witnesses said reliable achievement data is still limited because the technology is new, though districts reported anecdotal gains in tutoring and early literacy. They also said there is no established statewide baseline for teacher AI training yet, so districts are using professional development, stipends, and partnerships with universities to build capacity. The committee also heard from Drew Andrew of FSU’s Inspire program, who argued that industry is moving faster than schools and that education should focus on teaching how AI works, building teacher confidence, and aligning training with workforce needs. No bills were considered and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.

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• We experienced 8.5 million. dollars in equipment replacement costs.
• So this has a rechargeable battery and then pods that you replace, and so the third prop that I didn't
• For the sake of not having too many props, these are the replaceable pods that you buy.
• Recently, the focus has shifted to replacing single-walled tanks with double-walled tanks. tanks, which
• They will be exempt from penalties while they work to replace their tanks.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• funding approach that you've seen fire and Dennis and Matt and allied lines policies, and the bill replaces
• It replaces the catastrophe bonds with this, yes, yes.
• Um, just get the shingles replaced.
• Obviously that wouldn't fund an entire roof replacement.
• The goal on the hail resistance is any hail under 2 inches would not necessitate replacing the roof.

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• It's a 20 or 30-year-old building, and they were going to say, hey, we're not going to replace it with
• We need more money to replace boilers and things like that.
• They typically replace between seven and 15 years, around 10 years. It's just routine maintenance.
• Like I said, our heating exchanger, we estimate that would be replaced about every 30 years.
• That's about a day's worth of work to pull the equipment out of the well and replace that.

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• Replace lines 75-79 on page three with the following statement: "She is a nursing mother."
• Then, on line 90 on page four, replace that with...
• Replace line 90 on page four with: "This act shall become effective on October..."
• chapter 9 or chapter 24 of title 34" and then replaces line 401 on page...
• The amendment replaces line 401 on page 15 with "certificate of employability."

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, expungement, criminal records

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• have some questions about the actual practicalities of it, particularly around section two, which replaces
• particularly around section<00:12:08.720> two<00:12:09.240> which<00:12:09.440> replaces
• c><00:12:10.440> a<00:12:10.680> Haan<00:12:11.200> sense section two which replaces
• a Haan sense section two which replaces a Haan sense of<00:12:11.639> place<00:12:11.959>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We are going to replace line 71 on page three with the following: beginning with the 2025-2026 school
• And then we're going to replace line 74 on page three with the following: ...education the literature
• And then we're going to replace line 89 on page four with the following cues.
• Finally, we're going to replace line 93 on page four with the following: The board shall notify the educator

Bills: HB9, HB102, HB9

Keywords: three-cueing system, reading instruction, K-12 education, structured literacy, scientific strategies, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, 1136, house, all

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• repairs and replacement on<05:21:56.560> Maui.
• Uh that would be replace aging vehicles.
• <05:28:26.240> electrical improvements, uh, replacing electrical improvements, uh, replacing
• >> And do you think that would replace >> And do you think that would replace state<
• I'm hoping to replace um I state funds?

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• You need to replace that infrastructure. It's aging.
• You need to<00:02:14.560> replace<00:02:14.879> that<00:02:15.120> infrastructure.
• <00:02:15.840> It's to replace that infrastructure. It's to replace that infrastructure.
• The other thing is for local governments that are now coming to us with needing help to replace their
• infrastructure, they could have been setting money aside, you know, having a reserve fund, having a replacement

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But my question still is, how are you ever going to replace that GRT?
• work needs to go into it, and I know that bringing these 200-whatever jobs to that community doesn't replace
• That simply replaces the jobs. I get all that. But the diversification just has to happen.
• and get numbers, first of all, we're going to look at the hard cost that you're going to have to replace
• And then look at job losses, and so you can probably look at two plans: one for immediate cost replacement

Keywords: 996, all

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• as MediGAP, issued in West Virginia, shall have a guaranteed issue right once per calendar year to replace
• supplement policy has been continuously enforced for at least 24 months as of the effective date of the replacement
• At the request of an applicant, the effective date of a replacement Medicare supplement policy could
• The bill would not limit or replace guaranteed issue rights otherwise provided under federal law.
• The bill would not limit or replace guaranteed issue rights otherwise provided under federal law.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met with a quorum present and first approved the March 4, 2026 minutes. It then took up Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 55, a workers’ compensation cleanup bill from the Insurance Commissioner’s office. Counsel explained that the bill modernizes outdated code after privatization of the workers’ compensation system, repeals obsolete provisions, updates references to the Insurance Commissioner, reduces the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review from five members to three, and makes related technical changes. The committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment and a title amendment, and then reported the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. The Insurance Commissioner and a senior senator both spoke in support, describing the bill as part of the long-term cleanup of the privatized system and noting the reduced caseload on the Board of Review. The committee next considered Engrossed House Bill 5463, which would lower the required insurance coverage for county boards of education from $1.25 million to $1 million per occurrence and eliminate the separate $5 million excess coverage requirement. BRIM’s executive director testified that the agency had difficulty finding a market partner for the excess coverage and that the premium cost exceeded $5 million, creating a burden for county boards. Some senators raised concerns that reducing coverage could limit recovery for victims in serious claims and that the change might reduce protections for school systems. When the motion to report the bill was put to a vote, the result was tied, and the chair declared the bill not passed. The committee then approved Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4869, which creates guaranteed issue rights for Medicare supplement policies in West Virginia. Counsel explained that the bill allows certain policyholders to replace a Medicare supplement policy during an annual birthday period without medical underwriting, and also grants a guaranteed issue right for certain individuals losing Medicaid eligibility. The bill also requires annual reporting on premium trends and gives the Insurance Commissioner rulemaking authority. The motion to report the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass was adopted. Finally, the committee considered Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5462 on mine subsidence insurance. Counsel explained that the bill would allow the mine subsidence fund to reduce payments by amounts already received by a policyholder and, as introduced, would bar actions against insurers for claims reported to the board. A proposed strike-and-insert amendment would have replaced the blanket bar with a 90-day pre-suit notice requirement and limits on damages, but after discussion from senators, counsel, BRIM, and the Insurance Federation, the committee rejected the strike-and-insert and also rejected a separate amendment to strike the setoff language. The committee then reported the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass, and adjourned.

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• Department of Military Affairs to bond for more money to actually get the money necessary to build or replace
• Department of Military Affairs to bond for more money to actually get the money necessary to build or replace
• Department of Military Affairs to bond for more money to actually get the money necessary to build or replace
• Department of Military Affairs to bond for more money to actually get the money necessary to build or replace
• Department of Military Affairs to bond for more money to actually get the money necessary to build or replace

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then on line 222, I would include the amendment to strike special fund and replace it with general
• the amendment to strike special<00:01:51.880> fund<00:01:52.680> and<00:01:52.800> replace
• ><00:01:53.240> it<00:01:53.360> with<00:01:53.520> general special fund and replace
• it with general special fund and replace it with general fund. fund. fund.

Keywords: Agriculture - Room 210, 27 February, 2026; 11:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The Senate Agriculture Committee took up three House bills. House Bill 933 was briefly explained as a short bill allowing Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau agents to retain their sidearms upon retirement. The committee asked no substantive questions, adopted a motion that the title was sufficient, and passed the bill. House Bill 1153, a follow-up to last year’s meat labeling law, was described as clarifying enforcement language and adding cell-cultured deer products. The committee adopted an amendment to specify that a food product is not misbranded and another amendment to strike a special fund reference and replace it with the general fund. Senator McConnell then proposed and secured adoption of an amendment removing language that would have allowed the department to hire outside counsel if the attorney general declined representation. The bill, as amended, was then passed. House Bill 1647, the Grain Indemnity Act, was presented as a voluntary producer opt-in program modeled on similar laws in other states to provide funds in the event of a grain buyer bankruptcy. Senators asked about startup funding and whether insurance or bonding could serve a similar purpose; the sponsor said no funds were included in the bill and noted that insurance coverage may not be available. After discussion, the committee moved the bill as title sufficient and reported it out.

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• Replace, repeat the call, please. everybody<00:20:47.039> good? All<00:20:49.840> right.
• <00:20:50.559> Replace<00:20:51.200> repeat<00:20:51.440> the<00:20:51.600><
• Replace repeat the call, All right. Replace repeat the call, please. Up 2. Up 5 up. >> By Wood.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• AND THE REASONS CITED WERE NEGATIVE REPLACED ENVIRONMENT, PERSONALITY CONFLICTS AND MANAGEMENT AFFECTED
• THE LAST 10 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE WE FIRED, REPLACED, AND HIRED.
• WE HAD TO HIRE AND REPLACE A CITY ATTORNEY.
• I HIRED REPLACED WITH THE HELP OF THE COUNCIL, ACCOUNTING FIRM IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS WE BROUGHT ON

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So one of the techniques we have talked about is being able to replace that.
• "One of the things I've spoken about a little is the rip and replace type.
• Rip and replace is something that's suggested.
• 2330 >> One of the things I've spoken about a little is the rip and replace type rip 2331 and replace
• As a result, high value projects such as 2683 replacement backlog.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce held its first interim hearing on securing critical infrastructure and supply chain integrity, with a focus on Texas’s electric grid and the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. The chair also highlighted Texas’s relatively low electricity prices and welcomed new committee members. ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission (PUC), and the Attorney General’s office were invited to explain how the state screens market participants and grid equipment for ties to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and how the agencies respond to noncompliance. ERCOT testified that it has implemented the requirements of three related Senate bills by requiring attestations on corporate affiliations and on critical grid equipment and services. ERCOT said it has processed thousands of attestations, used additional requests for information and third-party verification tools such as Dun & Bradstreet, and terminated nonresponsive market participants. ERCOT also said it has not seen a case requiring direct Attorney General involvement, but it does refer matters to the PUC when needed. The PUC said it can investigate suspected violations and impose penalties of up to $1 million per violation per day, and that most investigations into late or missing attestations have been resolved through compliance, market exit, or removal by ERCOT. The Attorney General’s office said its role is currently limited to audits and court involvement, and that it lacks broad independent investigatory authority under the act. Members pressed the panel on whether the current system is too reliant on self-reporting and whether it adequately addresses indirect foreign influence, especially through supply chains for batteries, inverters, transformers, and other equipment with routable connectivity. ERCOT acknowledged that the current attestation process has gaps and said it plans to refine definitions of critical grid equipment and grid services, improve information requests, and continue stakeholder rulemaking. The panel also discussed possible legislative changes, including tying prohibitions to the Department of Defense Section 1260H list and the Texas Prohibited Technologies list, clarifying warranty and service access, and expanding the statute to cover grid services more directly. Several senators raised concerns about cost, reliability, and the extent to which foreign-sourced components remain embedded in Texas infrastructure, while others suggested incentives for domestic manufacturing and stronger verification tools, including possible work with national labs such as Sandia.

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• C part C of section three which replace C part C of section three which I<00:28:29.760> think

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , line 29, replacement, line 29, has<00:27:00.040> been<00:27:00.240> in<00:27:00.400><
• the boiler boiler fuel of replacing the boiler boiler fuel of number<00:27:29.080> two<00:27:
• Next page, line 126, the Newport courthouse replacement.
• Next page, line 126, the Newport courthouse replacement. This project has been discussed for years.
• And this is also the judiciary's top priority to replace.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• And what I will say, from my perspective, is that revolution replaces humans in a lot of respect and
• I don't know that I necessarily think that it has replaced energy usage, although I think we've seen
• The revolution replaces humans in a lot of respect and human effort.
• I don't know that I necessarily think that it has replaced energy usage, although I think we've seen
• It replaces water usage used by area.

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization