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• We're in the process of replacing the current child welfare system known as FACS with a new federally
• a secretary, it's usually a 11 to 13 people that are replaced at the top levels.
• We are replacing one bureaucracy with one that we...
• How can we ensure that that doesn't happen if this truly does become a replacement?
• We're not replacing the We're replacing the way the leadership of the department is established.

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• Even the 12 weeks of paid leave or partial wage replacement provided for under House Bill 11 would have
• Additionally, they will be held responsible for replacing that employee when the employee is out.
• They're not paying the salary of the person that's out, but they must have someone to come in and replace
• being put in place of the bill, but it doesn't seem to offer any protection for. an employer who replaces
• It will be much more difficult for them to replace an employee and fund this than it would be for a big

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• So a wage replacement rate that's more down in the line of around 30%.
• <01:53:51.800> rate $888,000 so a wage replacement rate $888,000 so a wage replacement rate
• Now there are a lot of other types of wage replacement programs that are out there. You have, Mr.
• <04:55:22.280> programs other types of wage replacement programs other types of wage replacement
• event um you receive wage replacement event um you receive wage replacement for<04:55:43.400>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Mental Health Association of Louisiana is currently in statute as a member of this board, and we’re replacing
• Again, the outdated name of the Louisiana Medical Society is being replaced with the accurate name of
• Again, the outdated name of the Louisiana Medical Society is being replaced with the accurate name of
• Louisiana Medical Society is being replaced with the accurate name of the Louisiana State Medical Society
• They don't replace the radiologist. They extend the radiologist's reach.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 6, 2026, with five members present. After adopting the April 28 minutes, the committee heard a brief presentation on the new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, which is intended to bring together health care, business, policy, and education leaders to study Louisiana health challenges and build a network for action. Members expressed support for the program and its potential value to health policy work. The committee then advanced several bills, often with technical or substantive amendments. SB 57, a nutrition-labeling bill, was amended to push its effective date to December 31, 2028 and reported as amended. HB 62 increased the membership of the Louisiana Women’s Policy and Research Commission to 27 members and was reported as amended. HB 193 updated membership rules for the sickle cell commission foundations so long-serving executive directors would not have to reapply repeatedly, and it was reported as amended. HB 815 would allow financial institutions to receive death certificates to help families manage accounts after a death; it was reported favorably after a question about state-licensed banks. SB 405 was substantially revised to codify LDH’s new Ascend nursing-facility quality initiative, including statewide quality oversight goals, stakeholder involvement, reporting requirements, and tools such as dashboards and surveys; after reconsidering prior action and adopting the new amendment, the bill was reported as amended. The committee also approved HB 222, which provides Medicaid dental coverage when needed for another covered medical procedure, and HB 420, which requires background checks for all DCFS employees with access to sensitive information. HB 475 requires verbal consent when AI is used to record or transcribe a medical visit and was reported favorably after a technical question. HB 246 updated membership of the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board and the council on grandparents raising grandchildren, including replacing an inactive coalition seat with the state police superintendent or designee. HB 486 would enter Louisiana into the psychology inter-jurisdictional compact to expand access to mental health care, and HB 574 updated outdated board names on the Mental Health Advisory Services Board; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee reported HB 949, which creates a licensure framework for radiologist assistants to help address imaging workforce shortages, especially in rural areas, and HB 584, which requires foster children to be provided luggage instead of trash bags for their belongings and restores “rights” language in the Foster Youth Bill of Rights. The committee also reported HB 1214, restructuring certain LDH facilities into a single system under the secretary’s office; HB 1092, a technical renaming/terminology cleanup bill; and HB 203, which adds members to the uterine fibroids commission. Throughout the meeting, members and witnesses emphasized access to care, workforce shortages, child welfare, and quality improvement, and the committee repeatedly adopted amendments and reported the bills favorably or as amended before adjourning.

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• She then asked for clarification on whether the bill would replace the current rural health care tax
• Representative Jones asked whether the bill would replace what is already in place, the rural health
• would update the name from the rural health care tax credit to the health care tax credit and would replace
• Would this bill replace what is already in place the rural health care tax credit?
• Thank you. ...and would replace the current legislation. Thank you, Representative.

Keywords: 996, all

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• impose a one-size-fits-all cumbersome standard that would, in the name of empowering parents, actually replace
• impose a one-size-fits-all cumbersome standard that would, in the name of empowering parents, actually replace
• <00:20:42.480> parents'<00:20:42.880> own parents actually replace parents' own parents
• actually replace parents' own decision-m<00:20:44.240> with<00:20:44.799> the<00:20:45.039
• So I think a valid point made by one of the speakers is this isn't and should never replace parental

Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161

Keywords: firearms, possession, Class 1 municipalities, criminal penalties, federal law, stolen firearms, prohibited persons, HB114, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, dental board, dental licensing, dentist regulation, professional licensing, occupational licensing, healthcare regulation, licensure board, state agency continuation, agency sunset review

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• Um, on line five, replace line 93 on page four following. And that should be the last amendment.
• I have my first amendment, starting on line 16, replace line 16 on page one of the following.
• Well, replace line 16 on page one. The Um, well replace line 16 on page one.
• Replace line 16 on page one, the following: peace officer...
• So do you put that in to replace what was scratched out with the line? Well, it's related.

Bills: HB202, HB42, HB146, HB492, HB285, HB7, HB454, HB42, HB7

Keywords: law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, HB285

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• The first one is to seek and remove the term “sexual performance” from our criminal code and replace
• And so the term has been abandoned, as I mentioned, by some jurisdictions and replaced by the term child
• pornography or, more recently, by child sexually and replaced by the term child pornography, or more
• When one looks at the criminal statutes to replace the term “sexual performance,” it poses some challenges
• because those phrases are not a perfect, easy replacement.

Bills: HCR3028

Keywords: human trafficking, victim services, re-entry programs, legislative study, public safety, mental health, law enforcement, 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and acted on several measures related to human trafficking, criminal procedure, and child protection. It first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3028, which would direct a legislative study of human trafficking victim services and re-entry programs. The sponsor and supporters emphasized helping victims rebuild basic life and workforce skills and better understanding existing services; YouthWorks and the North Dakota Catholic Conference described current programs and the trauma victims face. The committee discussed overlap with other interim studies, then voted unanimously to give the resolution a due pass, with Senator Braunberger designated to carry it. The committee then considered House Bill 1263, concerning sealing criminal records, and moved it forward without changing the House version after members noted the House had removed presumption language and reduced the waiting period. That bill also received a due pass recommendation. Next, House Bill 1226, which revises the state’s mask law for public places, drew testimony from the sponsor and an expert witness who argued that masking to conceal identity during group criminal conduct undermines public safety and law enforcement. Members debated the House-added requirement that law enforcement request unmasking; the committee adopted an amendment to remove that language, then passed the bill as amended, with Senator Luick to carry it. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1410, a study resolution on criminal conduct against children, including child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and the use of artificial intelligence in exploitation crimes. Supporters from the Child Sexual Assault Prevention Task Force, YouthWorks, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Dakota said the study would help update outdated terminology, review AI-related issues, and improve investigation and prosecution tools. The committee approved the resolution with a due pass recommendation, and Senator Cory was assigned to carry it. The committee also received a brief report that, in a quick review, there were 82 active studies introduced, including 10 shall studies and 35 shall-consider studies, with limited overlap identified beyond the trafficking-related measures.

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• committed individuals in the Minnesota sex offender program petition for a reduction in custody, and replace
• ><00:08:20.919> custody<00:08:21.639> and<00:08:22.280> um<00:08:22.720> replaces
• reduction in custody and um replaces reduction in custody and um replaces this<00:08:23.479>
• updating terminology by deleting the terms emotional disturbance and severe emotional disturbance and replacing
• for children's mental health, and also deleting the term out-of-home placement where necessary and replacing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The bill replaces public securities with some state-backed options. These funds are then repaid.
• That replaces that layer of funding, that billion dollars, with a guaranteed financing structure from
• It removes the catastrophe bonds, replacing them with this. Yes, yes.
• Obviously, that wouldn't fund an entire roof replacement.
• Replacing the roof.

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• I don't want someone not to get a heart valve replacement because we don't have an adequate way to do
• in it, I'm willing to do that to save our military's lives right now while we look for better replacements
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was a PFAS-focused hearing of the Capital Investment Committee, with members informally discussing the scale of PFAS cleanup costs, possible Minnesota-made removal technology, and even committee birthday treats before the testimony began. No formal votes or motions were taken in the portion provided. The chair also noted the committee was waiting on a computer/cable issue before starting the presentation. The main testimony came from Sandy Wyn, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, who described how PFAS contamination affected her Michigan community. She recounted that her private well tested at extremely high PFAS levels after a state visit, linked the contamination to Wolverine Worldwide’s historic dumping practices, and said the pollution spread through groundwater and municipal systems. She emphasized that PFAS are widespread in consumer products, firefighting foam, wastewater biosolids, and agriculture, and argued that the chemicals’ persistence makes them difficult to manage once released. Wyn said PFAS exposure is associated with health problems including cholesterol issues, liver and thyroid damage, kidney cancer, low birth weight, and reduced vaccine response in children. She told members she had her own blood tested, later developed thyroid cancer, and said a local child had very high PFAS levels and vaccine complications. Members asked for supporting studies, and she referenced the C8 study and other research. She urged stronger product restrictions, labeling, blood and water testing support, caution around biosolids, and continued efforts to reduce PFAS use, while acknowledging some limited uses may still be necessary in critical applications like military firefighting foam or medical devices.

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• Now these these bridges are replaced.
• <01:42:38.480> these embark upon a project to replace these embark upon a project to replace
• So it's a very efficient way to replace this bridge.
• So it's a very efficient way to replace this bridge.
• If you go the superructure replacement.

Keywords: 958, all

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• decisions until a replacement is ready. decisions until a replacement is ready.
• <00:15:22.040> Replacing uh who know the program best.
• Replacing uh who know the program best.
• Um, we were work on a replacement plan.
• <00:17:28.199> plan, committee with that replacement plan, committee with that replacement

Bills: HF1767, HF2068, HF4725, HF4637, HF4638

Keywords: human services, community support, integrated care, disability services, stakeholder consultation, homeless youth, grants, funding, Minnesota, mental health, substance use disorder, education, workforce development, licensure, direct care services, healthcare, long-term care, personal care assistants, employment support, medical assistance

Summary: The Human Services Finance and Policy Committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 1767, as amended by the DE4 amendment. Representative Garande explained that the bill, originally intended to codify Integrated Community Supports (ICS), was being redirected because of concerns about fraud vulnerability and program integrity. The DE4 would create a smaller legislative study group to redesign ICS, pause DHS changes for about six months while the group develops a transition plan, continue DHS fraud investigations and enforcement, and ultimately terminate ICS as currently structured. Testimony in support came from Mr. Buck and Zania Harut of the Residential Providers Association of Minnesota, both of whom argued that ICS is unstable, inconsistently implemented, and in need of a new statutory foundation. They said the current system mixes different service models under one rate framework, lacks clear codification, and has shifting policy guidance that creates compliance problems for providers and risks to people receiving services. They emphasized that the bill would preserve oversight and enforcement while allowing time to build a replacement service with clearer rules, documentation standards, and guardrails. Members asked about effects on counties, providers, data, audits, and fraud enforcement. Representative Curran and Mr. Berg said the bill would not change funding structures or DHS’s existing authority to audit, request documentation, investigate fraud, or sanction bad actors, and that the study group would use existing data to identify where problems are concentrated. Vice Chair Gillman supported the study-group approach as a bipartisan, public process and raised concerns about whether the bill would prevent DHS from acting on known fraud; Curran responded that the language was intended to preserve those enforcement actions. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the DE4 amendment.

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• it's a total replacement. it's a total replacement. >> Correct. >> Correct.
• Um, it is a replace-all amendment.
• Um the um a replace all amendment.
• So, I'm supporting the amendment, which replaces it and deletes it.
• supporting the amendment which replaces supporting the amendment which replaces it<04:17:13.279>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh he has replaced me in uh Collins.
• , and valve replacement.
• , and valve replacement.
• So inspection, repairs and replacement So inspection, repairs and replacement of<00:43:09.440> those
• essentially is going in there to replace essentially is going in there to replace whether<01:31:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Special Committee on Red Hill held an informational briefing at the State Capitol focused on updates from the Navy Closure Task Force Red Hill and NAVFAC Hawaii. Members and Navy officials opened by noting the meeting format, providing public links to tank closure supplement 4 and environmental remediation resources, and thanking Admiral Barnett for attending before his transition. The Navy emphasized that the Red Hill closure effort and the PFAS/PAS environmental remediation effort are separate but coordinated, and that both are long-term undertakings. For the closure effort, Navy officials reported progress on tank cleaning, ventilation, sludge removal, groundwater monitoring, and preparation for pipeline removal. They said supplement 4 to the tank closure plan was submitted in May and outlines the overall closure strategy, post-closure monitoring, and the decision to proceed with closure rather than wait for beneficial reuse decisions. They described completed ventilation of tanks 3 through 8, the start of tank 2 ventilation, removal of 283 gallons of sludge from the first six tanks, and plans to begin pipeline pigging and removal later this year. Officials also said all sludge samples tested so far were non-hazardous and that air monitoring has not shown elevated volatile organic readings during operations. NAVFAC Hawaii then outlined the PFAS/PAS remedial investigation under CERCLA, explaining the cleanup process, the nature of PFAS, and the role of aqueous film-forming foam as a source. The presentation said the Navy began investigating PFAS releases in 2014-2015, that the 2021 Red Hill fuel release led directly into remedial investigation work, and that current activities include quarterly groundwater sampling at 42 monitoring wells, installation of new shallow and deep wells, soil sampling where exceedances were found, fate-and-transport modeling, and human health risk assessments. Officials said data are publicly available on the Red Hill environmental website and that the next restoration advisory board meeting is scheduled for August 27. The Navy also gave a water resiliency update, saying it is upgrading the joint base drinking water system with pump, tank, and cybersecurity improvements and is installing treatment systems for the inactive Navy Aiea and Red Hill shafts ahead of EPA drinking water standards taking effect in 2029. No votes or formal committee actions were taken, as the meeting was informational only.

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• <00:25:42.440> all confused because this replace all confused because this replace all amendment
• Interim replacement for permanent replacement, so I've been shanghaied into filling in for him, along
• Interim replacement for permanent replacement, so I've been shanghaied into filling in for him, along
• <01:21:36.040> for interim interim replacement for interim interim replacement for permanent
• been permanent replacement so I've been permanent replacement so I've been shangy<01:21:38.960>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• basically... says on page one, lines 7 through... ...on page one, lines 7 through 10, it said to replace
• Then on page one, replace lines 21 through 23 with the following: Code of Alabama 1975 to add Juneteenth
• Then it's also on page three, on line 57 through 58, replace it with the following: All state holidays

Bills: SB39, HB165, HB189, HB44, HB44

Keywords: board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, state holidays, Juneteenth, Rosa Parks Day, Alabama law, public observance, public works, sealed bids, bidding notice, advertising requirements, newspaper of general circulation, centralized website, electronic mail, U.S. mail, state procurement, county procurement

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• Over time, that autonomy has not only eroded, but it's been replaced.
• not only eroded, but it's been replaced. not only eroded, but it's been replaced.
• <00:56:00.240> And replace the thinking of the nurse.
• And replace the thinking of the nurse.
• We just don't want it to replace tool.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Under Section 407.37, the topic of shared leave, Section 407.3701, the scope of the chapter, we replaced
• The term permanent employee was replaced with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• The term serious or extraordinary was replaced with severe, extreme, or life-threatening, and we removed
• In a nutshell, it's equipment that organizations can use at their sites to replace bar staff having to

Keywords: 908, all

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• Section 407.3701, the scope of the chapter, we replace the term permanent employees with regular and
• The term permanent employee was replaced with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• The term serious or extraordinary was replaced with severe, extreme, or life-threatening, and we removed

Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes. The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process. The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.