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• restoration costs exceeded the reserve, that utilities could seek recovery beyond that amount to wrist to replenish
• reserve funds than the utilities may seek approval to establish a surcharge to recover those costs and replenish
• the reserve front fund that's been exhausted. replenish the reserve front fund that's been exhausted

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That uh replenishment uh effort brought the fund back to where it was uh before the pandemic started.
• That uh replenishment uh effort brought the fund back to where it was uh before the pandemic started.
• And 2022 was also the year when we were trying to do the estimates for the replenishment.
• <00:22:44.159> And the estimates for the replenishment.
• And the estimates for the replenishment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, we amended it for all hours of the day and created a fund for gifts and grants to replenish supply
• gifts<00:12:13.120> and<00:12:13.279> grants<00:12:13.680> to<00:12:14.000> replenish
• <00:12:14.560> supply<00:12:14.800> of gifts and grants to replenish supply of gifts
• and grants to replenish supply of epipens<00:12:15.600> based<00:12:15.839> on<00:12:16.639

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And so that's that was what I thought we heard. >> I don't think it gets replenished that much.
• And so that's that was what replenished.
• <02:44:31.600> that >> I don't think it gets replenished that >> I don't think
• it gets replenished that much. much. much.
• <02:45:08.160> it replenishing it replenishing it at<02:45:10.000> a<02:45:10.240> huge

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They just started using that fund, and then we just used it quicker than it could replenish.
• How much does that fund replenish every year? And is it being invested by the SIC?
• So we need the money to keep replenishing the fleet, and it's something, if you replenish them to 10

Keywords: 996, all

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• And that program receives a dedication of tax and allows us to replenish those funds um as we need to
• it's not a, an annually recurring source of funds, the mechanism in place is in place for us to replenish
• But we go out regularly 3 or 4 times a year and issue bonds to help replenish the funds and keep making

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• On food, water, staple items like that, we replenish those back to our stock.
• So we automatically replenish that as a part of any disaster.
• I think it's 252.366 or 68 maybe, where it says that we will replenish based upon appropriation.

Summary: The Economic Development Budget Subcommittee received a lengthy presentation from Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, on disaster costs, recovery operations, sheltering, and major capital projects. He reviewed the 2024 hurricane season impacts from Debby, Helene, and Milton, explaining how FEMA public assistance and state reimbursement work, how cost shares can shift from 75/25 to 90/10 after a federal threshold is reached, and how Florida uses prior storm data and inflation to estimate recovery costs. He also described the state’s faster reimbursement timelines, crediting legislative investments in technology and digital field documentation, and said the division is working to reduce disaster closeout timelines from decades to about seven years. Members asked about debris removal, FEMA de-obligations, local preparedness, and whether regional shelters or co-located emergency operations centers could be used more efficiently. Guthrie said debris assistance is complicated and should generally remain tied to local contracts and planning, though the state will help fiscally constrained communities when needed. He explained de-obligations as FEMA clawing back previously approved funds after later review, and said Florida’s FROC program is helping local governments reduce those risks through standardized documentation, procurement review, and training. He also urged more mandatory emergency-management training for local and state officials and cautioned against weakening the FEMA 50% rule for rebuilding damaged structures. Guthrie provided updates on the new central Florida warehouse in Auburndale and the new State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. He said the warehouse will improve logistics, include cold and ultra-cold storage, and be run by a private vendor with virtual inventory tracking, while the new EOC is designed for Category 5 conditions and expanded partner capacity. He acknowledged budget pressures that reduced the size of the EOC project and said an additional IT request was needed because those costs were not originally included. The meeting ended with praise for FDEM’s work and no votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.

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• The grass in the pasture, which at one time could replenish itself, is now eaten as soon as it grows
• The grass in the pasture, which at one time could replenish itself, is now eaten as soon as it grows

Keywords: 1183, house

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• forest than we ever have had in the state of Minnesota because we're doing such a good job at replenishing
• forest than we ever have had in the state of Minnesota because we're doing such a good job at replenishing
• forest than we ever have had in the state of Minnesota because we're doing such a good job at replenishing
• forest than we ever have had in the state of Minnesota because we're doing such a good job at replenishing
• forest than we ever have had in the state of Minnesota because we're doing such a good job at replenishing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We can replenish the supply if somebody wants to make a gift.
• We can, you know, replenish the supply or have a fund to replenish the supply, and the interest goes
• we have if somebody we can replenish we have if somebody wants<00:12:19.600> to<00:12:19.760>
• the supply so or have a fund replenish the supply so or have a fund to<00:12:24.639> replenish
• the supply and the interest to replenish the supply and the interest goes<00:12:27.120> back<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You know, because there's no interpretive training program at all, so to expand and replenish the pool
• so<00:43:05.440> to<00:43:05.760> expand<00:43:06.079> and<00:43:06.400> replenish
• <00:43:07.280> um<00:43:07.839> the<00:43:08.160> pool so to expand and replenish
• um the pool so to expand and replenish um the pool of<00:43:08.560> interpreters Right now, the
• to replenish those who are retiring. to replenish those who are retiring.

Bills: HB1183, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1663, HB1664, HB1859, HB2116, HB2271, HB2276, HB2335, HB2360, HB2387, HB2472, HB1805, HB2469, HB1815, HB1860, HB2117, HB2118, HB2437, HB2438, HB2604, HB1590, HB2156, HB2268

Keywords: retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes, indebtedness, salary recovery, employee compensation, deductions, financial management, collective bargaining, employee relations, impasse procedures, arbitration, public employment, HB1661, cafeteria plan, Section 125, Internal Revenue Code, flexible spending account

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• increasing funding available for the statutorily required medical consultant position, as well as replenishing
• increasing funding available for the statutorily required medical consultant position, as well as replenishing
• increasing funding available for the statutorily required medical consultant position, as well as replenishing
• increasing funding available for the statutorily required medical consultant position, as well as replenishing
• increasing funding available for the statutorily required medical consultant position, as well as replenishing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Bills: SB1041, SB1088, SB1118, SB1128, SB1168, SB1176, SB1189, SB1207, SB1250, SB1272, SB1274, SB1286, SB1428, SB1457, SB1461, SB1503, SB1519, SB1537, SB1582, SB1618, SB1654, SB1713, SB1827, SCR1012, SCR1020

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes

Summary: The committee began with Senate Bill 1272, which would provide $5 million for the City of Douglas as a state match for the Douglas Port of Entry project. The chair adopted a Livingston amendment changing the funding source from the General Fund to the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund. Senator Gowen, Douglas Mayor Jose Grijalva, and city staff testified that the project could unlock $678 million in federal funding, create jobs, improve trade and national security, and generate future tax revenue. The bill passed 15-0 with three present and one not voting. Senate Bill 1503 was then amended with a strike-everything to expand the state death benefit for first responders to include pilots employed by law enforcement agencies, retroactive to January 1, 2026, and subject to voter approval. Senator Gowen and DPS Director Colonel Jeffrey Glover said the change would ensure the family of a DPS aviation supervisor killed in a helicopter crash would qualify for the benefit. The committee approved the bill 18-0 with one not voting. Senate Bill 1274 was converted by strike-everything amendment into a timeshare salesperson licensing measure, creating a separate license and training path focused on timeshare sales. Supporters said the change would better prepare salespeople and streamline licensing, while the sponsor said it would make government more efficient. The bill passed 17-1 with one not voting. Senate Bill 1286, dealing with veterinary telemedicine, was also approved after negotiated changes extended most telemedicine prescription periods to 30 days, kept antimicrobials at 14 days with no renewal, and allowed longer flea-and-tick prescriptions; supporters said it would help rural and disabled pet owners. It passed 18-0 with one not voting. The committee next considered Senate Bill 1519 on off-highway vehicles. A hostile strike-everything amendment proposing paid family and medical leave failed 7-11 with one not voting. The committee then adopted a Lopez amendment and advanced the underlying bill, which raises the OHV weight threshold from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds and adjusts registration and funding provisions. Supporters said it reflects newer enclosed and electric vehicles and helps trail funding, while opponents warned of trail damage and said the issue should wait for the study committee. The bill passed 10-7 with one present and one not voting. Senate Bill 1618, which updates the Military Affairs Commission, expands its membership and duties, and creates a military affairs fund, drew mixed testimony about whether it would strengthen Arizona’s ability to attract and retain military missions or shift the commission away from its traditional support role; it passed 10-6 with two present and one not voting. Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1020, which would send to voters a CPI-based annual adjustment to legislative salaries, passed 9-8 with one present and one not voting after members debated legislative compensation, citizen-legislator concerns, and whether the change would broaden access to public service.

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• We've tried in the past biennium to kind of fill those gaps, thinking it would replenish again, and it
• We have tried in the past biennium to kind of fill those gaps, thinking it would replenish again, and

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2432, the public safety finance bill, and first confirmed that the public safety finance committee had met its budget target: an additional $50 million over the February forecast base for fiscal years 2026-27 and another $50 million in the tails. Chair Noatne and Chair Mhler described the bill as a compromise that tried to balance major operating pressures, especially at the Department of Corrections, with public safety priorities. The bill includes funding for peace officer training and recruitment, including the Philando Castile training fund, duty-to-intercede training, and the intensive police officer training program, as well as money for local public safety radio equipment. It also contains penalty and public safety changes such as increased penalties for certain offenses, a longer statute of limitations for first-degree arson, a mandatory minimum for first-degree criminal sexual trafficking, fentanyl-related provisions, and a requirement that the Department of Corrections maintain Narcan in prisons. Members also discussed victim services funding, including the creation of a special revenue account to help stabilize support for domestic violence shelters, sexual assault advocates, child abuse centers, and crime victim services. During discussion, members raised concerns that the target was too small to cover DOC operating costs and could affect evidence processing, corrections staffing, and rehabilitation programming. Questions focused on prison phone-call funding, which was described as about $3 million per year, and cable television costs, estimated at about $1 million per year. Supporters argued that phone access and programming help rehabilitation, maintain family connections, and improve safety for staff and incarcerated people. No amendments were offered. The committee then adopted motions to incorporate House File 2300 and House File 2432 into the public safety and judiciary omnibus as separate articles, and finally approved House File 2432 as amended for placement on the general register, with technical corrections authorized. The motions prevailed without opposition.

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• understanding there's still a number of projects in the queue that would be able to benefit if we replenish
• understanding there's still a number of projects in the queue that would be able to benefit if we replenish

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This replenishes that account with another $1.5 million to give them what they need to do some really
• was down to about 1.2 million<00:04:52.759> uh<00:04:52.880> this<00:04:53.080> replenishes
• <00:04:53.720> that<00:04:53.960> account million uh this replenishes that account
• million uh this replenishes that account with<00:04:54.400> another<00:04:54.680> 1.5<00

Bills: HF1704, HF1722

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• doubled in abundance in just four years when collection was stopped in the new West Hawaii fish replenishment
• doubled in abundance in just four years when collection was stopped in the new West Hawaii fish replenishment
• West collection was stopped in the new West Hawaii<00:31:07.120> fish<00:31:07.440> replenishment
• <00:31:08.960> That Hawaii fish replenishment areas.
• That Hawaii fish replenishment areas.

Bills: HB2101

Keywords: aquatic life, commercial aquarium purposes, Hawaii, environmental protection, sustainability, Native Hawaiian values, marine resources, 910, house, all

Summary: The joint committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Water and Land heard testimony on House Bill 21101, which would ban or otherwise end commercial aquarium collection. Chairs opened the hearing with a short time limit for testimony and noted they would move to decision-making before the next committee meeting. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said it appreciated the bill’s intent and stood on written testimony, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported the measure as part of its legislative package, citing community calls to ban the practice. Many other organizations and individuals also testified in support, including environmental, Native Hawaiian, and community groups, with arguments focused on reef protection, public trust, cultural concerns, and the view that the trade is extractive and not sustainable. Supporters repeatedly cited declines in yellow tang and other reef fish, especially on West Hawaii and Oahu, and argued that reef recovery has not occurred where collection pressure existed. Several testified that legal aquarium collection has not occurred in West Hawaii since 2017 or on Oahu since 2021, and that the state should not reopen an industry that has been effectively shut down for years. Others said the program is fiscally inefficient because permits generate little revenue compared with the cost of administering and enforcing the program, and that aquaculture or other alternatives could provide jobs without removing wild fish. Native Hawaiian speakers and civic club representatives emphasized traditional and customary practices, community stewardship, and the need to protect resources for future generations. Opposition testimony came from aquarium fishers and related advocates who argued the fishery has been shown sustainable, that the EIS process was completed, and that the bill would unfairly target one user group over another. They said the trade provides livelihoods for local families, that management is solid, and that the legislature should not ban a fishery after requiring compliance with environmental review. Some opponents also argued that fish populations have increased in recent years and that the issue reflects broader user conflict rather than science. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair continued taking testimony, including on Zoom, as time allowed.

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• The value gap funding will be sought separately and replenished as needed, so this is just base funding
• The value gap funding will be sought separately and replenished as needed, so this is just base funding
• The value gap funding will be sought separately and replenished as needed, so this is just base funding
• The value gap funding will be sought separately and replenished as needed, so this is just base funding
• The value gap funding will be sought separately and replenished as needed, so this is just base funding

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• into the fund, and if a fire occurred before we fully funded it, that we could continue to plan replenish
• 00:50:19.599> continue<00:50:20.079> to<00:50:20.359> plan<00:50:20.720> replenish
• <00:50:21.200> the we could continue to plan replenish the we could continue to plan replenish
• acted prudently and for the amount of the... ...prudently, and for the amount of the order for the replenishment

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on HB 982 HD1, a wildfire-related measure aimed at creating a wildfire recovery fund and a financing structure to address future catastrophic wildfire liability. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Division of Consumer Advocacy, and the Public Utilities Commission submitted comments and were available for questions. Supporters included IBW Local 1260, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Clearway Energy Group, Hawaiian Electric, Par Hawaii, and others, while Charter Communications and the Hawaii Association for Justice opposed or raised concerns. Life of the Land supported the bill but urged changes to the definition of a catastrophic wildfire and noted concerns about prudency review language. IBW Local 1260 asked to restore language from the original draft, and Charter warned the bill could impair existing contract and indemnity rights unless amended. A major focus of the hearing was Hawaiian Electric’s position on the HD1 version. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the original bill but objected to the HD1 requirement for an additional $500 million shareholder contribution, arguing it was not feasible and could delay or prevent the fund from operating. The company said the bill would help protect customers and improve credit ratings by creating a dedicated revenue stream and a bankruptcy-remote financing structure, which it said would lower borrowing costs over time. Members questioned how the $1 billion securitization amount was chosen, whether credit rating agencies had indicated it was sufficient, and how the bill would work in bankruptcy; Hawaiian Electric said the amount was a balance among interests, not based on a specific agency directive, and that it would follow up on bankruptcy questions. Opponents and skeptics raised concerns about liability caps, the new claims process, and unclear language on damages above the fund’s limits. The Hawaii Association for Justice argued the bill limits victims’ remedies and gives too much authority to the new entity without clear guardrails. Committee members also pressed Hawaiian Electric on comparisons to California, the feasibility of the shareholder contribution, and whether alternative capital-raising or divestiture options had been considered. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; testimony and questioning continued with follow-up information requested from Hawaiian Electric and others.

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• Does the Northern Trinity replenish in the same way?
• more data, more facts to understand really what do we have, how long does it last, how fast is it replenishing
• aquifer will take as much water as you can give it and will take it through the system and it will replenish
• My other question was, when you look at the aquifer and certain parts are replenishing very quickly and
• Banner: And there really was only one left in Amazon and I got it, so you might want to replenish Amazon

Keywords: 1184, house, all