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• We are asking for $1.3 million to replace non-recurring for health benefit changes that were passed in
• Replace non-recurring for health benefit changes that were passed in SB 357 last year, $540,000 to fund
• Repairing and replacing it is about $3.2 million.
• We replaced legacy equipment, including firewalls, network equipment, and employee workstations.
• If we were to shift that requirement to appraisal cost instead of replacement costs new, and when we

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• SHARE, which is good news because replacing SHARE would probably cost about $200 million.
• That answer is just a total replacement of what we've got there now, but modernized, right?
• The other one that I was going to ask you about is the school bus replacement.
• Well, the 19.3 keeps us with a 12-year replacement, Mr. Chair, Senator.
• So, it's not a replacement, but the cost is high because of the nature of the remodel.

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• It's what the cost is to replace your home or up to its coverage limits.
• If it now costs more year over year to replace your house, that means you need more insurance to replace
• The value of a house, meaning the replacement cost, so whether it's a $400,000 replacement cost or $750,000
• replacement cost, has a really big impact.
• Because the replacement cost is so much more. It's more expensive for labor.

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting on homeowners property insurance, with members from both parties introducing themselves and repeatedly noting that insurance affordability, roof condition, claims handling, and storm recovery are top concerns for their districts. Chair Yeager said the meeting was intended as an educational discussion rather than a legislative debate, and introduced a panel that included Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski, consumer Chad Carr, agent Mary Catherine Lawler, insurer executive Melissa Burt DeVries, and policyholder attorney Chip Merlin. The panel and members discussed major cost drivers in Florida homeowners insurance, including inflation, home age, roof age, mitigation features, claims history, litigation costs, reinsurance, and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. Commissioner Yaworski said underwriting has become more sophisticated and that litigation costs, reinsurance, and replacement-cost inflation all affect premiums; he also said litigation is down about 30% and average requested rate increases have fallen from about 22.1% in 2022 to 0.8% today. DeVries said age of home, replacement cost, roof age, and coverage choices can materially change premiums, and explained that reinsurance is a major expense passed through to consumers. Merlin emphasized transparency concerns, argued that insurers are increasingly individualizing risk, and said consumers often struggle with coverage limits, deductibles, and claim denials. Members asked about flood coverage, hurricane deductibles, managed repair programs, mitigation credits, new insurer capitalization, and whether savings from reforms are reaching consumers. Yaworski explained that flood is generally excluded from homeowners policies and covered separately, that hurricane deductibles are mandatory in Florida and usually around 5%, and that the office tracks savings from reforms through rate filings and insurer discussions. He said the state is updating mitigation discounts and monitoring new entrants closely for solvency and market conduct. Several members and panelists said recent reforms have helped reduce some abuses and litigation, but many consumers are still seeing higher premiums because replacement costs and reinsurance remain elevated. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• I just feel like we're not really doing as much as we should be to replace Equipment.
• And so I was able to replace my tires and go back on the road safely.
• So the bond, the way it's set Up, the bond revenues will replace the road funds in the identified STIP
• it was My understanding, as somebody who just signed on that bill, is that the bond revenue would replace
• To be able to replace those roles, the campus says they're not a part of those roles, technically not

Keywords: 996, all

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• An electronic poll book is a digital system that replaces traditional paper poll books at voting locations
• Hardware replacement is at portion of this work and ongoing support portion of this work and ongoing
• Hardware replacement is at the top.
• These devices have a recommended useful life of approximately five years, which means hardware replacement
• Currently, there is no designated funding for this replacement.

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Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met to hear an update from the State Board of Elections on its Bluegrass Books electronic poll book system. Rachel Pointer and Richard House described the project as an in-house modernization effort intended to improve security, customization, integration with the voter registration system, reduce voter wait times, streamline supplemental and provisional ballot processing, and provide year-round local support to county clerks and poll workers. They emphasized that the system is already a working product, not just a concept, and showed a workflow demonstration of voter lookup, signature capture, ballot issuance, manual lookup, and handling voters who have already voted. The agency also outlined the financial rationale for the project, saying the state currently lacks dedicated funding for replacing the iPads used for election-day poll books and that counties now bear vendor maintenance and support costs. Under Bluegrass Books, the state would seek to cover hardware replacement, maintenance, and on-site support through future appropriations, potentially using bulk purchasing to lower costs. When asked about the size of the appropriation request, the presenters said it was not yet finalized but noted roughly 7,000 devices are deployed statewide and replacement would likely be phased rather than done all at once. Members asked about security and whether the e-poll book could affect vote totals. The Board explained that the e-poll book is separate from ballot casting, that voting machines themselves are not connected to the internet, and that the poll book is networked only to update check-ins and prevent double voting. They said the device is locked down to the poll book application and can operate offline until connectivity returns. A member also asked how to recruit more poll workers; the response suggested higher pay is the main incentive, along with outreach to schools, community colleges, and possible pilot programs involving professionals. The meeting concluded without any votes or formal action beyond approval of minutes, and the next meeting was announced for January 29, weather permitting.

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• But this does not replace in any way our administrative and our executive duties.
• We will not replace the human element.
• We will not replace the human element.
• It's not a replacement for broadcasters.
• We are not going to replace the next, but we are not going to replace agents or insurance people.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to discuss the use of artificial intelligence in emergency management and related public-safety applications. The panel included the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the University of Florida, and Florida International University. FDEM described current uses of AI for invoice anomaly detection, automated situation report drafting, and data synthesis in WebEOC, emphasizing that AI is used to speed analysis and improve efficiency but not to replace human decision-making. The agency also said counties retain access through backup communications such as Starlink and generators, and that WebEOC provides shared visibility, archived documentation, and a common operating picture across all 67 counties. University of Florida representatives highlighted Beacon, an AI-enabled public safety audio service developed with FDEM and public media partners to distribute official alerts across multiple platforms, including mobile devices and digital streams. UF IFAS described a geospatial AI “Gaia bot” that turns satellite data into natural-language answers and maps for crop damage assessment and flood-risk mapping, with a focus on making complex Earth-observation data more accessible to growers and policymakers. FIU presented AI models that predict water levels and flood mitigation settings much faster than traditional simulation tools, with comparable or better accuracy, and said the work includes explainability features and broader research on compound flooding. Members asked extensive questions about storm surge, hallucinations, whether generative AI or large language models were being used, data vetting, and hardware needs. The witnesses repeatedly stressed that their systems are not autonomous, that human review remains central, and that the models used are primarily data-driven predictive tools rather than chatbot-style generative AI. The meeting ended with thanks to the panelists and an announcement that the committee’s policy chief was leaving for another position. Representative Mooney then moved that the committee rise, and the meeting adjourned.

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

Keywords: 919, house, all

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

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

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

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

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

Keywords: 988, house, all

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

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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

Bills: HB545, HB545

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

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

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

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

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

Keywords: 1183, house

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

Keywords: 996, all

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Keywords: 1189, house, all