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• line 89 on page four with replaced in line 89 on page four with the<01:17:08.719> following.
• So, it would replace that line.
• What this does is, if you go to the bill itself, this would replace lines 35 through 54 and replace it
• for the... replace and then line 8.
• Place line 52 replace and then line 8.

Keywords: 1136, 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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• 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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• 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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• replace replace all<00:22:43.960> would<00:22:44.080> this<00:22:44.200> serve<
• 00:22:44.400> as<00:22:44.520> a<00:22:44.679> replace<00:22:45.039> all
• all would this serve as a replace all all would this serve as a replace all Amendment<00:22:46.279>
• C which is I think what Senate replace C which is I think what Senate Apprentice<00:27:25.320> is
• 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

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• And then and Thax's replacing Okay. And then and Thax's replacing Cole. Cole. Cole.
• A beneficiary of a trust can't replace somebody and replace them with a relative or subordinate.
• to remove and replace a trustee. to remove and replace a trustee. Correct. Correct. Correct.
• <01:02:22.960> with power to remove and replace with power to remove and replace with somebody
• with<01:03:12.559> her And she replaced herself with her And she replaced herself with

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up HB 164, dealing with homeowners and certain service agreements tied to residential real estate. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be framed as prohibiting “service agreements” or more specifically as banning “future right to listing” agreements, and whether the bill should mirror Maine’s newer law. Mike Padmore of AARP New Hampshire presented suggested edits, including clarifying that the agreements are unenforceable, striking a provision at Roman 6C, and adding language making clear that registry of deeds staff are not liable when they record documents they are statutorily required to file. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors said the bill and Maine’s law reach the same result, but he preferred simpler wording and argued the bill should not include a two-year time limit because legitimate listing agreements should not create liens at all. Members and witnesses debated whether the bill should simply make the practice illegal outright, whether the Consumer Protection Act is the right enforcement vehicle, and whether the lien-removal process should be modeled on the recent undischarged mortgage bill. A consumer protection official said the bureau supports the statute and explained that under RSA 358-A, consumers could seek damages and equitable relief to strike a lien, while also noting that the bureau often uses the Consumer Protection Act as an enforcement tool. The committee also discussed narrowing the bill to residential real estate, with the sponsor and witnesses saying the problem has been seen in residential transactions and that commercial property was not the focus. The testimony described the underlying problem as companies, often national rather than New Hampshire-based, using long-term or future listing agreements to impose liens or penalties on homeowners, sometimes in connection with estate transfers or home sales. Witnesses said legitimate real estate listings do not normally place liens on houses, but these arrangements can include hidden or unclear penalties, including a reported 3% charge on home value. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the committee appeared to be working through possible amendments and whether to adopt Maine-style language or a simpler New Hampshire-specific approach.

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• <01:25:59.520> the you don't only have to replace the you don't only have to replace the wetland
• <01:26:09.000> it<01:26:09.200> two-to-one replace it two-to-one replace it two-to-one
• Could you speak to one, let me, how long has this, uh, the two-to-one replacement ratio been in place
• Um, you know, the governor puts it in his budget every year for wetland replacement.
• Okay. >> It's now replaced with the 834 amendment as amended as adopted. Okay.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They had to be replaced.
• They had to be replaced. fail. They had to be replaced.
• The replacement rehabilitation project.
• > re<01:14:30.480> rehabilitate project will replace or re rehabilitate project will replace
• 600gallon per minute station and replace 600gallon per minute station and replace 4in<01:15:32.719

Keywords: 0:00:07 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:47 Approval of Minutes 0:01:05 Correspondence and Information Items 0:54:15 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 0:56:19 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 1:08:46 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 1:13:00 Rpt from Office of Financial Mgmt - KIA 1:20:00 Office of Financial Management 1:35:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including welcoming new committee member Senator Reginald Thomas, approving the minutes, and receiving a correspondence report on several information items. Those items included University of Kentucky research equipment funding, UK capital project funding using federal/private funds, debt issues from McGoffin County and Owen County school districts, lease modifications by the Division of Real Properties, asset preservation project revisions at Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) information on Kentucky Wired critical infrastructure. The main discussion focused on a dispute over the Kentucky Wired communication shelters, or “huts,” and related payments under KCNA’s agreement with Asellicom/Excel. Brad Kilby of Asellicom testified that KCNA had not paid for the huts, that Asellicom had not received the alleged $8 million or any later payment, and that Asellicom remained the legal owner. Committee members pressed him on whether payment had been received, whether anyone else might have received it, and whether the lawsuit or dispute resolution process clarified the issue. Kilby said no payment had been received and that the matter was part of ongoing litigation. KCNA Executive Director Doug Hendricks and General Counsel Adam Atkins then testified. They said a certified check for $8.5 million was mailed in July, based on the Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary’s determination that $8.5 million was due under the model procurement code, even though KCNA had initially requested about $12 million to cover a worst-case estimate. They said the contract allowed payment in full or in tranches, that the huts were completed and operational, and that KCNA had not received documentation supporting Asellicom’s higher $10.1 million claim. Members expressed frustration over the missing check and the broader implications for Kentucky Wired, and one member requested that the committee obtain all agency requests related to KCNA/Kentucky Wired since inception; the co-chairs said they would look into making that information available. No formal vote was taken on the dispute during the portion provided.

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• So, the piece that Chair Latz read So, the piece that Chair Latz read would replace lines 115 and 116
• language there is deleted and replaced language there is deleted and replaced with<01:33:36.960>
• Which is to strike the language on lines 1.15 and 1.16 and replace it with: “B.
• Armor radios replacement at $18 million a year would have gone into a special revenue account, would
• Armor radios replacement at $18 million a year would have gone into a special revenue account, would

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use. The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item. After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.

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• for her device and maintain replacement for her device and maintain that<00:35:08.000> Independence
• I recently received a quote for a project to replace the facility water mains that came in at $355,000
• In House File 1911, we are requesting an additional $40 million that would allow us to replace a big
• <01:36:36.360> of into the replacement of into the replacement of ssis<01:36:38.119> in
• a big portion of allow us to replace a big portion of ssis<01:36:47.040> within<01:36:47.280>

Bills: HF1380, HF1166, HF487, HF1553, HF1472, HF258, HF1911

Keywords: psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration

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• This bill allows simple like-for-like equipment replacements, such as an ice machine or stove, to be
• replaced without months of delay.
• This bill allows simple like-for-like equipment replacements, such as an ice machine or stove, to be
• replaced without months of delay.
• And this is all even if you're just replacing one piece of equipment with another; you're not ripping

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• A two-year sunset gives Congress time to replace this outdated law with targeted reforms that preserve
• But at least we need to get rid of 230 and replace it.
• At least we need to get rid of 230 and replace it with federal legislation that actually holds these
• of jobs, because that's the first fear that I often hear is, like, I don't want to be replaced by a
• Importantly, SB 1387 does not remove or replace existing religious categorization and simply adds the

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Most importantly, SB 951 recognizes a simple principle: When technology replaces workers, those workers
• And it's moving so fast that the economy is not having enough time to create the jobs to replace what
• if there are... if AI... ...they don't have to duplicate that notice, but if there are—if AI is replacing
• It doesn't replace scientists. It doesn't replace company employees.
• It does not replace original equipment manufacturers or specialized technicians who service proprietary

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker protections, enforcement, and technology in the workplace. SB 909 would strengthen enforcement of public works prevailing wage laws by raising contractor registration fees and penalties and directing part of penalty revenue back to enforcement; labor groups supported it as a way to deter wage theft, while contractor groups opposed the fee and penalty increases as burdensome and potentially costly for public projects. The committee members generally expressed support for stronger enforcement but also concern about the state’s backlog and capacity to enforce the law. SB 909 passed on a due pass vote and was re-referred to Appropriations. The committee also considered multiple bills addressing AI and workplace rights. SB 951 would require 60-day notice when technology displaces 25 or more workers and would require reporting on AI-related job impacts; labor and education groups supported it, while business, public sector, and industry groups argued it was premature and overbroad. SB 947 would require human review of automated discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions and prohibit predictive behavior analysis; supporters said it would prevent algorithmic abuse, while opponents raised concerns about independent contractors, private rights of action, and forum shopping. Both bills advanced on party-line style votes to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also approved SB 1149, which would expand bereavement leave to cover a “designated person” equivalent to family, with emotional testimony from a witness describing the loss of a long-term partner. Supporters said the bill reflects modern family structures, especially for LGBTQ and older Californians; there was no opposition. SB 1185, applying skilled-and-trained workforce standards to pharmaceutical facility construction, also passed despite opposition from contractors and business groups who said there was no demonstrated safety problem and warned of higher costs and fewer bidders. In addition, the committee approved consent-calendar bills SB 1316, SB 1046, and SB 1059, and left rolls open for absent members before adjourning.