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• I submitting a comprehensive report by December 2025. detailing the status of sewage disposal facilities
• The report include such information is the year of construction maintenance upgrade history, treatment
• Part 2 of the road map requires DP to submit a priority ranking for upgrading also which facilities to
• And part 3 creates a progress report on the facilities upgrade including Ali list of facilities requiring
• You know, I'm not a lot of performance and maintenance bond nearly with a municipality or county.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So they're the folks that are out there on the ground every day in our maintenance facilities, taking
• care of the routine maintenance aspects of the transportation system.
• We conducted voter list maintenance address confirmation mailings that's Required by the legislature
• The voting devices get maintenance to ensure that they work.
• This is part of our standard voter list maintenance.

Keywords: 914, all

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• that out with the Capitol Police, with Highway Patrol, but we're not going to open a detainment facility
• So if we're not going to have a facility, So if we're not going to have a facility to detain them, shouldn't
• At that particular time, we partnered with MoDOT and assisted with the maintenance and upkeep of it.
• representative mentioned that there was some agreement with the state, actually with MoDOT, for maintenance
• They have an obligation and accountability responsibility to ensure maintenance and rebuilding of bridges

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• <00:03:47.960> That health maintenance services. That health maintenance services.
• <00:03:49.960> services,<00:03:50.520> generally maintenance services, generally maintenance
• <00:10:32.960> long-acting<00:10:33.760> injectable facility long-acting injectable facility
• health to health maintenance health to health maintenance organization.<00:19:54.640> This
• chapter is health maintenance chapter is health maintenance organization. organization. organization

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:40:22.760> and and serve more um facilities and and serve more um facilities and agencies
• Yeah, so these positions are for the maintenance of both the grounds and the facility itself.
• with the actual usage of the facility with the actual usage of the facility one<01:57:49.040>
• Once the facility is built, you know, as a state-of-the-art facility in Hawaiʻi, we could also rent the
• <02:08:22.199> at legislature funded the ACF facilities at legislature funded the ACF facilities

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• I said, "As long as you let us create a show that cast, we'll do the facility."
• And so we cast, we'll do the facility.
• And that's altogether that's facilities.
• When you look at for cruise facilities.
• > sorry<02:16:25.760> and Allows maintenance of the sorry and Allows maintenance of the

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

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• ... ...supplement helps ensure districts can manage fixed costs, like staff and facilities, even when
• and repair of detention and residential facilities.
• and repair of detention and residential facilities.
• We also provide $10 million for the continued upgrade of Camp Landing to a level two facility, and we
• Within DMS, there's $96 million for the Florida Facilities Pool to repair state-owned buildings, and

Summary: The Senate began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into floor consideration of the 2026-2027 budget. Appropriations Chair Hooper presented Senate Bill 2500, describing a $115 billion budget that reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, and includes a 3% pay raise for state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then outlined major spending in their areas, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and environmental and agricultural programs. Highlights included increased funding for school scholarships and safety, workforce and university programs, Medicaid and child welfare, corrections operations, affordable housing, rural communities, Everglades and water quality projects, and infrastructure. Members then asked detailed questions about several budget items. Senators sought clarification on the Emergency Management Trust Fund, arts and cultural grants, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salaries, charter school capital outlay funding, EASE grants, New College funding, DOC inmate counts and reimbursement, lottery staffing, concealed weapons licensing positions, election security funding, iBudget waiver support, ADAP funding, Medicaid hospital rate reductions, and scholarship and enrollment supplements in K-12 education. Chairs explained that some reductions reflected technical shifts or right-sizing, that some funds were being moved below the line for better tracking, and that several items—such as ADAP and corrections operations—would likely remain conference issues with the House. After questions, the Senate substituted House bills for the budget and implementing measures and adopted amendments placing the Senate language onto the House vehicles to prepare for conference. The chamber passed the budget-related bills and several conforming measures, including bills on retirement, fuel taxes, the state agency law enforcement radio system, court trust funds, judgeships, and K-12 and higher education conforming changes. Votes on the major bills were overwhelmingly unanimous or near-unanimous, and the Senate repeatedly voted to accede to the House’s request for conference on the substituted bills.

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• Stanley, so that the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be authorized to provide the
• City of Walthrin with the right of first refusal... ...management and maintenance be authorized to provide
• and Means, to whom was referred the bill authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
• Second reading of the bill: An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
• An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to release a certain sewer

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first handled several routine matters, including adoption of a birthday resolution honoring Caroline San Martino Moran and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition involving the City of Waltham and the Veterans Memorial Rink. It also advanced two local bills: one authorizing DCAMM to release a sewer line easement in West Roxbury, and another relative to the town administrator of Carlisle. Both bills were amended by Ways and Means and ordered to third reading or engrossed as amended. The chamber also passed a memorial-marker bill for fallen law enforcement officers in Milton and Canton. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 5305, the “Protect Act,” which was presented as a measure to limit state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, restrict ICE access in courthouses and other sensitive locations, strengthen notice and language-access protections for detainees and workers, and expedite U and T visa certifications. Supporters, including members of the Black and Latino Caucus and other legislators, argued the bill would protect due process, encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, preserve public trust, and keep local police focused on criminal matters. They cited courthouse arrests, fear in immigrant communities, and the need for clearer boundaries between state and federal authority. Several amendments were offered and voted on during consideration of H.5305. An amendment to strike Section 4 was rejected, as were amendments seeking to alter the courthouse enforcement provisions and to recognize immigration judge warrants. Other amendments were adopted, including one clarifying sheriff-related provisions, one expanding language around release dates, one adding protections related to school settings, and one expediting U visa certification for family members aging out. A roll call was taken on the bill and on multiple amendments, with the House ultimately adopting the amendments described and continuing consideration of the bill as amended.

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• So, moving to the Facilities Commission, to begin with, there are two technical adjustments.
• commission would help construct a facility for particularly for for health services in local areas in
• The idea here is that there are the facilities commission has statutory authority to reallocate, but
• mental health facility.
• detention and or post adjudication facilities.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• 3 is a progress report on the facility upgrades including a list of facilities requiring upgrades preliminary
• or a waste energy facility.
• So any any existing facility or any facility that's already in operation and has been in continuous operation
• It said those would be OK, what about if it's an existing facility that was an incineration facility
• facilities.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• rental and facility engagement? rental and facility engagement?
• Those are the only two facilities in the Army Guard that we have short-term, like, barracks facilities
• We just put like $20 million into Littleton maintenance facility.
• $20 million into Littleton maintenance $20 million into Littleton maintenance facility.<00:22:58.159
• back into the facilities. That's it. back into the facilities. That's it.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:19:29.360> Um<00:19:29.679> it manual maintenance manual.
• Um it manual maintenance manual.
• <00:19:34.080> including abandoning pipeline facilities including abandoning pipeline facilities
• our most efficient biodeiesel facilities our most efficient biodeiesel facilities that<01:08:38.319
• Um, definitely the efficiencies at our facilities in the production.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the city of West Sacramento is pursuing, along with its regional partners, that franchise. facilities
• is the first— I helped, as mayor, to architect the financing and construction strategy for that facility
• Meanwhile, we have other sports facilities, SoFi comes to mind, that we're 100% purely privately financed
• And then now we're going to add in here, water maintenance, parks libraries, yada, yada.
• Meanwhile, we have other sports facilities. that development of that parcel as well.

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• We have facility needs in Victorville, for instance.
• I do not have the judicial resources, nor do I have the facility availability.
• And $136 million for some of the needs that we have for facilities.
• construction and deferred maintenance need.
• You know helpful for the existing deferred maintenance needs and we also when it comes to deferred maintenance

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• for our armories, and finally funding for the operations and maintenance of Camp Landing Joint Training
• Can you tell us where you are on progress and permanent storage facilities for those aircraft?
• The expectation is that those facilities, Probably in the next four or five months, the expectation is
• that those facilities will start construction this year, and those will conclude by the end of next
• ground yet on the new facility in Chippley as far as sticks and bricks. Mr. Chair, they were close.

Summary: The committee met to review agency program funding as it prepared to build the budget, hearing brief presentations from six agencies and then taking member questions. Florida Division of Emergency Management highlighted its role in response, preparedness, recovery, and mitigation, describing a largely federal pass-through budget, major technology investments, and large disaster and preparedness grant activity. The Department of Commerce, Department of State, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, Florida State Guard, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles also summarized their budgets, staffing, and major programs, including workforce and economic development, elections and arts funding, housing assistance, transportation work programs, military readiness, state guard expansion, and highway safety and motorist services. Members focused questions on several issues: arts and library grant funding and whether award criteria had changed; Commerce’s rural infrastructure and job growth grants and why funds were not being disbursed faster; Florida Housing’s use of SAIL, Live Local, Hometown Heroes, and SHIP funds and how smaller agencies learn about and access funding; and DOT’s work program gap between agency and governor proposals. The most extensive questioning was directed to Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles about long DMV lines, vacancies, overtime, staffing shortages, and the ability to shift funds between divisions. The department said staffing and pay constraints, especially in South Florida, were driving service delays and vacancy rates, and that overtime was being used because troopers were leaving for better-paying jobs. The Florida State Guard was also questioned about its spending and procurement pace, including aircraft purchases and facilities. Its director said long procurement timelines explained the low initial spending and that obligations had risen sharply as contracts matured. Members also asked about the department’s public opposition to Amendment 3 and whether agency resources were used in that effort; the director said no contracts or purchases were made to influence the vote and said the colonel’s comments were made off the clock. The meeting ended with the chair asking agencies to respond promptly to unanswered questions, and the committee adjourned without any recorded votes or formal actions beyond receiving the presentations and questions.

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• <00:47:01.800> opening because we have a new facility opening because we have a new facility
• They translate to facilities and facility upgrades to meet the educational needs of our students across
• School Building Maintenance Funds. School Building Maintenance Funds.
• :29.720> facility translate to facilities and facility translate to facilities and facility upgrades
• Some of the money goes to what is directly named in the bill, like the long-term facility maintenance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• maintenance.
• bond for our education facilities.
• provide a critical opportunity for California's higher education facilities to be modernized.
• We can't have the access if you don't have the facilities.
• And that means we've got to have the facilities in order to do so.

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• These are assistance programs that provide support to wastewater and drinking water facilities.
• SB 3 from the 87th session required certain facilities to adopt emergency preparedness plans.
• Most utilities reported having their own backup generation at critical facilities.
• built a new facility at the airport in Houston.
• This last year, we exported 288,000 head of livestock through those facilities.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• 1990s and the university has maintenance 1990s and the university has maintenance responsibility
• Um, as well as lack of maintenance.
• Um, as well as lack of maintenance.
• for maintenance into a longer term fix. for maintenance into a longer term fix.
• <01:57:09.360> costs future maintenance replacement costs future maintenance replacement costs

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• <00:13:00.160> of<00:13:00.399> that repair or maintenance of that repair or maintenance
• on what we consider roads in maintenance on what we consider roads in limbo<00:13:24.920> or<
• <00:13:42.760> and<00:13:42.880> we when we do some maintenance and we when we do some
• maintenance and we shouldn't<00:13:43.279> be<00:13:43.519> like<00:13:43.920> you're
• term unless the correctional facility term unless the correctional facility such<00:24:58.679>

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Summary: The committee heard a series of transportation and public safety bills, beginning with HB 706, which would require skateboard users under age 16 to wear helmets. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, and the chair noted written support from AAA Hawaii, Kulani Medical Center for Women and Children, and several individuals. No opposition was mentioned, and the bill appeared to draw no questions. Members then heard HB 860, which would grant immunity to the state or county that repairs or maintains a street when ownership or jurisdiction is disputed. DOT and DLNR supported the bill, with county support from Maui and a Hawaii Island county representative, while the Hawaii Association for Justice opposed it. The committee also heard HB 1162, requiring applicants for a motorcycle instruction permit to complete an approved basic rider course, with DOT support and a recommended amendment to exempt motorcycles used for training; the Public Defender asked about the current process, and DOT explained the bill was intended to improve safety given motorcycle fatalities. HB 1259, allowing speed-limit reductions within 10 mph of the current limit without an engineering study, also drew DOT support and support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and individuals. The committee next considered HB 1158, a governor’s package bill limiting civil liability for people who provide firefighting services with vessels at commercial harbors or roadsteads to gross negligence or wanton conduct. DOT Harbors said the bill was prompted by lessons from the Lahaina fires and was intended to encourage privately owned firefighting-equipped vessels to assist without hesitation; the Hawaii Harbor Users Group and an individual supported it. HB 54, which would make a third or subsequent excessive speeding offense a Class C felony and allow vehicle forfeiture, drew DOT support but strong opposition from the Public Defender, who argued the bill was overly harsh, would force jury trials, and could create sentencing problems; the Public Defender also said existing penalties were already significant. The committee then heard HB 1334, which would exempt donations of wild game meat, including axis deer, to charitable and nonprofit organizations from certain meat inspection and transportation laws; DLNR and multiple community and food-related groups supported it, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 698 on animal cruelty, which would increase criminal penalties for various offenses. The Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the cases are rare, enforcement is limited, and the proposed penalties—up to Class A felony treatment in some cases—were too severe; animal welfare advocates strongly supported the measure, saying cruelty cases are widespread, underreported, and under-enforced, and that stronger penalties are needed as a deterrent. No votes or final actions were taken on any of the bills in the portion of the hearing provided.