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• We're not replacing one or the other; it's that New Mexico, like most states, is having to deal with
• I might have misspoken; the corporate income tax and the state treasurer's office are replacing oil and
• we have a sense of when the State Investment Council thinks that investment income may be able to replace
• Possibly by 2040, we will lose a hundred and fifty thousand jobs from oil and gas that we hope to replace
• Well, in terms of maybe replacing lost oil revenue dollar for dollar, the growth is designed for the

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• It would be a smaller subset of that to replace the roof.
• the roof at a cost of I to replace the roof at a cost of I thought<00:25:04.240> $20<00:25:04.720
• subset<00:25:26.640> of<00:25:26.840> that<00:25:26.960> to<00:25:27.200> replace
• <00:25:27.600> the<00:25:27.720> roof subset of that to replace the roof subset of
• that to replace the roof there<00:25:29.120> there<00:25:29.279> is<00:25:29.480> other

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.

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• be just replacing the upper portion of the prosthesis.
• Our coverage includes not just the device itself, but maintenance, repair, replacement of the device.
• Our coverage includes not just the device itself, but maintenance, repair, replacement of the device.
• How would I replace that? How would I be able to cover the cost?
• So as I've grown up, I've had to, like, replace it as my arm gets bigger as I grow.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Johnson, who has already been a member of this committee, has been appointed the new vice chair to replace
• clarify that this bill is an amendment to the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, not a repeal and replacement
• with the understanding that the author has clarified that this bill amends and does not repeal and replace
• with the understanding that the author has clarified that this bill amends and does not repeal and replace
• This would be replaced with a new tier of coverage that uses county-level determinations to provide language

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 1, 2026, heard a full agenda of election-related measures, and took final votes on several bills and one resolution. The committee also adopted two consent items, SB 1429 and SB 1430, without opposition. Members and the chair repeatedly noted committee membership changes and the final meeting of the session, and the chair emphasized the committee’s focus on protecting democracy and election integrity. Among the bills heard, SB 1369 would shorten the signature-gathering period for judicial recalls in larger counties and require paid gatherers to disclose they are compensated; supporters argued it would protect judicial independence, while the chair and some members noted the need to balance recall rights with county differences. SB 900 would reformat campaign disclosure language on large print ads and billboards to improve readability while preserving transparency, with broad support from outdoor advertising, clean money, and good-government groups. SJR 18, which condemns Citizens United and urges action against corporate spending in elections, drew support from reform advocates but also concerns about the resolution’s focus and scope; it was advanced on a party-line split with some members voting no. The committee also advanced SB 1164, a major voting-rights measure expanding California protections against vote dilution and voter suppression, adding preclearance-style review for some jurisdictions, and directing courts to interpret election laws in favor of voting access. Local government representatives opposed it unless amended, citing uncertainty, loss of safe-harbor protections, and implementation concerns, while civil-rights and labor groups strongly supported it. SB 1360, which expands language-access requirements for voters with limited English proficiency and lowers coverage thresholds, was supported by voting-rights and immigrant-advocacy groups but opposed by elections officials unless amended; the committee acknowledged the need for further work on county-level implementation and data standards. The committee also approved SB 1418, which extends protections against seizure of election records and voting systems beyond voted ballots, and SB 884, which creates a buffer zone around polling places and vote-by-mail drop locations to prevent interference with voting and ballot custody, though sheriffs and police groups opposed the arrest restrictions. SB 46, which would give the Secretary of State clearer authority to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates from the ballot, and SB 715, which moves candidate ballot-designation challenge deadlines earlier, also advanced. Most measures were sent to Appropriations or otherwise held on call for absent members, and the meeting ended with final roll calls and adjournment.

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• Today, as I understand it, if the roof needs to be replaced, we have to go through the whole engineering
• spend a lot of time and a lot of dollars on re-engineering something we've already done when it's a replacement
• To a replacement to something that is almost an exact duplicate or exact replacement to that work we've
• it probably could be classified as an ambiguity about whether or not, in a situation where you're replacing

Summary: The task force approved the March 25, 2026 minutes as amended, striking language about contracting with a security vendor. Members then reviewed a draft bill on concessions procurement (LC 27.0161), which would raise the competitive solicitation threshold from $25,000 to $50,000, allow requests for proposals in addition to bids, update language for vending and merchandising machines, and clarify where concession proceeds are deposited. OMB explained the bill and said it was open to further changes, including language to address artificial fragmentation, clarify which government entities are covered, and possibly set contract-length limits. Members raised questions about whether the bill would apply to school districts, park districts, airports, and other political subdivisions, and about whether concession agreements could direct proceeds to nonprofits or other secondary recipients; OMB said the statute is intended to require proceeds to go to the government entity’s operating fund or general fund. OMB also reported on other survey suggestions. It said a proposed general authority for agencies to create pre-qualified architect/engineering vendor pools would not move forward, because the existing authority is best limited to high-volume agencies. On legal notices, OMB said it had made progress with the North Dakota Newspaper Association on modernizing online notices, improving ADA compliance, and discussing rate and definition changes. On click-through agreements, OMB and the Attorney General’s office concluded no statutory change was needed after revising internal guidance; the $20,000 threshold was described as a practical cutoff for adhesive, nonnegotiable software terms. OMB also said issues raised by the Center for Distance Education on alternate procurements and food/beverage expenditures had been resolved through policy clarification. The University System gave a brief update on its collaboration with OMB and said it was continuing to review concessions, surplus property, and capital project statutes with all institutions involved. The task force then discussed a draft bill on requirements for new or expanded spending, intended to require agencies to identify program purpose, needs, alternatives, success measures, and budget details, and to report on outcomes over time. Members and staff debated whether OMB or Legislative Council should collect and report the information, how much should be real-time versus periodic, and whether the bill should include full implementation costs for pilot programs. Legislative Council staff said the new program evaluation division is still being built out, that staffing remains limited, and that the office plans to continue working with OMB and the executive branch to refine the proposal before the next meeting. No final action was taken on the draft bills beyond directing further work and follow-up for the next meeting.

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• Just the cost of replacing student Chromebooks was a significant increase.
• This is a repeal and replace of the existing rule. The date of adoption was also January, 15th.
• This is a repeal and replace adopted January 29, 2026, effective date February 10.
• Adopted rule repeals and replaces the existing beginner bilingual education licensure requirements and
• When I see screens in the classroom, I think about what they're replacing, which is outdoor learning,

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• Last time we exact, we did a replace-all amendment to that, which was the allowance to sublet the state
• Do we have any thoughts on how we're going to replace that revenue?
• c><00:02:50.640> we're<00:02:50.760> going<00:02:50.880> to<00:02:50.959> replace
• thoughts on how we're going to replace thoughts on how we're going to replace that<00:02:51.560>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• require these health ordinances to be applicable to ADUs for inspection, maintenance, upgrade, or replacement
• require these health ordinances to be applicable to ADUs for inspection, maintenance, upgrade, or replacement
• 00:25:39.400> or inspection, maintenance, upgrade or inspection, maintenance, upgrade or replacement
• <00:25:39.960> of<00:25:40.040> subsurface<00:25:40.680> sanitary replacement of
• subsurface sanitary replacement of subsurface sanitary disposal<00:25:41.560> systems,<00:25:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Page 8, Section 3, Subsection B, line 12: strike 'seven' and replace it with 'three.'
• Page 8, Section 3, Paragraph B, line 12: strike seven and replace with three.
• Page 8, Section 3, Subsection B, line 12: strike 7 and replace with 3.
• Page 11, line 15: replace 7 with 3. Page 12, Section 4, C.
• Section 4, Subsection C, line 24: strike 7 and replace with 3. That is the first set of amendments.

Bills: SB20, SB111, SB211, SB218, SB14

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• This lease is the result of the agency expressing its need for temporary replacement space due to significant
• 05:12.800> temporary expressing its need for temporary expressing its need for temporary replacement
• space<00:05:14.320> due<00:05:14.560> to<00:05:14.720> significant replacement
• space due to significant replacement space due to significant ongoing<00:05:15.840> maintenance
• :05:19.520> its Discussions have occurred with the local government concerning permanent replacement

Keywords: 00:09 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:42 Approval of Minutes 01:07 Information Items 04:05 Lease Rpt - Finance and Administration Cabinet 18:59 OFM - Economic Development Fund Grants 25:42 OFM – KY Housing Authority 31:30 Remaining 2025 Meetings 33:26 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and received a set of information reports on capital projects, debt, school district bond issues, UK and KCTCS asset preservation projects, and the Louisville Arena Authority’s financial report, with the latter noted as lengthy and expected to be discussed further in person in December. The committee also heard a Finance and Administration Cabinet lease report covering three leases: a temporary lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Louisville due to ongoing maintenance and safety issues at its current site, a Department of Juvenile Justice lease in Hardin County for a day-treatment/alternative school program, and a Warren County lease renewal. Members questioned the Hardin County lease about the higher rate and limited competition; agency staff explained the specialized school setting, transportation and program requirements, and the difficulty of attracting bidders for alternative-school space. The lease package was approved after roll call. The committee then considered seven economic development grants: four EDF grants and three KPDI grants. The projects included infrastructure for Allen County’s industrial park, flood-related repairs for Weddington Plaza in the Big Sandy area, an Owensboro manufacturing expansion for Mscan America, a new Louisville manufacturing facility for Anthro Energy, a Henderson due-diligence study, a Paducah spec building, and utility extensions for the Riverbend site in Carrollton. Staff said the projects had been approved by KEFA and recommended by the relevant cabinet leadership, and the committee approved them by roll call. Finally, the committee reviewed a new Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit bond issue for about $43 million for 233 Louisville housing units, which was approved. It then took up five SFCC debt issues together: new money for an Edmonson County elementary school and Knox County middle school gym improvements, plus refundings for Callaway, Hardin, and McCracken counties. Members raised concerns that the refundings were bundled together and that some did not appear to meet a newly referenced 3% net present value savings guideline, but the package was still approved on a 5-2 vote. The meeting ended with calendar updates, including a November 20 meeting at noon and a December 16 meeting featuring the Yum Arena presentation, followed by adjournment.

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• <00:03:26.000> amendment<00:03:26.319> to Nothing is to prevent the state from replacing
• Nothing is to prevent the state<00:03:59.840> from<00:04:00.159> replacing<00:04:00.560
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• any Motel 6 with a state from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz<00:04:02.720> Carlton,<00:04:
• a contractor call the other day, and we had us a conversation because they were getting ready to replace

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee discussed House Bill 353, a proposal to tighten eminent-domain procedures and property protections while still allowing public projects. Supporters said the bill would not prohibit condemnation, but would require proof that property is in blight, give owners notice and an opportunity to cure, require a reasonable plan and funding for the public use, and ensure the taking is limited to what is necessary. They argued this would protect good-faith property owners, prevent abandoned projects, and make the process more efficient for utilities and infrastructure by encouraging easements where possible instead of full takings. Much of the discussion focused on the proper measure of compensation and the broader constitutional limits on eminent domain. Several members argued that compensation should reflect current market value and that public benefit should not be treated as the standard for value. Others said market value can be unfair in cases involving unique property uses, damage to land, or public-private projects, and suggested owners should share in some upside. Members also raised concerns about Kelo v. City of New London, the risk of abuse by governments or large corporations, and the need to protect farmers and rural landowners from one-sided treatment. A number of legislators supported the concept but asked for more detail on how the bill would work in practice, whether it is based on model legislation from other states, and how it could be tailored to Kentucky. The bill sponsor said it was a modified model policy and was open to amendments to make it more Kentucky-specific. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Committee on Finance, makes appropriations to the Supreme Court in Nevada for costs associated with the replacement
• makes appropriations to and authorizes the expenditure of money by the Department of Education for replacement
• State Parks and the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the purchase and replacement
• a loan to the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor for the replacement
• Committee on Finance, makes appropriations to the Supreme Court of Nevada for costs associated with the replacement

Keywords: 909, all

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• This project is to construct three new communication facilities. to replace the Red Mountain facility
• million in 2627, and funding through 2728 for the design and construction of critical fire alarm replacements
• Budget cycles, so public safety radios the radio replacement.
• make ADA improvements at various prisons. as well as about $20 million in ongoing to fund a radio replacement
• radio equipment has exceeded its useful lifecycle it's no longer supported by the manufacturer and replacement

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The Access Replacement System Project, or CARS Project, will implement a new data-driven system replacing
• First, we have the CalAccess Replacement Project.
• The objective of the CARS project is to replace the outdated CalAccess system for electronic reporting
• the formality in the context of the paid family leave program which provides an eight-week wage replacement

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So the need for replacement, for depth of magazine, for resilience, all these are lessons that we're
• There have been reports that Russia is looking to replace that base elsewhere in the Mediterranean, including
• They're searching for alternative basing to replace TARDIS, which they've mainly lost on the north shore
• General, what U.S. capabilities are our European allies least capable of replacing right now?
• Yeah, they're least capable of replacing high-end air and missile defense. on a large basis.

Keywords: committee meeting, legislation, public testimony, SB4, HB2214, bipartisan support

Summary: The committee convened to discuss various bills and hear testimonies related to legislative matters, including public concerns and implications surrounding the proposed legislation. Notably, the members engaged in a vigorous debate over SB4, where several representatives shared differing viewpoints on its impact on local communities and the environment. Public testimonies were heard, with advocates arguing for the bill's potential benefits, while opponents raised significant concerns regarding the fiscal implications and land use. Following these discussions, the committee moved to vote on HB2214, which passed without issue, illustrating the bipartisan support for certain initiatives tied to public welfare.

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• It revises conditions under which residential property owners can cancel a roof repair or or or replacement
• Any time the roof is going to be replaced.
• They would have an opportunity to the strap and hansman or or other replace.
• Thank you replacements that then would allow that could qualify for the homeowner them to get it, you
• just want to put a new roof on and then they were going to have there straps are clips or whatever replace

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• average, among the oldest aircraft in the fleet, and the Air Force isn't buying enough new tankers to replace
• cost down so that we can afford to procure the tanker force that's necessary both to... expand and replace
• We're going to have to replace those, which means we need to get the new tanker into production. and
• , and we've discussed this, and any good Michigander will constantly bring up our interest in a replacement
• on a replacement mission, a fighter mission, not a refueler, we've got those in coming, but a fighter

Keywords: Air Force modernization, fighter aircraft, autonomous systems, air superiority, national security, recapitalization

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on military procurement and modernization, with significant discussions surrounding the Air Force's capabilities and strategic needs. Key topics included the urgent need for recapitalization of the Air Force's fighter squadrons, as well as the importance of integrating new technologies like autonomous systems to bolster military effectiveness. Several senators raised concerns about the current resources available to the Air National Guard and the potential loss of skilled service members if recapitalization plans are not swiftly developed. There were also discussions on the importance of maintaining air superiority in light of evolving threats, particularly from adversaries like China.

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• And it clarifies that the additional multiplier needed for out-of-kind replacement is limited to freshwater
• The wetlands are replaced, but far from communities that need these important wetland functions.
• And in this sense, it could take years before wetland functions are truly replaced overall.
• So even though there's a wetland that might be impacted, we're going to have to replace the treatment
• So this is a way to replace. Utility, so it completely offsets that.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee heard and acted on several bills related to wetlands, emergency management, fishing licenses, disaster recovery, the Florida Keys, brownfields, wastewater treatment, and spring protection. HB 1175 on mitigation banking drew the most discussion, with supporters saying it would create more predictable release of mitigation credits and help address shortages, while opponents warned it could weaken watershed-based wetland protection and allow credits to be used farther from the impact site. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment making the changes prospective after July 1, 2025, and then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by a 12-3 vote. The committee also considered HB 1535, a broad emergency management strike-all that would expand local storm-preparedness information, debris removal coordination, shelter planning, permitting procedures after storms, limits on post-storm fee increases and moratoria, and changes to election procedures after disasters. Members raised questions about FEMA coordination, shelter standards, impact fees, and the 100-mile post-storm land-use restrictions. After adopting the strike-all, the bill was reported favorably with committee substitute on a 17-0 vote. HB 673, which would extend the same fishing-license convenience to freshwater guides that saltwater captains already have, and HB 705, which extends a public-records exemption for disaster recovery assistance applicants, were both reported favorably without amendment. Later, the committee approved HB 995 for the Florida Keys, which combines affordable-housing incentives, a Habitat for Humanity bond exemption, an extension of the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, and a modest increase in hurricane evacuation time to allow additional residential permits; it was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. HB 733 on brownfields received a technical strike-all and was also reported favorably. HB 645 creating a general permit for distributed wastewater treatment systems passed unanimously, and HB 691 on a reclaimed-water project tied to Outstanding Florida Springs passed 16-1 after concerns were raised about cost, water quality, and whether the bill could broaden the intent of existing spring-protection law. The meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.

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• That bridge replacement is underway right now.
• This is a very critical bridge replacement project down on the coast.
• So this bridge and this road in this section actually belonged to NASA prior to this bridge replacement
• And you can see three generations of bridges there, and you can see that every time we've replaced and
• program, the SCRAP program, which you all provide as a legislative mandate, and then also the bridge replacement

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee heard an overview from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the state’s transportation work program, with emphasis on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, major roadway projects, workforce needs, seaports, airports, spaceport infrastructure, and the role of MPOs/TPOs in planning. He said the $4 billion general revenue investment in Moving Florida Forward has been leveraged into a roughly $7 billion-plus program, with 20 projects underway and about 70% of the initiative expected to be under construction by year’s end. He highlighted I-4 as the centerpiece, describing a new procurement approach, phased delivery, and added lanes intended to provide congestion relief during construction. He also discussed a projected 38% growth in transportation workforce needs and proposed a Florida Transportation Academy and a research institute to support training and innovation. Tiffany King of the Florida Airports Council said Florida’s 128 public-use airports have about $5.7 billion in unfunded projects through 2029, and stressed that airport priorities include not only terminals and passenger capacity but also safety, security, gates, and environmental work. Michael Rubin of the Florida Ports Council said Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports now have a $195.9 billion economic impact, support about 1.2 million jobs, and generate $7.4 billion in state and local taxes; he noted that ports still have about $4 billion in project needs, including dredging and intermodal connections. Jeff Sheffield of the North Florida TPO described the value of regional, community-based planning and said his four-county TPO has helped align local priorities with FDOT funding. Members asked about whether the state is planning for advanced air mobility and “flying cars,” whether Moving Florida Forward bypassed MPOs, how long major projects take, cost escalation, regionalization of MPOs, port governance, airport governance, and the contractor qualification system. FDOT and the witnesses said the state is working on policy and planning for advanced air mobility, that Moving Florida Forward did not bypass MPOs because the projects were already locally prioritized, and that the main delay is funding rather than the planning process. They said long-range plans are updated regularly and can be amended when priorities change, and that regional MPO structures can improve coordination. The committee took no formal vote; the meeting concluded after questions and comments, including discussion of workforce training opportunities for incarcerated individuals and a motion to adjourn by the ranking member.

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• What we're doing is we're replacing the confusion that exist and just for for the benefit of all right
• We're not what we do is replace that standard with another standard in Florida law under 9. 43.1 0 which
• lawful and just leave it in performance regardless of the conduct. >> You're removing the modified, replacing
• I think what you're doing is you're replacing it with a standard that already exist and that would be
• That's because right replacing it with a consistent standard.

Keywords: 999, senate, all