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• Just to enlighten you, my background is also in urban and regional planning.
• I love New Hampshire, but in the rural areas are different than urban areas, and some of these rural
• areas and some of different than urban areas and some of these<01:22:23.199><c> rural</c><01:22:23.440
• </c> insecurity um especially in urban areas. insecurity um especially in urban areas.
• areas that are apartments in many urban areas that are now<04:26:47.359><c> going</c><04:26:47.600><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• about is we call it the ETJ bill, extraterritorial jurisdiction, which is something we talk about in Urban
• Just last year, our friend Senator Anderson passed a measure that, again, was referenced to the Urban
• Just last year, our friend Senator Anderson passed a measure that, again, was referenced to the Urban
• communities. ...pressures for our constituents, and they hit differently in rural communities versus urban

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

Bills: SB5223, SB5831, SB5928, SB6183, SB6071, SB5995, SB5966, SB5841, SB5840, SB6061, SB6058, SB5931, SB5944, SB5520, SB6011, SB6087, SB6076, SB5916, SB6016, SB5936, SB6137, SB5956, SB6025, SB6009, SB5833, SB6161, SB6188, SB5890, SB5917, SB5820, SB5973, SJM8015, SB5816, SB6136, SB6091, SB6024, SB5053, SB5249, SB5536, SB5834, SB5837, SB5872, SB5879, SB5899, SB5925, SB6019, SB6148, SB6184, SB6190, SB6237, SB6086, SB5574, SB5873, SB5992, SB5924, SB6134, SB6263, SB5395, SB6282, SB5905, SB6302, SB5950, SB6074, SB6226, SB6096, SB5970, SB6269

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment, SB 6183, HIV, antiviral drugs, antiretroviral therapy, AIDS

Bills: SB5223, SB5831, SB5928, SB6183, SB6071, SB5995, SB5966, SB5841, SB5840, SB6061, SB6058, SB5931, SB5944, SB5520, SB6011, SB6087, SB6076, SB5916, SB6016, SB5936, SB6137, SB5956, SB6025, SB6009, SB5833, SB6161, SB6188, SB5890, SB5917, SB5820, SB5973, SJM8015, SB5816, SB6136, SB6091, SB6024, SB5053, SB5249, SB5536, SB5834, SB5837, SB5872, SB5879, SB5899, SB5925, SB6019, SB6148, SB6184, SB6190, SB6237, SB6086, SB5574, SB5873, SB5992, SB5924, SB6134, SB6263, SB5395, SB6282, SB5905, SB6302, SB5950, SB6074, SB6226, SB6096, SB5970, SB6269

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment, SB 6183, HIV, antiviral drugs, antiretroviral therapy, AIDS

Summary: The Senate briefly convened to approve the previous day’s journal, then moved through the fifth order for introduction and first reading of bills. Senate Bill 6351 was introduced and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The chamber then went at ease in anticipation of fiscal cutoff committee report activity later in the day. When the Senate reconvened, it took up reports of standing committees and supplemental standing committee reports. Substitute Senate Bill 5292, concerning family and medical leave rates, and engrossed substitute House Bill/Senate Bill 5466 were both reported and referred to the Committee on Rules. The referrals were approved without objection. No substantive debate or votes on the bills occurred in this transcript beyond the referral motions. The Senate adjourned at the end of the session until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

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• Unfortunately, they receive disproportionately fewer SBA loans and resources than their urban counterparts
• It is a crisis that touches every corner of our nation, rural communities, urban centers.
• For years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, has administered programs that touch
• For years, the Department of Housing<05:48:39.840><c> and</c><05:48:40.000><c> Urban</c><05:48:40.320
• ><c> Development,</c><05:48:40.878><c> HUD,</c><05:48:41.520><c> has</c> Housing and Urban Development

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Paul urban core.
• </c><00:16:10.160><c> Paul</c><00:16:10.560><c> urban</c><00:16:10.800><c> core.
• Paul urban core. The Minneapolis St. Paul urban core.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , in the month since August, we've sat down with many of you, Republicans and Democrats, rural and urban
• you, Republicans and Democrats,<00:07:25.440><c> rural</c><00:07:25.759><c> and</c><00:07:26.240><c> urban
• </c><00:07:26.960><c> people</c><00:07:27.280><c> from</c> Democrats, rural and urban people from Democrats
• , rural and urban people from all<00:07:27.680><c> over.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in danger of being taken over by the state because of their financial situation, and those were all urban
• while the schools are a community hub, and I understand that, but I think then why not have it at urban
• Spelling Bee, as well as statewide STEM educator pipeline and school leadership initiatives serving urban
• Every legislative district in the state of Arizona has health care workforce needs: rural hospitals, urban

Bills: SB1041, SB1050, SB1131, SB1138, SB1249, SB1267, SB1272, SB1317, SB1461, SB1488, SB1504, SB1517, SB1523, SB1580, SB1582, SB1584, SB1585, SB1602, SB1630, SB1654, SB1672, SB1673, SB1718, SB1761, SB1819, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers

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• Tatum Roles, he is with the Socorro 4-H Council, and a new club. 4-H has urban clubs, and so within a
• charter school, in the out-of-school time, there is now a 4-H urban club called the Coyote 4-H Club:
• represent rural communities or tribal communities or acequias or any one smaller place that is outside the urban
• And again, those governments or those entities throughout the state, they're not always just the big urban

Bills: HB111, HB61, HB43, HB156, HB70, SB3, HB103, HB109, HB128, HB247, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Department of Housing and Urban Development that speaks to the rescission of the guidance documents to
• memo from the US Department of Housing memo from the US Department of Housing and<01:38:10.639><c> Urban
• 11.360><c> that</c><01:38:11.679><c> speaks</c><01:38:12.159><c> to</c><01:38:12.880><c> the</c> and Urban
• Development that speaks to the and Urban Development that speaks to the recision<01:38:13.600><c> of

Keywords: 981, all

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• So that takes into account urban, suburban, and rural school districts, and we are the folks that turn
• So that takes into effect urban,<00:48:32.559><c> suburban,</c><00:48:33.359><c> and</c><00:48:33.680
• ><c> rural</c><00:48:34.000><c> school</c> urban, suburban, and rural school urban, suburban, and rural

Keywords: 1183, house

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• whether that's a homebound senior in rural New Hampshire or an individual with disabilities in an urban
• answer any questions. individual with disabilities um in an individual with disabilities um in an urban
• </c><00:20:10.240><c> Um</c><00:20:10.559><c> again,</c> urban area or what have you.
• Um again, urban area or what have you.

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• ><01:00:06.559><c> sidewalks</c><01:00:07.119><c> that</c><01:00:07.280><c> that</c> A potentially urban
• have an area that's growing, and if it's what I call a curb-and-gutter section roadway, which is an urban-type
• roadway, you know, we typically do look at sidewalks in those locations because it's an urban-type roadway
• Because it's an urban-type roadway, because there's typically housing and commercial development in the

Keywords: 0:00:15 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:01:15 Maintenance Update 0:21:07 Approval of Minutes 0:21:32 Regional Offices 0:43:47 SHIFT Scoring 1:04:24 Local Assistance Road Program 1:16:41 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum and first received a maintenance update from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials James Ballinger and John Moore. They described how repeated disasters, including floods, tornadoes, and ice storms, have strained routine road maintenance and forced crews to focus on emergency response, snow and ice removal, pothole patching, ditching, signal repairs, mowing, striping, sign work, and other day-to-day upkeep. They said snow and ice costs have averaged about $60 million to $61 million annually in recent years, disaster response has totaled hundreds of millions of dollars over five years, and the cabinet often must carry those costs until FEMA or FHWA reimbursement arrives. They also said maintenance work is increasingly contracted out because of staffing and resource limits, and that competitive pay is needed to retain employees and contractors for around-the-clock emergency work. Members then discussed traffic roundabouts and other intersection designs. Senator Hickden asked about their cost savings and safety benefits compared with traffic signals, and cabinet staff said they would provide life-cycle cost figures later. They emphasized that roundabouts and related designs reduce serious injuries and fatalities, with serious injuries down roughly 70% to 80% and fatalities over 90% in their experience. Chair Douglas and others asked about roundabout sizing for trucks and farm equipment, and staff explained that designers tailor the inscribed diameter to local traffic needs and context. The committee also briefly discussed red-light running and traffic-light cameras, with members stressing the safety risks of drivers ignoring signals. The committee adopted the minutes from the prior meeting by motion and voice vote. It then heard from Sarah Jackson and Matthew Cole on the Real ID and driver licensing transition. They said the cabinet has expanded from almost no regional offices to 35, grown driver licensing staff from 89 to 400, and now issues about 1.3 million credentials annually. They reported improvements in office capacity, queue management, staffing, and compensation, including added workstations, new or expanded offices in Louisville, Lexington, and Bardstown, and the use of contract staff. They said statewide average wait times have fallen to just under 30 minutes, and Kentucky’s Real ID adoption rate has risen to 42.9%. Members asked follow-up questions about driver testing and CDL scheduling. The presenters said all permit and CDL testing is coordinated through Kentucky State Police, with written tests available in most regional offices and CDL testing at a smaller number of KSP locations. Senator Douglas asked when the driver testing requirements were last updated, and the presenters said that was set by KSP. The discussion ended with additional questions about which regional offices lack KSP testing presence, but no further action was taken before the transcript ended.

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• This is hurting urban and rural folks alike and let's request an aye vote and get this over to the Senate
• This is true whether you're in a rural area or suburban or an urban area like San Francisco.
• This bill will clarify that public urban retail water suppliers have the authority to operate low income
• general, while this industry is certainly important, one thing that I've learned from, you know, a very urban

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• transportation in our trunk highway right-of-ways, which take very different forms across our state, from large urban
• transportation in our trunk highway right-of-ways, which take very different forms across our state, from large urban
• transportation in our trunk highway right-of-ways, which take very different forms across our state, from large urban
• Different forms across our state, from large urban freeways to neighborhood arterials to greater Minnesota

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• quick, if I never get this opportunity again, we got to a place in Miami-Dade County, not unlike other urban
• Can that have the effect of basically expanding the urban development boundary by doing that?
• Do you know what an urban development boundary is? Senator Martin. Yes. Senator Pizzo.
• Can we at least T-P it until you can ask somebody about what the effect is on the urban development boundaries

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

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• funds under the Texas Water Development Board, that's an important agency for many of our rural and urban
• And this urban member is proud to always help our rural communities.
• As we said on all Texans, urban, suburban, and rural alike, but it would impact rural Texas. more than
• population but the other is we allow insurance companies to pay half to those rural hospitals. for an urban

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• And so again, on behalf of the thousands of artists and organizations and communities, large, small, urban
• And so again, on behalf of the thousands of artists and organizations and communities, large, small, urban
• And so again, on behalf of the thousands of artists and organizations and communities, large, small, urban
• And so again, on behalf of the thousands of artists and organizations and communities, large, small, urban

Bills: HF2563

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

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• reasonable access to insurance while responding to the insurance industry concerns, they passed the Urban
• c><00:04:45.160><c> they</c><00:04:45.320><c> passed</c><00:04:45.680><c> the</c><00:04:45.800><c> urban
• </c> industry concerns they passed the urban industry concerns they passed the urban property<00:04:46.759

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• One thing that's interesting is looking at the urbanicity of death locations, 2022 data, looking at metropolitan
• better to have your babies in one of those little hospitals out in the country than to have it in the urban
• You're making it to a tertiary-level center, which is in an urban area.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then heard a detailed annual presentation from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and review findings. He explained the committee’s structure, the de-identified review process, and the distinction between pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths. He said national maternal mortality has declined from its 2021 peak, but mental health conditions, substance use, overdose, suicide, cardiovascular disease, hemorrhage, infection, and embolism remain major causes. He emphasized that many deaths are preventable, with especially high rates among non-Hispanic Black women and in the American Indian/Alaska Native population, and noted that a large share of deaths occur after 42 days postpartum. Committee members asked about suicide, domestic abuse, pregnancy testing in unexplained deaths, and the role of home births and midwife training. Dr. Arnold said the committee is adding a caseworker, exploring post-mortem pregnancy testing in suspicious cases, and working with coroners and forensic officials; he also said home births and untrained midwifery pose safety concerns and that better public education and facility-based care are important. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matt Clark on cigarette ignition propensity standards and fire prevention. He recommended updating North Dakota’s cigarette ignition legislation to the current national standard and also considering legislation requiring fast-breakaway oxygen tubing, citing fatal fires involving smoking around home oxygen. He explained that his office verifies manufacturer testing and maintains certification for cigarettes sold in the state, but does not itself conduct the testing. Members asked about implementation, cost, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Clark said he would follow up with cost information and additional details, and that he had not seen evidence of a major issue on tribal lands but would look further. Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services presented the North Dakota Stroke System of Care report. She described the statewide network of two comprehensive stroke centers, four primary stroke centers, and 30 acute stroke-ready hospitals, along with the stroke registry and quality-improvement efforts. She reported that most strokes are ischemic, that the median stroke patient age is 71.5, and that common risk factors include hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and diabetes. She highlighted improvements in door-to-CT, thrombolytic treatment times, dysphagia screening, EMS pre-notification, and interfacility transfer performance, and said new priorities include hemorrhagic stroke quality measures and standardized EMS stroke screening tools. Members asked about the VA hospital’s participation, and Greff said she would pursue outreach. After a break, the committee heard testimony from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals as part of the prior authorization study, focused on non-opioid pain treatment. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to acute pain treatment and may push patients toward opioids, especially in the critical 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window. He cited data showing that even short opioid exposure can increase the risk of long-term use and said prior authorization is often a barrier for physicians and patients. Khan recommended open access with a quantity limit rather than prior authorization, suggesting a 14-day limit supported by the product’s data and an episode-of-care approach. Members asked about dental use, payer discussions, and cost; he said the product’s wholesale acquisition cost is about $16.10 per tablet, with patient assistance available, and that he would follow up on payer and comparison-cost questions.