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• That means great economic stimulus to those areas in New Mexico, both rural and urban.
• starts on those camping trips, fishing trips, or hiking trips started in urban areas and landed up in rural
• Quay County is a very rural area in our state. San Miguel County had over $2 million.
• Connectivity and communication in many state parks and rural areas is difficult.
• So, it is a true issue for law enforcement in rural New Mexico.

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• In that time, attorneys have successfully charged and prosecuted cases as needed.
• In addition, adding this charge to the... ...charged and prosecuted cases as needed.
• Finally, the criminal prosecution of children does not increase public safety.
• your prosecution on a confession in the course of a jail context.
• I've never prosecuted a case in El Dorado County.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ><c> will</c><00:19:12.320><c> bring</c> rural Minnesota town, we will bring rural Minnesota town, we
• Instead of focusing on violent offenders, repeat criminals, and systemic prosecution failures, this bill
• If violence is the concern, the solution lies in enforcement, prosecution, and accountability.
• </c> criminals, and systemic prosecution criminals, and systemic prosecution failures,<00:26:44.799><
• ,</c><00:27:36.400><c> and</c> enforcement, prosecution, and enforcement, prosecution, and accountability

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Let's turn to the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall
• , the accused shall enjoy prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the<00:48:29.599><c> right</c><00:48:
• that chill trust in our prosecutions that chill trust in our judicial<00:50:17.680><c> system.
• Now, that's a profound loss for those in rural Colorado, which might be miles away from any help or in
• And then we have the increase of potential ERPO violations and criminal prosecutions.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It helps rural... ...do help bring investment to the state of Missouri. It helps rural Missouri.
• It encourages investment, especially in rural areas.
• What does that do as far as stimulating the rural areas? And that's just one.
• I represent now a very urban district, and I love my rural and KC roots.
• They're developed deeply into the fabric of these rural communities.

Summary: The House recognized its drafters and research staff, then moved through committee reports and several conference committee reports and final passage motions. Senate Joint Resolution 87 was adopted and finally passed after debate over a provision affecting the City of St. Louis sheriff; supporters said the final version restored the original format with a minor wording change, while opponents argued it removed local voter control. The resolution passed 95-46 on both the conference report and final passage votes. Members then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 973, a measure combining a wholesaler provision and a land bank/real estate transparency provision, with supporters describing it as consumer protection and cleanup language. Senate Bill 1421, a public safety package, was also advanced after a motion to exceed the conference differences; debate focused on clean slate provisions, masked intimidation penalties, prosecuting attorney salaries, fentanyl language, good time credit, Brianna’s Law, and a St. Louis liability provision. The conference report passed 116-18, final passage 110-25, and the emergency clause for the drone-related portion passed 136-5. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a broad package including insurance claim assignment protections, court automation updates, treatment court administration, a circuit judgeship codification, a St. Louis civil case surcharge, and anti-SLAPP protections. Senate Bill 1408, which authorizes MoDOT and the Highway Commission to consider raising rural interstate speed limits from 70 to 75 mph, was receded to the Senate version and finally passed 93-46. Senate Bill 913, extending multiple agricultural tax credits through 2033 and adding a short-line railroad credit, drew extensive debate over tax credits, budget priorities, and return on investment before the previous question was ordered and the bill passed 107-30. Finally, Senate Bill 1553 was passed, creating incentives and a grant program tied to critical minerals and pharmaceuticals to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers; supporters framed it as a jobs and national security measure, while one member raised concerns about local revenue impacts before clarifying the bill’s scope. The House then received Senate messages indicating the Senate had passed a House bill, and the session continued.

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• </c><00:49:17.839><c> areas</c> Economically underserved and rural areas by raising the leverage cap
• Uh, you were helping prosecute these folks, and I know you all were very frustrated at the times with
• Uh, you were helping prosecute these folks, and I know you all were very frustrated at the times with
• And I know, for example, you all had to prosecute MS-13, Congressman, not when you were back prosecuting
• </c><04:38:24.561><c> Eastern</c> you were back prosecuting in the Eastern you were back prosecuting

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Could this section create unintended consequences for all our rural providers?
• Absolutely, especially our small and rural clinics. A lot of them lack full-time staff.
• SB1212 by Paxson, relating to the prosecution.
• The judge still makes that decision in consultation with the prosecution and defense.
• From rural Lubbock to the city of Dallas, Texans want the...

Bills: SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR8 , SB31 , SB33 , SB3 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB2581 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB2570 , SB1566 , SB552 , SJR1 , SB646 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SCR8 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB4238 , HB2775 , HB34 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148 , HB 130 , HB4273 , HB4850 , HB2733 , HB4783 , SB1833

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

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• challenging due to a current funding shortage. due to current funding levels and location, primarily rural
• legal framework endangers lives by limiting the ability of tribal nations to effectively police, prosecute
• , police and prosecute criminal activities, allowing dangerous individuals to evade justice.
• To not only detain, arrest, detain, but to prosecute those who commit crimes on our reservation lands
• They know that they can't be prosecuted. They know they'll get away with the crime.

Committee: Senate Indian Affairs Committee

Keywords: tribal sovereignty, healthcare, education, public safety, Economic Development, Tax Parity Act, PROTECT Act, trust obligations, bipartisan support, Indian Health Services

Summary: The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.

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• And Senate Bill 1, the Rural Health Care Bill. So, Mr.
• President, we already have a rural health care fund.
• We will be assisting rural hospitals and rural clinics. clinics, and the department has indicated they
• I'm from the rural part of our state.
• Unless the urban area starts supporting the rural area, and the rural area starts letting the urban area

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• Concurrent Resolution by Representative Miller to continue the Health Inequities, Disparities, and Rural
• You're telling me that the prosecution does not decide when charges are filed?
• I disagree that you said all the power remains in the prosecution or the district attorney's hand.
• The prosecution should have a say-so in that matter.
• Do we start all over if the prosecution decides they don't like the rulings that was rendered by that

Bills: HR179 , HR180 , HR181 , HR182 , HR183 , HR184 , HR185 , HR186 , HR187 , HCR75 , HCR76 , HCR77 , HCR78 , HCR79 , HR165 , HR166 , HR168 , HR169 , HR170 , HR171 , HR172 , HR173 , HR174 , HR175 , HR176 , HR177 , HR178 , HCR65 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR68 , HCR69 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR73 , HCR74 , SCR34 , SB34 , SB43 , SB52 , SB56 , SB165 , SB173 , SB189 , SB190 , SB260 , SB322 , SB345 , SB374 , SB387 , SB401 , SB448 , SB449 , SB455 , SB487 , SB496 , SB502 , SB505 , HB362 , HB893 , HB990 , HB1007 , HB1153 , HB1243 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB330 , HB364 , HB414 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB786 , HB1008 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1041 , HB1062 , HB1070 , HB1079 , HB1112 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1151 , HB1176 , HB1182 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1241 , HB87 , HB115 , HB162 , HB368 , HB433 , HB441 , HB447 , HB466 , HB481 , HB741 , HB1242 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , SB244 , HB977 , HB181 , HB31 , HB664 , HB9 , HB192 , HB225 , HB306 , HB310 , HB366 , HB635 , HB911 , HB1230 , HB1236 , HB615 , HB864 , HB1103 , HB1175 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1082 , HB1113 , HB1234

Keywords: neighborhood, crime prevention, security districts, law enforcement, community safety, funding, Counseling Day, mental health, Louisiana Counseling Association, community support, mental wellness, Louisiana State University, athletics, NAIA, sports achievements, recognition, success, competition, education, higher education

Summary: The House opened with a prayer, pledge, quorum call, and several personal privileges recognizing guests and special observances, including Junior League Day, Renewable Energy Day, Wholesalers Day, and Sin Law Day. Members also introduced and adopted a number of commemorative resolutions, including condolences, recognitions of schools and community figures, and resolutions related to LSU, ALS Awareness Month, and local festivals. Several Senate and House measures were referred or laid over, and the chamber announced upcoming scheduling changes for House and Senate bills. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 385, which would require certain TOPS scholarship recipients to repay one semester of aid if they fail to meet academic requirements, subject to listed exemptions and an option to avoid repayment by entering certain high-demand career and technical programs. Opponents questioned the bill’s impact on students, its possible constitutional issues, administrative costs, lack of a fiscal note and implementation details, and whether it would worsen brain drain or convert a merit scholarship into a loan. The motion to recommit the bill to Appropriations failed 34-16, but after continued questioning and criticism, the author later moved to return the bill to the calendar, and that was agreed to. The House then passed House Bill 55, which restricts public disclosure of juror information, after adopting an amendment clarifying that juror interviews are still allowed if jurors choose to participate. The chamber also passed House Bill 394 extending the conditional parole programming period from nine months to 24 months, House Bill 396 making autopsy photographs admissible in criminal proceedings, House Bill 406 directing the Department of Education to study whether it should supervise interscholastic high school athletics, House Bill 622 aligning state criminal history record handling with federal requirements, and House Bill 676 creating the crime of fraudulent patient referrals, or body brokering, with amendments clarifying lawful marketing arrangements. House Bill 1030, concerning reimbursement for non-emergency medical transportation for certain mental health-related services, was taken up with amendments and then temporarily returned to the calendar.

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• We serve in a rural area and a low poverty area.
• Priority goes to those in rural or underserved areas.
• Um, HHSC would take care of that, cover that cost for the rural areas and is rural, do you know how they're
• describing rural?
• Why do rural communities, why are they more important than urban communities?

Committee: House Public Health

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• Chair, allowed for a way to prosecute people that, uh, offer or perpetrate the crime of sextortion and
• for</c><00:01:37.320><c> a</c><00:01:37.440><c> way</c><00:01:37.800><c> to</c><00:01:38.040><c> prosecute
• </c><00:01:38.640><c> people</c> allowed for a way to prosecute people allowed for a way to prosecute
• I am also a mental health professional, and I work with children and adolescents in two rural school
• Federal funding for crime victim services is based on money derived from federal prosecutions.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Arizona Revised Statute 13-2510, which is hindering prosecution.
• So you mentioned hindering prosecution, which absolutely prosecutes the same type of behavior that was
• So you mentioned hindering a prosecution, which absolutely prosecutes the same type of behavior that
• Second, I want to address the hindering prosecution issue.
• Hindering prosecution is not the answer to that.

Bills: HB2109 , HB2168 , HB2198 , HB2226 , HB2415 , HB2440 , HB2665 , HB2805 , HB2811 , HB2825 , HB2857 , HB2874 , HB2966 , HB4067 , HB4117 , HCR2001 , HCR2016 , HCR2051

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks

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• I also appreciate the Chair’s leadership in addressing the challenges rural communities face by holding
• Rural communities are overwhelmed.
• Sierra County is a small rural county. We heard the Assemblywoman say about 1,000 square miles.
• So with this bill, it would provide at least a little bit of ease, especially to the rural counties in
• As the chief, I oversaw the issuance of approximately 150,000 citations and associated prosecutions for

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to parks, wildlife, water, and veterans. AB 1592 would authorize the Department of Parks and Recreation to partner with the California Indian Heritage Center support organization; supporters said it would help move the long-planned center forward with Native-led governance. AB 2216 would expand the Delta Conservancy’s service area and update its authority to better support watershed-scale conservation, climate resilience, workforce, tribal grants, and related projects. AB 1702 would expand state parks access for veterans, National Guard, reservists, and active duty service members by broadening eligibility for the Distinguished Veterans Pass and creating a discounted parks pass. AB 1673 would allow county fish and game commissions to use certain revenues to reimburse sheriffs for fish and wildlife enforcement and wildlife-conflict prevention, especially in rural counties with limited state enforcement presence. The committee also considered AB 1912, which would allow archery deer hunters to carry concealed firearms while hunting, aligning deer hunting rules with those already in place for other big game archery hunts. Supporters argued it would improve hunter safety in remote areas without harming wildlife enforcement, while opponents were not present. AB 1987 would dedicate revenues generated from state wildlife areas back to those areas for operations, maintenance, and habitat management; supporters said the areas are underfunded and need a stable funding source. All of these bills received due pass recommendations and were later approved by the committee, with AB 2216 passing 11-1 and the others passing 12-0. The most contested measure was AB 2630, which would give the State Water Resources Control Board emergency-style authority to make measurement and reporting changes for water diversions and use, with a five-year sunset. The author and supporters said the board needs flexibility to update the CalWATRS reporting system quickly as technology and conditions change. Water agencies, farm groups, and business groups opposed the bill, arguing it would bypass public input and could allow repeated emergency regulations affecting compliance and operations. After extended debate, the committee passed AB 2630 on an 8-4 vote. The committee also approved two consent items, AB 1804 and AB 2260, both unanimously.

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• I also appreciate the Chair’s leadership in addressing the challenges rural communities face by holding
• Rural communities are overwhelmed.
• Sierra County is a small rural county. We heard the Assemblywoman say about 1,000 square miles.
• So with this bill, it would provide at least a little bit of ease, especially to the rural counties in
• As the chief, I oversaw the issuance of approximately 150,000 citations and associated prosecutions for

Committees: House Water, Parks and Wildlife , House Water, Parks, and Wildlife

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• “It’s a high priority by many that are, at least by me that lives in these rural areas.
• Again, to fund vertical prosecution for human trafficking cases.
• using the vertical prosecution model.
• There was, however, $10 million for vertical prosecution.
• There was, however, $10 million for vertical prosecution.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Tell me, do you know how that money, you know, how it might be divided as relates to rural populations
• some of the major urban areas such as Jenks and Oklahoma City, and then they're going to have some rural
• the Attorney General's Office to be able to provide grants to some local municipalities, urban and rural
• We respond a lot of times into the rural areas. Senator Goodwin, you're recognized. Thank you.
• You say in this bill, they would face prosecution. How is that different than the previous bill?

Bills: HB1002 , HB1250 , HB2710 , HB3008 , HB3045 , HB3086 , HB3595 , HB3678 , HB3695 , HB3831 , HB4107 , HB4408

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: stalking, victim notification, law enforcement, harassment, penalties, criminal justice, protection orders, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act, emergency communications, public safety radio, statewide radio systems, land mobile radio, interoperability, Project 25, P25

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and first held House Bill 3045. It then heard and passed several bills, beginning with HB 1250, which creates a public safety technology revolving fund for Attorney General grants to support the Blue Jay pilot program, a voluntary traffic-stop safety app. Members questioned whether the fund would actually be financed this year and how municipalities would be selected; the author said no funding source was yet identified and the bill was only creating the fund. HB 1250 passed 8-0. The committee also passed HB 2710, creating the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act and a 15-member board to develop a strategic plan for improving emergency radio communications among state, local, and tribal agencies. The author explained the bill was meant to address communication gaps and interoperability problems, with no fiscal impact. HB 3831, dealing with Oklahoma Task Force One, drew extensive discussion over its funding structure and blank appropriations language. The bill would place the urban search and rescue team in state law and seek a reliable funding source; members discussed the team’s statewide disaster response role, its Tulsa and Oklahoma City bases, and a carve-out excluding wildland firefighting. It passed 8-0. Other measures approved included HB 4408, which sets a protocol for calculating and directing savings from State Questions 780 and 781 into the proper drug diversion account; HB 1002, requiring law enforcement to inform stalking victims about certified domestic violence program advocates; HB 3008, extending the sunset date for the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2031; HB 3086, requiring the Department of Corrections director to keep the Board of Corrections informed about budgets and inmate deaths; HB 3595, creating a DPS revolving fund for counties and municipalities to buy vehicle-barrier equipment to prevent crowd-vehicle attacks; HB 3678, expanding electronic-harassment protections for public officials to include municipal officials and school board members; HB 4107, establishing penalties for unauthorized activation or misuse of emergency warning sirens; and HB 3695, revising the definition of great bodily injury in a DUI-related context. HB 3595 passed 6-1 and HB 4107 passed 6-2; the other bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief questioning and debate.

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• And item four is to provide technology assistance. and cybersecurity training to libraries in rural communities
• item four, the agency's requesting additional general revenue to expand public defender offices in rural
• Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney, request number two is 285,000 for a. contract attorney this
• judiciary section item one is a technical adjustment just right sizing the amounts for this Special Prosecution
• The agency is requesting an additional This is specifically the Special Prosecution Unit within CPAJ's

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So we were willing to do that for them. 18-707 is basically a shield against prosecution under criminal
• Sometimes in rural areas, they are law enforcement.
• So we do not harm our rural communities, increasing public use and access for the public, and supporting
• So we do not harm. for lost payment in lieu of taxes, so we do not harm, so we do no harm to our rural
• Public lands conservation group that also works to support the vitality of our rural communities and

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• </c><01:08:47.440><c> because</c> of being prosecuted because of being prosecuted because maybe<01:08
• Rural Colorado got a good portion of it.
• </c><02:58:03.680><c> Colorado</c> districts and that's why rural Colorado districts and that's why rural
• </c> particularly for small and rural particularly for small and rural practices. practices. practices
• </c><04:54:04.400><c> areas</c> specified centers serving rural areas specified centers serving rural

Keywords: 981, all