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• Senator Harrell, we have received the Senate's counteroffer on budget and projects.
• Thank you, Senator. The House is providing the first offer on proviso this morning.
• Senator Harrell, do you have any closing comments?

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• Senator Trumbull, you are recognized. Present your offer.
• Thanks so much, Representative Mandrade, the Senate.
• highlight represent where the Senate is making an offer.
• Senator Trumbull, it's good seeing you today.
• Senator Trumbull moves that we adjourn, and without objection, the meeting is adjourned.

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• And Senator Brodeur, the House is pleased to offer the Senate offer.
• We also have offers on the two conforming bills, House Bill 501E, Petroleum Cleanup Programs, and Senate
• Thank you, Senator Brodeur. The House looks forward to reviewing and following up with the Senate.
• Seeing no further business of the conference committee, Senator Davis moves, 'We adjourn.'

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• Senator DiCeglie, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning.
• The Senate has an offer for the House on the budget.
• Senator, would you like to make any other remarks? All right.
• I'm sorry, Senator. Jimo Smith. Meeting is adjourned.
• Senator, would you like to make any other remarks? All right.

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• The Conference Committee on House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senator Garcia, thank you for your offer earlier today, and we have an offer for you this evening relating
• Best that we can and continue to help our representatives and senators get their projects home.
• If there's no further business, If there's no further business for the conference committee, Senator
• Senator, he's got a promotion. Oh, well. Colonel, Colonel. We'll make you a colonel this time.

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• All right, everybody, if you can take your seats, the House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference
• Senator DiCeglie, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Senate appreciates the House's offer this morning, and we have made an offer on proviso, back of the
• Thank you, Senator. We appreciate your offer.
• Senator, would you like to make any additional remarks? All right.

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• Senator Breuter, in just a few days, we have made significant progress in bringing our budget silo in
• Senator? Thank you so much, Chairman Maggard.
• Thank you very much, Senator. Do you have any further comments? Nope. All right.
• Thank you very much, Senator. Do you have any further comments? Nope. All right.

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• Senator Trumbull, the House is making House Offer Number Two on the health care budget and projects.
• Excited to go through it, and I'm sure you funded a tremendous amount of the Senate priorities.
• That was obviously our goal, Senator. So is there anyone wishing to address the conference?
• That was obviously our goal, Senator.
• If there's no further business of the conference committee, Senator Trumbull moves that we adjourn, and

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• [Music] >> The Senate will come to order. Senator Westlin. Mr.
• Members, we remain under motions and resolutions. I'll now call on Senator Murphy for motion.
• I'll now call on Senator resolutions.
• <00:17:14.839> Senator I'll now go to Senator Latz. Senator I'll now go to Senator Latz.
• <00:42:06.280> Senator Senator Gustafson votes aye. Senator Senator Gustafson votes aye.

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• Senator Rober, yes. Senator Lang, yes. Senator McConi, yes. Senator Waters, no.
• Senator Roer, no. Senator Lang, no. Senator McConi, no. Senator Waters, yes.
• Senator Apprentice, yes. Senator Gray, no. Senator Inis, no. Senator Ward, no.
• Senator Avar, yes. >> Senator Rosenwald, no. >> Senator Rearen, no. >> Senator Murphy, yes. >> Senator
• an amendment, and passage of which amendment the House asks concurrence of the Senate.

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• Our next author is Senator Cabaldon. Our next author is Senator Cabaldon.
• Our next author is Senator Caballero, SB 942. Our next author is Senator Caballero.
• Next author, Senator Limon. Next author, Senator Limon.
• Our next author is Senator Richardson. Our next author is Senator Richardson.
• Our next author is Senator Rubio. Our next author is Senator Rubio.

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Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met for a suspense-file hearing, which the chair noted was vote-only with no public testimony. The committee moved quickly through a large number of bills, mostly Senate bills with a few Assembly measures at the end, and repeatedly announced amendments that narrowed scope, made bills contingent on appropriation, removed certain provisions, or otherwise reduced fiscal impact. Topics covered included wildfire resilience and recovery, housing and homelessness, energy and utilities, health care and Medi-Cal, education, criminal justice, elections, labor and workforce issues, transportation, environmental regulation, insurance, privacy and technology, and several public safety measures. Most bills were approved, many on unanimous 7-0 votes or 5-0/6-0 votes, while a substantial number passed on 5-2 or 5-1 votes with Republicans generally voting no. A few measures drew more specific discussion: Senator Richardson said he would vote for SB 1203 on security services but expressed concern that it would impose different and doubled training requirements compared with last year’s law; SB 904 on wildfire recovery passed 6-1; SB 1135 on the California Wildfire Coexistence Act passed 6-1; and SB 1241 on skilled and trained workforce requirements passed 6-1 after amendments. The committee also took a reconsideration vote on one previously favorable action, which passed 5-0. No testimony was taken and no bills were held for further discussion during the hearing; the chair repeatedly noted that items not called were held under submission. At the end of the meeting, the committee announced that results would be posted online and that addendum analyses would follow for amended bills, then adjourned.

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• Thank you, Senator Allen, Senator Rubio.
• Senator Rubio. Thank you. It is a concern.
• Good afternoon, Chair and Senator.
• Thank you, Senator Rubio.
• Thank you, Senator Rubio.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future: Creative Strategies for Cultural Resilience, Economic Growth, and Global Leadership.” Chair Allen opened by framing the creative economy as a major state asset and urged support for arts funding in the May Revision, including California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, LA28 arts programming, and AB 2319, which would create a $100 million post-production incentive. He also emphasized the need for next-step funding to implement the strategic plan and noted concerns about federal headwinds and declining creative-sector jobs. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and Workforce Development Board representative Michael Weoff described how the plan was developed through AB 127 and related legislation, a 30-plus-member work group, and an interagency process. They outlined the plan’s phased approach and six priority areas, including preparing the workforce, stabilizing businesses, increasing revenue through cultural tourism, leveraging state incentives, defining and tracking ROI, and building state capacity. Testimony highlighted workforce pipelines, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, digital badging, and cross-agency coordination, with speakers stressing that the sector is shaped by AI, climate change, affordability, capital access, and social cohesion. A second panel of artists and advocates described on-the-ground implementation and the need for better data and support. Ricarlo Handy discussed the Handy Foundation’s apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and the difficulty of capturing freelance and 1099 creative work in state data. Joanna Reynolds described Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030. Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged the state to embed artists in health, aging, behavioral health, and climate resilience systems, and Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to treat arts careers as viable professions and expand residency and school-based artist programs. Senator Rubio, who joined the hearing later, shared her own background in teaching and the arts, supported arts education and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 town halls across eight regions, where more than 1,100 people attended and generally affirmed the plan while asking for better access to information, new financial models, clearer definitions and data, and stronger networks. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates argued the plan is an urgent blueprint for a sector that generates $288 billion and more than 820,000 jobs, but remains below pre-pandemic employment levels and is losing market share. She and others called for funding, statewide definitions, better data collection, and cross-agency implementation, while committee members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that the plan will require political will and resources to move from strategy to action.

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• Senator Baruth: No. Senator Peck: Yes. Senator Benson: Yes. Senator Bongard: No. Senator Bray: Yes.
• Senator Cummings: No. Senator Dubie: No. Senator Hardy: No. Senator Harrison: No.
• Senator Ingram: Yes. Senator Lyons: No. Senator Majors: No. Senator Mazza: Yes.
• Senator Brew? No. Senator Feltes? Yes. Senator French? Yes. Senator Bongard? No. Senator Brennan?
• Senator Cummings? No. Senator Dunlee? No. Senator Hardy? No. Senator Harrison? No. Senator Hashim?

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• Resolution Number 86. >> Senate Resolution Number 86.
• Senate resolution number 85 prevails.
• A Senate Senate resolution number 86.
• Senators Murphy, Johnson, and Champion introduce Senate Resolution Number 87, a Senate resolution commemorating
• resolutions, I'mma call on Senator resolutions, I'mma call on Senator Murphy<00:33:29.760> to

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Summary: The Senate opened under call, received a prayer and pledge, and then proceeded through routine business including roll call, quorum, and messages from the House. The chamber concurred in House amendments to Senate File 3210, a human rights bill concerning disability accommodations, and then passed the bill on final passage by a vote of 42-22. The Senate also received several House messages on conference committees and returned bills, including SF 4476, SF 4612, and SF 4760, and agreed to conference committees on House File 3426 (Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund appropriations) and House File 4252 (higher education student aid reporting). The Senate adopted committee reports and moved several bills through second reading and introduction stages. In motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 86, which governs Senate business during the interim between sessions; the sponsor explained that most changes were cleanup and modernization, with one substantive change allowing the Secretary of the Senate to appoint someone to fill a vacancy in an elected officer position for the remainder of the interim. The resolution passed 57-0. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 87, commemorating deceased senators Bruce Anderson, Carrie Dietick, Alice Johnson, Bob Kurlin, Don Samuelson, James Yuland, and Ray Vander, followed by a moment of silence. The Senate then took up confirmations of three Minnesota Tax Court judges: Jane Bowman, Bradford Deopena, and Beverly Luther Quest. Supporters cited their combined public- and private-sector tax law experience, and the appointments were confirmed. Later, the chamber designated special orders and debated Senate File 3891, which would allow eggs to be donated up to 30 days past their quality assurance date to food shelves; supporters emphasized food insecurity, food waste reduction, and the bill’s support from food shelves and retailers. The bill passed 65-0. The Senate also considered House File 4240 on election administration, adopting an amendment that replaced House language with Senate language, including polling-place requirements for certain school district elections, a ban on candidates betting on their own elections, and an effective date for Three Rivers Park District reporting; the bill then passed 36-28. The chamber then began consideration of House File 4239, another elections-related bill, taking it from the table and offering an A5 amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• Um, 10:00 a.m., and we are in 1200 Minnesota Senate Building.
• Article 2 of the Senate language. Article 2 of the Senate language.
• <00:09:22.200> changes Senate language makes technical changes Senate language makes technical
• Article 3 Senate language Section 1. Mr. Article 3 Senate language Section 1. Mr. Hudalla.
• <00:10:08.560> language move to adopt Article 3 Senate language move to adopt Article 3 Senate

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Summary: The committee took up H.F. 4188, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Policy Omnibus, and moved through a series of agreed-upon motions to adopt various House and Senate language articles and sections. The adopted provisions covered a wide range of topics, including residential mortgage loan servicing standards, student loan borrower protections, rental home marketplace guarantees, group coverage cancellation, limited lines travel insurance, insurance lead generators, collection agency and credit services organization definitions, proof of identification requirements, scrap metal copper licensing, technical changes to ASTM references and report filings, securities-related provisions, unclaimed property issues involving virtual currency and funeral prepayment funds, repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, reinsurance program changes, and health insurance reporting and oversight provisions. Most motions were adopted without opposition after brief staff explanations and member encouragements to vote yes. In the health-related sections, the committee adopted language requiring insurers and nonprofit health service plan corporations to notify the Commissioner of Commerce about significant enrollment increases, expanding access to all-payer claims data for oversight, and requiring the sharing of PBM annual transparency reports with the Commissioner of Health. The committee also adopted language on artificial intelligence in utilization review, initially defining AI and prohibiting exclusive reliance on AI for adverse coverage determinations. Representative Elkins then offered an amendment to remove the specific AI definition and replace it with broader language referring to automated processing, arguing that technology-neutral drafting is more durable and that a human must remain in the loop for coverage denials; the amendment was adopted. After the agreed-upon items were completed, members indicated the chairs would huddle to work on the remaining issues and return after recess. The meeting then recessed to the call of the chair.

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• Senator<00:07:23.040> Friends.<00:07:23.760> Yes. Senator Friends. Yes.
• Chair, uh representative uh Senator Chair, uh representative uh Senator Sieber.
• <00:09:25.000> Senator<00:09:25.280> French. Senator Duckworth. Yes.
• Senator French. Senator Duckworth. Yes. Senator French. Yes. Yes. Yes.
• Senator Franzen. Yes. Yes, please. Senator Franzen. Yes. Co-Chair<00:12:34.560> Kagel.

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Summary: The committee took up a series of conference amendments to House File 4188. The A24 amendment, described by nonpartisan staff as a technical change to data-sharing language, was modified on the floor to delete everything after the reference to section 295.52, then adopted. The A17 amendment, which adjusted effective dates in a previously enacted liquor bill so several provisions would take effect July 1 instead of August 1, was also adopted after staff noted it affected the happy hour provision and two other liquor-related sections involving coolers/nonalcoholic beverages and resorts. The A20 amendment, which changed notification language and directed penalties into a victim’s crime account, and the A22 amendment, a set of technical corrections requested by the Department of Commerce on reinsurance administration, were both adopted. The A23 amendment, adding residential mortgage originators and servicers into chapter 58, was likewise adopted. The committee then considered several Senate provisions. A motion to adopt Senate Article 4, sections 8 through 12, which would prohibit the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores with a grandfather for existing businesses, was debated and failed on a roll call because it did not receive enough House-side votes. A separate motion to adopt Senate Article 4, section 35, dealing with paddle wheel prizes and the maximum value of merchandise prizes for paddle tickets, also failed for lack of sufficient House-side support. Another Senate motion to adopt Article 4, sections 13 through 14, which would restrict minors’ access to chat bots and create Attorney General enforcement and a transition period, was discussed at length. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection measure, while Chair O'Driscoll raised concerns about enforceability and broader AI-related policy needs; the motion failed on a roll call. After the failed motions, the committee recessed to the call of the chair.

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• Senator Duckworth. Yes. Senator<00:01:46.960> Franzen.<00:01:47.480> Yes.
• Senator Franzen. Yes. Senator Franzen. Yes. Co-Chair<00:01:49.000> Keagle.
• Senator<00:03:42.840> O'Driscoll. Senator O'Driscoll. Senator O'Driscoll.
• <00:03:54.960> So, Senate I either. So, Senate I either.
• Senator Senator Senator Representative<00:09:46.600> Driscoll.

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Summary: The committee took up a series of amendments to the bill. Representative Keagle’s A21 amendment, which would have prohibited online sweepstakes games, raised the paddle wheel prize value, and added Hessian pepper as a social skill game, was discussed with support cited from a broad coalition of organizations, but it failed on a roll call vote. The A27 amendment, directing the Department of Commerce to perform a 62J evaluation of home care nursing services, was then adopted after members described it as a temporary step toward a longer-term solution for disability home care issues. Senator French’s A11 amendment, which raises the cap on deposits into the consumer protection restitution account and changes how those funds are distributed to eligible consumers, was also adopted. Representative O’Driscoll then offered the H.F. 4188 A22 amendment, described by counsel as incorporating language from House File 4333 on short-term and long-term home care insurance; members supported it as a way to expand private insurance options, and it was adopted. Finally, Representative Keagle moved Article 3, Section 11, a provision to reimburse clinical trainees providing mental health services at full rates, and that motion was adopted as well. Afterward, the committee authorized nonpartisan staff to make technical or necessary corrections to the bill, noted that the bill would not be wrapped up that day, and then adjourned.

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• The quorum consists of three Senate members. No, four Senate members. Four Senate members.
• The way it's structured is that the Senate language, because this is a Senate file, the Senate language
• Senate. Senate.
• Senator<00:41:33.520> Kunesh. Senator Kunesh. Senator Kunesh.
• Senator<01:04:57.320> Dibble. Senator Dibble. Senator Dibble.

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Summary: The Safety and Security Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, with a quorum present and no immediate vote taken. Chairs explained the committee was working ahead of a possible target so it could act quickly later if needed, then proceeded with member introductions and a reminder about committee decorum. Staff noted a microphone delay and said the meeting would include a side-by-side walk-through of the House and Senate policy language and a review of the fiscal spreadsheet. Fiscal staff summarized major differences in court, public safety, and legislative security funding. The House and Senate proposals differed on safety and security funding for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts, as well as on courthouse grants, capital security enhancements, and a new legislative/protective services unit. Staff also reviewed Senate-only and House-only items, including a Senate proposal to require removal of insignia from public safety vehicles sold to the public, and House provisions for a security services task force and member security costs. Total general fund impacts were reviewed, with the House total corrected to include an open appropriation that had been omitted from the spreadsheet totals. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the policy differences. The Senate language focused on a Protective Services Unit and security for principal state officials, while the House language focused on a Legislative Services Unit and security for legislators. Both bills included provisions on Capitol Complex Security, reporting requirements, and reimbursement arrangements with local law enforcement, but differed on details such as whether elected officials must provide contact information to DPS and how requests for personal protective services are handled. The House-only amendment A8 was presented for discussion; it would revise emergency contact provisions, replace the House’s personal protective services request language with a more detailed threat assessment and mitigation framework, direct implementation of the new unit, and make related reimbursement and technical changes. Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, testified in support of stronger judicial and court safety measures. He described rising threats against judges, citing survey results showing high rates of judges limiting personal information, receiving inappropriate communications, changing personal behavior, and experiencing threats to themselves and family members. He said the association supports legislative authorization and funding for home security and personal data protections for judicial officers, and emphasized that safety concerns for judges and court staff have become more serious in recent years.

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• This afternoon, we're joined by Senator Jackson, member_7056, and Senator Zellner, member_23623, as well
• as Senator Mattera, member_7107, and, as always, our Ranking Member, Senator Rhoads, member_7142.
• Next is Senate Bill 5623 by Senator Ryan, member_21252: an act to amend the labor law in relation to
• We have been joined by Senator Ryan, member_21252, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, member_7144, and Senator
• Senator Mayer, you're just in time for Senate Bill 7999 by Senator Mayer, member_6946: an act to amend

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Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Labor met for its ninth meeting of the 2026 session, chaired by Senator Jessica Ramos, with several members present including Senators Jackson, Zellner, Mattera, Rhoads, Ryan, Scarcella-Spanton, and Mayer. The committee considered five bills covering workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits for employees of certain educational institutions, creation of an Office of Special Investigation for work-related matters, establishment of a wage data clearinghouse, and a requirement that employers obtain written acknowledgements of sexual harassment prevention policies and programs in English and an employee’s primary language. Each bill was moved by committee members and approved without recorded opposition. Senate Bills 3948, 5623, 7999, and 9141 were reported to Finance, while Senate Bill 10057 was reported to the calendar. No testimony or substantive debate was included in the transcript beyond brief bill descriptions and motions.

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• Senate Resolution No.
• >> SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
• Secretary: Senate Resolution No.
• >> THANK YOU, SENATOR PERSAUD. Senator Webb on the resolution. Senator Webb: Thank you, Mr.
• President. >> Thank you, Senator Webb. Senator Cleare on the resolution. >> Thank you, Mr.

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Summary: The Senate opened with routine business, approved the prior journal, and received several motions to discharge identical Assembly bills from committee and substitute corresponding Senate bills. Members also offered brief recognitions for visitors, including Yemeni American community advocates and Cheri Davis, who was honored for her Alzheimer’s advocacy and support work. The chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Period Poverty Awareness Week, and Nurses Week, with senators speaking in support of each measure’s purpose and importance. The body then moved through a long calendar of bills, passing a wide range of measures on education, public health, correction law, environmental conservation, municipal law, agriculture, and consumer protection. Notable floor discussion included Senator Ramos explaining her support for a bill requiring salons and similar businesses to display multilingual domestic violence resource information, and Senator Gianaris and Senator Borrello debating a bill to prohibit electronic shelf labeling in stores over concerns about surveillance, dynamic pricing, and impacts on brick-and-mortar retailers. Senator May and Senator Skoufis also spoke on an environmental conservation bill concerning American eel management, with May supporting the species protections and Skoufis objecting to the bill’s structure. Most bills were adopted by wide margins, though several drew recorded negative votes. The Senate passed the domestic violence information bill, the electronic shelf-labeling bill, and multiple other measures, including bills on eviction notice procedures, surrogate court procedure, and environmental conservation. After completing the calendar, the Senate reported no further business and adjourned until the next day at 11:00 a.m.