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Summary: The transcript provided is extremely limited and contains only a brief nonverbal cue (“[music]” and “>> Mhm.”). No legislative bill numbers, topics, testimony, debate, motions, votes, or other committee or floor actions are mentioned. Because there is no substantive discussion in the excerpt, it is not possible to identify any measures considered or positions taken. The available content does not indicate any official action.

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• Passed to Senator Port. Good morning, everyone. I am Senator Lindsey Port.
• Eric Lucero, Senator, and the minority lead on the Senate Housing Committee.
• of the Housing Committee in the Senate. of the Housing Committee in the Senate.
• of the columns are sent labeled Senate. of the columns are sent labeled Senate.
• the Senate since we're in your house. the Senate since we're in your house.

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Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Senator, it's a pleasure having you here. >> Oh, I'm happy to be back. >> All right.
• Um, and I, you know, I have to say that Senator Swedzinski, who's the chair of education policy, and
• Um, Senator, it's been a pleasure having you here.
• Um Senator, it's been a pleasure nicely.
• Um Senator, it's been a pleasure having<00:13:03.839> you<00:13:03.960> here.

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Summary: A Minnesota senator discussed recent education gains, including the state’s all-time high graduation rate of nearly 85%, and credited bipartisan work on education policy and finance, along with targeted investments in classroom funding, student and staff mental health, and overall student well-being. She said those efforts have especially helped groups that have historically lagged behind, including American Indian, African-American, and Asian students. A major topic was Senate File 3593, a bipartisan proposal for a constitutional amendment to modernize the state’s school trust fund. The senator explained that Minnesota’s school trust lands and related fund, now about $2.3 billion, currently distribute roughly $74 per student through interest and dividends. The amendment would allow more flexible investment and increase the distribution from 2% to 4.5%, which supporters estimate would raise per-student funding to about $122 without increasing taxes. She said the proposal is intended to preserve the fund’s corpus while generating more money for schools now, with a three-year lookback to review results. She also highlighted school safety funding in the session’s public safety bills, including money for school security and the first-ever grants to non-public schools. She said those dollars can support not only building security but also mental health and social-emotional needs. In the education omnibus bill, she pointed to changes to compensatory aid formulas, a report on how districts use dollars for teacher and staff health insurance, and interest in a possible statewide health plan to improve efficiency and services. No votes were taken in the interview, but she urged voters to approve the constitutional amendment in November and noted that blank ballots would count as no votes.

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• Senator, I'm so glad to have you here. Well, it's great to be back. Lots is going on.
• Well, Senator, you've mentioned how long you've been here in the Senate.
• Good luck, Senator. And thank you for being here. This conversation has been really great.
• Good<00:19:49.120> luck,<00:19:49.400> Senator.
• And thank you for Good luck, Senator. And thank you for being<00:19:51.600> here.

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Summary: The discussion focused on disability advocacy and the impact of Minnesota’s fraud crackdown on people who rely on home and community-based services. The senator highlighted Lydia Dolly’s testimony about losing services after her provider was placed under a payment withhold, leaving her without care for months and forcing her mother to quit her job. He said her situation illustrates the risk of cutting off services too abruptly and criticized the state’s safe-transitions process as not working well enough. The senator argued that fraud is real and should be aggressively addressed, but said the state’s response has been too haphazard and has harmed innocent clients and legitimate providers. He cited reports of homelessness, possible deaths, and suspended services tied to the crackdown, and said earlier warnings about fraud in child care, PCA, and housing stabilization were not handled thoughtfully. He also referenced recent raids and investigations, saying the administration has been reactive and has not worked closely enough with providers. He described Senate File 2939, the Home Care Stability and Accountability Act, and a broader umbrella bill, Senate File 4222, as bipartisan efforts to add scrutiny, protections, and due process so fraudulent providers can be removed without leaving clients stranded. He also mentioned Senate File 4354, which would modify program integrity requirements, including a new expectation that providers demonstrate they can actually deliver the services they claim. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the conversation, but he expressed optimism that the Legislature could make progress before session ends.

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• Senator<00:54:27.280> Limmer. Senator Limmer. Senator Limmer.
• <00:59:10.400> Hoffmann's Senate side, this was Senator Hoffmann's Senate side, this was Senator
• This is Senate language on Senate lines 66.3 to 67.18.
• Senate position, this is the full Senate Senate position, this is the full Senate bill<01:22:22.520
• uh off the Senate floor. uh off the Senate floor.

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Summary: The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year. The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight. The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.

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• Senator Beth Meisel for President of the Senate. Representative Raymond Cruz, Speaker.
• Edmonds and created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 40, a resolution that itself brought forward.
• From that work, we collaborated with Senator Edmonds to file Senate Bill 450, which would require serious
• And I think it was just heard in Senate Ed, was it yesterday? So that's on its way now.
• And I think it was just heard in Senate Ed, was he yesterday? So that's on its way now.

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Summary: The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education met with quorum, approved the minutes from its previous meeting, and took several action items related to the Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LIAC). The commission unanimously approved the 2026-27 LIAC membership slate after reviewing recommendations from the selection committee, and it also approved the council’s budget and mileage reimbursement guidelines, noting the only change was an updated IRS mileage rate. Members thanked the legislature for continuing to fund LIAC after earlier years when it relied on outside donations. The meeting featured presentations on civic education resources and America 250 programming. Brandon Burris, representing the Lieutenant Governor’s office, highlighted Louisiana state parks, the Checkout Louisiana library backpack programs for parks and museums, Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s anti-litter campaign, and Homework Louisiana. Liam Julian of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute discussed national civics education trends, teacher discomfort with controversial topics, and the institute’s teacher training, student camps, debate programs, and civics app. Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Katie Stark and Nancy Torren presented America 250-related materials, including a PBS Kids feature on a Louisiana child and LPB’s “Louisiana’s Hidden History” videos and teacher resources on Bernardo de Galvez and Spanish Louisiana. LIAC members then reported on their work, including school safety efforts, digital service-hour tracking, AP self-study access, minor work permits, AI-generated harassment concerns, and local civic engagement projects. Peggy Cotonia of the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education reported 87 Law Day presentations and 287 total Law Day and Constitution Day presentations reaching about 9,400 students, along with updates on awards and a shortened but still free summer institute for teachers. Barry Irwin reported that legislation to clean up outdated commission membership and quorum language had passed the House and been heard in Senate Education, moving toward final passage. The commission adjourned after no further business.

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• >> Senator Dibble. >> Senator Dibble.
• Senator<00:24:37.240> Hoffman. Senator Hoffman. Senator Hoffman.
• >> Senator<00:37:33.520> Hoffman. >> Senator Hoffman. >> Senator Hoffman.
• >> Senator<00:41:28.600> Hoffman. >> Senator Hoffman. >> Senator Hoffman.
• yesterday with with Senator Newhouse and Senator Senator Senator >> Yeah,<00:51:23.040> that's

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• Senators look for new ways to fight fraud without cutting off care.
• Senate Spotlight is produced by the Minnesota Senate and the Senate Media Services.
• Senator Ann Johnson Stewart introduced Senate File 2689, also known as the Medical Assistance Protection
• The bill's authors, Senator Heather Gustafson and Senator Michael Kreun, both released statements applauding
• Now, Senator Mary changed since then.

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• Senator Pratt, Senator Muhammad. Um, Mr.
• > Pratt that Senator Wickland and Senator Pratt that Senator Wickland and Senator Pratt are<01
• > and<01:14:44.159> Senator think that Senator Wickland and Senator think that Senator
• Senator Pratt? Senator Pratt?
• ,<01:35:42.639> if Senator Pratt and Senator Wickland, if Senator Pratt and Senator Wickland

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• on the part of the Senate: Senator Cummings, Senator Chittenden, and Senator Beck.
• Senator Cummings, Senator Chittton, and Senator Cummings, Senator Chittton, and Senator<00:02:10.479>
• Senator Beck. Senator Beck.
• >> Senator Cmore, no. >> Senator C., yes. >> Senator Julie, yes. >> Senator Hardy, yes. >> Senator Harrison
• , yes. >> Senator Hashim, yes. >> Senator He, no. >> Senator Lion, yes. >> Senator Manger, yes. >> Senator

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• Senator Albritton. >> No. Senator Carnley. Senator Chambliss. Senator Coleman. >> I.
• Senator Gudger. Senator Hatcher. >> I. Senator Kelly. Senator Coleman-Madison. >> I.
• Senator Cornley. Aye. Senator Chambliss. Senator Coleman. No. Senator Geter. Aye. Senator Hatch.
• Senator Kelly. Senator Coleman-Madison. No. Senator Hovey. Aye. Senator Elliott. Aye.
• Senator Hatch. No. Senator Hatch. No. Senator<00:34:14.320> Kelly. Senator Kelly.

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• I represent Senate District 36. It's nine cities.
• I'm Senator Good morning, everybody.
• I represent I'm Senator Liz Boldon.
• <00:08:51.280> We have in the Senate Tax Committee. We have in the Senate Tax Committee.
• So this is a real plan that the Senate So this is a real plan that the Senate DFL<00:10:13.760><

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Summary: Senate DFL leaders held a press conference focused on affordability, federal cuts, and end-of-session negotiations. Senators Heather Gustafson, Erin Maye Quade, Liz Boldon, Grant Hauschild, and Majority Leader Erin Murphy highlighted prior DFL accomplishments such as universal school meals, North Star Promise, paid family and medical leave, property tax relief, the child tax credit, and Social Security tax cuts, while arguing that House Republicans have not shown enough urgency on current affordability issues. A major theme was the impact of federal policy on Minnesota, especially cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, rising health care and energy costs, and cost shifts to counties and local governments. The senators said the state is spending heavily to backfill federal cuts and protect Minnesotans from higher costs, with particular concern for rural communities, hospitals, EMS, food shelves, and county property taxes. Hauschild emphasized that rural counties and seniors would bear added burdens from federal mandates, while Murphy said the Senate is trying to put money directly into people’s pockets through rental assistance, heating assistance, food support, and targeted property tax relief. The leaders also discussed a Senate Tax Committee proposal for about $100 million in direct property tax refunds, and Murphy said the Senate’s position on HCMC funding is the strongest, while also needing support for rural hospitals and providers statewide. In response to questions, she said the Senate hopes to reach a global deal before the weekend and by Sunday midnight, described the Senate’s proposals as public and already passed, and said some items, including rental relief for people affected by an ICE operation, still have support and may move in the House. No votes were taken at the event.

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• Senator Womack. Here. Senator Cloud. Here. Senator Boudreaux. Senator Edmonds. Here. Senator Fesi.
• Senator Harris. Senator Jackson-Andrews. Senator Miguez. Here. Senator Pressly. Here.
• Senator Selders. Senator Stine. Here. Senator Pressly. Here. Senator Selders. Senator Stine.
• Senator Womack, Mr.... I'm going to, you know, say some different things. Senator Womack, Mr.
• Senator Stine makes a motion to adjourn because Senator Womack is not here. Thank you.

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• I am the new State Senator of the 47th Senate District.
• The first bill on our agenda is Senate Bill 457A by Senator Sanders.
• The second bill on our agenda is Senate Bill 5084 by Senator Sepulveda.
• The fifth bill on our agenda is Senate Bill 8472A by Senator Cleare.
• The sixth bill on our agenda is Senate Bill 9866 by Senator Fassad.

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Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Cities 1 met on May 7, 2026, with Senator Erik Bottcher presiding and Senator Chan offering brief opening remarks. The committee considered seven bills dealing with New York City and related municipal issues, including stormwater and groundwater analysis in southeast Queens (S.457A), a neutral-arbiter process for NYPD disciplinary decisions (S.5084), notice and inspection requirements for battery energy storage systems (S.5208), adjacent neighbor rights (S.6847), annual certification of school towers (S.8472A), and a publicly available list of people convicted of illegal dumping (S.9866). Members generally spoke in support of the measures, with comments emphasizing public safety, community impacts, and quality-of-life concerns. Each bill was moved and approved by the committee, with the bills then reported onward to either the Finance Committee, the floor, or another committee as noted during the meeting. The final bill, S.9955, sponsored by Senator Bottcher, would establish a parking placard review board; it was also approved and reported to the Transportation Committee. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were considered.

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• So we are joined by our ranking members, Senator Borrello, Senator Chris Ryan, Senator Helming, and Senator
• Senator Fahy. So I think we have a motion by Senator Helming, seconded by Senator Borrello.
• Senator Bryan. Seconded by Senator Fahy and Fernandez.
• Motion by Senator Fernandez. We love farmers markets. Motion by Senator Fernandez.
• Good by Senator Borrello. Seconded by Senator Ryan. All those in favor? Aye.

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Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Food met to consider a short agenda of seven bills. The committee first advanced S.1742, which would increase penalties for knowingly violating dog shelter requirements, though one member noted concern that the definition could be applied too broadly and might affect unhoused people. The committee also reported S.4769, authorizing a study on vertical farming; S.5159A, adding duties to the Community Gardens Task Force; S.6573A, concerning recovery of deceased dogs or cats from public roads, with discussion about whether state employees should be included; and S.6848, expanding regional farmers markets. The committee then took up S.9478, a bill to prohibit state incentives for siting or operating commercial renewable energy systems in sensitive environmental areas. Members supporting the bill said it would help protect farmland and environmentally sensitive land from large solar and wind projects and would remove financial incentives without changing the underlying permitting process. Questions focused on how the bill would interact with ORES, local IDAs, and existing state subsidy programs; sponsors explained that it would not stop permits but would cut off state funding and incentives for projects in protected areas. The committee agreed to report the bill to the Energy Committee. All bills were approved by committee vote, with no recorded opposition noted in the discussion, and the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

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• 4572<00:04:48.600> Senator This bill Senate File 4572 Senator This bill Senate File 4572
• >> Senator<00:15:09.200> Bahr. >> Senator Bahr. >> Senator Bahr.
• Senator<00:15:16.120> Matthews. Senator Matthews. Senator Matthews.
• Uh Senator<00:36:09.760> Matthews. Senator Matthews. Senator Matthews.
• Senator >> Thank you, Senator Matthews. Senator Johnson-Stewart. Johnson-Stewart.

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• We can do Senate Bill 10-221 by Senator Serrano. And I'm not making appropriations.
• Moved by Senator Myers, Cigamas, and Frenas in favor of those bills reported straight to the floor for

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Summary: The Committee on Rules considered Senate Bill 10-221, sponsored by Senator Serrano. The discussion was brief and focused on whether the bill should be reported directly to the floor for passage. A motion was made by Senators Myers, Cigamas, and Frenas to report the bill straight to the floor. The speaker noted that the bill was not making appropriations. The motion was rejected, and no further action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Motions and resolutions. Senator Gianaris. >> Good morning, Mr. President.
• Senate Resolution No. 1849 by Senator Ortt, congratulating the North Tonawanda High School girls varsity
• Senator Ortt on the resolution. Well, thank you, Mr. President.
• Which is why I'm doing the resolution and Senator Gallivan is not.
• Senate Resolution No. 1932 by Senator Weber, congratulating the Tappan Zee High School girls basketball

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Summary: The Senate met on May 6, 2026, approved the prior journal, and accepted a Rules Committee report advancing the government appropriations bill to third reading. The chamber then took up the tenth budget extender, which sponsor Senator Serrano said would keep state government operating through Monday, May 11 and contained $482 million in new spending, bringing the total across extenders to $20.3 billion. In questioning, Senator O’Mara and Senator Helming pressed Serrano for details on the reported $268 billion budget deal, policy outcomes, revenue raisers, and whether local governments, schools, and rural health programs would receive certainty; Serrano said final budget bills were not yet in print and declined to speculate on unresolved issues. The extender passed 60-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the North Tonawanda High School girls varsity basketball team, the Tappan Zee High School girls basketball team, and SUNY student Chriss-Ann Pryce. Members praised the teams’ state championships and Pryce’s academic and leadership achievements through the Educational Opportunity Program. The chamber then returned to legislation and passed a bill designating May 9 as Overdose Awareness Day in New York; Senator Fernandez said it recognized the harm of overdose and the need to continue funding harm reduction and recovery services. Additional bills passed included a statewide domestic violence lethality assessment measure, with Senators Murray, Rolison, Webb, and Ramos describing it as a tool to identify dangerous situations and prevent fatalities; a mental health insurance bill limiting step therapy/prior authorization for serious mental health medications, supported by Senator Fahy; and measures on education, real property tax, election law, general business law, kitchen incubator economic impacts, public buildings, state finance, and mental hygiene. Several bills drew recorded opposition, including the real property tax bill and the election law and general business law measures. The Senate concluded by adjourning until Monday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated legislative.

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• an amendment in which passage of which amendment the House asks the concurrence of the Senate: Senate
• Senator Rober, yes. Senator Lang, yes. Senator McCunki, yes. Senator Waters, no.
• Senator Apprentice, no. Senator Gray, yes. Senator Inis, yes. Senator Ward, yes.
• Senator Rober? No. Senator Lang? Yes. Senator McConi? Yes. Senator Waters? No. Senator Apprentice?
• Senator Gray? Yes. Senator Inis? Yes. Senator Ward? Yes. Senator Rashard's excused. Senator Fenton?

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• Senator Putnam on the amendment. Senator Putnam on the amendment.
• <00:05:22.240> have Senator Johnson, Senator Kupec have Senator Johnson, Senator Kupec have
• Sure, Senator Putnam. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Senator French.
• Senator Franzen. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Senator Putnam.
• Um, Senator Pratt, no.

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