Video & Transcript Research : 'Senate Joint Resolution 40'
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California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Caballero. Senator Caballero. I just have a question.
- Do you pass to Senate Appropriations Committee? Senators Allen. Aye. Allen, aye. Ochoa Bogh? Aye.
- That project is over 40 years old.
- Moved by Senator Wahab.
- We have a motion by Senator Richardson. Senator Reyes, thank you.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Good afternoon, Chair and Senators.
- So, yeah, thank you, Senator. Appreciate that. Other questions or comments? Senator Umberg.
- Thank you, Senator. All right. Now, anyone else?
- Been moved by Senator Gonzalez. I've been moved by Senator Gonzalez.
- Moved by Senator Reyes. Assembly Member Valencia. Moved by Senator Reyes.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/04/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Resolution J.2314 by Senator Ramos.
- >> RESOLUTION J.2314 BY: SENATOR RAMOS.
- >> SENATOR HINCHEY. >> SENATOR SANDERS ON THE RESOLUTION.
- Senator Ramos on the resolution.
- Resolution is adopted. Resolution 2346, Senator Stewart-Cousins...
Summary:
The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games.
The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually.
The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.
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Transcript Highlights:
- By Senator Harkham, Senator Harkham, Senator Hernandez. All in favor, opposed?
- Senator Dabob, Senator Myrie, Senator Mary, and Senator Mary, said by Senator Mary.
- Senator Vannees, Senator Dabal, all by Senator Daboadle.
- In fact, Senator Miree, Senator Marry, saying by Senator Comri, on favor, Senator Comrie, on favor of
- Moved by Senator Mired, Senator Mado, same way, Senator Mado.
Summary:
The meeting was a lengthy floor session in which Senator Loo’s Senate Bill 82B and a large number of other bills were taken up and reported. The transcript repeatedly notes bills being moved and seconded by various senators, with most items described as enacted or reported under different laws, including Education, Labor, Capital, Executive, Vehicle and Traffic, Tax, General Business, Social Services, Public Service, Public Health, Retirement and Social Security, Local Finance, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Civil Service, Penal, Judiciary, Senate, and Supreme Court-related laws. The discussion appears to have been a rapid series of bill readings and motions rather than substantive debate on the merits of each measure.
For many of the bills, the record states that there was no opposition or that the bills were reported after a voice vote. A few items note opposition before being reported, but no detailed arguments or testimony are included in the transcript. The session also references amendments and chapter-law updates, suggesting the chamber was processing a broad package of legislative actions.
The main action taken was the reporting of the bills, with the transcript indicating that the measures were advanced out of the chamber or committee. No roll-call vote details, amendments adopted, or defeats are clearly described beyond the repeated “all in favor, opposed?” style of proceedings and the final statement that the bills were reported.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Moved by Senator Comrie, seconded by Senator Harkham.
- Moved by Senator Harkham, seconded by Senator Dabo.
- Moved by Senator Dabo, seconded by Senator Comrie.
- Moved by Senator Gallivan and Senator Tedisco.
- Moved by Senator Comrie, seconded by Senator Harkham. In favor, Senator Harkham.
Summary:
The committee met to consider a long list of bills, mostly reported out without debate. The measures covered a wide range of subjects, including insurance, criminal procedure, social services, retirement, tax, education, military, civil service, public authority, and local authorization matters. For each bill, a member moved the item and another seconded it, followed by a voice vote; the transcript repeatedly notes that the bills were reported, with no recorded opposition or substantive discussion on the merits.
After the bill list was completed, members briefly exchanged remarks about the chair and ranking member’s working relationship and the length and efficiency of the meetings. Senator Lansing offered thanks and praise for the bipartisan partnership, and the chair responded in kind, noting the long-standing friendship and cooperation across party lines.
The meeting then adjourned. No amendments, roll-call votes, or other formal actions beyond reporting the bills were recorded in the transcript.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to move to the introduction of guests, and I recognize Senator Rosenwald for a resolution
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 4th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Under privileges of the floor, Senator Becker.
- on our Senate floor.
- Under motions, resolutions, and notices, first, pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, the following bill is
- Senator Menjivar is asking for an aye vote. Senator Valadares is asking for a no vote.
- Secretary, please read: Assembly Concurrent Resolution 129, 164, and Assembly Concurrent Resolution 166
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Transportation and Corporations - 06/03/2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to this joint meeting of the New York State Senate Committee on Finance, the Committee on Corporations
- Let me say that we're joined by Senator James Skoufis, Senator Rachel May, Senator Peter Harckham, Senator
- Andrew Gounardes, Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Senator Monica Martinez, Senator Jessica Ramos, Senator
- Roxanne Persaud, Senator Michelle Hinchey, Senator James Sanders, Senator Nathalia Fernandez, and the
- Thank you, Senator Gounardes. Thank you, Senator Liu. Good evening.
Summary:
The joint meeting of the Senate Finance, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, and Transportation committees considered four nominations to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board: Melanie Hartzog, Jeanette Sadecott, Matthew Rand, and James O’Donnell. Each nominee gave opening remarks describing their public service or transportation-related experience and their interest in issues such as affordability, accessibility, state of good repair, regional connectivity, and transit safety. Senators also raised concerns about MTA transparency, the 2025-29 capital plan funding gap, fare and toll evasion, worker safety, and the need for better service in underserved areas.
Members pressed the nominees on several policy questions, including the feasibility of free or reduced-fare buses, expanding bus service and bus lanes, restoring Hudson Valley and Harlem Line service, improving west-of-Hudson and Rockland County transit, and advancing the Second Avenue Subway and accessibility projects. The nominees generally said they were open to studying these ideas, emphasized collaboration with the MTA, governor, mayor, and legislature, and supported greater transparency and investment in transit infrastructure. Senators also highlighted labor concerns, including the MTA workers’ contract and safety for bus operators and other transit workers.
At the end of the hearing, the committees voted separately on each nomination. Melanie Hartzog, Jeanette Sadecott, Matthew Rand, and James O’Donnell were each approved by the committees and advanced to the Senate floor. The meeting then adjourned.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, Senator, Senator, Senator, all in favor, post. Bill report, 4725, Scufusus.
- Second, Senator Dabba. Second, by Senator Cobb.
- And then the Senate-Myer, and Senator Harkham, Senator Harkham, Mr. Fernandez.
- Thank you, Senator Sopoldold. In fact, Senator, Senator Sopolde, all right.
- By Senator Dabbo, second, Senator Condrell.
Summary:
The transcript appears to be a committee vote session on many bills across a range of subject areas, including media rules, highway law, education, health, social services, business, insurance, real property, arts and culture, banking, navigation, and vehicle traffic. For each item, a senator moved the bill, another seconded it, and the chair repeatedly announced that the motion carried, with bills being reported out of committee. The transcript is heavily garbled, so many bill titles and bill numbers are unclear, but the overall pattern is consistent: sequential consideration and reporting of numerous measures.
Most items were approved without recorded opposition, though the transcript occasionally notes “all in favor” or “all in favor, opposed,” suggesting routine voice votes or unanimous consent. A few specific references are legible, such as the highway law, education law, health law, insurance law, social services law, business law, and arts and cultural affairs law, indicating the committee was processing amendments or related bills in those areas. The session also includes repeated references to particular sponsors or bill numbers, but the text is too distorted to reliably identify them all.
No substantive debate, testimony, or amendments are clearly described in the transcript. The main action was procedural: motions, seconds, and repeated announcements that bills were reported out. The meeting ends with additional garbled references to later bills, again suggesting continued routine reporting of measures rather than extended discussion.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- , the Chairperson of the State Senate Finance Committee, joined by our Ranking Member, Senator Thomas
- O'Mara, who are joined by the members of the majority, Senator James Skoufis and Senator Michelle Hinchey
- Senator Liu, I have a question. Sure.
- And we've also been joined by Senator Connery and Senator Gannardis.
- I've also been joined by Senator Connery and Senator Gannardis.
Summary:
The New York State Senate Finance Committee met to consider a slate of roughly 30 gubernatorial nominations to state boards, authorities, commissions, and advisory councils. The nominations included appointments to the Advisory Council on Agriculture, the Dormitory Authority, the Power Authority, NYSERDA, the Public Health and Health Planning Council, the Gaming Commission, the Thruway Authority, the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, SUNY and Cornell boards, and several other entities. Senator O’Mara introduced the list, and Senator Liu presided in place of Chair Liz Krueger.
During the meeting, Senator O’Mara asked whether Mark Schroeder listed for the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority was the same person nominated to the Convention Center Operating Corporation; Senator Liu confirmed that it was the same individual. No testimony on the merits of the nominations was presented, and no discussion of the nominees’ qualifications was recorded beyond that clarification.
Members were instructed to mark their vote sheets with aye, nay, or aye without recommendation for each nomination. After a brief period for voting, the committee adjourned. No roll-call results or final disposition of the nominations were announced in the transcript.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction - 06/03/2026
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the committee chair, Senator Julia Salazar [member_7073].
- Hi, Senator Rolison. Good evening, Madam Chair. Good to see you, too.
- We are also joined by Senator Luis Sepulveda [member_6959], Senator Jamaal Bailey [member_7027], Senator
- So I'll take a staff for senators who would like to ask questions.
- Second by Senator Bailey and Senator Bullitt.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction met to consider the nomination of Alexander Dockery to serve as a part-time commissioner on the State Commission of Correction (SCOC). Chair Julia Salazar introduced the nomination, noting that the role was created under recent prison reform legislation and that one commissioner must be a formerly incarcerated person. Dockery described his background as a justice-impacted individual who spent years incarcerated in New York, earned a master’s degree, and now works with justice-impacted people on reentry, housing, employment, and education. He said his lived experience and work in a youth detention setting would help him bring both an incarcerated-person and staff perspective to the commission.
Senators asked Dockery about why he wanted the position, how his experience would inform oversight, how to improve correctional conditions, how to reach young people before they enter the system, and how to support the Correctional Medical Review Board in investigating deaths in DOCS custody. Dockery emphasized rehabilitation, education, humane conditions, and collaboration with other commissioners and community networks. He said people with direct experience, including formerly incarcerated individuals and former gang members who have turned their lives around, should be brought back into facilities to speak with youth. On deaths in custody, he said existing reporting laws should be enforced and that timely information to families is important.
Several senators offered supportive comments, calling the nomination historic and stressing the importance of lived experience, credibility, and the responsibility of being the first formerly incarcerated commissioner. After discussion, the committee moved the nomination, with Senator Harckham making the motion and Senator Bailey and Senator Bullitt seconding. The committee voted to report the nomination to Finance, and the motion carried without opposition.
CA
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Health will come to order.
- Senator Weber Pierson? Aye. Senators Weber Pierson, aye. Valadares, aye. Caballero, aye.
- Senators Weber Pierson? Aye. Valadares? Aye. Call the roll. Senators Weber Pierson. Valadares.
- I might add that this committee heard this bill last year, carried by Senator Menjavar, and the Senate
- Senators Gonzalez, aye. Grove. Thank you. Senators Gonzalez, aye. Grove. Perez. Rubio.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Rules will come to order.
- Senator Reyes? Thank you.
- Senator Reyes? I don't know. Thank you, Senator Reyes. I don't know.
- Senator Laird. I beat out the other senators. Senator Laird. I beat out the other senators.
- Thank you so much, Senator.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, let's call the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications to order.
- It's a joint venture.
- I know the Vice Chair's got a question in Senator Archuleta.
- And they could do it because, because. their branded stations 40 cents more.
- Yeah, I think you're right, Senator.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Standing Committee on Finance and Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation - 06/02/26
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to Senator Serrano, we're also joined by Senator Salazar, Senator Stanton, Senator Mayors
- , Senator Stavisky, Senator Ramos, Senator Spellis, and Senator Bailey.
- Senator Ramos, Senator Scudas, and Senator Bailey, and our ranking member, Senator Tom O'Mara, who will
- Thank you very much, Senator Serrano. Questions from Senator Mayer. Senator Rachel May: Yes.
- and senators to this.
Summary:
The joint meeting of the Senate Finance Committee and the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks, and Recreation considered Governor Hochul’s nomination of Kathleen “Kathy” Moser to serve as Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Moser described her background in conservation and public lands, and said her priorities would include improving access and belonging for all New Yorkers, maintaining health and safety, modernizing infrastructure, addressing climate change and sustainability, and strengthening partnerships with local governments, community groups, and the Legislature.
Members questioned her on a range of park issues, including visitor fees, safety at swimming areas such as Lake Welch, security measures at parks, access for urban residents through nature buses and school transportation grants, maintenance and capital needs, event permitting, workforce recruitment and retention, and coordination around the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Moser said the department has targeted capital and safety investments at popular parks, is installing fencing, lighting, cameras, and license plate readers at entrances at selected sites, and is planning extensive 250th commemoration programming and historic-site renovations.
She also discussed efforts to expand community stewardship, including partner groups, culturally specific amenities like cricket fields, and outreach through traveling exhibits and social media. Senators raised concerns and suggestions about renewable energy siting, cell service in rural areas, invasive species prevention, and local infrastructure needs. After questioning concluded, the committees voted to advance the nomination, and the motion was reported to the Senate floor.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- And then Colorado, Senator Liu, said by Senator Lu, Senator Liu, Senator Laudez.
- To be Senator Bailey, say, Senator Myrie. All in favor, Senator Myrie.
- By Senator Liu, Senator Liu, Senator Liu, Senator Mayer, all in favor? Opposed?
- By San Luis, Senator-Lews, Senator-Lews, Senator-Lews, Senator-Fever-A, law.
- Law and Southman, Senator-Fezza, Senator-Fezza, Senator-Fezza, Senator-W, Thank you very much.
Summary:
The Committee on Rules met and considered a long list of Senate bills, most of them identified only by number and sponsor. For each measure, the chair called for a vote, and the committee repeatedly reported the bills without recorded opposition. The topics referenced in the transcript included amendments to the Highway Law, Mental Hygiene Law, General Business Law, Uniform City Court Act, Local Finance Law, Retirement and Social Security Law, Village Law, Real Property Tax Law, and various chapters of prior laws, along with several authorization and technical amendment bills.
Several bills were moved and seconded by different senators, including Griffo, Stec, Myrie, Bailey, Comrie, Mayer, Liu, Gallivan, González, Helming, Dabab, and others. The transcript suggests the committee was processing both new legislation and chapter amendments/repealers, but the audio is garbled and many bill titles are unclear. No testimony or substantive debate is reflected in the record beyond the motions and calls for votes.
In each instance, the committee asked whether members were in favor or opposed, and the bills were reported. No roll-call vote counts, amendments adopted during the meeting, or negative votes were clearly recorded in the transcript.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/02/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Gianaris. >> And now let's take up Resolution 2258 by Senator Hinchey and call on Senator Hinchey
- The resolution is adopted. Senator Serrano.
- Senator Sutton, for this resolution.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK ON THE RESOLUTION.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR MARTINS ON THE RESOLUTION.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage.
The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations.
Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/01/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR STAVISKY ON THE RESOLUTION.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR BORRELLO ON THE RESOLUTION.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR GRIFFO ON THE RESOLUTION.
- Thank you, Senator Harckham. Senator Liu on the resolution.
- Thank you, Senator Hinchey. Senator Jackson on the resolution.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar.
The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family.
Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 291 by Senator Rose, and that's the law.
- Moved by Senator Liu, second by Senator Mayer.
- Second by Senator Liu, Senator Mayer.
- Moved by Senator Liu, Senator Mayer. All right. All right, Senator Mayer. Senator Mayer.
- By Senator Hernandez, second by Senator Harckham. In fact, Senator Gallo, second by Senator Griffo.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Rules met and reported a long list of bills, with most measures advancing on unanimous or near-unanimous voice votes after motions and seconding by various senators. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including Environmental Conservation, Education, Executive Law, Civil Service, Public Health, Public Service, Election Law, Social Services, Correction Law, Traffic Law, General Law, Administrative Code, Retirement and Social Security, and several chapter-amendment or authorization measures. In many cases, the chair noted the bill number, sponsor, and subject area, then asked for objections; none were recorded, and the bill was reported.
A few measures were laid aside by the sponsor, including bills referenced as 5711, 5727, and 9539, though the transcript is repetitive and some bill numbers/topics are difficult to discern because of transcription errors. Several bills involved retirement-related changes, including retroactive Tier 4 membership and other retirement system provisions, while others amended existing laws or chapters. The committee also reported bills affecting city administrative code provisions, public authorities, elder law, and public officers law.
No substantive debate or testimony appears in the transcript; the meeting was largely procedural, focused on motions, seconds, and reporting bills out of committee. The final action on the listed measures was committee approval and reporting, with no recorded roll-call votes or amendments described in the transcript.