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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 9th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are now at second reading file, items 1 through 25.
- Colleagues, File Item 34 is the confirmation of Jacob Arkatov. Mr.
- And last but not least on the file today, File Item 35 is a confirmation of Dr. V. V.
- File Item 62, SR 88. Secretary, please read.
- Senators, we will move on to File Item 63. Secretary, please read.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House agriculture panel lays over bill exempting elk from state's Cervidae importation ban Apr 8th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Next up is Representative Heintzeman with House File 4508.
- Yes, uh, I, Madam Chair, I'd like to move House File 4508 before the committee.
- Representative Nelson moves that House File 4508 be put before the committee.
- The Idaho elk facility met the Uh we do not support House File 4508 to Uh we do not support House File
- Thank you for giving us an opportunity to talk about House File 4508.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 2nd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll move to file item 11, Senate third reading, to take up file item 68, SCR 111 by Senator Nilo.
- Moving now on to consideration of the daily file, second reading file.
- All right, members, is there a question or debate on file item 64?
- Continuing our consideration of the Daily File, we'll next turn to unfinished business. File item.
- File item 60, Senator Umberg. Secretary, please read.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and began with a floor introduction honoring guests from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, including President Jeffrey Armstrong, students, and student leaders. Senator Laird highlighted Cal Poly’s 125th anniversary, its statewide impact, and student achievements, including Rose Parade and design-build competition awards.
The body then took up two Senate concurrent resolutions. SCR 111 by Senator Niello commemorated the 125th anniversary of the certified public accountant profession in California and recognized the California Board of Accountancy and the California Society of CPAs; it passed on a roll call and was later adopted 38-0 after the call was lifted. SCR 109 by Senator Grove proclaimed January 2026 as National Mentoring Month and recognized Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California for its long-standing youth mentorship work; it also passed on a roll call and was adopted 39-0 after the call was lifted. The Senate also concurred in Assembly amendments to SB 25 by Senator Umberg, which streamlines California’s merger process and aligns it with the federal process; the vote was 33-0.
Members then approved a motion by Senator Laird to give second reading and move forward bills reported from the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee on February 4, 2026, despite objections from Senator Niello; the motion passed 29-10. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjourn-in-memory tributes for Congressman Doug LaMalfa, Barry Del Bono, Professor Alan Stewart Hammond, and journalist Jeb Bing, with multiple senators offering personal recollections and condolences to their families and communities. The Senate concluded by announcing the next floor session and recessing until later that day.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Services panel approves bill expanding MN AG's Medicaid fraud unit, HF2354 3/20/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 2354 be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.
- </c> house file house file 2354<00:03:07.040><c> otherwise</c><00:03:07.400><c> known</c><00:03:07.599
- </c> especially the provisions in house file especially the provisions in house file 25 25 25 2354<00
- House File 2354 be referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy.
- </c> house file house file 2354<00:10:47.360><c> be</c><00:10:47.880><c> refered</c><00:10:48.240><c>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Senate file 3886. Senate file 3886.
- </c><00:37:02.520><c> a</c> that and only if some person files a that and only if some person files a
- The A6 is actually your bill, Senate<00:44:18.560><c> file</c><00:44:18.920><c> 4143</c> Senate file
- Somebody an inactive voter, entire file.
- Next before us is Senate File All right.
Committee:
Senate Elections
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll now go to file item... We'll now go to file item two, SB 969.
- File item nine, SB 1201.
- File item 10, SB 1261.
- File item 11, SB 1110.
- File item 11, SB 1110.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee heard several bills focused on developmental disabilities, food security, veterans, aging services, child care, and elder abuse reporting. SB 969 by Senator Reyes would make remote services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a permanent option; supporters said virtual programming improves access, continuity, and choice, and there was no opposition. SB 1025 by Senator Hurtado would create an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate state food programs, improve CalFresh enrollment, and develop a 24-hour hotline; committee members raised questions about duplication, metrics, and oversight, but the bill advanced after discussion. SB 1052 by Senator Gonzalez would allow the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to appoint contingent authorized representatives so people with disabilities are not left without support if a family member becomes unavailable; supporters described immigration enforcement, illness, and family separation as reasons for the bill, and members discussed administrative burden and renewal procedures before the bill passed. SB 1077 by Senator Gonzalez would require CDSS to prepare for future federal shutdowns by creating a communications and contingency plan for CalFresh disruptions and a state-backed emergency food assistance mechanism; members discussed how it would work with existing CalFresh administration, and the bill passed. SB 1201 by Senator McNerney would seek federal waivers to protect vulnerable veterans from new SNAP work requirements and require referrals to county veterans service officers; supporters said the federal cuts would harm homeless, newly discharged, and disabled veterans, and the bill passed. SB 1261 by Senator Laird would let aging and disability resource centers continue operating through partner transitions so services would not be interrupted; supporters emphasized continuity of care and the bill passed. SB 1110 by Senator Becker would revise child care subsidy funding and stabilization rules for alternative payment programs and community providers; supporters said the current reimbursement structure is outdated, and the bill passed after the author said a budget-related provision would be removed. The committee also later voted SB 969, SB 1052, SB 1077, SB 1201, SB 1261, and SB 1110 out of committee, with the bills kept on call for absent members, and began hearing SB 991 on elder abuse reporting, where supporters argued that licensing records should distinguish abuse from lesser resident-rights violations so families and policymakers can better understand facility conduct.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Workforce Development Fund subcommittee 3/23/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of rules for House File 3843. of rules for House File 3843.
- Please keep your House File 3843.
- It was just an idea at that File 3843.
- </c><00:24:56.080><c> 3843</c> House File 3843 House File 3843 because<00:24:57.919><c> Minnesota</c>
- </c> was House File 4039 in the last session. was House File 4039 in the last session.
Summary:
The House debated a motion to suspend the rules so House File 3843 could be recalled from committee and given second and third readings for final passage. The bill, carried by Representative Baker and supported by Representative Niska, would create a subcommittee of the governor’s workforce development board to vet nonprofit and other applicants for workforce development dollars, with the legislature retaining final authority. Supporters argued the proposal would add an extra layer of scrutiny, reduce fraud risk, and help prevent problems like those highlighted in recent reporting and past nonprofit funding scandals.
Supporters repeatedly tied the bill to concerns about fraud in state grantmaking, citing the Feeding Our Future scandal and other nonprofit cases as examples of why more oversight is needed. Representative Baker said the committee process can be overwhelmed by many direct-appropriation requests at the end of session, and that a board-based vetting process would help identify red flags. Representative Enen and Representative Schultz also backed the motion, saying the bill would improve accountability and protect taxpayer dollars.
Representative Pinto opposed the urgency motion, saying he supports moving toward more competitive grants but not adding another layer of bureaucracy without a fiscal note or fuller committee process. He argued the bill would not do what supporters claimed and that the legislature already makes funding decisions. After debate, the House took a roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules. The motion failed by one vote, 67 yeas to 66 nays.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> students and families rely on house file students and families rely on house file 28<00:21:18.400
- </c><00:22:55.320><c> represents</c><00:22:55.720><c> a</c> house file 28 house file 28 represents a
- house file 28 house file 28 represents a forward-thinking<00:22:56.480><c> solution</c><00:22:56.840>
- I urge the committee to support House File 28.
- </c> allowed permitted emissions house file allowed permitted emissions house file 28<00:41:30.480><c
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debate on a bill to require athletic team designations based on biological sex at birth 4/7/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> House File House File 2685. 2685. 2685.
- </c> suspension of rules for House File 2685. suspension of rules for House File 2685.
- of rules for House File 2685.
- And we need to take up off the table House File 12 and House File 1233 and pass those two.
- </c><02:14:49.720><c> 1233</c><02:14:51.040><c> and</c> House File 12 and House File 1233 and House File
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> item on our agenda is House File item on our agenda is House File 2078,<00:01:11.920><c> which</
- </c> House File 2078 to the general register. House File 2078 to the general register.
- </c> House File 777, out of committee today. House File 777, out of committee today.
- /c><00:52:00.079><c> that</c><00:52:00.720><c> by</c> File 1112, would address that by File 1112, would
- </c> supports House File supports House File 1112.<00:58:57.119><c> This</c><00:58:57.359><c> bill</c
Keywords:
child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- With that being said, I will move House File 1171.
- The next bill on the agenda is House File 1901, authored by Representative Moeller.
- Representative Bennett, would you like to move House File 2023? Before us?
- Madam Chair, I move House File 2023 before us for what potential?
- To be held over for possible inclusion in an omnibus file. Thank you.
Committee:
House Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:20:43.880><c> 3685</c> had uh House File 3685 had uh House File 3685 on<00:20:45.760><c> the<
- Now we have House File 4065. So, the next bill is House File 4065.
- Now we have House File 4216, Representative Sencer-Mura would move House File 4216 be re-referred to
- </c> File 4216. File 4216.
- </c><01:52:01.160><c> Minnesota's</c> House File 3988 expanding Minnesota's House File 3988 expanding
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:29:22.520><c> 2596</c> in strong support of Senate file 2596 in strong support of Senate file
- <01:46:51.440><c> 2741</c> file 2741 file 2741 this<01:46:53.320><c> bill</c><01:46:53.560><c> would<
- </c> chair before you Senate file chair before you Senate file 2755<01:51:04.639><c> which</c><01:51:
- </c> about some Provisions in Senate file about some Provisions in Senate file 2651<02:09:17.760><c>
- </c> no the motion prevails and Senate file no the motion prevails and Senate file 2750<02:14:46.520>
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/24/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Krun, Senate File 730. Krun, Senate File 730.
- </c> File 730. File 730.
- </c> up is Senate File 2689. up is Senate File 2689.
- </c> Uh members, we are on Senate File 4248. Uh members, we are on Senate File 4248.
- So, Senate File 4248 is lay it over. So, Senate File 4248 is laid<02:59:33.279><c> over.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 23rd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, moving into consideration of the daily file.
- Secretary, please read file item 29.
- Senator Grove, File Item 6. Thank you, Madam President, colleagues.
- Senator Grove, File Item 8. Thank you, Madam President.
- Colleagues, File Item 8 is a confirmation of Dr.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered a prayer recognizing World Water Day and the challenges of water scarcity, and then proceeded with several floor introductions. Members welcomed wildlife photographer Alice Cahill, outgoing California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Chuck Bonham, Avalon Fire Chief Michael Alegria, and a delegation of Cal Poly Pomona students participating in CSU advocacy activities. The chamber also received a message that the Assembly had passed AB 2156, and the Senate approved the March 16-19 journals as corrected.
The main floor action was on Senate Concurrent Resolution 132, which designates March 22, 2026, as California STEAM Robotics Day. The author and supporting senators emphasized the value of robotics and hands-on STEAM education for career readiness, problem-solving, and workforce development. The resolution passed by a 34-0 vote. Afterward, the author introduced student and industry guests connected to robotics education, including a Poway High School student and representatives from Garner Holt Productions.
The Senate then considered five gubernatorial appointments, all of which were confirmed unanimously: Paul Toopee as Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Peter Britery to the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, Dr. Youngping Chen and Gregory Lung to the California Acupuncture Board, and Roy Mather to the Board of Pilot Commissioners. The body also suspended Joint Rule 62A to allow the Governmental Organization Committee to hear AB 2156 on March 24 without sufficient notice. At the end of the session, the Senate adjourned in memory of Anne Colchin, a longtime Carlsbad city councilmember and public servant, and announced it would reconvene on March 26, 2026, after the State of the Judiciary joint convention.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And what Senate Bill 1369 does is add to the existing criteria the ability to file a court case in the
- Right now you have to file the case where the construction project might be, as opposed to where the
- It allows you to file where the cause of action happened.
- If there are defendants in the state, you can file it where they are.
- It is easy to read for the other scenarios where you can file it. So I love it for that reason.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Rules
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Paul Anderson is here to present House File 2103.
- House File 2103 could have a huge impact in many areas of our Minnesota economy.
- </c> requesting a no vote on house file requesting a no vote on house file 2793<00:32:16.120><c> uh</
- filing filing 2793<00:48:39.079><c> NG's</c><00:48:39.599><c> distributed</c><00:48:40.079><c> solar
- </c> we urge you to vote no on house file we urge you to vote no on house file 2793<00:58:38.400><c>
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> applicator bill which is House File 793. applicator bill which is House File 793.
- </c> Heman renews his motion that House File Heman renews his motion that House File 793<00:24:41.600
- </c> House File 3793. House File 3793.
- House file wouldn't be stif stifled.
- . 68 people filed damaged appliances. 68 people filed complaints<00:29:42.399><c> at</c><00:29:42.640
Keywords:
groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes proposed constitutional amendment to boost funding from Permanent School Fund May 4th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 3900 as >> Third reading. House File 3900 as amended. >> Third reading.
- </c> you to please vote yes on House File you to please vote yes on House File 3900 3900 3900 as<00:13
- </c> of House File 3900. of House File 3900.
- It's support this uh House File 3900.
- </c> recommend a green vote on House File recommend a green vote on House File 3900. 3900. 3900.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- how</c><00:32:04.000><c> many</c> see if a hundred are filed, how many see if a hundred are filed, how
- to file civil actions instead. instead. instead.
- Um, and finally, case filings are on the rise. Appropriations remain stagnant or decrease.
- and finally, case filings are on the<00:38:17.520><c> rise.
- </c><00:48:29.119><c> an</c> this or I I guess they could file an this or I I guess they could file an
Committee:
House Judiciary