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• Senator Brodeur, the House is pleased to offer the Senate offers on the budget, back of the bill, and

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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.
• The following members intend to vote from a remote location pursuant to rule 40.7: Senators Carlson,
• Pursuant to rule 5.1, I move that Senate File 4515 be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules and Administration
• We'll go to Senate File 5073. President. Pursuant to Rule 26, I President.
• Senator Oumou Verbeten, for those voting pursuant to Rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr. President.

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• Senator Rober, yes. Senator Lang, yes. Senator McConi, yes. Senator Waters, no.
• Senator Rosenwald, no. Senator Raren, no. Senator Murphy, yes. Senator Pearl, yes.
• 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

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• The Senate will come to order. The Senate will come to order. Secretary, please call the roll.
• Members, without objection, Senate Rule 55 will be suspended.
• Members, without objection, Senate Rule 55 will be suspended to allow guests on the floor for today's
• The Senate rules do not provide for such an action, so we'll now proceed to the roll call.
• Thank you, Senator.

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Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayers, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then spent much of the opening period on floor privileges and guest recognitions. Members welcomed a delegation from Catalonia and Spain marking the 40th anniversary of the California-Catalonia sister-state relationship, Solano Community College’s speech and debate team, and several small business honorees, including Royal Clothiers and Old California Botanicals. The chamber also recognized Tennessee Representative Justin Jones, with several senators speaking in support of voting rights and democracy. The body then moved to business and confirmed two gubernatorial and State Bar appointments: Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Laura Ederton Speed as executive director of the State Bar. Senators also adopted SCR 163, recognizing May as California Tourism Month, with remarks emphasizing tourism’s economic impact and the work of Visit California and destination marketing organizations. The Senate next adopted SCR 170, declaring Firefighter Mental Health Awareness Week, after extensive testimony from senators and firefighters about the trauma first responders face and the need to reduce stigma and expand support services. The Senate also adopted SCR 174, marking the 60th anniversary of California’s pilot regional centers and highlighting the state’s community-based developmental services system. It then adopted SR 111, recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia, after strong floor statements about discrimination, safety, and the need to oppose silence in the face of hate. The consent calendar was approved, SCR 116 was moved to the inactive file, reconsideration was granted on SR 111 for a later session, and the Senate adjourned in memory of Carl Anthony and Lupe Estrella, with the next meeting set for Monday, May 18, 2026.

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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 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?
• Senator from Chittenden Central had been discussing a voluntary rules and decorum session at 9:00 a.m

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• Senator Boudreaux. Senator Cloud. Senator Hensgens. Here.
• Andrews, Senator Boudreaux, Senator Cloud, Senator Hensgens, present, Senator Hodges, present, Senator
• Luneau, present, Senator Owen, Senator Pressly, present.
• Senator Boudreaux? Yes. Senator Cloud? Senator Hensgens? No. Senator Hodges? Senator Luneau? Yes.
• Senator Hodges, no. Senator Luneau, yes. Senator Owen, Senator Pressly, yes.

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 13 with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes. The committee first heard HB 971, which would equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent clinics and hospital-owned rural health clinics; supporters said independent clinics are disadvantaged by a large payment disparity, and the bill was reported favorable without objection. The committee also recognized visiting Alpha Phi Alpha members and other guests during personal privilege remarks. Members then considered HB 414, which would bar hiring certain health care workers and direct support professionals with serious disqualifying convictions from other states and address background-check issues for therapeutic group homes. After adopting three amendment sets, the bill was reported as amended. HB 740, creating an independent review process for Medicaid behavioral health claim disputes in the coordinated system of care, was amended to clarify applicability and CSOC definitions and then reported as amended. HB 288, which would place the term “miscarriage” alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation, drew emotional testimony from affected parents and advocates; the committee reported it favorable. The committee also advanced several more bills: HB 405, updating the name of the national acupuncture certifying body, was reported favorable; HB 786, prohibiting extrapolation in certain managed-care claims recoupments, was reported favorable; HB 1095, allowing alternative backup power sources for nursing homes, was reported favorable; HB 403, raising the cottage food gross-sales cap, was amended from $50,000 to $150,000 and then reported favorable; HB 930, modernizing cosmetic-product regulation and creating a small-producer exemption, was reported favorable; HB 557, defining long-term pharmacies for policy purposes, was reported favorable; HB 779, on expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted diseases, was reported favorable; HB 915, setting utilization-management timelines and standards, was reported favorable; HB 546, expanding criteria for peace officers to take someone into protective custody during a mental health crisis, was reported favorable; HB 796, creating a chiropractic preceptorship program, was reported favorable; and HB 933, authorizing commemorative birth certificates, was reported favorable. The final major item was HB 1041, a “no-mandate” bill barring discrimination based on medical intervention status. The sponsor and Surgeon General said it was aimed at healthy, asymptomatic individuals and not at public health quarantine powers, but Senator Boudreaux objected to exemptions for schools and hospitals and offered an amendment to restore broader coverage. That amendment failed on a roll-call vote, and the bill remained under discussion as the transcript ended, with no final committee disposition shown in the excerpt.

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• Senator Kunes for those voting pursuant to rule 40.7. >> Thank you, Mr. President.
• Rule 8.2 two calendar under Senate Rule 8.2 two reported<00:28:03.440> in<00:28:03.679> the
• Rest votes I. >> Senator Rest votes I. >> Senator Jasinski, those voting pursuant to Rule 40.7, there
• Senator Kunes for those voting pursuant to rule 40.7. >> Mr.
• Senator Kunes for those voting pursuant to rule 40.7. >> Thank you, Mr. President.

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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.