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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- All of the school districts in my Senate district are cutting. They're cutting staff.
- staff, Ryan Majeras and Ed Cook, the Senate pages, my interns, Dne and Elizabeth, and again my second
- Senator Dibble. Thank you, Mr. President. I just briefly want to thank my staff as well.
- Senator Dibble. Thank you, Mr. President. I just briefly want to thank my staff as well.
- on the transportation committee, Senator Jasinski, and his staff person, Tom Sheeta.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd just like to thank the staff, all the Senate staff, the researchers, the interns, my previous committee
- Senator Carlson votes I. >> Senator Carlson votes I. >> Senator Herr votes I. >> Senator Herr votes I
- . >> Senator Kuipers votes I. >> Senator Kuipers votes I. >> Senator Hoffman votes I. >> Senator Hoffman
- Um, Senator Her votes I. Senator Her votes I. Senator Kuunis votes I. Senator Kuunis votes I.
- Senator Marty votes I. Senator Fateh votes I. Senator Fateh votes I. Senator Muhammad votes I.
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- Senator Brodeur, I understand you have an offer for the House on our outstanding issues.
- The Senate concurs with the House on the lines to bump as you specified for each of the Senate offers
- Thank you, Senator Brodeur, and your staff, and thank you for all your time and energy you've put into
- And I would like to thank you, Chair Maggard, and your staff.
- Thank you, Senator Brodeur.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12 May 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Burgess, you are recognized to present Senate Offer Number One.
- Along the way, we appreciate the hard work that you and your staff have put into your offer and the diligence
- Thank you, Senator Burgess, for your offer.
- You have always been a great ...work done, and I appreciate working with you, Senator Burgess.
- Senator Burgess, do you have any comments in closing?
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice May 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- To share the chairmanship of this committee with Senator Hooper, and welcome, sir.
- For proviso, the Senate accepts lines 219.
- bill, the Senate accepts line 11.
- And Senator Hooper, I want to thank you for your service.
- Senator Hooper moves. We adjourn. We are adjourned. Thank you all.
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- All right, the House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism
- Senator DiCeglie, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- The Senate has another offer for the House on the budget and projects.
- Thank you, Senator.
- The Senate accepts the House's offer on lines 16B, 164, 323, 369, 445, 447, 441, and 493.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Budget Conference on Higher Education May 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome back, Senator Calatayud.
- Senator Harold, do you have any opening comments you'd like to make?
- Senator Harold, do you have any opening comments you'd like to make?
- I want to thank the staff on both the House and the Senate side for all of your hard work and everything
- With that, Senator Calatayud moves we rise.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Brodeur, the House is pleased to provide an offer to the Senate on the budget spreadsheet, back
- The Senate concurs with the House on the lines to bump on proviso and the implementing bill.
- I'd like to thank Senator Brodeur and his team for all the efforts, and for everyone here on the House
- I make a motion to allow staff to make technical and conforming adjustments related to the bump process
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care May 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate offer for the budget and projects is noted by the yellow highlighted rows.
- Thank you very much, Senator Trumbull.
- Thank you very much, Senator Trumbull.
- Thank you, Senator Trumbull.
- Well done, Senator Trumbull. I move to allow staff to make technical adjustments as needed.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Improving Affordability through Tax Relief | Senator Karin Housley May 15th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, it's a pleasure to have you here. >> Thank you so much for inviting me back.
- So, there was this insatiable appetite that the Democrats had when they took full control, House, Senate
- Um, well, one of them that Senator Jasinski had, um, is the license tab fees.
- , and governor, to just House, Senate, and governor, to just spend,<00:02:27.959><c> spend,</c><00:02
- Senator, it's been a pleasure having you here. Thank you for the conversation.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Senator Pappas Senate floor.
- Senator<00:08:35.719><c> Pappas.</c> Senator Pappas. Senator Pappas.
- Chair and Senator Senator Xiong.
- That's what our staff is planning on. Senator Dziedzic asked how much heads-up members would get.
- Senator Champion asked whether the timing would affect the floor and whether staff would need to remain
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advancing Gun and School Safety Measures | Senator Zaynab Mohamed May 15th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, thank you for being here. Thank you so much for having me.
- Well, what they do doesn't take away what you guys did in the Senate.
- The House is the Senate. We passed it.
- You've called guys did in the Senate.
- They have seen the bill pass in the Senate.
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Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-15 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
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- Senator Baruth: Yes. Senator Ashe: No. Senator Benning: No. Senator Balint: Yes. Senator Bray: No.
- Senator Hashim: Yes. Senator Hebert: Nay. Senator Ingalls: No. Senator Lyons: Yes.
- Senator Baruth. Yes. Senator Bray. Yes. Senator Benson. No. Senator Balint. Yes. Senator Brennan.
- Senator Hashim. Yes. Senator Ingram. Yay. Senator Chittenden. Yes. Senator Senator Chittenden. Yes.
- Senator Sirotkin. Yes. Senator Watson. Yes. Senator White. Yes. Senator Westman. Senator White.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Senator >> uh Senator uh Senator Jasinski. >> Senator Lang votes I. >> Senator Lang votes I.
- </c> >> Senator Pratt. Senator Pratt. >> Senator Pratt. Senator Pratt.
- Our partisan Senate staff includes the incomparable Ryan Majaras and Tom Cheetah, and the partisan House
- Senator Abler Senator Marty votes no. Senator Marty votes no. Senator Mann votes no.
- Senator Senator<03:14:23.359><c> Weslin.</c> Senator Weslin. Senator Weslin.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advancing Gun and School Safety Measures / Improving Affordability through Tax Relief May 15th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This week on Senate Spotlight, a package on gun violence prevention and protection passes on the Senate
- Senate Spotlight is produced by the Minnesota Senate and Senate Media Services.
- </c> in the Senate. What about the house? in the Senate. What about the house?
- </c> the floor in the Senate. We passed it. the floor in the Senate. We passed it.
- They understand that the Senate.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Tab Fee and Bonding Bill Agreement - 05/14/26
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- Senator, a couple questions about that.
- Senator, a couple questions about that.
- Senator, a couple questions about that.
- </c> That's the Senate Republicans. That's the Senate Republicans.
- I work with Senator year to do that.
Summary:
Legislators and reporters discussed the final contours of a Minnesota bonding and tax package centered on a $1.2 billion capital investment bill. Supporters said the bill would fund state and local infrastructure projects, maintain state assets, and include anti-fraud measures such as electronic verification for service providers and a 100% excess tax on fraud proceeds to prevent offenders from profiting. They also said the package would backfill road-and-bridge funding so the fee reduction would not reduce transportation dollars.
A major point of emphasis was a temporary reduction in tab fees, described as a $254 million savings for taxpayers in 2027. Republicans said the reduction was a top priority and that it was secured through negotiations, though they acknowledged it is only a one-year reprieve unless changed in a future session. They estimated the average savings at about $145 on a $50,000 vehicle, with larger savings for households with multiple vehicles. They also noted that the first proposal had included both a depreciation change and a rate change, but only the rate cut remained in the final compromise.
In response to questions, lawmakers said the tab fee cut was driven by constituent complaints and that they would try to extend it next year. They also discussed related transportation issues, including accelerating collection of an auto parts sales tax and concerns about greenhouse gas-related costs for roads and bridges. On other topics, one lawmaker said gun control proposals in the House were not part of these negotiations and urged continued movement on the broader package. No formal vote was taken in the exchange, but participants expressed confidence that the bonding portion of the deal was largely settled, while some details of the full package still needed to be finalized.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 4252 - Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy - 05/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- has recommended the two sides and staff has recommended the Senate<00:03:46.080><c> language</c><00:
- Just cross-referencing some paragraphs, and staff recommends the Senate language on that difference.
- These requirements have just been rewritten, not in table form, in the Senate language, and so staff
- </c> form in the Senate language and so staff form in the Senate language and so staff to<00:12:52.320
- Uh, it was a staff recommendation. Senator<01:30:13.440><c> Fate.</c> Senator Fate. Senator Fate.
Summary:
The conference committee received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the House and Senate side-by-side for higher education-related legislation, with staff identifying Senate-only, House-only, identical, and technical-difference provisions. Topics included paid blood donation leave for Minnesota State employees, a revised higher education attainment goal, athletic fee restrictions, developmental course disclosures, American Indian Scholars Program eligibility, protections and definitions for pregnant and parenting students, online program management contracts, student aid reporting, work-study and dual training grants, private and out-of-state postsecondary education regulation, private career school licensing and data privacy, college savings plan changes, and several University of Minnesota-related provisions. House-only items also included an unemployment insurance aid adjustment, a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and $5,000 for Bemidji State University reforestation; Senate-only items included Board of Regents appointment language, limits on for-profit control of medical school curriculum, and reporting on for-profit funding in medical education.
After the walkthrough, the committee moved to adopt the same and similar provisions and direct staff to make technical corrections. A senator asked about proposed adjustments to the pregnant and parenting student language, and the chair said amendments would be considered after adopting the same and similar provisions. The motion to adopt prevailed.
During public testimony, Sydney Spre of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the Senate’s paid blood donation leave language, saying it would create parity for Minnesota State employees and encourage blood and plasma donation. Commissioner Dennis Olsen of the Office of Higher Education thanked the committee for adopting most of the agency’s proposed language and said he was available to help clarify remaining differences. In response to questions, he explained the Senate’s higher education attainment goal proposal, saying it would extend and broaden the existing goal, raise the target from 70% to 75%, expand the age range, and use additional metrics and partner agencies; he also said the overall attainment rate had been 63.5 under the prior goal. The transcript ends as the commissioner was being asked whether the proposal would require additional appropriations.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 4252 - Omnibus Higher Education finance and policy - 05/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
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- , we got from Senate nonpartisan staff, that's<00:30:09.920><c> not</c><00:30:10.120><c> really</c><00
- And I also want to thank the staff that really worked hard on both the House and Senate side that really
- And I also want to thank the staff that really worked hard on both the House and Senate side that really
- And I also want to thank the staff that really worked hard on both the House and Senate side that really
Summary:
The committee discussed a higher education attainment-goals bill and several related amendments. Members first reached agreement on funding changes: one amendment redirected money for fraud-prevention software for MnSCU and $5,000 for trees in Bemidji, and another moved $570,000 for workforce development-related funding. Members noted the use of general fund dollars to cover a FIG shortfall and expressed support for addressing fraud prevention while also saying MnSCU should be made whole in the next biennium. Both amendments were adopted.
The main policy debate centered on an amendment updating the statewide attainment goal and related P-20 partnership language. Senator Um Ruebain proposed returning the attainment goal from 75 percent to 70 percent, and members discussed whether the bill’s expanded reporting and coordination duties would create costs for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Nonpartisan staff and Commissioner Olsen said the Office of Higher Education and the P-20 partnership expected no costs, while DCYF’s fiscal note assumed reporting and staffing costs. After discussion, DCYF indicated it would absorb the costs, but some members still objected to expanding the partnership and creating additional bureaucracy.
Members also debated whether early childhood and K-12 subgoals should be included as part of the attainment-goals framework. Supporters said aligning early childhood, K-12, and higher education goals is necessary to improve postsecondary attainment, while opponents argued the committee should focus on existing higher education goals and basic K-12 achievement. The committee ultimately adopted the Senate language on the attainment-goals section as amended, including the change back to 70 percent and revisions directed by staff to ensure the correct references were updated. The A12 amendment on pregnant and parenting students was also adopted earlier in the meeting.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Legislators Call for Home Care Nursing Compliance - 05/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] I'm Senator Liz Boldon.
- I'll turn it over to Senator Klein. Thank you.
- I'll turn it over to Senator Klein. Thank you.
- </c> Thank<00:13:46.360><c> you,</c><00:13:46.680><c> Senator</c> Thank you, Senator Thank you, Senator
- </c><00:16:11.200><c> before</c> and Senate before and Senate before the<00:16:12.560><c> deadline?
Summary:
Senators and House members held a press event in support of HF 4188, a bill addressing commercial insurance coverage for home care nursing for medically complex children who also receive medical assistance. Speakers said the issue arose after Medica and HealthPartners began imposing caps on coverage that had been provided for years under Minnesota law, and argued that the change would shift costs to Medicaid and taxpayers, create budget pressure, and force families to reduce other needed services. They emphasized that home care nursing is distinct from short-term home health visits and said the bill would prohibit quantity limits and clarify that insurers must continue covering authorized nursing care.
Parents and family members described the impact on children who depend on continuous skilled nursing to remain safely at home, including one family whose child Nash has spent extensive time hospitalized and another speaker who said her niece Isabel’s care showed how many nurses, aides, and hospice workers are involved in these cases. Testimony stressed that the coverage caps could lead to more hospitalizations, ICU stays, and trauma for children and families, while costing more overall than home care. Several lawmakers, including Sen. Matt Klein and Rep. Robert Bierman, said the statute’s original intent was clear in 2010 and that the plans’ reinterpretation and the Commerce Department’s response should be corrected.
Lawmakers said the Commerce and Consumer Protection Conference Committee has completed its work but is being kept open for the remaining days of session in hopes of resolving the issue this year. In response to questions, supporters said the bill is intended as a clarification rather than a new mandate, that it would simply bar caps on already-authorized home care nursing, and that they believe there is support to move it through the House and Senate before adjournment.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Budget Agreement - 05/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> the Minnesota Senate to act and we have. the Minnesota Senate to act and we have.
- Senator, was there reluctance to lower the license tab fees even for you and all Senator Dibble thinks
- Senator, was there reluctance to lower Senator, was there reluctance to lower the<00:08:57.080><c> license
- And we've put it on the table in Senate.
Summary:
A Minnesota Senate leader discussed the end-of-session budget deal and said the Senate had passed a comprehensive budget that addresses several recent crises and federal policy changes. He highlighted funding to respond to gun violence, Metro Surge, and the effects of a federal Republican budget bill, saying the package includes retroactive medical assistance coverage, support to keep SNAP functioning, $10 million for food banks and shelves, rental assistance, and aid for counties and property taxpayers. He also said the Senate secured $205 million for HCMC, a $30 million uncompensated care pool for other distressed hospitals, and a $500 million health care stabilization reserve, along with a one-year license tab fee reduction and a $1.2 billion bonding bill.
He said some priorities were left out or rejected in negotiations, including small business relief, low-income rent, energy assistance, rural EMS stabilization, a manufactured home bill of rights, a social media platform data collection tax, and proposals to block private equity from nursing homes and single-family homes. He also said the House Speaker had promised but not brought a gun vote to the floor, and he expressed disappointment that immigration-related action and some gun control measures did not advance further. He defended the rental assistance as available to Minnesotans regardless of documentation status and said it was not tied only to Operation Metro Surge.
The leader also addressed concerns about payment withholding and program integrity in human services, saying the goal was to fight fraud without cutting services. He said hospitals seeking access to the stabilization reserve would need to show distress and financial need, and that both the governor and a legislative advisory committee would have to approve. He closed by saying the process had been difficult and too much negotiation had moved into backroom settings, but that the chambers were working toward an orderly conclusion and that he expected the remaining bills to be finalized and sent to the governor.