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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Photos from the Minnesota Senate - Volume 12, 2026 May 16th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I would ask for a call of the Senate. The Senate is now under call. Sen. Kupec: Mr.
- Members, before we go to the Senate agenda, I...
- Xiong be added as co-author to Senate File 4889.
- Members, Senate Resolution Number 88 through 96 will be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
- The Senate is... THE RECESS IN THE CAUCUS ROOM.
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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.
Summary:
The conversation focused on a Minnesota Senate gun violence prevention package that had recently passed the Senate. The senator said the effort began in 2023 with red flag laws and was later expanded into a broader, “holistic” approach after the Annunciation church shooting, with input from families affected by the tragedy, especially the parents of Harper Moyski. The package was described as combining gun restrictions with mental health and school safety measures.
The main provisions discussed were a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, a re-ban on binary triggers, a ban on ghost guns, funding for mental health services including mobile crisis and health care professionals, and school safety aid for both public and private schools. The senator said the package reflected concerns raised by families, advocates, and members from both parties, and argued that it included items Republicans had requested, such as school safety aid and mental health funding.
The senator said the Senate vote was historic because it was the first time the chamber passed an assault-weapons and high-capacity-magazine ban, and the first time such a comprehensive package had been assembled. The vote was described as party-line, with disappointment that no Republicans supported it. The senator said the House should take up the bill next, criticized House Republican leaders for not bringing it forward, and urged them to at least allow a vote. The senator also argued that the measure does not take away constitutional rights and said public support for the package is strong, including in so-called purple districts.
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Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Senate convened under call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took the roll, establishing a quorum. The chamber received a House message announcing passage of Senate File 3720, a workers’ compensation bill adopting 2026 recommendations of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and then moved through routine author changes and motions, including sending House File 3825 to the Finance Committee and advancing House File 3298, which was described as funding the removal and replacement of underground tanks to protect water supplies.
A major floor item was Senate File 4282, the education forecast-adjustment bill. Senator Kunish explained that the conference committee updated appropriations to reflect forecast changes, added language on highly qualified paraprofessionals for Title I special education, provided tribal contract aid if a permanent school fund amendment passes, allowed districts to use operating capital for utility costs, extended grants for gender-neutral bathrooms, and made two school district fund transfers. The Senate adopted the conference report and passed the bill 34-33.
The Senate then considered House File 3489, which would establish a felony offense of grooming, require reporting to licensing boards, update school and mandated reporter rules, and add funding for investigators. Supporters framed it as a child-protection measure based on a survivor’s testimony and a teacher-abuse case; one member also spoke in favor, while another offered a strongly partisan critique of public education. The Senate adopted the A11 amendment, gave the bill third reading, and passed it 66-0, then recessed briefly to honor guests in the gallery.
After recess, the Senate took up House File 5074, the annual claims settlement bill. Senator Clark said it appropriates just over $5.1 million for claims including exoneration payments and a permanent injury claim, highlighting compensation for James Lamar Davis, Clayton Douglas Groves, and Marvin Haynes. The bill drew some debate over the Haynes payment and the calculation for an ankle injury claim, but it ultimately passed 64-2. The final item was House File 4074, the 2026 omnibus pension bill, described as improving public safety and other public employee retirement benefits, removing a COLA delay, creating work groups on duty disability, and addressing pension provisions for probation officers, 911 telecommunicators, St. Paul teachers, and other groups; the discussion was underway when the transcript ended.
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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.
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spend, <00:02 - Senator, it's been a pleasure having you here. Thank you for the conversation.
Summary:
The discussion focused on affordability concerns in Minnesota, especially housing costs for first-time homebuyers, rising license tab fees, and property taxes. The senator said many constituents are struggling with everyday costs and argued that recent state spending and tax increases, along with mandates on local governments, have worsened the situation. She also cited waste, fraud, and abuse in state government as a reason to rein in spending and keep more money in taxpayers’ pockets.
A major topic was her support for bills to conform Minnesota tax law to federal policy on no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. She said these measures would help workers, including service employees and hairdressers, by letting them keep more of their earnings, and would also benefit small businesses by making them more competitive in hiring. She noted that other states have adopted similar policies and said Minnesota had not yet held a hearing on the bills in committee.
The senator also discussed a proposal to roll back vehicle license tab fees to pre-2023 levels, saying Minnesota’s fees are higher than neighboring states and can exceed car payments. She expressed hope that the legislature could act on affordability measures before the end of session, and said she expected these tax-relief ideas to be a priority if her party gains more power in the next election.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Brodeur, I understand you have an offer for the House on our outstanding issues.
- Thank you, Senator Brodeur. We concur with bumping the three conforming bills in their entirety.
- Senator Brodeur, that completes our suggested lines to be bumped to the next level.
- The Senate concurs with the House on the lines to bump as you specified for each of the Senate offers
- 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.
- Thank you, Senator Burgess, for your offer.
- In addition, our Pre-K through 12 implementing bill sections, as well as conforming bills, Senate Bill
- 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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Transcript Highlights:
- 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?
- All right, Senator Harold, do you have any closing comments before we adjourn?
- 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
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care May 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Trumbull, you are recognized and present Offer Number Two on budget and projects.
- 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.
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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.
- in the Senate. What about the house? in the Senate. What about the house?
- 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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Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-15 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 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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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Tab Fee and Bonding Bill Agreement - 05/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, a couple questions about that.
- Senator, a couple questions about that.
- Senator, a couple questions about that.
- 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:
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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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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:
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- I'll turn it over to Senator Klein. Thank you.
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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.