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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Lowering the High Cost of Healthcare | Senator Matt Klein May 1st, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, thank you for being here. >> Veronica, it's such a privilege.
- One of them being Senate File 3769, which is bipartisan. It's the 340B drug pricing program.
- them being Senate File 3769, which<00:01:19.360>
is <00:01:19.520>bipartisan. - It's Senate File 3650, which is a bipartisan bill authored by Senator Dreheim, which would ban direct-to-consumer
- Well, Senator, this has been a great conversation. Thank you for your time.
Summary:
The discussion focused on healthcare affordability in Minnesota and several related bills the senator said he is advancing this session. He described rising costs for Medicare beneficiaries, individual market purchasers, and hospitals, warning that federal changes to premium tax credits and Medicaid funding would worsen access and financial strain across the state. He said his goal is a comprehensive response to protect access to care, especially for safety-net and rural providers.
A major topic was Senate File 3769 on the 340B drug pricing program. The senator said the bill would empower the attorney general to enforce federal 340B requirements after pharmaceutical companies allegedly failed to provide discounted drugs to safety-net hospitals such as Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial. He said the measure passed both chambers with bipartisan support, after a nearly two-hour floor debate and significant lobbying by drug კომპანიies, and argued it could have an immediate effect by restoring hospital revenue and lowering medication costs for patients. He also said 340B is part of a broader effort to stabilize HCMC and other struggling hospitals.
The senator also discussed Senate File 3859, which would create a Minnesota vaccine advisory council to provide science-based recommendations after he said the federal advisory process had been undermined. He emphasized that the proposal would not require vaccinations, but would help counter misinformation and require insurance coverage for recommended vaccines. In addition, he supported Senate File 3650, a bipartisan bill to ban direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, arguing that such ads raise costs and can steer patients away from appropriate medical advice. No additional votes or committee actions were taken in the interview itself beyond the senator’s description of the 340B bill’s passage.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Votes: Senator DeCoite. I. Senator Elefante. I. Senator Hashimoto. I. Senator Inouye. I.
- Senator Kanuha. I. Senator Kidani. I. Senator Kim. I. Senator Lee. Excuse. Senator Richards. I.
- Senator Wakai. Yes. Senator Fevella. I. The motions are adopted. Recommendations are adopted.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee convened on the deferred matters agenda to consider gubernatorial messages GM 520 through GM 526 and GM 747. The chair recommended advising and consenting to GM 520-526 for nominees to the Tax Review Commission and to GM 747 for Seth Coby’s nomination as director of the Department of Budget and Finance.
No discussion was recorded. The committee then took a roll call vote, with members voting in favor and one member excused. The motions and the chair’s recommendations were adopted.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Um yes, Senator Senator >> Senator Kunish.
- any uh Senator Can I move to Senator any uh Senator Can I move to Senator Johnson?
- Senator Senator Johnson. environmental? Senator Senator Johnson.
- Senator Johnson, yes. >> Senator Mohamed, no. >> Senator Murphy, no. >> Senator Pappas, no. >> Senator
- Senator Murphy: no. Senator Pappas: no. Senator Wiklund: no. Senator Draheim: yes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Taking a Hard Look at Soft Costs to Help Housing Affordability | Senator Bill Weber May 1st, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, thank you for being here. You're most welcome. Glad to do so. Absolutely.
- Well, to that end, you've authored Senate File 4749, which is bipartisan, and it's a task force on housing
- So maybe it's time for this state to listen. >> That's right. >> All right, Senator, thank you for the
- conversation, your time, and your service here in the Senate. >> You're most welcome.
- Conversation, your time, and your service here in the Senate. >> You're most welcome.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Facing Minnesota's Affordability Crisis by Addressing Healthcare Costs and Home Construction Hurdles May 1st, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, thank you for being here. Senator, thank you for being here.
- To ease the burden on Minnesota's homeowners, Senator Hauschild put forth Senate File 5010.
- , Senator Hauschild put forth Senate<00:15:18.600>
File <00:15:18.960>5010. - Senator, thank you for the conversation, your time, and your service here in the Senate.
- Senator, thank you for the conversation, your time, and your service here in the Senate.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-01 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Clark. No. Senator Brennan. Senator Brock. No. Senator Chilton. No. Senator Clarkson. No.
- Senator Bruce. No. Senator Chen. No. Senator Clark. No. Senator Brennan. Senator Brock. No.
- Senator Hickman. No. Senator Jehlen. No. Senator Lyons. No. Senator Lyons. No. Senator Mazza. No.
- Senator Brenden. Senator Braun. No. Senator Chinn. No. Senator Clarkson? No. Senator Collamore?
- Senator Cummings? No. Senator Giufrida? No. Senator Hardy? No. Senator Harrison? Senator Hashim?
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Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate will come to order. Senator Klein. Mr. President, I impose a call of the Senate.
- Senator Carlson votes I. Senator McEwen votes I. Senator Pappas votes I. Senator Port votes I.
- Senator Lasky votes I. Senator Dreyheim votes I. Senator Howe votes I. Senator Miller votes I.
- Senator Port votes I. Senator votes I. Senator Port votes I.
- S- Senator Senator Champion. S- Senator Senator Champion.
Summary:
The Senate was called to order, a quorum was established, and remote voting was authorized for several members. The body adopted committee reports except those related to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave Senate File 4067 a second reading, and referred newly introduced bills as listed on the agenda. It also adopted a motion to strike and re-refer House File 3379 to the Committee on Finance, and then moved into special orders and floor debate.
The main floor action was on House File 2358, a public safety bill providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain coercion offenses. Senator Lang described it as creating a Minnesota crime targeting sexual extortion of children, including online extortion. Senator Maye Quade supported the bill and spoke about the tragic constituent story behind it. The Senate took a roll call and passed the bill 67-0, with its title agreed to.
The Senate then began debate on Senate File 4511, which would clarify Minnesota gambling law to prohibit prediction-market style betting disguised as futures contracts. Senator Marty argued the bill was needed to stop companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket from using futures-contract language to evade state gambling restrictions and to protect existing regulated gambling businesses. Senator Johnson initially offered the A10 amendment to delay action until federal jurisdiction issues are resolved, but withdrew it after debate. He then offered the A8 amendment to preserve longer-term weather-related hedging contracts, which Senator Marty supported as a distinction from short-term, manipulable bets; the A8 amendment was adopted. Debate continued with questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach election-related or financial contracts.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on 2026 Omnibus Tax Bill - 04/30/26
Transcript Highlights:
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to Senator uh Dibble is going to Senator uh Dibble is going to um um - that's not new to the Senate, actually. that's not new to the Senate, actually.
- Here in the Senate Tax Committee.
- Senator Olson and what's next?
Summary:
Senate Tax Committee members presented a tax omnibus bill they said was a bipartisan effort aimed at making life more affordable and responding to federal policy changes they argued are increasing costs and harming Minnesota families, communities, farmers, and businesses. Chair Rest and other senators described the bill as a response to federal cuts to health care and food support, and said it also complements other Senate action on health and human services.
Key provisions highlighted included a 12% increase in property tax refunds for homeowners, described as more than $100 million in direct relief; a $2 million provision related to Operation Metro Transit; a new health care sales tax in Hennepin County to replace an expiring local sales tax and help stabilize hospitals such as HCMC and North Memorial, with funds for uncompensated care and facility upkeep; and a social media tax on the largest platforms, which supporters said would raise revenue without affecting Minnesota residents. Senators also emphasized a sustainable aviation fuel credit, framed as a climate and economic development measure that could support in-state production and agricultural feedstocks.
Members also discussed agricultural provisions, including lifting the cap on the beginning farmer tax credit extension and updating homestead-related rules, saying these changes would help farm transitions and reflect current conditions. Another property tax change would increase the market value exclusion for disabled veterans. No formal vote was taken in the transcript, but senators said the bill had been passed to the floor and they were waiting for leadership to schedule it, while noting the House had not yet taken similar action.
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Transcript Highlights:
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Klein. >> Senator Klein. >> Senator Klein.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-30 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator from Orleans. Senator from Orleans.
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Washington. - the Senate. the Senate.
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from Senator from Senator from Washington,<01:51:26.440>you've <01 - Senator from Washington. Thank you. Senate Appropriations will meet at 2:00. Senator from Rutland.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Apr 30th, 2026
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Apr 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a budget change proposal about Senate Bill 380.
- $469,000 one time in the budget year to support two one-year limited-term positions to implement Senate
- For the San Fernando Valley, that includes the 20th Senate District, our 988 mobile crisis teams responded
- We stand in strong support of the Senate Subcommittee No. 3's proposals for investments to protect the
- We support the idea of a service gap analysis, as you, Senator Menjivar, asked. Thank you so much.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 30th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1347 by Senator Nilo, relating to pupil health. Senator Nilo, you are recognized.
- Senate Bill 977 by Senator Weber Pearson, relating to equity to children's health. Senator Dr.
- Senate Bill 1234 by Senator Alvarado-Gil, relating to juveniles.
- Senate Resolution 101 by Senator Ashby, relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on
- Senate Resolution 101 appoints Senator Ochoa Bogh to replace Senator Jones effective tomorrow.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Apr 30th, 2026
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Members Discuss Federal Impacts, Medicaid, SNAP Cuts in 2026 Budget - 04/29/26
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate formed a select committee to learn what was coming.
- I'm Senator Erin Murphy Quayle.
- We are doing everything we can as Senate We are doing everything we can as Senate DFLers<00:07:34.120
- Uh, Senator Alice Mann from Senate District 50, Bloomington and Edina.
- State Senator Rob Kupec, Senate District 4, Clay and Becker counties.
Summary:
Senate DFL senators discussed the Health and Human Services supplemental budget on the floor, framing it as a response to federal HR 1 and related Trump administration policies that they said shift costs to states, counties, hospitals, and families. Senators Liz Bolden, Lindsey Port, Erin Murphy, Alice Mann, and Rob Kupec argued the bill is needed to backfill cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, stabilize hospitals, and prevent property tax increases and service disruptions. They said the package totals about $700 million, with more than $250 million aimed at hospital support and roughly $300 million to help counties absorb food-support cost shifts.
Members described the federal changes as adding red tape and work-reporting requirements that would cause eligible people to lose coverage, with estimates cited of more than 150,000 Minnesotans losing Medicaid and about 62,000 losing individual-market coverage due to higher premiums. They also said counties would face new administrative burdens and hiring needs, and that rural hospitals, safety-net providers, and EMS systems would see more uncompensated care. One senator noted Dakota County could face an additional $11 million next year and property tax increases, while another said Minnesota hospitals could see charity care rise by more than $269 million next year.
The discussion also covered specific funding in the bill, including $300 million for hospital stabilization, with $150 million for HCMC, nearly $115 million for other hospital stabilization grants, almost $18 million for community safety-net providers, and $15 million for rural EMS uncompensated care. Senators said these funds are short-term measures, not long-term fixes, and that if the state did nothing, the health care system and SNAP administration could collapse. They said they do not expect Republican support in the Senate and suggested longer-term options could include federal changes after the next election or state-level tax changes on the ultra-wealthy. No vote outcome was stated in the excerpt, but the senators indicated the bill would move forward with DFL support.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders - 04/29/2026
Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we're joined by Senator Pete Harckham and Senator Rob Rolison. Thank you for joining.
- Our first bill is S-1817, sponsored by Senator Fernandez.
- Our second bill is S-4747A, sponsored by Senator Clear.
- Our fifth bill is S-5900, sponsored by Senator Lanzah.
- Our sixth bill is S-59A, sponsored by Senator Parker.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders met on April 29, 2026, with Senators Pete Harckham and Rob Rolison present and a quorum established through submitted vote sheets. The chair noted this could be one of the committee’s final meetings of the year and thanked members for their participation. Nine bills were on the agenda, all of which were moved and approved without recorded opposition.
The committee advanced several addiction-treatment and recovery measures, including S-1817 on encouraging and facilitating clinical research into ibogaine for drug treatment, S-4747A creating an intensive addiction recovery and mental health integrated services pilot program, S-4948A providing reimbursement for non-medical transportation to peer support services, and S-59A creating a substance use disorder treatment bill of rights. Members also approved S-83A establishing the Individual Counseling for Integrated Care Rate Enhancement Act and S-7508, which requires health care professionals to prescribe opioids, sending those bills to Finance.
The committee also approved education-focused bills: S-513 requiring schools to include instruction on preventing co-occurring disorders, S-5900 directing educational materials on prescription drug misuse in counties with the most prevalent opioid abuse, and S-9272 expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings. Most bills were reported either to Finance, Education, or the calendar, with no negative votes recorded on any measure.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 04/29/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- title read and call on Senator Bynoe. >> Secretary will read. >> Senate Resolution No. 1964, by Senator
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR BYNOE. SENATOR MAY ON THE RESOLUTION.
- SENATOR GIANARIS.
- >> Yes. >> Senator yields. Thank you, Senator.
- >> Yes. >> The Senator yields. >> Senator Serrano, I understand your response to Senator O'Mara...
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and discharged several identical Assembly/Senate bills from committee so they could be substituted on the calendar. The chamber then took up and previously adopted two commemorative resolutions: one designating April 2026 as Sikh Heritage Month and another honoring Korean War veterans. Senators from both parties spoke in support of the Sikh resolution, emphasizing the community’s contributions, service, and the need for recognition and inclusion; the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and the Sikh guests in the gallery were recognized. The Korean War resolution drew remarks from members recalling family service and the sacrifices of veterans, with repeated calls to preserve their stories and honor their legacy.
The Senate then moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills. Among them were measures related to charter bus safety and seat belt awareness, coverage for doula services under insurance, social services/EBT-related changes, education, navigation, highway, public service, and hospital-closure reporting. Several bills passed unanimously or with only one dissenting vote; the social services bill drew the most opposition, with Senator Murray objecting that New York should first address EBT chip technology and skimming before adding new vendor requirements. One bill on the calendar was laid aside for the day.
The chamber also adopted a supplemental bill authorizing the South Country Central School District to finance certain deficits, described by Senator Murray as a necessary rescue to keep the district operating and pay staff. Senators discussed the state budget impasse during debate on an extender bill, with the sponsor explaining it was a “clean extender” to keep government running through May 4 and cover payroll, health, education, and other essential payments. Senator Helming raised concerns about the lack of rural health transformation funding and the consequences of the delayed budget for schools, local governments, and hospitals. The extender passed, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, May 4, 2026.