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- Senator Muhammad, you have a bill up, Senate File 4400. I do. I do. Mr.
- Senator, do you want to move your A1? Yes, sir. So Senator Muhammad moves the A1 amendment.
- Um Um Um Senator<00:02:44.000><c> Muhammad</c> Senator Muhammad Senator Muhammad any<00:02:45.480><c>
- Senator Muhammad any Bill passed.
- </c><00:03:59.680><c> French</c> pretend I'm Nick French, Senator French pretend I'm Nick French, Senator
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Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- The Senate will come to order. Sen. Kupec: Thank you, Mr. President.
- 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.
- The Senate is... THE RECESS IN THE CAUCUS ROOM.
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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
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- 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.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- 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.
FL
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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.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12 May 15th, 2026
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- 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?
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice May 15th, 2026
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- 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.
FL
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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
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- 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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- 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
FL
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.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Improving Affordability through Tax Relief | Senator Karin Housley May 15th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- 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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- 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
Committee:
Senate Finance
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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
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- 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.
VT
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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- 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
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- 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.
MN
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
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- 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.