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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Senator Jesse Arreguin, the Chair of the committee, joined by Vice Chair Senator Kelly Seyarto.
- Thank you, Senator.
- Thank you very much, Senator.
- Thank you very much, Senator.
- The motion is do pass to the Senate Local Government Committee. Senators Arreguín, aye.
Committee:
Senate Housing
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Wiener? Present. Senator Weiner? Here. Senator Choi? Here. Senator Allen?
- Senator Cervantes? Here. Senator Umberg? Okay, we have a quorum. We will start.
- Senator Choi.
- SB 1357 by Senator Ochoa-Bogue. You may present, Senator.
- Go to item 7, SB 970 by Senator Cervantes. You may present, Senator.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities And Communications Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's go to you, Senator Richardson. And then followed by Senator Becker after Senator Richardson.
- Her staff is here to listen to the answer. But thank you, Arthur. Mr. Chairman, Senator, thank you.
- We'll go to Senator Chobot. We'll go to Senator Chabot. Good morning, Senator Becker.
- Thank you, Senator. Let's now go to Senator Richardson. Okay, great. Thank you. Thank you, Senator.
- Senator McNerney, followed by Senator Reyes, followed by Senator Ochoa Bogh.
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Archuleta, then Senator Grayson. Thank you, Senator.
- Senator Arreguín, oh, thank you, Senator, for bringing this forward.
- Senator.
- Senator Cortese here. Vice Chair Strickland here. Senator Archuleta here. Senator Arreguín here.
- Senator Dahle here. Senator Gonzalez here. Senator Grayson here. Senator Menjivar here.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Apr 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we welcome Senator Menjivar and committee members from the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3.
- Senator Menjivar, Madam Chair.
- Thank you, Senator.
- Madam Senator. Thank you. I want to thank all the folks... Madam Senator. Thank you.
- Madam Senator. Thank you. I want to thank all the folks Madam Senator. Thank you.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 6th, 2026
Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- And Senator Becker is up. Senator Becker.
- Senator McNerney.
- Senator Umberg.
- Thank you, Senator Padilla. Okay, it's moved by Senator Jones. Thank you, Senator Padilla.
- Senator Cabaldon's last bill is Senate Bill 1159. Senator Cabaldon. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome, Senator Reyes.
- Senator Weber? Yes. Senator Dr. Weber. Okay. Thank you so much, Vice Chair.
- Thank you so much, Senator Becker. Do I see a motion? Move by Senator Laird.
- Like I said, I would support the motion of Senator Weber. Senator Weber.
- Yes, let's call the roll on that with a motion from Senator. Senator Weber. Senator Weber.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Apr 6th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll start first with Senator...
- Senator Choi, thank you, Chair.
- Senator Niello.
- But, Senator, would you like to close? Thank you.
- I want to thank again the committee staff and also the health committee staff on this bill.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 6th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Go on, Senator. Senators, if we can... Please return to our desk. Secretary, please read.
- I respectfully ask for an aye vote, Senators, on SCR 138. Thank you, Senator.
- Thank you, Senator. Senator Becker, you're recognized.
- Thank you, Senator Reyes, you may now close. I ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Senator.
- Senator Wiener? Senator Wiener. Thank you very much, Madam President.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Civility in the Senate / Preserving the Past and the Present / Inspiring Legislators Through Art Apr 3rd, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Spotlight is produced by the Minnesota Senate and Senate Media Services.
- </c> DFL co-chair, Senator Grant Hauschild. DFL co-chair, Senator Grant Hauschild.
- Senator Eric Pratt authored Senate File 901, which funded the program.
- Senator Eric Pratt authored Senate File 901, which funded the program.
- So, Senator Howe, Senator Sieberger, and Senator Hoffman met that threshold, and quite honestly, they
Summary:
This episode of Senate Spotlight focused on several nonpartisan Senate offices and programs that help lawmakers and the public understand the legislative process. It highlighted the Civility Caucus, where Republican Sen. Zach Duckworth and DFL Sen. Grant Hauschild work to build relationships across party lines, especially important in a closely divided Senate and during a bonding year that requires a two-thirds vote for infrastructure spending. Speakers emphasized that the caucus is about civility, empathy, and laying groundwork for future bipartisan work rather than guaranteeing agreement on specific bills.
The program also explained how Minnesotans can track legislative activity through the Senate Journal and the fiscal review. Staff described the Journal as a public record of votes, amendments, roll calls, and other actions, useful for checking how senators voted on bills that passed or failed. The fiscal review was presented as a nonpartisan, award-winning summary of the enacted budget, with examples of how readers can find spending details by page and a discussion of plans to make the document more interactive and web-based. Viewers were also directed to the Senate website to look up senators’ contact information and to the Legislature’s bill-tracking system.
Another segment covered Senate File 901, a bipartisan bill by Sen. Eric Pratt that funded an equine-assisted therapy program for first responders dealing with trauma. Testimony described how the program has helped police, firefighters, dispatchers, and correctional officers stay on the job and recover mentally, with lawmakers noting its strong support and practical benefits. The episode also featured Senate pages and interns, who described their behind-the-scenes work supporting committee meetings and learning the legislative process, and concluded with a segment on Capitol art and a new public gallery meant to inspire good government and showcase Minnesota artists.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-03 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
VT
NH
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (04/02/2026)
Children and Family Law
Committee:
Senate Children and Family Law
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/02/2026)
Health and Human Services
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/02/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Schwertner? Present. Senator King? Here. Senator Blanco? Here. Senator Campbell? Here.
- Senator Hagenbuch? Here. Senator Hinojosa? Yes. Senator Kolkhorst? Senator Menendez? Thank you.
- Senator Johnson, Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Menendez, Senator Sparks, and Senator Zaffirini.
- Senator Sparks, welcome, sir. Kevin Sparks from West Texas. If you'd like to introduce your staff.
- Senator Hagenboo, Senator Hanoosa, Senator Sparks.
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Internet and Technology - 04/01/2026
Internet And Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- , Senator Stec, along with Senator Zellner, Senator Hinchey, and Senators Walczyk.
- The first bill on today's agenda is Senate Bill 1815 by Senator Fernandez.
- The next bill is Senate Bill 7713A by Senator Krueger.
- The next bill on today's agenda is Senate Bill 8641 by Senator May.
- Senator Walczyk, actually. Seconded by Senator Stec. Here.
Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Summary:
The committee met at 9:34 a.m. on April 1 with a quorum present and considered several Internet and technology-related bills. The first, S.1815 (Fernandez), would require books created with generative AI to include a disclosure; one member raised concern that the language could unintentionally cover ordinary software like Microsoft Word, and the chair said she would relay that concern to the sponsor. The bill was reported to the Consumer Protection Committee with five in favor, one opposed, and one without recommendation.
The committee then advanced S.4609A (Gounardes), establishing a stop-online-creditors measure, to the Finance Committee, with one opposed. S.7713A (Krueger), restricting the use of automatic license plate reader information, was reported to the floor with five in favor and two opposed. S.7974, the chair’s bill on recovery of online accounts for mobile telephones, also moved to the floor with two opposed.
Two additional bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously: S.8641 (May), giving website and mobile app users the right to refuse non-essential cookies, and S.9097 (May), concerning social referral services, both were reported to the floor with seven in favor. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JDC, JDC Public Hearings 03-31-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Chang, and Senator...
- Chair Gabard, Senator Chang, and Senator San Buenaventura.
- ><c> Senator</c><00:59:21.440><c> Rhodes,</c> Senator you're saying, Senator Rhodes, Senator you're saying
- Senator Chang. Aye. Senator San Buenaventura. Aye. Senator Awana. Aye. Motion is adopted.
- Senator<01:25:38.600><c> Awana.</c> Senator Awana. Senator Awana. >> Aye. >> Aye.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the confirmation of Kursha Kauahi Kani Mililani Durrant to the District Court of the First Circuit, but announced it would not vote until April 2. The chair also noted a backup plan if Zoom failed. Testimony was limited to two minutes per speaker. The hearing focused on Durrant’s qualifications, judicial temperament, and readiness for the bench, with no opposition presented.
Support came from the Office of the Public Defender, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Native Hawaiian Bar Association, Hawaii State Bar Association, Hawaii Women’s Lawyers, and numerous individuals. Witnesses described Durrant as highly experienced in both criminal and civil practice, including district, family, circuit, appellate, ICA, and Supreme Court work. Several speakers emphasized her legal reasoning, mentorship, civility, cultural grounding, and ability to listen and treat litigants with dignity. Personal supporters also highlighted her public service, hula background, and character.
Committee members questioned Durrant about how she would approach district court cases involving repeat offenders, mental illness, substance abuse, houselessness, and diversion. Durrant said she would follow the law, consider the full range of sentencing factors, and use available probation, diversion, and treatment options where appropriate. She said she would be committed to using legislative tools such as Act 26 and other diversion powers, and to looking beyond advocacy toward practical justice and reducing recidivism. She also said her clerkship with Judge Marsha Waldorf, including exposure to drug court and mental health court, shaped her approach to problem-solving on the bench.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator<00:09:15.400><c> Fukunaga.</c> Senator Fukunaga. Senator Fukunaga.
- </c> of Senator Kim. of Senator Kim.
- </c> Senator Wakai. Senator Wakai.
- Senator Kim. yes, Senator Fukunaga. Aye. Senator Kim.
- </c> Senator Kim. Aye. Senator Favela. Aye. Senator Kim. Aye. Senator Favela. Aye.
Committee:
Senate Economic Development and Tourism
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard several governor’s message nominations to the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s advisory board. The first nominee, Daniel O’Leary, received strong support from HTA leadership and Deputy Director James Kunane Tokioka, who praised his visitor-industry knowledge and work on brand marketing and tourism planning. O’Leary said he hoped to contribute his experience and strengthen the organization’s integrity. Joel Guy was also supported by HTA, Tokioka, and several community testifiers, who highlighted his long work in Hana, his film-industry background, and his role in community-focused tourism planning. During questioning, Guy said the advisory board should still have influence, especially on strategic planning and community concerns, even though its role is advisory rather than decision-making.
The committee then considered Linda Wong’s nomination. HTA and Tokioka strongly supported her, citing her long community experience and familiarity with HTA work. Wong said the new advisory board was collaborative, had no conflicts so far, and was trying to balance resident concerns with attracting higher-value tourists. Senator Kim questioned her about the advisory structure, and Wong said she believed the Legislature had reduced HTA’s authority because of past conflicts but that the new board could help turn things around and possibly regain more authority in the future.
The committee also heard testimony on Kimberly Algos and Terry Fisher. Algos was described by HTA and Tokioka as a strong leader and solid board member; Tokioka explained that she and another co-chair were selected because of their busy schedules and that the advisory board’s committees were created so members could contribute beyond the single statutory duty of selecting the chair, president, and CEO. Fisher was supported for his tour-operator experience and strategic planning work. In questioning, he endorsed performance-based contracting and accountability for contractors, while acknowledging that external events can affect results. He also said the convention center is critical infrastructure that should be repaired and used to help fill tourism lulls and attract major conferences. The hearing included supportive testimony from industry representatives, but no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.