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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/26/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator<00:09:46.120><c> Housch?</c> Senator Housch? Senator Housch?
- Senator Wigerber, hold on. Senator Wigerber had his hand. Senator Wigerber. Uh, Mr.
- Thank you, Senator Houschield. Next is Senator Johnson Stewart, Senate File 3852.
- </c> Senate File 3852. Senate File 3852.
- </c> Senator Senator Senator McEwen McEwen McEwen on<01:15:12.240><c> uh</c> on uh on uh Senate<01:15
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/26/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, first up is Senate File 1856, Senator Maye Quade. Welcome to the committee, Senator Maye Quade.
- Senator<00:18:59.040><c> Kupec.</c> Senator Kupec. Senator Kupec.
- Senator<01:07:19.480><c> Rest.</c> Senator Rest. Senator Rest.
- </c> Senator<01:08:20.400><c> Rest.</c> Senator Rest. Senator Rest.
- Uh, Senator Draz. Senate File 1..."
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
VT
NH
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Before and after the committee, please talk to a sergeant if you want to talk to a senator or our staff
- Senator Marty. Senator Marty. Senator Matthews. No. Senator Port. Aye. Senator Marty. Aye.
- Senator Koran: Just looking to remove the staff and personnel to have it only include the elected officials
- Senator Westlin: I. Senator Koran: No. Senator Carlson: Yes. Senator Bahr: I. Senator Boldon: I.
- Senator Westlin? No. Senator Koran? Yes. Senator Carlson? No. Senator Bahr? Aye. Senator Boldon?
Committee:
Senate Elections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- :58.480><c> I</c><00:10:58.560><c> think</c> Senator Fate, Senator Duckworth, I think Senator Fate, Senator
- Chair, I'd have to defer to the fiscal staff. Oh, thank you, Senator Clark. Thank you, Chair Fateh.
- >> Senator. >> Senator. >> Senator.
- </c><01:24:08.719><c> Senator</c> you know as you know Senator Senator you know as you know Senator Senator
- Thank you, Senator Duckworth. Uh, Senator Putnam, followed by Senator Clark.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate will come to order. Senator Klein, Mr. President, I impose a call of the Senate.
- CJ</c><00:54:06.280><c> Larson,</c> Senate staff, Jack Dudley, CJ Larson, Senate staff, Jack Dudley,
- Senators and staff are welcome to attend, and it will be between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m
- Senators<01:05:23.400><c> and</c><01:05:23.560><c> staff</c><01:05:24.400><c> are</c><01:05:24.560><c
- > welcome</c><01:05:25.000><c> to</c> Senators and staff are welcome to Senators and staff are welcome
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Hauschild is on Zoom. Our first bill is Senate File 4544, Senator Dziedzic.
- Senator Nelson. questions or comments? Senator Nelson.
- Um thank Senator Senator Dibble. Thanks.
- Senate file Senator Westrom.
- Senator Dibble, Senate File 2437.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/26/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Matt, uh Senator forward. Senator Matt, uh Senator Matthew.
- As I speak, I guess the staff will make their way up. Madam Chair. Thank you, Senator Xiong.
- Senator Lang: No. Senator Bahr: No. Senator Dziedzic: Yes. Senator Drazkowski: No.
- Senator Lang: No. Senator Bahr: No. Senator Dziedzic: Yes. Senator Drazkowski: No.
- Senator Lang: No. Senator Bahr: No. Senator Dziedzic: Yes. Senator Drazkowski: No.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 03/26/26
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Westlund's Senate File 3833. Senator Westlund, welcome to the committee.
- Senator<00:02:06.560><c> Westlund.</c> Senator Westlund. Senator Westlund.
- 08:45.720><c> Limmer,</c> Senator Limmer or Senator Limmer, Senator Limmer or Senator Limmer, [laughter
- </c> and and staff. and and staff.
- Senate District 1, Senate concerns up in Senate District 1, Senate District<00:24:40.640><c> 67,</c>
Committee:
Senate Rules and Administration
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Resolution 89 by Senator Alvarado-Gil, relative to Profound Autism Day.
- Senate Resolution 89 by Senator Alvarado-Gil, relative to Profound Autism Day.
- Senate Bill 1058.
- Thank you, Senator. Senator Valadares, you are recognized. Senator Valadares, you are recognized.
- Seeing none, Secretary, please read: Senate Bill 968, Senate Joint Resolution 11, Senate Bill 1005, and
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Passage of Senate Resolution 69 - 03/25/26
Transcript Highlights:
- I just, you know, on the piece on staff, I want to say I think we have so much respect for our staff,
- They can be off the Senate floor, and we're talking about just the Senate floor.
- </c> else in the capital or in our Senate else in the capital or in our Senate buildings<00:08:01.360
- </c> talking about specifically the Senate talking about specifically the Senate floor. floor. floor.
- </c><00:08:29.960><c> at</c> Does anyone know how many senators at Does anyone know how many senators
Summary:
Senators discussed and celebrated a rule change allowing infants and young children on the Senate floor, along with related accommodations for parents. Speakers described the change as historic and long overdue, saying it would make the institution more family-friendly and help elected officials balance parenting with legislative duties. Several senators recounted personal experiences with being removed from the floor, breastfeeding challenges caused by the old rules, and the importance of being able to keep working without forcing staff to serve as child care.
The discussion emphasized that the change received broad bipartisan support, including from many younger parents, and that the final version also included an amendment allowing staff to bring children if needed. Senators said the rule applies specifically to the Senate floor, not other parts of the Capitol, and argued that staff should not be put in the position of caring for lawmakers’ children. They also noted that the rules are temporary and could be changed again, but expressed confidence the new policy would work and would not be rolled back.
The conversation then shifted to the chamber’s schedule. Leaders said the Chavez bill was taken up and placed on general orders for debate the next day, alongside a Senator Port bill and two small bills being moved in both bodies. They said most of the week would be spent working in committees before the deadline, and that the Chavez name repeal could be sent to the governor’s desk well before the cutoff date.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Women's Issues - 03/25/2026
Women's Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we are joined by Senator April Baskin and also Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick.
- We have voting sheets from Senator Baskin, Senator Serrano, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
- , Senator Stavisky, and...
- Motion by Senator Baskin. Is there a second? Second by Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick.
- Motion by Senator Baskin. Second by Senator Cantonary Fitzpatrick. All in favor? Aye.
Committee:
Senate Women's Issues
Summary:
The Women’s Issues Committee met on March 25 at 9:38 a.m. with a quorum present, including Senators Baskin, Serrano, Scarcella-Spanton, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Stavisky, and Weik. The committee considered several public health and insurance bills focused on women’s reproductive and maternal health, with Senator April Baskin and Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick present for the meeting.
The bills discussed were S.3578, establishing a uterine fibroids awareness and education program; S.56658, establishing a dual awareness and education program; S.494, requiring health insurance coverage for doula services as maternity care; S.862, creating doula-friendly work spaces; and S.9076, directing the Department of Health to create an informational pamphlet on intrauterine devices. Members asked no substantive questions during the meeting, and the measures were generally advanced by motion and second.
All five bills were reported out of committee and moved to first reading. On S.494, Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick voted without recommendation; the other bills were approved without recorded opposition. The meeting then adjourned after the final bill was advanced.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JDC, JDC DEFER Public Hearings 03-24-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Chang: Aye. Senator San Buenaventura: Aye. Senator Awa: Excused.
- Good morning. - Good morning, Chair Rhoads, Vice Chair Gabbard, Senator San Buenaventura, Senator Chang
- And the companion bill to this in the Senate, SB 2528 SD 1, was passed last Wednesday.
- Senator Chang—aye. Senator San Buenaventura—aye. Senator Awa—aye. Measures adopted. Thank you.
- Senator San Buenaventura. Measures adopted. Okay, thank you. Next up is HB 1548.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard and acted on several nominations and bills. It first recommended advise and consent for Governor’s Message 573, confirming Luann Blake to the Statewide Elections Accessibility Needs Advisory Committee after she described her experience as a blind voter and her goals of improving outreach and accessibility for voters with print disabilities. The committee then took up the judiciary supplemental budget bill, HB 2095, with testimony from the courts and several supportive organizations. The courts requested funding for security, cybersecurity, substance use treatment contracts, public guardian services, staffing, and capital projects; members questioned the lump-sum CIP request, the substance use contract funding, and the Kamanu Hale elevator project. The committee later voted to pass HB 2095 with amendments, including changes to cybersecurity funding, security-related report language, and other committee-report notes.
The committee also heard HB 1520, which changes the five-year statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions of campaign finance violations to begin upon discovery by the Campaign Spending Commission. The commission supported the bill, saying it would prevent delayed reporting from avoiding prosecution, while one senator raised concerns about due diligence, tolling, and the difference between administrative and criminal enforcement. The bill drew broad support from advocacy groups and was advanced with an amendment clarifying “criminal prosecution.” HB 1548, which reduces the maximum sentence for misdemeanors and other offenses punishable by up to one year to 364 days, received strong support from the Public Defender, immigrant-rights groups, OHA, and others, who said the change would reduce immigration consequences for noncitizens. The committee later amended and passed the bill, limiting it to non-violent offenses.
HB 2050, increasing partial public financing limits and available public funds, was supported by the Campaign Spending Commission and good-government groups, while OHA asked for parity with lieutenant governor races. The committee passed it with amendments increasing the public-fund match and funding levels, and requested additional appropriations in the committee report. HB 2494, which would set factors for warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations and require documentation of the justification, drew strong support from the Public Defender and civil-liberties advocates but opposition from the Attorney General’s office, prosecutors, police, and some business groups, who warned it would restrict officer discretion and trigger litigation. The committee nevertheless passed it with amendments. In a final decision-making agenda, the committee also passed HB 2250 with amendments, adding blank appropriations and committee-report language related to claims against the state, including claims involving exonerees and a disputed USEPA-related claim.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate will come to order. Senator Hoffman. Mr. President, I impose a call of the Senate.
- It took Senate staff less than two weeks to put a temporary women's restroom in the stairwell here until
- </c><01:03:59.200><c> Senator</c> Senator Carlson votes no. Senator Senator Carlson votes no.
- Senator Senator Senator Lucero votes no.
- Um, and I agree with the senator that our staff do incredible work for us and in their own right should
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/25/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator<00:03:37.560><c> Green.</c> Senator Green. Senator Green.
- </c> That's that's correct, Senator. Okay. That's that's correct, Senator. Okay. Senator. Senator.
- </c> Senator Green. Senator Green.
- Thank you, Senator Rarick. I have uh Senator Groeneweg and then Senator Klein. Senator Groeneweg.
- :01:45.200><c> Senator</c> Senator Groeneweg and then Senator Senator Groeneweg and then Senator Klein
VT
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judicial Retention - 2026-03-25 - 10:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Bihowsky of Chittenden Central as chief teller. Senator Watson of Washington District.
- </c><00:09:41.760><c> Staff</c> emergencies and all decisions. Staff emergencies and all decisions.
- </c> to clients, rudeness to staff. to clients, rudeness to staff.
- For staff, this is court staff, assistant judges, and non-attorneys.
- </c> what percentage that is of the staff. what percentage that is of the staff.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- universe, we stand before you in prayer seeking your presence within the halls of the Vermont State Senate
- Senator from Chittenden. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Senator, [clears throat] you may sit down.
- The Senator from Chittenden has moved that we stand in adjournment until 1:25.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Senator<00:29:30.919><c> Abeler</c> Senator Abeler Senator Abeler Senator<00:29:32.280><c> Coleman
- Senator<00:35:07.680><c> Abeler.</c> Senator Abeler. Senator Abeler.
- , and the members of the community, Senator Abeler, Senator Boldon, Senator Duckworth, Senator Hauschild
- , Senator Koenen, Senator Mann, Senator Miller, Senator Wesenberg.
- , Senator Koenen, Senator Mann, Senator Miller, Senator Wesenberg.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy