Video & Transcript Research : 'Senate Resolution 119'
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NY
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, Senator, Senator, Senator, all in favor, post. Bill report, 4725, Scufusus.
- Second, Senator Dabba. Second, by Senator Cobb.
- And then the Senate-Myer, and Senator Harkham, Senator Harkham, Mr. Fernandez.
- Thank you, Senator Sopoldold. In fact, Senator, Senator Sopolde, all right.
- By Senator Dabbo, second, Senator Condrell.
Summary:
The transcript appears to be a committee vote session on many bills across a range of subject areas, including media rules, highway law, education, health, social services, business, insurance, real property, arts and culture, banking, navigation, and vehicle traffic. For each item, a senator moved the bill, another seconded it, and the chair repeatedly announced that the motion carried, with bills being reported out of committee. The transcript is heavily garbled, so many bill titles and bill numbers are unclear, but the overall pattern is consistent: sequential consideration and reporting of numerous measures.
Most items were approved without recorded opposition, though the transcript occasionally notes “all in favor” or “all in favor, opposed,” suggesting routine voice votes or unanimous consent. A few specific references are legible, such as the highway law, education law, health law, insurance law, social services law, business law, and arts and cultural affairs law, indicating the committee was processing amendments or related bills in those areas. The session also includes repeated references to particular sponsors or bill numbers, but the text is too distorted to reliably identify them all.
No substantive debate, testimony, or amendments are clearly described in the transcript. The main action was procedural: motions, seconds, and repeated announcements that bills were reported out. The meeting ends with additional garbled references to later bills, again suggesting continued routine reporting of measures rather than extended discussion.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- , the Chairperson of the State Senate Finance Committee, joined by our Ranking Member, Senator Thomas
- O'Mara, who are joined by the members of the majority, Senator James Skoufis and Senator Michelle Hinchey
- Senator Liu, I have a question. Sure.
- And we've also been joined by Senator Connery and Senator Gannardis.
- I've also been joined by Senator Connery and Senator Gannardis.
Summary:
The New York State Senate Finance Committee met to consider a slate of roughly 30 gubernatorial nominations to state boards, authorities, commissions, and advisory councils. The nominations included appointments to the Advisory Council on Agriculture, the Dormitory Authority, the Power Authority, NYSERDA, the Public Health and Health Planning Council, the Gaming Commission, the Thruway Authority, the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, SUNY and Cornell boards, and several other entities. Senator O’Mara introduced the list, and Senator Liu presided in place of Chair Liz Krueger.
During the meeting, Senator O’Mara asked whether Mark Schroeder listed for the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority was the same person nominated to the Convention Center Operating Corporation; Senator Liu confirmed that it was the same individual. No testimony on the merits of the nominations was presented, and no discussion of the nominees’ qualifications was recorded beyond that clarification.
Members were instructed to mark their vote sheets with aye, nay, or aye without recommendation for each nomination. After a brief period for voting, the committee adjourned. No roll-call results or final disposition of the nominations were announced in the transcript.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction - 06/03/2026
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the committee chair, Senator Julia Salazar [member_7073].
- Hi, Senator Rolison. Good evening, Madam Chair. Good to see you, too.
- We are also joined by Senator Luis Sepulveda [member_6959], Senator Jamaal Bailey [member_7027], Senator
- So I'll take a staff for senators who would like to ask questions.
- Second by Senator Bailey and Senator Bullitt.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction met to consider the nomination of Alexander Dockery to serve as a part-time commissioner on the State Commission of Correction (SCOC). Chair Julia Salazar introduced the nomination, noting that the role was created under recent prison reform legislation and that one commissioner must be a formerly incarcerated person. Dockery described his background as a justice-impacted individual who spent years incarcerated in New York, earned a master’s degree, and now works with justice-impacted people on reentry, housing, employment, and education. He said his lived experience and work in a youth detention setting would help him bring both an incarcerated-person and staff perspective to the commission.
Senators asked Dockery about why he wanted the position, how his experience would inform oversight, how to improve correctional conditions, how to reach young people before they enter the system, and how to support the Correctional Medical Review Board in investigating deaths in DOCS custody. Dockery emphasized rehabilitation, education, humane conditions, and collaboration with other commissioners and community networks. He said people with direct experience, including formerly incarcerated individuals and former gang members who have turned their lives around, should be brought back into facilities to speak with youth. On deaths in custody, he said existing reporting laws should be enforced and that timely information to families is important.
Several senators offered supportive comments, calling the nomination historic and stressing the importance of lived experience, credibility, and the responsibility of being the first formerly incarcerated commissioner. After discussion, the committee moved the nomination, with Senator Harckham making the motion and Senator Bailey and Senator Bullitt seconding. The committee voted to report the nomination to Finance, and the motion carried without opposition.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/03/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Secretary will read on the resolution. >> Resolution 2164, Senator Brisport, to proclaim June 2026 as
- Senator Bottcher on the resolution. >> Senator Bottcher on the resolution. >> Thank you, Mr.
- Senator Gianaris. Let's now take up previously adopted Resolution 2259 by Senator Cleare.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR SENATOR BOTTCHER ON THE RESOLUTION.
- , previously adopted Resolution 2052, Senator Myrie.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no.
The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber.
The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators.
Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.
CA
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Health will come to order.
- Senator Weber Pierson? Aye. Senators Weber Pierson, aye. Valadares, aye. Caballero, aye.
- Senators Weber Pierson? Aye. Valadares? Aye. Call the roll. Senators Weber Pierson. Valadares.
- I might add that this committee heard this bill last year, carried by Senator Menjavar, and the Senate
- Senators Gonzalez, aye. Grove. Thank you. Senators Gonzalez, aye. Grove. Perez. Rubio.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Rules will come to order.
- Senator Reyes? Thank you.
- Senator Reyes? I don't know. Thank you, Senator Reyes. I don't know.
- Senator Laird. I beat out the other senators. Senator Laird. I beat out the other senators.
- Thank you so much, Senator.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, let's call the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications to order.
- And, Senator, we really appreciate the work you've done. And I'll tell you, that will...
- I know the Vice Chair's got a question in Senator Archuleta.
- Yeah, I think you're right, Senator.
- Senator, I think we could have been better prepared for the situation that we're in today.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Standing Committee on Finance and Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation - 06/02/26
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to Senator Serrano, we're also joined by Senator Salazar, Senator Stanton, Senator Mayors
- , Senator Stavisky, Senator Ramos, Senator Spellis, and Senator Bailey.
- Senator Ramos, Senator Scudas, and Senator Bailey, and our ranking member, Senator Tom O'Mara, who will
- Thank you very much, Senator Serrano. Questions from Senator Mayer. Senator Rachel May: Yes.
- and senators to this.
Summary:
The joint meeting of the Senate Finance Committee and the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks, and Recreation considered Governor Hochul’s nomination of Kathleen “Kathy” Moser to serve as Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Moser described her background in conservation and public lands, and said her priorities would include improving access and belonging for all New Yorkers, maintaining health and safety, modernizing infrastructure, addressing climate change and sustainability, and strengthening partnerships with local governments, community groups, and the Legislature.
Members questioned her on a range of park issues, including visitor fees, safety at swimming areas such as Lake Welch, security measures at parks, access for urban residents through nature buses and school transportation grants, maintenance and capital needs, event permitting, workforce recruitment and retention, and coordination around the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Moser said the department has targeted capital and safety investments at popular parks, is installing fencing, lighting, cameras, and license plate readers at entrances at selected sites, and is planning extensive 250th commemoration programming and historic-site renovations.
She also discussed efforts to expand community stewardship, including partner groups, culturally specific amenities like cricket fields, and outreach through traveling exhibits and social media. Senators raised concerns and suggestions about renewable energy siting, cell service in rural areas, invasive species prevention, and local infrastructure needs. After questioning concluded, the committees voted to advance the nomination, and the motion was reported to the Senate floor.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- And then Colorado, Senator Liu, said by Senator Lu, Senator Liu, Senator Laudez.
- To be Senator Bailey, say, Senator Myrie. All in favor, Senator Myrie.
- By Senator Liu, Senator Liu, Senator Liu, Senator Mayer, all in favor? Opposed?
- By San Luis, Senator-Lews, Senator-Lews, Senator-Lews, Senator-Fever-A, law.
- Law and Southman, Senator-Fezza, Senator-Fezza, Senator-Fezza, Senator-W, Thank you very much.
Summary:
The Committee on Rules met and considered a long list of Senate bills, most of them identified only by number and sponsor. For each measure, the chair called for a vote, and the committee repeatedly reported the bills without recorded opposition. The topics referenced in the transcript included amendments to the Highway Law, Mental Hygiene Law, General Business Law, Uniform City Court Act, Local Finance Law, Retirement and Social Security Law, Village Law, Real Property Tax Law, and various chapters of prior laws, along with several authorization and technical amendment bills.
Several bills were moved and seconded by different senators, including Griffo, Stec, Myrie, Bailey, Comrie, Mayer, Liu, Gallivan, González, Helming, Dabab, and others. The transcript suggests the committee was processing both new legislation and chapter amendments/repealers, but the audio is garbled and many bill titles are unclear. No testimony or substantive debate is reflected in the record beyond the motions and calls for votes.
In each instance, the committee asked whether members were in favor or opposed, and the bills were reported. No roll-call vote counts, amendments adopted during the meeting, or negative votes were clearly recorded in the transcript.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/02/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Gianaris. >> And now let's take up Resolution 2258 by Senator Hinchey and call on Senator Hinchey
- The resolution is adopted. Senator Serrano.
- Senator Sutton, for this resolution.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK ON THE RESOLUTION.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR MARTINS ON THE RESOLUTION.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage.
The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations.
Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F.
- Senator Avila: Thank you, Mr. President. Of this joint resolution. Senator Ravel: Thank you, Mr.
- Committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F.
- Committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F.
- Senator 39th, Senator Avela, moves the joint resolution be read a third time.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/01/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR STAVISKY ON THE RESOLUTION.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR BORRELLO ON THE RESOLUTION.
- >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR GRIFFO ON THE RESOLUTION.
- Thank you, Senator Harckham. Senator Liu on the resolution.
- Thank you, Senator Hinchey. Senator Jackson on the resolution.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar.
The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family.
Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 291 by Senator Rose, and that's the law.
- Moved by Senator Liu, second by Senator Mayer.
- Second by Senator Liu, Senator Mayer.
- Moved by Senator Liu, Senator Mayer. All right. All right, Senator Mayer. Senator Mayer.
- By Senator Hernandez, second by Senator Harckham. In fact, Senator Gallo, second by Senator Griffo.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Rules met and reported a long list of bills, with most measures advancing on unanimous or near-unanimous voice votes after motions and seconding by various senators. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including Environmental Conservation, Education, Executive Law, Civil Service, Public Health, Public Service, Election Law, Social Services, Correction Law, Traffic Law, General Law, Administrative Code, Retirement and Social Security, and several chapter-amendment or authorization measures. In many cases, the chair noted the bill number, sponsor, and subject area, then asked for objections; none were recorded, and the bill was reported.
A few measures were laid aside by the sponsor, including bills referenced as 5711, 5727, and 9539, though the transcript is repetitive and some bill numbers/topics are difficult to discern because of transcription errors. Several bills involved retirement-related changes, including retroactive Tier 4 membership and other retirement system provisions, while others amended existing laws or chapters. The committee also reported bills affecting city administrative code provisions, public authorities, elder law, and public officers law.
No substantive debate or testimony appears in the transcript; the meeting was largely procedural, focused on motions, seconds, and reporting bills out of committee. The final action on the listed measures was committee approval and reporting, with no recorded roll-call votes or amendments described in the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 06/01/26
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the Senate Committee Resolution, a proposed resolution that provides compensation for Senate employees
- >
Committee Uh that's the Senate Committee Uh that's the Senate Committee Resolution,<00:01:01.520 - Seeing no questions, then Senator Rest moves to adopt committee resolution 19.
- Seeing no questions, then Senator Rest moves to adopt committee resolution 19.
- Seeing no questions, then Senator Rest moves to adopt committee resolution 19.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate will be in order.
- Senators and guests in the gallery, please rise for the opening prayer that will be given by Senator
- Senate Joint Resolution 2F by Senator Avila, a joint resolution proposing amendments to Sections 4, 6
- decided to leave the Senate: Senator Hooper, Polsky, and Jones.
- Senator Polsky. Senator Polsky, Tina. Senator Polsky, Tina, I too am going to miss you greatly.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Rouson. Here. Senator Berman. Senator Brodeur. Senator Burgess. Senator DiCeglie.
- Senator Garcia. Senator Grall. Senator Harrell.
- Senator Grall, Senator Harrell, Senator Martin, Senator Massullo, Senator McClain, Senator Pizzo, Senator
- Senators, that is the joint resolution.
- The proposed Senate Resolution, SJR-2F, is an attack on local communities and working families.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 1st, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, okay, Senator Archuleta.
- Senator. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Moved by Senator Umberg. Aye. Moved by Senator Umberg. Wahab? Aye. Choi? Aye. Archiletta? Aye.
- So moved by Senator Archuleta, the birthday boy.
- Motion is due pass to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Moved by Senator Umberg. Wahab, aye.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 1st, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Grove. Senator Grove, I’m so sorry.
- Secretary, please read: Senate Concurrent Resolution 179 by Senator Niello, relative to Celiac Disease
- Senator Becker. Senator Cabaldon. Senator Cabaldon. We are at committee announcements.
- We will now return to motions and resolutions. Senator Becker. Adjournment. Thank you.
- Thank you, Senator.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Human Services Committee will come to order. Good afternoon.
- Yes, well, we had one from Senator Laird. Please call the roll. Becker? Aye. Becker, aye.
- That concludes this very rapid hearing on the Senate Human Services Committee. We are adjourned.